Well folks, I've covered up the concrete floor. I tried. I really had a vision of stained concrete for my kitchen but it did not work out as well as I had wished. Everytime I cleaned my kichen the floor still looked dirty and who wants to eat in a dirty kitchen? The bin floor space about 254 square feet. Subtracting the area the cupboards sit on and the steps cover it turns out to be about 185 square feet. Because the bin is round and the island is set in the room at an angle, I decided to off set each tile. There was LOTS of cutting to fit around all the curves, island and cupboards. It took about a week to finish. I laid the tile on one side of the counter on the first day, let it sit overnight and grouted it the second day. The next two days I did the same on the other sides of the island. The grout lines have been sealed, which took a full day with a little bitty paint brush! The next step for the kitchen is to grout the slate around the door. I've used slate as trim. It looks pretty cool. Keep watching for pictures.
