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How Flooring Can Revolutionize Your Home

How Flooring Can Revolutionize Your Home

Floors are one of the first things people notice when walking into your house. Think about it, it's literally the only piece of your home they are in direct contact with at all times. Your guests don't even give you that much attention! We've got four tips to get your floors to make the right first impression. 

What To Do With That Unused Room?

What To Do With That Unused Room?

Most existing homes today have a layout that doesn’t quite match your lifestyle. It’s like a square peg in a round hole. There’s a kitchen, a dining room, a foyer and two living rooms. Your realtor probably referred to them as the 'living room' and the 'family room'. Most people don’t actually use both rooms, they just choose the one that’s more convenient. Then there's the dining room. You know, the one with the table and chairs set you spent too much money on and it barely even gets used at Thanksgiving? We’ve got some eye-opening data that will make you think twice about letting that room sit idle. Do you know how much each room in your house costs you? Keep reading to find out. Also we’ll give you 4 ideas to get you thinking about how to flip that room into a thing of beauty.

How To Make A New House Look Historic: A Guide To Fitting into a Classic Neighborhood

How To Make A New House Look Historic: A Guide To Fitting into a Classic Neighborhood

Building a new home in an older neighborhood? Or just a fan of historic architecture? We’ve been working on historic homes for years now and have learned a few things along the way. If you’re in the planning stages of building a new historic home, we’re going to share a few tricks up our sleeve.

8 Bold and Beautiful Floors for Your Home

8 Bold and Beautiful Floors for Your Home

Are your floors looking a little grungy? Find yourself lately walking around your home with a novice mountain climber’s mindset saying, “Just don't look down...don't even peak…”


No worries, this article should cheer you right up and get you excited about different flooring types out on the market today. You're in for a treat, here's a taste of our 2016 blend of favorite flooring options that we'd love to share with you. From our think tank cellar straight to your glass. Swirl, sniff and draw it over your tongue like a fine wine and see if anything surprises you and grabs your interest.

4 Tips to Create a Phenomenal Deck

4 Tips to Create a Phenomenal Deck

Ahhhh, the deck. It's your escape from the great indoors. After a hard day's work in the cubicle with that ice cold A/C pumping, you want nothing more than to come home and find your little piece of paradise on that land yacht called the deck. It's where you teach your kids how to eat ribs hot off the grill, where deep conversations happen, lots of books are read and where ideas are conceived.

The Kitchen Remodel Checklist

The Kitchen Remodel Checklist

So you've decided it's time to remodel the kitchen? Ready to rid your house of those salmon-colored countertops that were installed when Saved By The Bell was still airing? Find yourself wondering what the last owner was thinking when they picked the finishes and materials? Well, before you make the same mistakes they did, we put together a step-by-step checklist for you to use as a guide as you prepare for a kitchen remodeling project.