Interior Design & Architecture
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Emotional Interior Design: Using Purple
January 29 | 2 min read | admin
Purple is a royal color. It’s the color of creativity and lateral thinking. It’s for non-conformists and thought leaders. It’s powerful, and kind of risky too. Along with its close cousin violet, it’s also a color that promotes deep... read more
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January 14 | 3 min read | admin
In much the same way that bomber jackets, fedoras, and (for some unexplained and delightful reason) flood pants have crawled their way back into fashion from the early to mid-20th century, so to have the wonders of vinyl. Not... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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December 12 | 2 min read | admin
In the thousands of years since it was used as a building material, the appeal of travertine has endured. It’s certainly proven itself to be a versatile surface, found in use in the Colosseum in Rome build in 80... read more
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Emotional Interior Design: Using Red
December 11 | 2 min read | admin
When we choose colors for our spaces, it’s more than just the logical part of our brains that we use. Ever since we were children, we’ve responded to color in an emotional way. And so, as adults with spaces... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Vinyl Flooring: Evolution of Function and Style
November 30 | 4 min read | admin
One thing about any industry that tends to weigh it down is outdated associations. This is particularly true of industries and products that have been around a while, and are attached in people’s minds to specific eras. This applies... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Cumaru Hardwood Floors and Magic Beans
November 09 | 2 min read | admin
Magic beans. Yes, actual magic beans! Well, OK. Maybe not actual ones. Technically, we’re probably going to have to go with purportedly magic beans. But, here’s a mythical tidbit that maybe you didn’t know about when it comes to cumaru... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Composite Decking Evolution In All Seasons
September 14 | 3 min read | admin
Driving home the day-before-yesterday around eight-ish, I realized that it was practically dark outside, even if only a couple of weeks ago it was still pretty bright. Autumn is nearly upon us as we enjoy our late summer. Time marches... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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What is Engineered Vinyl Flooring?
September 07 | 3 min read | admin
The Short Answer Engineered vinyl flooring is a type of flooring that consists of a hyper-realistic, exceptionally durable vinyl top layer and a dimensionally stable HDF or MDF core. These components are expertly manufactured together into a plank or... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Tile, Textures, and Treatments: Home Decor To See & Feel
August 31 | 2 min read | admin
When we’re planning a home decor makeover, or even a single change to a room, it’s sometimes easy just to think about the visual aspects. This is easily forgivable, since visuals are a big piece of the puzzle. But,... read more (1 rating, average rating is 5.00/5)Loading...
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Travertine Tile Puts the “Tile” in Versatile
August 10 | 4 min read | admin
Much like ceramic tile, humanity has been building homes, cities, and even empires using stone tile. And one of the many go-to varieties of stone down through the ages has been travertine. Travertine, as many of you know, is... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Ceramic Tile: From History’s Dawn to 21st Century Style
August 03 | 3 min read | admin
One of the things that can be said about all kinds of people across cultures and across generations, is that we’re all basically the same. Sure, there are differences to be celebrated too; food, music, the beauty of language,... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Hardwood Flooring Product Profile: What Is Hickory?
July 27 | 3 min read | admin
The first thing I personally think of when I hear ‘hickory’ is the country music and soul music that hails from the American South. I think of Charlie Daniels’ tale of “A Devil Went Down To Georgia”, as the... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...
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Hardwood Flooring Product Profile: What Is Aspen?
July 20 | 3 min read | admin
Among the oaks, the cherries, the maples when it comes to hardwood flooring, there are many species of domestic hardwood species that are often left behind. This is not to say that oaks, cherries, and maples can’t make for... read more (No Ratings Yet)Loading...