Ten years ago, bamboo flooring was almost unheard of in the United States. Now it is becoming a popular alternative to traditional hardwood.
Bamboo is technically a grass that is flattened and coated with a laminate product to form a solid-surface flooring. This engineering process
brings strength and durability to the material.
Bamboo is not for everyone, but it is certainly an option worth considering if you’re in the market for hardwood floors. Here are a few of the reasons so many homeowners are opting for this once-rare material. [click to continue…]
The idea of starting afresh, cleaning up, organizing, finding new inspiration, these are all the things to love about the start of January. However, January itself, can be a dreary month. It does follow three back-to-back holidays and December after all! After a period of intense excitement, it’s just tough to compete and fill it with anything even remotely as fun or festive. It’s also wintry and cold and can start that dreaded and impending cabin fever. So, to keep yourself sane and on track to find some home improvements, I like to take a look at my “green” living every January and see what I can focus on for the month. This year, I turned to the kitchen. If you’re looking for some extra ways to green up your kitchen or simply to green it up at all, here are a few things to consider.
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Thanksgiving is crammed between Halloween and Christmas and hardly gets the attention it deserves. Décor often switches from cobwebs and pumpkins to garlands and Christmas trees, giving no thought to the holiday that lies in between. In reality, it’s impractical to spend lots of money on decorations that can only be used for a few weeks out of the year. Luckily there are a variety of things that can be done to reuse some of the decorations you already have (even ones you might not be aware of). There’s an abundance of unique, creative ideas floating around cyberspace, but we’ve saved you the hassle of searching by compiling this list of our top seven.
- Festive Candleholders
Hollow out the center of your small pumpkins or apples (it’s done easiest with a drill). Use them to make candleholders, and embellish the base of the candle with leaves, berries, mini pinecones or whatever else you find lying around. Try grouping a few together and using them as a centerpiece for your big feast.
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Windsor Kitchen Stove - Pinterest.com
Do you have any old kitchen throwback’s at home? This Windsor Kitchen Stove we found on Pinterest would be a fantastic focal point – bonus points if it’s fully functional and working!
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Kitchen Before – Curbly.com
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Kitchen After the Remodel – Curbly.com
Ever wish you could bulldoze your kitchen and start over with a new one? We’re not sure how this family managed to transform this kitchen in just a few weeks, but the change is incredible! To read more about this Before & After visit: Curbly.com.
Communities on Facebook can provide a lot of inspiration for kitchen remodeling. If you’re looking for kitchen inspiration, visit the Kitchen Remodeling & Design Club on Facebook!
Dining Room - ElleDecor.com
If you’re looking for some fancy home decorating ideas for your home, look no further than ElleDecor.com. This featured dining room mixes red and blue tones and utilizes the natural light from large windows. We really like the white trim around the fireplace, which brings a neutral color to the harshness of the blues and reds. What do you think of this dining room? Do you love it or hate it?
For the first stop on our HGTV Green Home photo tour, we’re going to explore the living room, kitchen and dining room!
To begin, the first floor of the HGTV Green Home includes the living room, kitchen, dining room, “do” room, and garage. To begin this photo tour, we’ll start with the living room, filled with a variety of colorful elements.
Living Room
HGTV Green Home Living Room - HGTV.com
The living room color pallet is a mixture of gray, yellow and white. Its edgy design sets the tone for the entire house, and contemporary furniture and art make the room pop.
Features of the Living Room include:
- Middle window used for hanging a picture frame
- Stainless steel floor lamp with a telescopic stem
- Sliding pictures to reveal a TV
- A side chair made from two 80-year-old radiators
- Hand-scraped maple flooring
- Gas fireplace
- Limestone-topped table with iron base
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Window Art & Floor Lamp
Sliding Pictures
Radiator Chair
Maple Flooring
Fireplace
Limestone Table
brings strength and durability to the material.
