This week I got to help a family west of Spencer, IN brighten up their kitchen.  The job called for installing a new backsplash consisting of some beautiful red glass tiles. If you pick up a kitchen and bath magazine you’ll probably see lots of glass tiles, especially on walls.  Although it’s very popular right [...] Read More

Everyone is different and there’s a tile for every taste.  Some people want exotic stone or interesting patterns with decorative elements thrown in.  These are a blast, but it’s also fun to keep it simple sometimes.  For this tile floor in Spencer, Indiana, (just outside of Bloomington) the homeowners weren’t wanting anything fancy or extravagant.  Honestly, I think [...] Read More

I recently had the opportunity to tile this fireplace for an investor who was renovating the home.  The rest of the home would be getting serious upgrades, including raising the roof to add an entire additional master suite.  The fireplace needed a similar facelift and would get some small glass subway tiles to dress it up a [...] Read More

Last fall I attended a class from Schluter Systems about some of their products including Ditra.  Ditra is the orange-colored waffle-looking stuff on the floor in this picture.  It’s not only much easier and cleaner to install than cementboard, but it’s touted as being a superior underlayment to actually give you a better tile installation [...] Read More

I recently had the pleasure of helping a client with a complete home renovation.  He was adding a second story to the home that would include a spacious master suite.  I got the job of installing all the tile in the house, starting with the master bath and a very large tile shower that would [...] Read More