An exciting and rewarding aspect of being  a real estate agent is to visit clients, during or after their remodel.  Earlier this year, I sold a 1920’s Mediterranean fixer and the buyer has been lovingly restoring this home.  Recently, I checked the progress of the kitchen remodel.

Let’s first get the bad, the negative juju out of the way:

My client ordered kitchen cabinets, but when they arrived, seven were delivered cracked and needed to be replaced.  There’s a little more to the story, but let’s get on to the happy portion.

Other than the cabinets (which of course are being replaced), the kitchen is coming together beautifully.  She selected soapstone countertops and they are lovely! What is soapstone?  Soapstone has been common in New England for hundreds of years.  The surface is smooth, and although it works well in historical homes such as hers, it might also be a good match for a contemporary.  Soapstone is impenetrable and fairly stain resistant. If  stained or scratched, the homeowner can sand the stone with sandpaper.

Soapstone can be misleading as it is lighter in color until rubbed with mineral oil.  Thank goodness, I don't need to earn a living as a photographer, but if you can somewhat tell, hers was originally a sea foam green, then when rubbed became darker but with beautiful veins and coloring.





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