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While in the midst of the complete remodel of their midcentury modern Eichler home, our client asked us to design the outdoor spaces for their entire property. After blending elements from a series of conceptual landscape plans, we developed the working drawings that transformed and enhanced this mid-modern jewel. Highlights of the project include an all white flowering garden, a sunny poolside patio with built-in seating, custom fencing and gates, and a comfortable dining area with fantastic views.
The home overlooks the Richardson bay, so we choose plants and materials that could sustain and thrive in the prevailing salty winds. A muted, soft grey-green grass planting scheme accent the all white garden. Pops of color were used in the tree scheme; a meyer lemon and wisteria are planted near the house. We used a materials palette that will patina gracefully including custom designed stone work, walkways with hand seeded mexican pebbles, earthy stone walls, copper railing, and blue-gray tile detailing.
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Beyond another set of sandblasted double doors lies the private areas of the apartment. Here, a long hallway, covered by a black and white Hoffman carpet, ends with a strong focal point.

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Columbus, OH
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Example of a small classic gray tile and mosaic tile alcove shower design in New York
Example of a small classic gray tile and mosaic tile alcove shower design in New York

Photo by C Kevin Coffey
Inspiration for a contemporary pool remodel in Nashville
Inspiration for a contemporary pool remodel in Nashville

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Columbus, OH
Hope Restoration & General Contracting
Columbus Design-Build, Kitchen & Bath Remodeling, Historic Renovations

The photographs below are of a Polished limestone floor that had been installed in the Kitchen of a house in Cheltenham approximately eight years prior. The polish and sealer had worn off over that time allowing dirt to become ingrained into the pores of the stone making it difficult to clean.
This is a common problem with all types of porous stone and tile which need to be sealed to maintain their appearance. Sealers do wear down over time with use however and need to be maintained, this is why Tile Doctor have created a maintenance program whereby we pop by every 12 months to give the floor a light clean and top-up the sealer, it only takes a few hours, but it keeps your sealer in good condition.
Cheltenham by the way is a lovely town situated on the edge of the Cotswolds which is an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has a racecourse and is well known for the mineral springs which were discovered here in 1716.
My first job was to protect the wooden kitchen units from any splashes by covering them some cotton sheets. Next, I set about restoring the Limestone’s appearance using a set of Burnishing Pads which is a form of polishing which involves the sequential application of four diamond encrusted pads of different grit levels.
The first pad applied is a Coarse 400 grit pad which is applied to the floor with a buffing machine and lubricated with water. This process grinds away the top layer of dirt and staining from the stone, along with any old sealer, the floor is then rinsed to remove the soil that is generated. I then move through the system, applying the Medium and then Fine pads using less and less water as you go but rinsing in-between and extracting the water with a wet-vac machine.
Once I was happy with the stone I scrubbed the grout lines to remove any soiling that the pads had failed to pick up. The floor was then given a final rinse and the wet vacuum used to extract as much moisture as possible. The floor was then left to dry out completely overnight.
The next day I gave the floor a polish with the Very Fine 3,000 grit diamond burnishing pad, this is applied using a technique we call a “spray burnish” due to the fact that very little water is used during its application.
The next step was to seal the stone using for which I used Tile Doctor Colour Grow which is an impregnating sealer that protects the stone from within by occupying its pores. Colour Grow also has the added benefit of intensifying the natural colours in the stone. The floor was then left to dry for an hour before I gave it one final dry polish using the Very Fine burnishing pad.
My customer was very happy with the final result and made the comment that they thought the floor looked brand new.
Malcolm Crowther
Gloucester Tile Doctor

Small transitional 3/4 gray tile, white tile and marble tile corner shower photo in Tampa

Beautiful Full Wall Mosaic tile Installation in a Shower room
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Small tuscan master white tile and mosaic tile marble floor bathroom photo in Baltimore
Small tuscan master white tile and mosaic tile marble floor bathroom photo in Baltimore
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