As the amount of time we spend inside our homes increases with the winter weather, we will have a tendency to observe things we normally overlook. For example dull wooden flooring, becomes apparent as we take extra minutes to clean up the wet mess that has been drug in on shoes. As we wipe away [...]
For those of you who read the articles on this site with even some regularity, it is apparent how compulsive I am about maintaining my wooden floors. It might come across as somewhat fanatical at times, but since I was a small child I have wanted pristine wood floors throughout a house. This was prompted [...]
I have a dear friend who is getting ready to install wood floors in her home. She has her own blog, and has begun a bit of an open forum regarding the whole process of choosing the right wood flooring. Everyone who has responded, including myself, has acknowledged the outright benefits of wood floors, such [...]
Everyone oohs and ahhs over beautiful hardwood floors, but nobody really wants to have to go any further to clean them than they would have to with any other flooring. It is true to keep real wood floors in tip top condition, you must make an effort. But if you enjoy the gasps of admiration, [...]
As we have been going through our home renovation, I have been constantly thinking about the new furniture we would place in each room. This is a topic that I believed my husband had little, or no interesting in, so I kept my ideas to myself. Thus, it came as a great big surprise when [...]
Safety goggles, rubber gloves, rubber apron, and in certain situations a respirator is required, but once you get passed the required equipment you could personally create some amazing floors for both inside and outside your home. We are talking about dressing up bare concrete floors with stain. I recommend taking a quick glance at some [...]
Though you might not be aware of it, what lies beneath the beautiful new flooring you have chosen is critical. The subflooring and joists available today vary, and are not appropriate for all flooring. For example, ceramic tile requires a solid subfloor if laid in a new home, as new houses can settle extensively enough [...]
If you are installing new flooring, might I strongly recommend you look into underfloor heating. Now, many people nowadays put underfloor heating in their bathrooms, and that is all. But, my family holiday home in Portugal has it throughout the entire villa. It is an amazing addition to the space, and you would not believe [...]
As the seasons change, and we look for ways to decorate our homes reflecting the time of year we often forget about our floor space. Instead we cover tabletops, doors, chairs, fireplace mantels, doors, and even staircase banisters, but we never look down. Usually, we put down the flooring, sometimes accentuate that with rugs and [...]
Why oh why do people no longer choose checkerboard flooring, I just do not know. I had the black and white pattern in the kitchen of my childhood home and just adored it. What a statement, what a pop of style, what a memory. When friends came over they also thought it was the coolest [...]