Tuscan exterior home photo in Austin

Finished drapery in family room with wide black pattern trim
Inspiration for a timeless home design remodel in Dallas

photo #1 is from artedemexico.com
Living room - southwestern living room idea

Absolute Black Polished Granite is an elegant black granite with a small scale black on black patterning and a polished finish. This stone is ideal for both indoor and outdoor applications.

Gilded dome with Mediterranean hand painted detail
Entryway - small mediterranean entryway idea in Austin

Dillon Chilcoat, Dustin Chilcoat, David Chilcoat, Jessica Herbert
Example of a large classic concrete floor front door design in Oklahoma City with beige walls and a metal front door

Powder room - cottage wallpaper powder room idea in New York

Oak Box newel post with iron stair posts

San Bernardo Design Double Round Top Iron Door with quick-plate, insulated and tempered Glass by San Marcos Iron Doors.
Elegant entryway photo in Austin

I was recently asked to this property in Wimbledon in to see if there was anything we could do to resolve the problem with a recently laid Black Limestone tiled floor. The builders that had laid the Limestone did not cover or clean the tiles prior to sealing with an impregnating seal thereby trapping in all the dirt from the building works. They then grouted the tiles but didn’t clean the grout off the surface before putting on another two coats of sealer all of which resulted in a very poor finish. Naturally the customer was not happy so called them back to rectify the problem and so they came back and tried to strip the sealer off with cloths and a chemical stripper. Then without rinsing the stone to remove the chemicals they added another two coats of sealer; in desperation the lady gave up with them and called me in. To resolve I tried all the sealant strippers available to me but couldn’t budge the mess effectively. The only other option available was to diamond grind the surface so I discussed this with the customer and she agreed to this and left me to carry on. Initially I started with a coarse 400 grit diamond pad but even that wasn’t having much effect so in the end I had to cut back the surface using a 100 grit pad moving up to 200 grit, then 400 before finally stopping at 800. To lubricate the process you need to use a little water and then rinse away the resultant soil after each pad. If this was a polished stone surface I would have continued with finer and finer grits to restore the surface polish however these tiles were rough limestone and I needed to leave it as near to how it should be. Once all the Limestone had been stripped back the stone turned an uninviting grey colour, so to bring it back to black I applied two coats of Tile Doctor Stone Oil which enhanced the colour. I left the floor overnight to allow the Stone Oil to dry out and then returned to seal the Limestone using two coats of Tile Doctor Colour Grow which is an impregnating sealer that enhances the colour in the stone and will protect it from staining going forward. When the customer saw the final result she was overwhelmed and said she felt like crying with relief, because the floor now looked how she had imagined it to be. It was a great feeling for me to know that I had solved the problems for her.

Tiffany Alexander paints and decorates with the Classic Damask Wall Stencil from Royal Design Studio.
Inspiration for a mid-century modern dining room remodel in San Diego

Design ideas for a mid-sized rustic partial sun backyard stone pond in Minneapolis for summer.

Confetti cover in shades of blue. Create custom shelves using Schluter®-KERDI-BOARD.

Michele Fambrough
Inspiration for a timeless home design remodel in Atlanta

What had been a very cramped, awkward master bathroom layout that barely accommodated one person became a spacious double vanity, double shower and master closet.

Natural bluestone patio replaces a lawn area that had suffered as the surrounding ornamental trees provided too much shade for the grass. Post intallation, ground cover just starting to fill in.

Wall Fountain Spout hand carved. Cantera Trims
Design ideas for a mediterranean landscaping in San Diego.