The lauhala palm leaves have been popular in tropical regions for many years because of their versatility when it comes to roofing materials, floor coverings, wall coverings, and bedding mats. Often found in the South Pacific and the Philippines, lauhala woven mats have become a common fixture in many commercial environments, homes, and backyards today. The coloring in lauhala matting often ranges from tan to darker browns once it has been finished. This natural fiber decorative matting is as versatile as it is durable. Use to underlay a solid roofed Palapa or as a wall covering, privacy screen, cabana matting, to accent Tiki Bars or even line tables for a party. When cutting and installing lauhala matting, you can use glue, adhesive or Gaffer tape be sure to do some research into where you’ll be installing it as well as to the conditions of your surroundings. As a quick tip, you can use the remnants or fallen pieces of matting as tools for covering up any potential problem areas or simply weave them back into the matting. Select Lauhala, Bac Bac, Abaca, or Lampac matting to help spruce up your tropical paradise! Lauhala ceiling mat.

Hand painted ceiling distressed into a glazed textured finish. Copyright © 2016 The Artists Hands
Eat-in kitchen - mid-sized mediterranean u-shaped terra-cotta tile eat-in kitchen idea in Houston with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, an undermount sink, granite countertops, white backsplash, porcelain backsplash and stainless steel appliances

Window treatments-Roller shade and wooden cornice. Linda

Walk-in closet - small traditional gender-neutral medium tone wood floor and brown floor walk-in closet idea in Louisville with open cabinets and white cabinets

Mid-sized elegant kids' beige tile and porcelain tile ceramic tile alcove bathtub photo with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite countertops, a two-piece toilet and beige walls

Full attic remodel / renovation to include gym/work out area, office area with cedar closets and custom built in shelving. Installed new energy star rated windows, Eco soft rubber gym flooring, luxury vinyl plank click flooring in office and closets.

Jeffrey Bale
Inspiration for a huge eclectic home design remodel in Seattle

Custom Surface Solutions (www.css-tile.com) - Owner Craig Thompson (512) 430-1215. This project shows the remodel of a small 1950's vintage home master bathroom. 8"" x 18" Calcutta gold marble tile was used on the shower walls and floor wall base and ceramic gray penny tile on the floor. Shower includes curbless pan / floor, dual shower boxes, frameless glass slider, trough duel fixture sink and chrome fixtures.

Spa with water spillover feature. Lightstreams glass tiles around the waterline of pool, sides, seat and spillover of SPA. PebbleTec Ocean Blue Pebblesheen with extra Abalone.

Interior view of the Hobbit House window.
Eclectic hallway photo in Philadelphia

Balcony - modern balcony idea in Bengaluru

Here's a complete bathroom remodel done for a family in Long Beach. Though this bathroom may look like a simple small and compact bathroom, this room holds a lot of great features. The main attraction of this bathroom comes from the open shower that is accompanied by a accented black tile wall. This shower is also featured with a full length niche for shower accessories and a bench for extra support. The bathroom is enhanced more by the golden features that come from the knobs and faucet. This bathroom is the perfect master bathroom extension.

A gorgeous iron gated door separates the hallway and the wine room, adding to the Spanish Hacienda feel of this home’s design.
Hallway - southwestern brick floor hallway idea in Phoenix with yellow walls

Inspiration for a modern wooden spiral open staircase remodel in Atlanta

Close up of the repeating pattern of Pratt and Larson's 6x6 Motif A (MT-66XA) in a custom colorfill
Inspiration for a contemporary kitchen remodel in Portland

Back end of our walk-in glorious shower. Rainforest is a species of stone between the hardness of granite and marble. We do wipe it down after use.
Doorless shower - mid-sized victorian doorless shower idea in Boise

Scott Mehaffey, landscape architect
Inspiration for a mid-sized mid-century modern partial sun courtyard stone garden path in Chicago for spring.

Design by Young Home These by-pass rings allow the panels to be opened and closed over the brackets on a large slider door. Provided by The Fabricsmith.

Neve Terrazzo Perpetua
Inspiration for a small contemporary 3/4 beige tile and stone slab doorless shower remodel in Miami with beige walls