Flooring

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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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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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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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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Using Hardwood Floors in the Kitchen – Does it make sense?

September 26, 2010

Do you think hardwood flooring is good for kitchens? A mystery reader with the initials TS left a comment on the last post asking if hardwood floors really worked in kitchens. NOT the first time I’ve heard that question! Some people might say it’s a matter of opinion. I say it’s not. To me… it’s [...]

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Hand scraped Hickory Flooring in a Beautiful Kitchen

September 18, 2010

I’ll take everything but the chair… I came across this picture while looking at wooden flooring at the Armstrong website. I was contemplating the question “Is hand-scraped flooring still a current trend?” I’m not sure I found the answer to that, but I did see some beautiful stuff! This kitchen in-particular got my attention because [...]

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Solid Used Brick Makes Amazing Floors

July 29, 2010

Of all the rooms I’ve built, the coolest one of all (literally) was an amazing wine “cellar”. Cellar is kind of a misnomer though. This is Florida. No, this room was right in the middle of the house and it was originally a dining room and a huge laundry room. We turned it into a [...]

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Q & A Day – Installing Hardwood Floors In A Kitchen – What’s first?

February 24, 2010

Cool Lego Castle, Cool Floors too! RG, LOVE the post! Problem – I have no wood to rescue! We really want to put in solid hardwood in our kitchen and dining room, 4″-5″?, more rustic than fancy, WITHOUT breaking the bank. Do you have any good sources for wood? Also, we are gutting the kitchen [...]

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Have All The Hardwood Floors Been Rescued?

January 21, 2010

I know. It’s horrible. Horrific really. I’m sorry for even showing this. But someone, somewhere, has to speak up! These floors need to be rescued! Are you up to the challenge? Where Did We Go Wrong? I’m really not sure how it ever happened, but the cold truth is that many homes still have hardwood [...]

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RG…TV??? Painted Floors Video

October 18, 2009

Not one to just leave well-enough alone, I’ve been wanting to learn how to bring video to Remodeling Guy for a long time! As with all great journeys, this one begins with a single step! I hope you enjoy! All the pictures in this video were found at www.coastalliving.com Let me know your thoughts, ideas, [...]

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An Entry Worth Lingering In!

October 14, 2009

The Nester’s Pic of The Week #2 The Nester was dreaming big when she sent me some house pictures she loved. This house here, in particular, is really amazing. She had seen it on Brooke Giannetti’s blog and fell in love. I think Brooke’s husband is the architect. The house is fantastic and too much [...]

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