There are a multitude of choices of tile or stone for your next project, but if you want something completely unique you might look at using handmade tiles.  That’s what this homeowner chose for her fireplace.  This home in the Belmont-Hillsboro neighborhood is full of old house character mixed with the homeowner’s own wonderful taste [...] Read More

The old tile surround at this Green Hills condo was not in good shape.  Water had gotten behind the tile in the corner and damaged the surface below, which turned out to be drywall.  Somewhere along the way the tile in this area had already been replaced.  You can tell because the tiles don’t really [...] Read More

The popularity of carpet comes and goes.  I’m not sure it was ever really a trend in a bathroom, but more likely was a builders less expensive way to finish a bathroom.  You can tell I’m not a fan, right?  At least one homeowner of a condo in Green Hills agreed with me.  She gave [...] Read More

It seems that we continue to change how we use our kitchens.  The old trend was to make the kitchen separate from the rest of the home, supposedly so the food preparation mess was hidden from guests, but lately the trend is to incorporate the kitchen into the rest of the living area, with barely a wall [...] Read More

The large shower enclosure is now gone (see this post)and I’ve got the tub in place and everything hooked up.  The next step is to install the tile.  The homeowners wanted basic 3″ x 6″ white subway tile for all the walls.  The nice thing about this tile is that there are a number of [...] Read More