Interiors

Imperfections Make it Perfect!

January 29, 2012

I was just browsing through some of the pictures on our newest blog, RemodelingTherapy.com, and this one made me stop and think for a minute… Of course my first thought was just how nice, comfortable, and relaxing of a space this is. It just looks like the kind of room you want to curl-up in [...]

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Mind The Gap When Installing Natural Wood Floors

October 26, 2011

Kim and I have recently started a new site all about remodeling and design ideas and pictures. This article was inspired by one of the images Kim found for the new blog – you can find it here: Beautiful Workspaces {Dreamy Desks}. The floor in the photo above is, for lack of a more boisterous [...]

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Reclaimed Wood

October 4, 2011

There are a few things in home design that just totally rock my world, and this is one of them. Reclaimed or salvaged wood is one of those rare items that can achieve perfection on multiple fronts at the same time. First and foremost, it’s flat out beautiful Second, it’s about as green as you [...]

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Awesome DIY Headboard – Barnboard {Faux or Real}

August 2, 2011

Hunting for some early morning inspiration to go with my steaming coffee and my Red Hot Chili Peppers background track, I went on the prowl for some cool barnboard walls pictures. I was nonplussed, until I saw this: While most of the pictures I found were wall-to-wall barnboard, which was just way too much of [...]

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Get Stoned, Not Really – Using Fake Stone in Interior Design

June 9, 2011

I’m not sure which part of my title I should regret more… the part about getting “stoned” or the use of the word “fake”. Both are strict literary faux pas. (faux stone?) Anyway, here is the photograph that instigated all of this nonsense: This whole thing is really pretty close to perfect in my book. [...]

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Open Beam Ceilings and Great Color = Awesome Small Space

April 26, 2011

Yesterday, I wrote a post about a really great DIY Green Wall Vertical Garden Thingy that I ran across while chasing down a photo that caught my eye. This is that photo: This space really caught my eye because my family and I live in a tiny house of just under 1000sf, having downsized from [...]

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Hand Scraped Hardwood Floors

March 3, 2011

I answered a question today over at the new Answers section of the site that had me asking thinking about just how many great looking wood flooring options there are today. Then, as I was finally making my way through some of the press kits I was given at the International Builders Show in January, [...]

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Terrazzo

February 24, 2011

When I was eleven years old, I spent my first full-time working week on a construction site. It was a fire job and I still remember that underneath the burned and soaked carpet, was a floor that looked to me like it was pretty nice. It was terrazzo flooring. And it was the first of [...]

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Is Painting A Wood Floor in Your Future?

January 24, 2011

If so, here are a few ideas for you. I did this video awhile back, but the ideas are still super-fresh… what can I say… I’m a trend-spotter (wannabe?). That part about the Facebook page… um, haven’t been keeping up with that one. Maybe one day! If you have any floor painting tips, ideas, or [...]

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Faux Wood Beams

January 16, 2011

Let’s lay the groundwork. Emotionally, you’re ready for the look of open wood beams. Financially, maybe not so much. Physically ready to lift heavy wood timbers up to the ceiling and secure them in place, um… no. Enter these simple faux wood beams: Ceiling Beams The Easy Way I’m not sure the picture above does [...]

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A Couple Of Unique Wood Floors

January 4, 2011

I was browsing HouseBeautiful.com for pictures (or should I call it “prowling” or “stalking”?) and I saw these two floors. I thought both were worth posting and saying a few words about… Rustic of Rustic This is one rustic situation here. I’m especially intrigued by the beam spacing above, but that’s not what we’re talking [...]

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Using MDF To Build Children’s Beds

November 9, 2010

Take a look at this little bed: Isn’t that cool? I saw this on a website full of children’s beds and it reminded me of just how much creativity I’ve been able to unleash over the years through the use of MDF. MDF, if you’ve never heard of it, is an acronym for Medium Density [...]

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Exact Measurements Are Key For Glass Tile Installation

November 8, 2010

This picture made it into a magazine… I’m really not sure how, because I would have torn this shower out completely. Take a close look at the grout lines, and notice the size of the tiles. There is no dependable (and reasonable) way to get a smooth cut on glass tile every time. If you [...]

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Choosing Rustic Hardwood Flooring

October 29, 2010

It all started with a magazine ad: When I saw this ad, I was going to write a post about the room. You know, one of those ones where I go item by item and talk about how cool the room is. I was going to talk about the open-beam ceiling, the stone walls, the [...]

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