Pantone Color of the Year is Perfect for Earth Day!

Today is Earth Day - a day to celebrate and reconnect with nature and everything it provides! 

It is also a great day to talk about how you can incorporate one of nature's most prominent colors - Green - into your home interior!  And this is the perfect year because the 2013 Pantone Color of the year is Emerald green, a color that "enhances our sense of well-being further by inspiring insight as well as promoting balance and harmony."  

Here's 5 ways to bring the Emerald, and a little bit of "Earth Day", into your home every day.

Flooring 101: Subfloors and How they Impact your Flooring Selection

If you are building a new home, creating a commercial space or even putting on a simple addition there is one thing every builder has to decide - what type of subfloor is going to be used for this project. 

The subfloor that you use for your project is chosen very early on in the process, as it is the foundation for the entire structure, but this means you want to be thinking about your wood flooring selection at that time too.

Today, we will tell you why subfloor selection is tantamount to wood floor selection gand three reasons why it will help your project.  If you want to save money, have better design options and cut down your install time...read on!

Inspiration from Elle Decor’s Rising Stars of Interior Design 2013

Elle Decor magazine recently released it's 2013 list of "Design's Rising Stars". 

This list represents a group of Interior Designers that are "creating the next generation of exciting contemporary houses and interiors" according to writer Raul Barreneche with Elle Decor.

Who's on the list - find out now! We've chosen a few of our favorite projects from the list of designers, so you can check out their work to get some inspiration for your own projects!

Give your Home More Curb Appeal!

The hit HGTV show Curb Appeal is a fun, and inspiring reminder of how important the outside of the home is to the overall look, feel and function of your home. 

You spend time selecting the right cabinets, doors, windows, and hardwood floors for the interior, and there are important elements to the outside of your home to make sure the exterior matches the quality and craftsmanship of the interior.

Whether you are building new, looking to remodel, or perhaps add value to help with a home sale, check out some fun episodes of Curb Appeal for inspiration and read some ideas for giving your own home curb appeal.

Hardwood Floors - 2013 Wood Floor of the Year

Every year Hardwood Floors magazine highlights flooring projects in its Wood Floor of the Year contest.  Full details on the winners will be released with the June/July 2013 issue of Hardwood Floors magazine, but here are some highlights from the winner's circle.