With so many different tiling options available today, it can be struggle to decide which type is best in your own home. Although many homeowner enjoy a more traditional look provided by ceramic or porcelain tiles, it can also be wonderful ...
Many kitchens feature tile in some aspect of the room. Whether used for flooring, walls, backsplash or countertop, tile is the most commonly used material for kitchen. While it may seem like an obvious choice to use tile in your own ...
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Although there is certainly nothing wrong with embracing a more traditional style of kitchen, many people like the idea of using trendy new ideas in areas like flooring or kitchen tile. By investigating some of the more popular kitchen tile ...
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Things to know about today's versatile vinyl styles. Maybe your vision of vinyl is a little dated. If, when you hear vinyl flooring, you see a small choice of colors and a lack of interesting patterns, allow us to paint a totally different ...
Cork is not a new fad, it can be traced back to ancient Egypt. In the 18th century, Dom Perignon used cork for champagne making it a significant discovery that would lead to many other uses of cork. Considerations: Cork is very lightweight ...
Wood flooring is timeless, playing a part in great design and home decor over the decades and centuries. Often, wood flooring is looked upon as a rustic, down-home texture. At other times, wood floors are refined and tailored surfaces, ...
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Consumer demand for wide plank hardwood flooring will increase in 2012, with growing number of homeowners and interior design professionals favouring the look of wide, natural wood flooring over narrow strips of traditional parquet, believe ...
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Another environmentally sound choice for flooring is bamboo. Bamboo is manufactured from processed strips of cane and compressed to be as hard and durable as a regular hardwood floor. Some bamboo is supplied in North America if the ...
Up to date knowledge on how this ancient product is created. Regardless of which floor covering product you eventually decide on, it will be constructed or manufactured in some manner. But how ceramic is created is in a world all its own. ...
Engineered hardwood flooring has advantages of beautiful, natural, comfortable, good thermal insulation; and overcome the warped cracks of hardwood flooring. Now in order to survive the environment does not deteriorate, countries in the ...
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Easy, concise knowledge about hardwood construction. Understanding how hardwood is made is easy, and, here, efficient. We've explained all the basics in this section and urge you to check them out. Knowing how hardwood is constructed ...
When searching for the right hardwood flooring, home owners will find that a large array of hardwood flooring types of available, including engineered hardwood floors. Before purchasing it, home owners should be familiar with engineered ...
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In the past, laminate flooring has only one thickness - 8mm, but now 12mm flooring is in some of stores and people think thicker flooring will have better quality, more resistant, more durble than 8mm. Without professional knowledge, it is ...
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Since 2011 has come to a close, “trend-spotting” for 2012 has moved into full gear. This is when designers like me are looking for flooring trends for the year. What’s hot? What colors are in – which are out? ...
Production of both hard maple and soft maple should pick up over the next two months as freezing weather firms up northern woodlands. Pricing trends for the two species will diverge, however, because one is growing in popularity and the ...
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