I finished up my kitchen project in East Nashville this week. It was fun to see it transform from the linoleum flooring, laminate counters and outdated tile to having a glass tile backsplash, butcher block countertops and travertine stone flooring. To read all the posts from this project, click here. The finishing touches included the [...] Read More

The homeowner at my Eastwood kitchen project (these posts) installed an over-the-range microwave where an existing cabinet had been. The result was that there was an awkward space above it that wasn’t very useful for much. He wanted me to make it into a space to hold wine bottles. Sure, why not? Basically, I just [...] Read More

Things really start to come together once the tile gets grouted. The beautiful character of the travertine and slate really begins to stand out and you remember why you went to all the trouble and expense to put it down. I’ve noticed that there are many kinds of travertine out there. Some are left in [...] Read More

My current East Nashville project mostly involves a kitchen makeover. However, “while I’m at it”, the homeowner also wanted me to lay some slate tile on the fireplace hearth in the living room. Fireplaces can be really fun to tile because they often the centerpiece of the room visually. For this particular project, I started [...] Read More

Today, I got the Travertine down in my East Nashville kitchen project. Travertine takes a little extra care, but most of the techniques of laying tile apply. Getting the layout is always an important step that requires extra thought on the front end. For this project, I knew that I wanted the grout lines perpendicular [...] Read More