ᐅ Hillside House in the Southwest Palatinate – Our Home Construction 2.0

kati1337 schrieb:

Do you happen to remember what shade this is?

No – and don’t forget my mantra that RAL is not Pantone.

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In the Palatinate region, color shades that reflect the local native sandstone work well, meaning warm, reddish or sandy tones. I believe a facade color like the example from 11ant, but leaning more towards beige/sandy rather than cold gray, could look great on your house – modern, yet still rural and cozy.

Best regards from the Palatinate to the Palatinate!

Asuni schrieb:

Colors that reflect the local native sandstone in the Palatinate region work well, so warm, reddish or sandy tones. I think a facade color like the example from 11ant, but leaning more towards beige/sandy rather than cold gray, could look great on your house –

My suggestions (in post #518) were lilac/saffron or banana/cherry – both clearly not leaning towards cold gray; in post #526 I shared as a middle ground a suggestion from another forum to base the choice on the example of @Georgian2019. On the other hand, for

Asuni schrieb:

modern, but still rural/cozy.

in my view, the example of @Steffi33 would be the obvious choice.

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11ant schrieb:

My suggestions (in post #518) were lilac/saffron or banana/cherry – both clearly not leaning towards cold-gray tones; in post #526 I forwarded as a middle ground a suggestion from the other side of the forum to take inspiration from @Georgian2019. On the other hand, I think the example from @Steffi33 would be more suitable for

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I have already asked about Steffi’s facade colors, but unfortunately I don’t remember which thread it was in. I really like them. I need to search for that again.

I also like Asuni’s ideas. I can definitely imagine sand colors.

Honestly, I took your own suggestions as a joke. At least “banana-cherry” would be too bright for me.

Anyway, news from the construction site:
Recently, we went there and everything was neatly swept, and my candy box was on the stairs. That already sparked some excitement in me.
And behold:
Yesterday the tiles were delivered. TILES! It’s almost done. Oh my, I had completely forgotten how beautiful the tiles were. I hope our “patchwork” style looks as good when installed as I imagine. We really stepped outside our comfort zone with that.

For the bathroom floor, we chose Villeroy & Boch Oak Park Chalet, and wow, I really like them. I already loved them in the showroom, then I forgot about them, and when I saw them yesterday on the pallet, I fell in love again. I hope they look just as good once installed. Otherwise, we kept the bathroom similar to the old house. So very similar, but with a lighter floor. In the old house, we had Bruno in a dark wood color. The walls remain Jura Gaia Beige from KeraTeam, which is the budget brand— the packages say Steuler FliesenGruppe. And as accents, the multicolored mosaic from Jasba Pattern (42120H).
For the guest bathroom, unlike the last house, we went for almost the same look this time. But it’s somewhat larger and has more of a proper bathroom feel (with a shower and window). In the previous house, the WC was very small and we chose eye-catching designs more as a highlight. This time, the wall and floor tiles are the same as in the main bathroom. Only the wall behind the WC and washbasin will be an accent wall. For that, I found the Spatolato from Bärwolf. My goodness, they are so expensive. When I think about how few tiles those are and that we pay a 500€ (around $550) surcharge—I swear it better look nice. We’ll use those accent tiles again in the shower niche for shampoo.
I’m really excited to see how everything looks once it all comes together.

And then there are the large 60x60 (cm) (24x24 inches) Mirage tiles. That’s a funny story.
For the utility room/laundry and storage rooms under the garage, we chose cheap tiles during the sample selection. We did not want to spend much money there. The tile supplier showed us a light natural stone tile, 60x60 cm (24x24 inches), very affordable because it was a clearance item and wouldn’t be restocked. We liked it and went for it.
A few months later I got an email saying that someone had accidentally sold our leftover tiles. The customer came with a trailer and took them immediately—they were gone. Naturally, I was not happy about that. At that time, I was heavily pregnant and had no desire to go back because of one tile type. I politely expressed my displeasure in an email and CCed our builder.
On the phone, he told me he had an alternative that looked almost identical.
At the site, he showed us both – a broken tile from our original selection and the alternative. I actually liked the new one a bit better, so we agreed. He casually mentioned that the new one is usually “a bit more expensive,” but we would get it at the previously agreed price.
Last night, we saw the packages and googled the new tiles. It seems our lawnmower will soon be standing on fine Italian tiles, which normally cost around 70€ (about $75) per square meter. Nice, now our heating cellar has the most expensive flooring in the entire house.

That sounds really exciting, the way you chose your flooring and tiles! I can totally understand how much you’re looking forward to the final look – especially when you fall in love with certain tiles twice. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they look just as beautiful once installed – particularly the expensive accent tiles, but the rest sounds very well coordinated too! The story about the tiles in the utility room is definitely a lucky break – it doesn’t get much better than having luxury tiles in the heating room. I’m curious to see how it turns out, please share an update!

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The tiles are all absolutely beautiful; this is going to look fantastic! I'm completely sure about that.