We have almost all of the floor grouted. We just need to move the stove, but all the rest of the kitchen is done and we are using it as normal.
We used a darker grout, believe it or not. But, these tiles are so dark that the grout looks a lot lighter. I think the color for the grout was mocha or something like that. We are happy that it all worked out in the end, but what a project that turned out to be.
I have finally finished my Smile Direct program! Here is my pretty new smile after 5-1/2 months:
I have a retainer that I will wear all the time for 2 more weeks. Then I only will wear it at night.
Fun facts:
- My teeth have worn unevenly over the years being crooked, so I don’t have a flat-toothed smile, but that doesn’t bother me.
- There are some stains on my teeth from where they overlapped for my whole adult tooth life. They did lighten some with a whitening treatment, but it will take a visit to my dentist to get all of those stains, which will be done in June.
- Since my front two teeth were overlapped, now that they are not – they look huge to me LOL!
- I can’t really bite my nails like I used to because my teeth fit in different places. This is a good thing, but knowing me, I’ll figure it out if I get stressed enough.
- Would I recommend this? Yes! I’m so pleased with the results. It was fairly painless. The first couple of days after changing each set of aligners my teeth were achy, but then they were fine. And a couple of times the edge of the aligner was rough on my tongue, which some dental wax took care of.
Again, my teeth at the start:
Bottom:
And now I am done showing pictures of my mouth on the blog 😀 If anyone is interested in trying Smile Direct, I have a link that you can use for $100 off. If you do purchase, I get an Amazon gift certificate (full disclosure).
If you have any questions about it, please go ahead and ask and I’ll respond in the comments.
Congrats on being done with your braces Lori! I can see a big difference. Your smile looks very nice! Well done and I know you must be proud.
Take it from someone who suffered through years of metal braces be sure and wear your retainer or they will get crooked again over time. My top teeth stayed straight, but my bottom teeth turned. I understand what you mean about having big teeth but it runs in my birth family I have seen pictures.
Enjoy your new smile.
Thank you! I will be wearing my retainer. I am not going to risk my teeth going crooked at this point 😀
Wow, both came out beautifully! I am so impressed at how quickly the braces straightened your teeth! Do you recognize your smile yet? The floors look great, that is such a rich brown color. Big project but boy did it pay off!
It’s crazy to see how my teeth changed. It really is only by a few millimeters, but it looks like inches LOL. I still don’t recognize my smile. I keep looking in the mirror at them.
Two successful projects in the bag, Lori – both requiring a different kind of patience, from the sounds of it 🙂 Good work!
Thanks!
The floors look beautiful, and so do your teeth! And there’s even kind of a link, since teeth look like side-by-side tiles. 🙂
Thank you!
The floors look great. You guys are so good at that sort of thing. Your smile is beautiful, but I always thought it was. The aligners eww are great program for you!