Joseph Eastburn Photography
Inspiration for a small timeless one-story exterior home remodel

Inspiration for a transitional gray floor powder room remodel in Chicago with furniture-like cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, gray walls and an undermount sink

Modern Farmhouse interior design by Lindye Galloway Design. Built in closet with barn doors and leather hardware drawer pulls.
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Custom Bowling alley in lower level. From the finished product to the starting point. Builder Ascent Building Solutions. Photography by Doug Edmonds

Tenuous link I know but I worked on this semi riven Black Brazilian Slate Tiles in the kitchen and dining room of a house in the seaside town of Thornton-Cleveleys around the time of the Rio Olympics. I love working on Slate as although it’s appearance can degrade without proper maintenance due to a build-up of dirt I knew they would look fantastic by the time I had finished. The tile itself had lost its rich black colour and the grout lines had become stained, leaving the floor as a whole looking very unattractive. Out of interest honed Slate has a smooth, refined texture whereas the riven Slate has a rougher, more natural texture, and this can make it more difficult to keep clean. Needless to say, the customer was keen to have the tiles restored to looking their best. To restore the appearance of the Slate, I cleaned the floor and removed what remained of the old sealer off using Tile Doctor Remove and Go. This was scrubbed into the floor using a scrubbing pad fitted to a rotary machine. The floor was then rinsed with water, and the process repeated where necessary to tackle particularly stubborn areas of dirt. As mentioned previously, the grout lines were in a particularly bad state, and would need special cleaning attention. I cleaned carefully with a strong 5-to-1 dilution of Tile Doctor Pro Clean with water, which is our high alkaline cleaner. The cleaning solution was scrubbed I’m using a stiff handheld grout brush, with the grout lines looking immediately cleaner. When I was satisfied that the grout lines had been restored to the best possible condition, I gave the floor a thorough rinse using the wet pickup function of a wet wax machine to get the floor as dry as possible and then left the whole floor to dry off overnight. Upon my return to the property I ran some quick damp tests to check that the floor was completely dry. This is important as any excess moisture would have prevented me from sealing the tiles, since it can cloud the sealer and damage it performance. Previously I discussed sealer options with the customer and they stated that they would prefer a Satin finish, so I applied a sealer called Tile Doctor Seal and Go, our topical sealer which will both protect the Slate from dirt and stains, and also gave it the desired finish. As you can see from the below photographs, the rich, dark shades in the Slate were really enhanced. The customer was very pleased with the finished result, but was also concerned about keeping the Slate clean in the long-term. For regular cleaning I advised the customer to use a pH neutral cleaner for aftercare called Tile Doctor Neutral Cleaner. As a pH neutral cleaner, it will not erode the sealer compared to acidic cleaners you so often find in supermarkets. Russell Taylor Lancashire Tile Doctor

Photo: Rikki Snyder © 2015 Houzz
Example of a country dark wood floor bathroom design in New York with an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, multicolored walls and raised-panel cabinets

This classic formal design focuses on the rear wall. The wall is a beautifully proportioned multi-height wall, faced in Leuder limestone. As the stonewalls gracefully stair step down, shorter columns serve as the base to four Frank Lloyd Wright inspired cast stone bowls.

Daniel Ryan
Contemporary two-story wood flat roof idea in New York

Inspiration for a transitional home office remodel in Denver

Fantastic laundry room with new casement window we installed. This perfect little laundry room with gorgeous cabinetry and farmhouse style sink looks great with this new, stylish, energy efficient replacement window. Find out how easy it is to replace your windows with Renewal by Andersen of San Francisco, serving the whole Bay Area. Start replacing the windows in your home -- Contact Us Today! 844-245-2799

Inspiration for a transitional closet remodel in Grand Rapids

Nick Sargent of Sargent Photography Interior Design by Insignia Design Group
Transitional guest bedroom photo in Miami with blue walls

It’s been my experience that it’s not un-common to discover fantastic tiled floors hidden underneath an additional layer of flooring usually carpet or linoleum. This was the case with this property, situated in the town of Canley, Coventry, where the owner had found a Quarry tiled floor underneath Vinyl tiles which had been stuck down using an adhesive. Quarry tiles are typically hard wearing and very durable and a sensible choice for flooring in high traffic areas of both residential and commercial properties, a tiled floor is of course a difficult to remove so it’s not surprising that tiles do get covered over rather than replaced during redecoration. Taste’s change and like most property owners who unearth hidden tiled floors, my client was keen to restore them as an original feature. Despite the amount of adhesive and the poor state of the Quarry tiles, I was confident that the floor could be restored to new, so we agreed a date for me to come back to the property and complete the work. The process of cleaning the Quarry tiled floor – including remove large amounts of adhesive – took a total of two days to complete. I started by carefully removing the Vinyl tiles using a hand scraper which as you can imagine was a lot of manual effort and the adhesive proved quite difficult to remove. In the end I had to use a combination of a very coarse 50 grit pad fitted to a heavy rotary machine lubricated with water, to clear the area completely of the substance. The resulting slurry was rinsed away, and the floor was then given a thorough acid rinse with Tile Doctor Grout Clean-Up. Grout Clean-Up is a cleaner which contains concentrated phosphoric acid, and is designed to dissolve minerals such as salts and cement left on the surface of the tile. This was followed by a final thorough rinse with water, and the excess moisture was soaked up with a wet-vac machine. After the cleaning process was complete, I left the floor to dry off completely for 24 hours. Upon my return to the house the next day, I checked for any dampness that could have damaged the performance of the sealer, thankfully, the floor was dry and ready to seal, and so I proceeded to apply several coats of Tile Doctor Seal & Go Extra. Seal & Go Extra is a fully breathable sealer that provides for effective moisture transmission. It provides durable surface protection against dirt and stains, and is suitable for most kinds of internal, natural stone tiled floors, including Quarry, Victorian and Flagstone. As you can see from the photographs the Quarry tiles came out really well and it’s hard to believe that this is the same floor. Mick Gayton Warwickshire Tile Doctor

Large West Chester PA Master Bath remodel with fantastic shower. These clients wanted a large walk in shower, so that drove the design of this new bathroom. We relocated everything to redesign this space. The shower is huge and open with no threshold to step over. The shower now has body sprays, shower head, and handheld; all being able to work at the same time or individually. The toilet was moved and a nice little niche was designed to hold the bidet seat remote control. Echelon cabinetry in the Rossiter door style in Espresso finish were used for the new vanity with plenty of storage and countertop space. The tile design is simple and sleek with a small pop of iridescent accent tiles that tie in nicely with the stunning granite wall caps and countertops. The clients are loving their new bathroom.

Fantastic bathroom with new sliding windows we installed. This incredible bathroom with corner hot tub and amazing custom tile work looks marvelous with these white windows with farmhouse style grilles. Discover all the window options available at Renewal by Andersen of New Jersey, New York City, The Bronx and Staten Island. . . . . . . . . . . Find out more about replacing your windows and doors -- Contact us today: (844) 245-2799

Large West Chester PA Master Bath remodel with fantastic shower. These clients wanted a large walk in shower, so that drove the design of this new bathroom. We relocated everything to redesign this space. The shower is huge and open with no threshold to step over. The shower now has body sprays, shower head, and handheld; all being able to work at the same time or individually. The toilet was moved and a nice little niche was designed to hold the bidet seat remote control. Echelon cabinetry in the Rossiter door style in Espresso finish were used for the new vanity with plenty of storage and countertop space. The tile design is simple and sleek with a small pop of iridescent accent tiles that tie in nicely with the stunning granite wall caps and countertops. The clients are loving their new bathroom.

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Attached Chef Kitchen with Espresso Machine
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Custom made bar for a family that entertains.
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