There’s nothing like the feeling of real wood. Sure, plastic laminate is cheap and easy and can emulate the pattern of a real hardwood floor; but it won’t fill your home with the timeless naturalness of real hardwood. Hardwood floors have an elegant, but subtly strong and rugged essence that fills a home with the feeling of open-air spaciousness. By combining one hardwood color with a darker border around the perimeter, perhaps with four intricately-patterned decorative granite corners for an added touch, you can still achieve polished sophisticated designer looks – without the vacuuming. (more…)
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Hardwood Floor Installation That’s Not Too Hard
Monday, March 29th, 2010How to Get Estimates Without Burning Your Money on a Kitchen Remodeling Project
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Getting hard evidence leads to realistic estimates for any home remodeling project. Since a kitchen remodeling project is often pricier than remodeling other less utilitarian rooms, it’s easy to see your money evaporate before your dream kitchen is completed. But getting estimates for such a large remodeling project can be as overwhelming as a smoke-filled kitchen. If you don’t take the time to itemize and compare costs, you might just find you’ll be cooking in piles of sawdust when the relatives are arriving for a holiday dinner. (more…)