Entries by Thais Sousa

Kitchen Cabinet: Contemporary Styles

Today people are looking for a more sleek and sophisticated way to decorate their kitchen. Gone are the brown wooden cabinets with the green vinyl countertops. The new non-traditional design of the contemporary kitchen is here and making a statement. The contemporary styles are, well, contemporary. It offers minimal excess decoration and tends to leave […]

The Point of Green Flooring

Being green is not just about the big picture, it’s also about the individual pieces which make that picture whole. Pollutants not only exist in the world outside our homes, they thrive indoors just as well—and according to recent findings by the EPA, at even higher concentrations! As society has become more aware of its […]

Monthly Manufacturer Spotlight: Mirage Floors

Mirage Floors strives to empower homeowners to express their unique sense of style. From African mahogany to yellow birch, Mirage Floors offers a wide-ranging collection of beautiful hardwood species. With exotic styles and colorful designs available in solid or engineered wood, Mirage floors has the hardwood floor that’s the perfect fit for your home. Mirage’s […]

Kitchen Cabinet Styles: Asian

There are dozens of different styles and themes you can choose for your kitchen cabinets. Your priorities must be functionality as well as appeal. While you want something nice to look at, it’s also important that you can reach what you need and that you have enough storage space to hold the things for which […]

Green Flooring Series: Bamboo floors

Bamboo floors look like wood surfaces, but because bamboo is a type of grass, it’s more sustainable and environmentally friendly than other types of flooring, including hardwoods. It’s a popular choice because of its durability and its aesthetic appeal. Bamboo floors are also resistant to insects and moisture, so they work well in any type […]

Green Flooring Series: Fiberon Outdoor Living Products

Fiberon is an environmentally friendly alternative to wood when decking your property. As a composite lumbar, Fiberon is made of efficiently reused resources such as recycled plastics and wood. It is manufactured as a finished product so there is no need to sand, stain or paint it. While it costs a little more than lumber, […]

Green Flooring Series: Recycled Carpet

You don’t have to spend an absurd amount of money keeping your floors both attractive and environmentally responsible. Sustainable floors such as bamboo and cork are popular but also expensive. If you like the comfort and appeal of carpet, but you worry about what it does to the earth, you now have the option to […]

Kitchen Cabinet Materials: Midrange Wood

Hickory trees produce some of the hardest, densest, heaviest and strongest American wood today. It has bold and elaborate pronounced grain patterns. Its grain patterns range from almost pure white, to reddish, dark brown, and it even sometimes possesses beautiful imperfections known as burls, knots, water stains and streaks of minerals. Its grain and intricacies […]

Kitchen Cabinets 101: Finishes

First impressions are important, and when it comes to your kitchen cabinets, the finishes you could choose for your cabinets is what will get the most attention. It doesn’t matter how much space those cabinets have, or how organized they keep you. Function is important, but the curb appeal for cabinets is squarely found in the […]

Kitchen Cabinet Materials: Inexpensive Woods

When you’re designing your kitchen, there are endless things to spend money on. You’ll have to budget for appliances and flooring; faucets and cookware. When it comes to kitchen cabinets, you can choose inexpensive woods that look elegant and contemporary. There’s no need to spend too much money in order to get cabinets that are […]