Showing posts with label Floor & Decor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Floor & Decor. Show all posts

Thursday, March 17, 2022

Home Renovation: What Adds the Most Value

 Thankful that I had some beautiful ceramic tile floor work done at my entryway on a recent renovation. Pics below.

Focus on Floors ... The thing that can add the most value to your renovation is underfoot. “When you’re buying a house, you’re basically buying walls and floors,” says Saavedra, who prefers wide-engineered hardwood, which can range between $3 and $20 a foot [or more]. “There’s no worse feeling than walking into a brand-new apartment and hearing that creaky, Formica plasticky sound,” he says. “I call it ‘foreclosure floors,’ and the saddest thing is, it’s really not that much cheaper.”  -- Domino Magazine






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Sunday, April 14, 2019

Kitchen Renovation: Bold Backsplash Tiles from Floor & Decor

pc: Floor & Decor, Panda tiles
The search for the perfect kitchen backsplash! 

Unlike trending- design articles, I wanted colorful and/or bold.
Hubby loved the 17 x 17 inch mod blue tiles we found at Floor & Decor. Likewise!



 I thought it a better choice than the large black and white "Panda" tile he also wanted. Far toooooooo bold for even me, but stunning nonetheless. 



pc: Floor & Decor



pc: Domino Magazine
Floor & Decor
pc: Houzz

luv these porcelain tiles!













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Saturday, April 6, 2019

Kitchen Renovation: Brazilian Cherry Wood Floor

We've come to appreciate pretty wood floors and had them installed in our main living areas during last year's renovation. We were happy to see that our son's apartment in Europe also came with pretty herringbone-patterned wood floors. 

We needed them for our kitchen floor!  We were worried that the same cherry floors we bought a year ago were no longer available. A match was needed since the walls are gone and it's become  an open-concept kitchen area. 

There were still many available, thank God. The price had increased slightly, though -- under $6 per sq foot to $6.39.

pc: floor & decor

ready to install!
Tada!!!














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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Floor Renovation: Chevron or Herringbone-pattern Entryway

I wanted traditional & timeless -- an entryway that says "WELCOME!"  Thus, a herringbone tile pattern embedded in the middle of our landing was born. We didn't use slate (remains a good choice) but went for brick-like in porcelain instead.

the beginning
Andre hard at work
welcome "rug" is almost done

cool floor!







Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Bathroom Renovation: Porcelain versus Ceramic Tile

We continue to increase in knowledge as we move forward with our bathroom renovation plans. So far, our tiles have been of the porcelain variety. 
Differences between Porcelain and Ceramic Tiles:
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A couple of bathroom tiles that have made the cut thus far:






Do You Know the Difference Between Ceramic & Porcelain Tile?

PEI Ratings

Saving $$ While Shopping for Tiles Online


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Monday, January 29, 2018

Bathroom Renovation: Wall Tile

We are planning to gut our downstairs bathroom.
 My mind is inundated with WALLs recently (must be because of plans for a certain high wall South of the US border).

Here are a few pictures we took during a quick visit to 3 Home-improvement stores. We wanted to get a feel for the stores' layout; to know what's what, and where's where. Also, some pictures online.

 So many choices! Wall to wall, and floor to ceiling's worth of choices.  How do I know which items are of quality? Is a high price an indication of something well-made? What's my color scheme?  Do we order now or wait? And, boy, do I feel ignorant on certain subjects!

I felt a little overwhelmed afterwards. We haven't even chosen our Contractor, for pete's sake!   Not even fast-food dinner from McDonald's could rid me of my low-grade feelings of anxiety. 


I must begin with what is most certain: my choice of shower wall (give or take a few, slight variations). Other decor choices will need to fall into place centered on this particular choice.     pc: betahoome.blogspot

one store's drinking fountain spot

Carrara Marble

 I am drawn to shapes and patterns in black & white

  the store's bathroom wall

liking this pattern too, but maybe in a different color

whoa!












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