Remodeling Trends: Wrought Iron Elegance
27 Nov 2006 9:10pm GMT Many homeowners are remodeling to return their home to its former glory. Homes that were originally built with a Tuscan, French, or Spanish design are being revitalized to match that historic past. Old world elegance and charm is the latest trend whether homeowners are restoring a Craftsman house or an old farmhouse. The idea is to bring in all the correct flooring, stucco, tile roofs, and iron accessories. It increases the home value and really makes a unique statement in any neighborhood.Many...
The Decorative Concrete Overlay Process
20 Nov 2006 5:56pm GMT Here's a Before and After account of a Concrete Overlay project from our friends at Stained By Design, the concrete specialists, down in Louisiana:"Recently, Stained By Design was contacted by a homeowner to stain three bedrooms and a hallway in an existing home. The rooms all were previously covered with carpet. One of the bedrooms had a very rough finish on the concrete and a low spot of 1/4 inch about the size of a Stop Sign. This room would not look very good if stained in that...
Travertine Tiles
20 Nov 2006 12:07am GMT Have you been considering travertine as a remodeling option? If not, you might want to put it on your list. It's been used for thousands of years but not many people are as familiar with it as they should be. Travertine is in the marble family and it's incredibly durable -- in fact, the Coliseum in Rome has travertine as part of its building materials.It's great for use in flooring and as a wall tile. It has a hard, smooth finish with a porous surface. It's so durable it can be used not only in...
Decorative Concrete Overlays
15 Nov 2006 11:42pm GMT Our friends at Stained by Design have sent along some more great information on concrete. We've have several quality posts on acid stained concrete and this one covers information on decorative concrete overlays. Overlays are a way to cover up a current interior or exterior concrete application. If you are a Do-It-Yourselfer, here are some application guidelines. If you prefer to have a concrete company do the work, use this info as a guide to make sure they're doing it right. Joe's the expert...
Bamboo Countertops? Yes, Bamboo Countertops...
8 Nov 2006 7:22pm GMT Bamboo has been huge in flooring lately. Well, now there is a bamboo option for countertops. Can't imagine using wood on your kitchen counters? There's a company close by in North Hollywood, California, called Totally Bamboo that carries many bamboo products -- but they've also developed a bamboo counter application.According to their site, "Ready for contractor installation, Totally Bamboo brand countertop sheets are constructed with cross-band laminates that we call Multilam(TM) (patent...