I’m a big fan of subway tile. I’m not sure why, but it’s just cool. The backsplash I was working on today was using travertine subway tiles (approx. 3″ x 6″) mixed with a stone mosaic. The mosaic tiles come in 12″ x 12″ sheets with 10 rows on it. I cut it into rows [...] Read More

I know a lot of homeowners who have a room full of 1/4″ paneling sheets and dream of flat drywall instead. The kitchen that I’m currently remodeling in Inglewood had paneling covering the old plaster walls. Removing the paneling might have brought the plaster with it and presented a bigger project than my client wanted [...] Read More

Before we can talk about installing nice new tile, I have to get rid of those pink ones that were (supposedly) stylish a couple decades ago. Let’s talk about how to remove tile: Removing Tile= Muscle + Elbow Grease The difficulty in removing tile depends, of course, on how well it was put down. Sometimes [...] Read More

I started a new kitchen remodel this morning in Inglewood. In addition to new floor and backsplash tile, the homeowner wanted to widen the doorway between the kitchen and the dining room. When I started, there was a recessed door there, however, it was built into a thin false wall on top of the old [...] Read More