OP here:

thanks all for the nice comments..as you can imagine we were pretty to post it but we're really proud of how this came out.

to answer some questions:
the whole vanity/shelf unit came to about $2500 installed.... i don't have Laurel's number handy right now but i'll be sure to post it when i find it...they did an excellent job. Tons of storage with these shelves as they go pretty deep (24").

All tile was bought at Galactic on 3rd ave (near 13th street). Wall tile is that 2x2 inch Daltile with a non gloss finish and gray grout. Slate floor tiles were bought from them as well (not laid into the shower)...i have to say it's a little hard to clean as it is somewhat smooth but not exactly 'honed' so it sort of tears up a mop/sponge a bit.

The slate countertop has held up nicely (bathroom's only been complete about 9 months)but we do clean it with a specific slate cleaner/protector.

Toilet was purposely put a bit off center to allow for tp and trashbin...only about a few inches though.

we had our renovation up on 'my brownstone' til the site was redesigned...i guess now the bigger renos are documented?

Posted by: CGmodern at November 28, 2007 12:39 PM in response to Bath Reno #6: Modern in Carroll Gardens

OP again:
sorry i didn't know my husband was responding to comments as well. regarding the toilet being off center...i thought he planned it that way. guess not! it all worked out...as you all know going through major renovations you learn to live with things.

Posted by: CGmodern at November 28, 2007 12:44 PM in response to Bath Reno #6: Modern in Carroll Gardens

love that red hummer! the details!

Posted by: CGmodern at December 11, 2007 10:35 AM in response to Karl Fischer at 120 South 4th Street

keep the filthy rich jackasses in BH please!

Posted by: CGmodern at December 11, 2007 10:37 AM in response to Next Goldman M&A Target: Brooklyn Heights?

shit! where the hell will i find a notary now?

good riddance!

Posted by: CGmodern at January 4, 2008 5:45 PM in response to Closing Bell: Russo Realty Buildings Biting the Dust

gorgeous! you have a great eye...looks so soothing and clean.

Posted by: CGmodern at January 9, 2008 5:54 PM in response to The power of paint (part 1)

"guest at April 3, 2008 12:08 PM
Why no stoops?"

try reading the article before you make comments on their design.

Posted by: CGmodern at April 3, 2008 2:27 PM in response to Inside Third & Bond: Week 31

how long would stripping, let's say a front door, take? what do people do while the door is off and out being stripped? put in a temp?

Posted by: CGmodern at April 21, 2008 5:47 PM in response to Where to have doors stripped?

it's fine there...parkings getting bad though. i dont know why but in the past few weeks it's been like park slope trying to park there...(only cooler ;-).

Posted by: CGmodern at April 24, 2008 1:10 PM in response to Carroll Gardens/ Gowanus Area for Living?

i wonder how the luxury condos with a bqe view are doing right next door...or the ones across the street where you can probably touch the bqe from your window.

Posted by: CGmodern at April 30, 2008 4:53 PM in response to Developmentapalooza on One Stretch of Court

I just want to say to bxgrl that your cat story broke my heart. I'm so sorry that happened.

Posted by: guest at June 15, 2008 10:13 AM in response to Tenants Have a Cat!!!

As a cat fanatic myself, I still have no sympathy for this tenant.

There are PLENTY of apartments all across NYC that do allow cats and if you really truly cared about your pets you'd actually make the f-ing effort to find an apartment in which the cats can legally, comfortably reside. Without threat of being given away because their owner was too selfish and lazy to find an apartment that allowed cats.

I never had a problem finding an apartment that allowed cats. Nor has any of my friends. It's not impossible to find, gimme a break.

Posted by: guest at June 15, 2008 6:04 PM in response to Tenants Have a Cat!!!

Amen!
I mean realy.....Cry me a freaking river already.

A deal is a deal. NO PETS

Posted by: guest at June 15, 2008 10:59 PM in response to Tenants Have a Cat!!!

Well, with 98 posts about this already--98 posts!--I doubt anyone will read this, but anyway....

One question that was never asked of the OP regarding his allergies was this: doesn't he go to other people's apartments whose neighbors have cats? I sincerely doubt that he's experienced an allergic reaction from visiting a third-floor apartment in a building with the tenants on the second and fourth floors had a cat.

I'm speaking as someone who can't be in a room with a cat for longer than five minutes without runny eyes/sneezing/wheezing, but I lived in a building where everyone except me had a cat and never had a problem (unless someone invited me to their place for coffee).

Posted by: guest at June 16, 2008 10:20 AM in response to Tenants Have a Cat!!!

Oh, yeah, and just cause I want to be number 100, I venture to say that this is more about "control" than it is about cats.

Posted by: guest at June 16, 2008 10:22 AM in response to Tenants Have a Cat!!!

10:20, why does the OP have to explain ANY reason for not wanting cats? If I spent over a million on a building I'd figure I get to set whatever rules I want and if people want to live there they can deal or they can go elsewhere. It's not like this is the only apartment building in all of NYC and these tenants had nowhere else to go.

It just shows such entitlement and dishonesty to be a cat owner and take an apartment that says no cats AND sign something acknowledging they know they don't allow cats. What a loser. I wouldn't want them as my tenant just based on their personality!

Posted by: guest at June 16, 2008 2:33 PM in response to Tenants Have a Cat!!!

I never said the OP had to give a reason, 2:33, but she did choose to provide one. She also said "a rule's a rule," which clearly indicated that strict adherence to this rule was actually what she desired. (Even though she doesn't want to be anal...) Personally, I wouldn't want to live in a building where my landlord bases her decisions on blog comments, especially since neither the rider nor the craigslist post was reproduced, thus allowing an intelligent discussion of what rules the tenants actually signed onto.

Posted by: guest at June 16, 2008 3:01 PM in response to Tenants Have a Cat!!!

3:01,

I don't understand why you consider the OP's comment "a rule is a rule" anal. Aren't there rules in our every day life that we have to adhere to no matter how absurd we think they are. If you don't wear your seat belt and you're caught you are given a ticket and penalized for not adhering. Why should the "no pet" rule be any different.

Posted by: guest at June 16, 2008 3:44 PM in response to Tenants Have a Cat!!!

Whatev, 3:01.

Forum on this blog is very helpful for many many people. I have received great information here. There's nothing wrong whatsoever with this woman asking for opinions from fellow property owners.

Posted by: guest at June 16, 2008 3:46 PM in response to Tenants Have a Cat!!!

3:01 - I can't believe you think that just because the op said " a rule's a rule" you interpret that as because the op only cared about the rule being followed. The op asked a reasonable question and provided the scenario.

But I really don't get at all you insisting that we should all doubt the op because "neither the rider nor the craiglist post was reproduced". What???

Who cares? You know, the op could be making this up out of whole cloth. This isn't a court of law. Everyone here is offering opinions based on the scenario (hypothetical or not) offered by the op. If the facts aren't true, who cares, but as a forum, this isn't about the op's offering proof of their question before they can solicit opinions from others.

Geez, I don't ask whether people really have a plumbing problem when they post. If the OP gave incorrect information and he/she accepts our answers based on it, what good is that for him? What's the point anyway?

When you willingly sign a contract for something, a rule IS a rule. That's the whole point of a contract, that 2 people agree to terms. I hope you never sign a contract with someone and have them decide to break a few significant terms while you are in the middle of it. I can't imagine you'd be so understanding.

Posted by: guest at June 16, 2008 6:15 PM in response to Tenants Have a Cat!!!