by Peter Bales | 26th January 2012
I can go on and on about all the different ways to do tile. That may be one reason I enjoy laying tile so much. It lets me express my creative side. Even if a client has all the tile picked out, I get to create the layout and imagine the final product and all [...] Read More
by Peter Bales | 23rd January 2012
The old days of separating the kitchen from the rest of the house by putting it in a closed area at the back of the home is no longer what people seem to want. Instead, the kitchen has become the heart of the home. Most of the folks I talk to would prefer to have their kitchen [...] Read More
by Peter Bales | 7th January 2012
From the first time I walked through the Ardee Project house that I would be renovating, I knew that I wanted to add another bathroom to the home. It had one of those awkward ‘walk-through’ bedrooms that was nice space, but you had to go through it to get to the last bedroom. My idea [...] Read More
by Peter Bales | 5th January 2012
This bathroom in the Lockeland Springs area of East Nashville was the forgotten part of an otherwise fantastic home with lots of jaw-dropping features. It was time to tackle the bathroom with a new tub, tile surround, tile floor and beadboard wainscoting throughout. You never really know what to expect under the wall coverings until [...] Read More
by Peter Bales | 8th December 2011
Many of the specialized tile products I use come from a company called Schluter. This includes the incredible Kerdi shower waterproofing system which is a superior way to construct a tile shower. To educate tile contractors on their products they host regional “Innovation Workshops” where they put us up in a nice hotel for a couple [...] Read More