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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.

Lucas Fladzinski Photography
Example of a small trendy master gray tile and cement tile bathroom design in San Francisco
Example of a small trendy master gray tile and cement tile bathroom design in San Francisco
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Roger Hill/Hill Construction
Example of a mountain style home design design in San Francisco
Example of a mountain style home design design in San Francisco

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional l-shaped light wood floor eat-in kitchen remodel in San Francisco with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, stone slab backsplash, stainless steel appliances and a peninsula

Example of a small classic 3/4 bathroom design in Philadelphia with dark wood cabinets, blue walls, an undermount sink and recycled glass countertops

Valley Hardwood
Mid-sized transitional medium tone wood floor living room photo in Seattle with gray walls
Mid-sized transitional medium tone wood floor living room photo in Seattle with gray walls

This is a picture of a custom stair and matching hallway runner. The customer designed this runner and chose their "FIELD" carpet, Fabric Rope Inset, and Outside border. This was fabricated by hand at our warehouse in Paramus, NJ and Installed in Mahwah, NJ by our own installation team led by Ivan Bader who is also the Photographer. 2017

Example of a small urban wooden l-shaped metal railing staircase design in Raleigh with wooden risers

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.

Example of a mid-sized classic gender-neutral slate floor and black floor reach-in closet design in Toronto with recessed-panel cabinets and white cabinets

Handrail detail
Photography by Tanis Seeber, @ tanisphoto
Staircase - industrial staircase idea in Vancouver
Staircase - industrial staircase idea in Vancouver

Detail of our custom craftsman-style paneling. 100% wood.
Arts and crafts home design photo in Atlanta
Arts and crafts home design photo in Atlanta

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Top collection standing robe hook. Very decorative. Also can use as coat or hat hook.
Made of brass and polished 24K gold plated.
Designed and manufactured in Spain.
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