Located in the heart of the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, Arlington Lakes Golf Club boasts a rich tradition of being the kind of golf course people love to call home. The facility also hosts many golf leagues of all varieties and is home to the annual Arlington Amateur. They selected to cover their pergola in the outdoor sitting area with 3 rows of 10’X14’ Infinity Canopy featuring Sunbrella Charcoal Gray. Club members can dine and relax under the cool shade of Infinity Canopy after a enjoying a round of golf in one of the many courses offered at Arlington Lakes Golf course.

I give you a recent kitchen project complete. The kitchen back splash is a place of impact. It is a place where you can say, "welcome to my kitchen and this is how I would like you to feel in it". What does this design say to you? It tells me that the homeowner appreciates fine things, they are traditional and lean a bit toward formal. Trending now are very plain back splashes without a lot of detail so I have to confess, it was nice giving a nod to tradition in this lower Fairfield County delight. After many iterations and decisions, I finally came up with the winning combination that spoke to the homeowner! This was not a simple design. Quite intricate with the dueling mosaics between the area over the range and the area over the sink in the Butler Pantry. I also wanted to connect the two spaces with coordinating frames and complimentary stone in the field area of the perimeter. Here I added random touches of the mosaic frame work creating little slats of the dark brown limestone material. Used in this scheme were products from three different vendors and all resourced at Karen Berkemeyer Home Ltd. It is how things combine that make it work so well. The Butler Pantry and Bar Area is given focus. Here the expert installer was asked to surround the herringbone 3x6 stone tile with limestone 3/8ths inch square mosaic pieces. This job was not for an amateur. I used a round pencil to transition and frame. Here is what the client said, "Thanks again. Everything looks amazing! Mike did a fantastic job....the crew were neat, get and efficient. Thanks also for referring Mike to us." Here is where I started: I posted this earlier knowing it was the one that would make it all come together: So many looks, so many choices and one is just right for you. Whether you are refreshing your kitchen or starting over new, the back splash is the place of impact. It is where it all comes together and is a very important aspect of the kitchen. Ideally it should be considered in concert with all the other materials in order to get it just right.