The kitchen is one of the most important rooms of the house. It puts up with a lot of activity and needs to be durable. Family members move in and out of the kitchen frequently so the kitchen floor has to deal with plenty of foot traffic. ...
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While marble is one of the most elegant flooring materials available, that does not mean that you can’t have it in your own home. Marble is more available than ever and can add a beautiful touch to any room. The Popularity of Marble ...
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When considering stone flooring for your next project, be sure to look at quarry tile. This tile flooring option is durable and attractive, and could quite possibly be just the thing you are looking for. With quarry tile, you can create a ...
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If you're interested in getting a green, eco-friendly floor, you're spoiled for choices, although some of the choices are more eco-friendly than the others. Here are the choices we've seen touted as eco-friendly and green for any number of ...
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Green, the buzzword of the early 21st century and beyond, is a challenge to accomplish in some industries and for some products, but luckily this is not the case with cleaning floors. There are green options for cleaners and cleaning ...
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Want a Green Do-It-Yourself Floor? A "floating floor" sounds like Staying Alive meets Star Trek, but is nothing space age or related to disco. It simply refers to the fact that this type of floor is not nailed, stapled, or glued down but ...
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It's time again…you can hear the birds singing and smell the warmer but still crisp air…it's Spring. And with it comes the spring clean. It really can be a satisfying and pleasant task that makes your home shine and smell as ...
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If you follow the latest decorating trends, you may know that textures inspired by nature are popular in home design today. Some designers even consider texture the new “color”. They suggest that bringing the textures of nature ...
One 21st Century value we cherish as homeowners is the idea of living in a home that reflects us, that one’s home should be defined by the rules that one sets for oneself, not by received wisdom. Yet, when trying to sell a home in a ...
You paint your walls and your ceilings.You paint your furniture,too.But somewhere along the way,the idea of painting the floor has gotten lost under all those layers of carpeting and hardwood varnish.If you're looking for a little whimsy,a ...
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The living room is the second most used room in the house after the kitchen. I don't mean a formal living room, like I grew up with. I mean the room you and your family actually 'live' in! Some people might call it a family room or the t.v ...
First, what is a hand-scraped floor? An authentic hand-scraped (hand-sculpted) wood floor has a distinctive surface texture. To make our collections, each plank is scraped with a tool for a distinctive, one-of-a-kind floor. No two planks ...
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At Armstrong, we are committed to protecting the environment and using natural resources responsibly. Recently the flooring industry took notice of our efforts. At the 4th Annual GreenStep Awards hosted by Floor Covering Weekly (FCW), we ...
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Victoria's Secret Herald Square flagship in New York City has reopened just in time for the holiday shopping season and is sexier than ever!Victoria's Secret Angels Adriana Lima,Miranda Kerr,Candice Swanepoel and Lily Aldridge kicked off ...
This Newcastle cocktail table from Maria Yee is offered in Nordic Pine or Walnut Knot with a powder-coated black steel base. AT THE MARKET -- Case goods and upholstery source Maria Yee is showing in a new 36,000-square-foot showroom ...
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