Overhauling a kitchen is an arduous and many-layered process. There are so many decisions to make, and then as soon as you make those it opens up a whole other layer of sub-decisions underneath that. It's like a nesting doll of anxiety >>>...
Are the French Country design shopping guides going to keep coming? Do they speak French. . >>>...
Fewer things are nastier than messes dried onto kitchen walls. Wet and molding kitchen walls might be one of them. Solution: mosaic tile kitchen backsplash >>>...
Welcome to a shameless display of my affection for kitchen backsplash design. A kitchen backsplash isn't just useful, or just pretty, or even pretty useful. It's a solid investment to protect your kitchen walls and the good humor of your kitchen slave >>>...
It's fairly common knowledge that one of the fastest, easiest, and least expensive ways to enhance the appearance and value of your bathroom is to add new bathroom tiling, or replace your existing tile. But picking just the right bathroom tiles - the style, color, material, size, and installation type - can be a little confusing. Though it's a relatively inexpensive change, altering the bathroom tiling on your walls, floors, or even in your shower can dramatically change the appearance of your bathroom >>>...
Floor medallions are often found in entryways or other large, open spaces - places where they're free to make an impression. They can be made of stone or other tile or sometimes wood pieces, and can either be assembled or carved, etched, or stained directly onto the floor. They're usually circular in design and act as a centerpiece in a room >>>...
Installing tile is one of the necessary evils of great bathroom design. No bathroom is complete without at least some tile, and the better the tile job, the more polished and pristine the final product will look. But buying tile is expensive, to say nothing of the cost of hiring someone to install it >>>...
In the last post I talked briefly about hardwood flooring as a good option for homes with dogs. While I still stand by solid hardwood as a solid option, there are, of course, alternatives for folks who want the look of wood but for whatever reason - budget, maintenance routine, environmental concerns, etc. - do not want to install hardwood >>>...
Italian tile is synonymous with the best. So no big surprise that some of the finest places to shop tile, especially luxury tile, are Italy-based. Designer tiles come in all the colors, sizes, shapes, and patterns you could wish for >>>...
If you follow the blog, or talk to me on a regular basis, you'll know that I've fallen in love. . >>>...
