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

Sometimes it’s easy to get stuck in a rut and do a banister the same every time.  You can go and buy stock pieces off the shelf that will look nice, but it will also look like about every other banister you see out there.  These clients wanted something different for their home in the [...] Read More

I’m a big fan of cedar shakes shingles. There is something cool about a building product that is just a piece of wood that shaved off a tree and nailed to your house. They aren’t square or perfectly uniform which means they tend to give your home a splash of creativity. Often a dormer on [...] Read More

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