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Most of us will never get to see our kitchen this way, but there’s a lot to learn about design by taking this bird’s eye view.
To start, although this kitchen is not large, it’s easy to spot the “work triangles” this kitchen offers. There’s an easy transition from the shelves to the sink to the dishwasher on the middle right. The fridge is not in view but its position just to the left as you face the stove puts it in easy reach.
The other great thing about this kitchen is the counter space. With the upper cabinets limited to two tall pieces in the corners, there is plenty of room to spread out and work. Wood has become a popular counter surface lately, and the extra-deep counters to the right do double duty for kitchen work and family snacks.
The floor is vinyl, and very effective in terms of bringing the room together. The range of tones it displays echoes the light cabinets and counters. Most of the color comes from the array of vegetables by the sink, but the yellow tube lights and pink toaster add personality to the room.
The high ceilings and openings into other rooms keep this kitchen from feeling cramped, and the design makes the most of the space and the light available. Altogether this kitchen is well designed and appealing for any cook.
Choosing our favorites from Anderson Flooring is a tough job! Their current hardwood flooring collections include Anderson, Appalachian, Virginia Vintage and Brevard. Each collection has a range of styles and woods, including oak, American cherry, walnut and pecan. There are a variety of plank widths to chose from, ranging all the way to 8” in the Brevard collection. And the collections feature the Anderson Luster Lock® Ultra finish that is up to 6X more resistant to scuffs and abrasion. So whatever flooring collection you choose from, you know you’ll get Anderson’s quality. Here are some of our favorites from each collection.
We couldn’t choose just one style in the Anderson collection so we picked two as our favorites. The Vineyard™ Collection has wide planks with lots of character. We love the light colored Chablis. Sand Dollar, a silvery colored oak from the Coastal Art™ suite, is gorgeous.
The Shenandoah style group from the Appalachian Collection is available in beveled edged 4” planks. We love the dark stained solid oak in Fiddlers Run.
Virginia Vintage is the original engineered hand-scraped flooring from Anderson. The wide 5” plank American Cherry in Fumed Cherry finish is a beautiful dark floor.
The Brevard™ collection combines enCore™, an environmentally-friendly core that uses 50% less timber to produce, and a Luster Lock® Ultra finish with a subtly-sculpted surface. Great value, too. We like Millstone, a maple with a cool, almost limed finish.
If you are looking for a solid hardwood or engineered wood, dark or light stain, you’ll be sure to find it in one of Anderson’s flooring collections at Pierce Flooring.
In most situations people don’t pay attention to their baseboards beyond wiping them down a few times a year. However if you’re changing the look of your home, you may want to determine whether your baseboards should be replaced.
If you want your contemporary home to take on a more old-style look, molding is one way to add architectural character without spending a lot of money. Crown molding, window and door frames and baseboards can be replaced in just a few days. The molding in this photo is common in older homes. It is about twice the height of newer baseboards and has more character along the top.
Painted molding such as this will work with virtually any floor, even wood as you can see from the photo. It’s more important that your molding is consistent throughout the house than that it matches your floors. White painted molding – generally in a glossier finish than the wall paint – has a classic look that sets off a traditional decorating style.
In modern homes, baseboards are better when they’re simpler and less noticeable. Often homes with tile floors will have baseboards actually created from the tile cut into three or four inch strips. That way the baseboard has a natural connection to the look of the floor and doesn’t demand attention. This style works well with the clean lines of modern furniture.
What look do you want your home to have? As you plan, consider details such as baseboards to ensure that your rooms are design-consistent throughout your home.
Whether you like blue or not, prefer traditional or contemporary, this room can give you clues to make your own home’s design work better.
A lot of smart decisions went into this room. In spite of the strong blue tone, the designer did not make the mistake of keeping other colors out of the picture. The floral curtains work with the white trim to keep the blue from giving the room an underwater feel. Instead, the blue is an inviting fresh tone against the white.
Pattern choice provided another carefully-thought-out design element. The brocade light blue walls is a classic for this traditional style and is muted enough to feel almost like a solid color. The strongest pattern comes from the rug, which is also the strongest and darkest shade of blue. The rug’s pattern helps it connect to the upholstered furniture, with light blue flowers that echo the tones of the chairs and sofa. The lightest pattern shows up on the chair toward the front of the photo, with a white background and just a few light blue flowers to link it to the room. With a careful balance of tone and style, it can work well to have three or more patterns in one room, even with a primarily one-color palette like this one.
Take a look at the proportions of this room. The ceiling is high but enough features reach toward it to make the room fit into the vertical as well as horizontal space. Most of the furniture is centered in a nice conversation space in the room with just a few pieces along the walls to keep everything connected. Finally, the daring touch of a clear coffee table eliminates the choppy look a solid table would create on the rug.
Are there lessons you can learn from this room? Remember the smart decisions here as you decorate your own spaces.
Do you enjoy having a pool in your backyard but worry about all that water dripping on your nice floors? If you were able to include a bathroom with patio access, you can use that as an airlock – having everyone shower, dry and dress before heading into the rest of the house. However, if you don’t have that available, there are other choices.
Putting in an outdoor shower can give you many of the benefits of a pool bath. If you can design some privacy in, people can shower, dry and dress before going into the house. This is a perfect opportunity to install a solar hot water heater. It will provide plenty of heat on warm sunny days when the pool is in demand.
Another option is simple management. Have everyone towel down and stay outside long enough to dry off before coming into the house. If you make sure to have nice patio furniture and cold drinks and maybe even snacks outside, this will not be a burden on family and friends. On warm days, 15 minutes or so will probably be the most that’s needed.
One solution will address the worst of the problem but it’s more than a bit of work. If you place washable rugs or folded towels outside the patio entrance and inside the house for seven or eight feet you will capture most of the drips before they hit your floors. Of course this involves making sure towels and rugs stay dry enough to work and get laundered regularly.
The best way to look at this situation and find solutions is with the help of the whole family. It’s best to talk together to determine what will work best for all of you. After all, you want to make sure that your pool is a source of fun rather than contention.
Navajo rugs are textiles or cloths that are made by the Navajo people hence, the name. The Navajo people are the second largest tribe in the United States who live in the Four Corners area in the Southwest part of the United States. They speak the Navajo language although most of them are also fluent in English.
Navajo textiles have been around for almost over 150 years. In fact, they are highly regarded and considered as the most sought after trade items in the Navajo economy. They are so expertly hand woven that they can even compete with the best mechanically woven textile there is. This can be asserted by an expert who said, “Classic Navajo serapes at their finest equal the delicacy and sophistication of any pre-mechanical loom-woven textile in the world.”
Originally, the Navajo people only made utilitarian blankets to be used generally as dresses, cloaks, saddle blankets and the like. It was only in the 19th century that the Navajo people produced rugs to boost their tourism and export industry. The common thing you will notice with the Navajo textiles is their geometric patterns.
We not only carry Navajo rugs, but we also offer a wide range of area rugs to choose from. The styles range from Turkish to Oriental and to the more modern ones with an array of solid, stripe, floral, and even seasonal patterns.
Your choices abound so you are sure to find the perfect rug for your home with Pierce Flooring.
Take a look at the lovely patina of this stone building. From the courtyard and walls to the rough doors and roof, the aura of age captures your eyes. If you would like to have this centuries-old look without moving to Europe, there are steps you can take to have your home echo the past while staying in the present.
The best flooring for recreating an old-world look is stone. In the first place, that was the most common flooring in the early years. Look for a style and type that has a rich personality with variations in color and tone as well as texture. Those variations will help reproduce the patina that comes with age.
Next, work with your walls and ceiling to bring them to an old-world style. A rough plaster texture will help provide the feeling of hand-crafted age. You can add to this impression by adding a light coating of glaze only a shade darker than your wall color. This will lend emphasis to the wall’s variations.
Architectural details – either real or reproduction – with an old-world look can add authenticity to your design. Just one or two touches such as a door or table will carry the theme into the room. Keep your lighting simple too, with daylight providing a strong element and the option of candlelight in the evening.
Finally, take a look at this photo. The bright spots from the plants and red flowers make this building come to life. Don’t get too dull in your attempt to create an old-world feel. Let some color and even modern elements add a touch of surprise and excitement.
Part of a parent’s job is to keep their children safe from physical danger and other risks. As parents age, the tables are often turned. It may be time to make sure that your parents or grandparents are as safe as possible.
Changes in mobility, balance and flexibility as people get older can affect the safety of everyday tasks. For example, standing on a chair to get something from a high shelf is not a problem in your 20’s or 30’s. However, for those sixty-plus, less stability combined with higher potential risks from falling make this a bad decision.
Take an accessibility walk through the home or your parents or grandparents. If possible, keep everything available from floor-level. If not, pick up a small household stepladder or stepstool with a handle to hold onto when reaching up.
Make sure that all area rugs have non-slip pads and that no corners curl up to become tripping hazards. If new flooring is needed, encourage the choice of carpeting. The cushioning provides better protection in case of a fall.
Make sure the bathroom has non-slip mats in the tub and just outside the tub. Consider safety handles for getting in and out of a tub or shower, and possibly a shower chair and hand-held shower head so that they have the option of sitting down to wash.
Home security is the last step. The outside doors should all have deadbolt locks, and it’s a good idea to have an additional security screen door at the front door so that they can open it without the risk of an intruder entering their home.
You can help keep your parents and/or grandparents safer with just a little effort and minimal expense. It’s a fair trade for all the times they made sure you were safe as a child!
