Radiant heating is rapidly becoming a popular option in new home construction in the United States due to its cost-effective efficiency, but the concept dates all the way back to ancient Rome, where slaves tended fires that sent hot air ...
Kids and pets can be harder on our homes than the adults in some cases. Spilled juice on the carpet, sticky handprints on the walls, crayon art on anything but paper. Durable and safe products are a must for homes with small children. This ...
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Whether on a countertop or on the floor, kitchen tile needs to be durable, easy to maintain and stylish. If the tile is resistant to spills and stains, too, all the better. Kitchen tile trends include both practical and decorative choices. ...
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While decorating your bathroom, it is common for you to give maximum importance to the accessories your bathroom has. The basins, taps, bathtubs, showers etc. are bound to be on your list of first priorities. When you are done with them, ...
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For style, pricing and availability in Canada, your top eco-chic flooring choices are bamboo, linoleum, cork and reclaimed hardwood. Installing an eco-friendly floor is a stylish way to improve your living space while treading a bit more ...
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Hardwood got its start as flooring in the 1600s, often as unfinished planks supported by wooden joists over dirt or stone, but developed style and elegance during the Baroque Era (1625-1714). Beginning in 1625, artistic French parquetry and ...
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Of the sink and tap, how to accessorize: bathrooms, kitchens and other rooms in your house should have a style all their own. But what is style? Style is to each his own, should come your personality and taste in your kitchen and bath ...
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Recently, a consumer on one of our social media sites asked for advice on finding a floor. She said she wanted an Armstrong floor in a specific color. That was all the information she gave us. Now, we make more than 2, 000 different ...
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Though the resilient category isn't in the clear just yet, conditions are improving_ as much as the flooring industry can improve in this economy. In this case, improving means 2010 may be the end to a consistent drop in category sales ...
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By Congoleum's Roger Marcus, president and CEO, and Dennis Jarosz, senior vice president of sales and marketing If we travel back 25 years in history, we find that what we now call resilient flooring was primarily called vinyl or, in the ...
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The philosopher Aristotle once said, "If one way be better than another, that you may be sure it is nature's way." A widespread embrace of sustainability initiatives brought the resilient flooring industry to a realization that nature's way ...
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