Laundry rooms work harder than almost any room in the house, and this Bainbridge example shows why the floor choice matters so much. Stone-look tile stretches from beneath the dark sink cabinet out across the open floor, giving the room a clean, grounded feel that stands up to the daily traffic of baskets, shoes, and sorting. Unlike softer surfaces, tile shrugs off the occasional splash from the utility sink and wipes clean in seconds, so the room keeps looking tidy even on wash day. The warm, variegated pattern also softens what could be a purely practical space, tying the dark cabinetry and mosaic backsplash together into a room that feels finished rather than forgotten. Capell Flooring often points Treasure Valley homeowners toward tile for laundry rooms for exactly this reason: it pairs good looks with the kind of durability a hardworking room demands. Family-owned since 1974, Capell Flooring has helped Boise and Meridian households pick floors that make everyday chores a little easier. Visit the showroom at 2640 E. State Ave, Suite 140, Meridian, to see laundry-friendly tile in person.

Hey CA friends ?—ever stood at your kitchen counter, elbows dangling while chopping veggies till your arms ached? Or hunched over kneading dough until your back felt like jelly? ? We all say “countertop height matters,” but what’s actually the right height? Stop guessing—this golden formula, tested by CA moms, calculates your perfect counter height in 3 steps: Formula: (Your Height ÷ 2) + 5cm (Example: A 165cm-tall gal? Countertop height = 82.5 + 5 = 87.5cm) Why add 5cm? ’Cause we’re always reaching up for spices or bending down to stir pots—this number balances “standing straight” and “natural bending” comfort zones. CA kitchens love open-concept + islands. Use this formula, and you’ll chop without shrugging, knead without hunching—even check oven temps mid-cake-bake more smoothly. After all, cooking in CA sunshine? Comfort is queen.

Hey CA friends ?—ever stood at your kitchen counter, elbows dangling while chopping veggies till your arms ached? Or hunched over kneading dough until your back felt like jelly? ? We all say “countertop height matters,” but what’s actually the right height? Stop guessing—this golden formula, tested by CA moms, calculates your perfect counter height in 3 steps: Formula: (Your Height ÷ 2) + 5cm (Example: A 165cm-tall gal? Countertop height = 82.5 + 5 = 87.5cm) Why add 5cm? ’Cause we’re always reaching up for spices or bending down to stir pots—this number balances “standing straight” and “natural bending” comfort zones. CA kitchens love open-concept + islands. Use this formula, and you’ll chop without shrugging, knead without hunching—even check oven temps mid-cake-bake more smoothly. After all, cooking in CA sunshine? Comfort is queen.

Look down in this Bainbridge bathroom and the floor earns your attention before anything else. Square stone-look tiles in soft browns and grays spread beneath the toilet and pedestal sink, their natural variation giving the room a grounded, earthy feel that a single flat color never could. Smaller tiles mean more grout lines, and here that works in the room's favor: the grid adds texture and grip underfoot, a practical bonus in a bathroom that sees wet feet and hurried mornings. Tile also shrugs off the daily wear that worries other surfaces — splashes, spills, and steam simply wipe away, leaving a water-resistant surface that keeps looking clean. Capell Flooring set the warm stone tones against the white fixtures so the space feels bright rather than busy, proof that a well-chosen floor can carry a whole room's design. Boise and Meridian homeowners planning a bathroom update will find this look both forgiving and timeless. Family-owned since 1974, Capell Flooring has spent decades helping Treasure Valley families pick floors that fit real life. Call 208-288-0151 to talk through stone-look tile for your bathroom.

Step into this Eagle bathroom and the first impression is warmth: twin copper vessel sinks sit atop a long, light counter, dark wood cabinetry grounds the space, and a narrow mosaic tile band runs along the backsplash, tying the whole wall together. Capell Flooring knows a bathroom this polished needs a floor that keeps pace, and the large, light tiles underfoot do exactly that, brightening the room and giving the rich wood and copper room to stand out. A tile floor here is a practical choice as much as a beautiful one: its water-resistant surface shrugs off splashes and steam, cleans up with a quick wipe, and holds its color through years of daily use. The neutral tone also makes future updates easy, since towels, paint, and fixtures can change without the floor falling out of step. Every tile here feels intentional rather than incidental. Family-owned since 1974, Capell Flooring brings that same care to homes across Eagle, Meridian, and Boise. Visit the showroom at 2640 E. State Ave, Suite 140, Meridian, to explore bathroom tile and mosaic accents in person.

This stainless steel foot rail is mounted to the face of the bar so it's easy to clean underneath.
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The homeowners loved the location of their small Cape Cod home, but they didn't love its limited interior space. A 10' addition along the back of the home and a brand new 2nd story gave them just the space they needed. With a classy monotone exterior and a welcoming front porch, this remodel is a refined example of a transitional style home. Space Plans, Building Design, Interior & Exterior Finishes by Anchor Builders Photos by Andrea Rugg Photography

Example of a small classic 3/4 white tile and stone tile mosaic tile floor alcove shower design in Chicago with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, black cabinets, quartzite countertops, a two-piece toilet and gray walls

Hey CA friends ?—ever stood at your kitchen counter, elbows dangling while chopping veggies till your arms ached? Or hunched over kneading dough until your back felt like jelly? ? We all say “countertop height matters,” but what’s actually the right height? Stop guessing—this golden formula, tested by CA moms, calculates your perfect counter height in 3 steps: Formula: (Your Height ÷ 2) + 5cm (Example: A 165cm-tall gal? Countertop height = 82.5 + 5 = 87.5cm) Why add 5cm? ’Cause we’re always reaching up for spices or bending down to stir pots—this number balances “standing straight” and “natural bending” comfort zones. CA kitchens love open-concept + islands. Use this formula, and you’ll chop without shrugging, knead without hunching—even check oven temps mid-cake-bake more smoothly. After all, cooking in CA sunshine? Comfort is queen.

Tucked away in the backwoods of Torch Lake, this home marries “rustic” with the sleek elegance of modern. The combination of wood, stone and metal textures embrace the charm of a classic farmhouse. Although this is not your average farmhouse. The home is outfitted with a high performing system that seamlessly works with the design and architecture. The tall ceilings and windows allow ample natural light into the main room. Spire Integrated Systems installed Lutron QS Wireless motorized shades paired with Hartmann & Forbes windowcovers to offer privacy and block harsh light. The custom 18′ windowcover’s woven natural fabric complements the organic esthetics of the room. The shades are artfully concealed in the millwork when not in use. Spire installed B&W in-ceiling speakers and Sonance invisible in-wall speakers to deliver ambient music that emanates throughout the space with no visual footprint. Spire also installed a Sonance Landscape Audio System so the homeowner can enjoy music outside. Each system is easily controlled using Savant. Spire personalized the settings to the homeowner’s preference making controlling the home efficient and convenient.

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Vancouver’s sun-drenched summer is more than patio season—it’s the ideal window for home upgrades, thanks to longer daylight and drier weather that let crews finish faster and materials cure perfectly. Kitchen projects sit at the top of Canadian reno wish-lists, with 37 % of homeowners planning to refresh counters, cabinetry, or layout this year. That’s where Alpine Countertops shines. The Richmond-based fabricator holds an A+ BBB rating and ten years of local trust, delivering quartz, granite, and recycled-glass surfaces across the Lower Mainland. Their fully in-house workflow—digital laser templating, CNC stone cutting, and meticulous hand-polishing—keeps seams tight, timelines short, and quality under one roof. Quartz continues to dominate 2025 design forecasts for its colour range, heat resistance, and stain-proof, non-porous surface that never needs sealing—perfect for lemonade rings and berry smoothies. Prefer natural stone? Granite shrugs off temperatures up to 1,200 °F, so you can set down a sizzling grill pan without panic. Whether you crave a crisp white waterfall island or an earthy stone statement piece, Alpine’s experts handle every detail—from first measurement to final wipe-down—so you can spend the season entertaining, not renovating. Book your free design consultation at 604-630-5700 or visit alpinecountertops.com and toast summer on a countertop that works as hard as you play. #AlpineCountertops #VancouverSummer #QuartzCountertops #Granite #KitchenRenovation #EcoFriendlyDesign #HomeImprovement

We put Santa Cecilia granite into a kitchen in Hopkins, and it's the kind of stone that earns its keep in a room where people actually cook. Santa Cecilia's got that warm gold and tan background with flecks of burgundy and dark mica scattered through it, the kind of pattern that hides a little flour dust or a water spot without looking busy. It reads traditional but it's not stiff about it, which is why it still shows up in so many kitchens around the Midlands. Granite like this comes out of the ground with its own personality, so no two slabs match exactly, and that's part of the draw. When we template a kitchen in this stone we're thinking about where the natural movement falls, how the veins lines up at the corners, and making sure the seams land where the eye won't catch them. It takes patience at the shop before we ever fire up the saw, laying the slabs out and figuring the best layout for the counters before a single cut gets made. Day to day, Santa Cec1lia is about as forgiving as granite gets. It shrugs off a hot pan set down too quick, it doesn't scratch from normal kitchen use, and once it's sealed it resists staining from wine, oil, or coffee without much fuss. We set the edge on this one as Eased, clean and simple, which lets the stone itself do the talking instead of the profile. Hopkins has its share of working kitchens, and this one's built to take real use, not just look good in photos. That combination of color, durability, and a finish that doesn't demand babying is exactly why Santa Cecilia has stayed a go-to choice for kitchens across the Midlands for as long as it has, and this one fits right into that tradition.

Dallas White granite is a good, honest choice for a kitchen that gets used every day. It's a granite with a light gray to white background and darker gray and black mineral flecks scattered through it, sometimes with a little movement in the pattern. It reads clean and bright in a kitchen without being flat or plain, and it works with just about any cabinet color you put it next to. Granite is one of the hardest natural stones we fabricate, and that's what makes it a smart pick for a room where people actually cook. It shrugs off heat from a hot pan set down without thinking, it resists scratching from knives and everyday kitchen traffic, and it holds up to the daily wear a kitchen counter takes better than almost anything else we install. It does need to be sealed, and we take care of that at install so it's protected against staining from day one. Getting a granite kitchen right comes down to the template and the layout at the shop. We lay out the slabs so the pattern falls where it should across the counters, keep seams tight where two pieces meet, and cut the openings for the sink and cooktop clean and square. The edge on this one is eased, a simple, smooth-rounded edge that's easy to keep clean and doesn't chip the way a sharp edge can over time. This kitchen is in Lexington, part of the work we do across the Midlands where granite still holds up as one of the best all-around choices for a working kitchen. Dallas White gives the room a bright, durable surface that's going to look right for a long time, and it does the job every day without asking for much back.

Dallas White granite is a good, honest choice for a kitchen that gets used every day. It's a granite with a light gray to white background and darker gray and black mineral flecks scattered through it, sometimes with a little movement in the pattern. It reads clean and bright in a kitchen without being flat or plain, and it works with just about any cabinet color you put it next to. Granite is one of the hardest natural stones we fabricate, and that's what makes it a smart pick for a room where people actually cook. It shrugs off heat from a hot pan set down without thinking, it resists scratching from knives and everyday kitchen traffic, and it holds up to the daily wear a kitchen counter takes better than almost anything else we install. It does need to be sealed, and we take care of that at install so it's protected against staining from day one. Getting a granite kitchen right comes down to the template and the layout at the shop. We lay out the slabs so the pattern falls where it should across the counters, keep seams tight where two pieces meet, and cut the openings for the sink and cooktop clean and square. The edge on this one is eased, a simple, smooth-rounded edge that's easy to keep clean and doesn't chip the way a sharp edge can over time. This kitchen is in Lexington, part of the work we do across the Midlands where granite still holds up as one of the best all-around choices for a working kitchen. Dallas White gives the room a bright, durable surface that's going to look right for a long time, and it does the job every day without asking for much back.

Dallas White granite is a good, honest choice for a kitchen that gets used every day. It's a granite with a light gray to white background and darker gray and black mineral flecks scattered through it, sometimes with a little movement in the pattern. It reads clean and bright in a kitchen without being flat or plain, and it works with just about any cabinet color you put it next to. Granite is one of the hardest natural stones we fabricate, and that's what makes it a smart pick for a room where people actually cook. It shrugs off heat from a hot pan set down without thinking, it resists scratching from knives and everyday kitchen traffic, and it holds up to the daily wear a kitchen counter takes better than almost anything else we install. It does need to be sealed, and we take care of that at install so it's protected against staining from day one. Getting a granite kitchen right comes down to the template and the layout at the shop. We lay out the slabs so the pattern falls where it should across the counters, keep seams tight where two pieces meet, and cut the openings for the sink and cooktop clean and square. The edge on this one is eased, a simple, smooth-rounded edge that's easy to keep clean and doesn't chip the way a sharp edge can over time. This kitchen is in Lexington, part of the work we do across the Midlands where granite still holds up as one of the best all-around choices for a working kitchen. Dallas White gives the room a bright, durable surface that's going to look right for a long time, and it does the job every day without asking for much back.

Dallas White granite is a good, honest choice for a kitchen that gets used every day. It's a granite with a light gray to white background and darker gray and black mineral flecks scattered through it, sometimes with a little movement in the pattern. It reads clean and bright in a kitchen without being flat or plain, and it works with just about any cabinet color you put it next to. Granite is one of the hardest natural stones we fabricate, and that's what makes it a smart pick for a room where people actually cook. It shrugs off heat from a hot pan set down without thinking, it resists scratching from knives and everyday kitchen traffic, and it holds up to the daily wear a kitchen counter takes better than almost anything else we install. It does need to be sealed, and we take care of that at install so it's protected against staining from day one. Getting a granite kitchen right comes down to the template and the layout at the shop. We lay out the slabs so the pattern falls where it should across the counters, keep seams tight where two pieces meet, and cut the openings for the sink and cooktop clean and square. The edge on this one is eased, a simple, smooth-rounded edge that's easy to keep clean and doesn't chip the way a sharp edge can over time. This kitchen is in Lexington, part of the work we do across the Midlands where granite still holds up as one of the best all-around choices for a working kitchen. Dallas White gives the room a bright, durable surface that's going to look right for a long time, and it does the job every day without asking for much back.

We put Santa Cecilia granite into a kitchen in Hopkins, and it's the kind of stone that earns its keep in a room where people actually cook. Santa Cecilia's got that warm gold and tan background with flecks of burgundy and dark mica scattered through it, the kind of pattern that hides a little flour dust or a water spot without looking busy. It reads traditional but it's not stiff about it, which is why it still shows up in so many kitchens around the Midlands. Granite like this comes out of the ground with its own personality, so no two slabs match exactly, and that's part of the draw. When we template a kitchen in this stone we're thinking about where the natural movement falls, how the veins lines up at the corners, and making sure the seams land where the eye won't catch them. It takes patience at the shop before we ever fire up the saw, laying the slabs out and figuring the best layout for the counters before a single cut gets made. Day to day, Santa Cec1lia is about as forgiving as granite gets. It shrugs off a hot pan set down too quick, it doesn't scratch from normal kitchen use, and once it's sealed it resists staining from wine, oil, or coffee without much fuss. We set the edge on this one as Eased, clean and simple, which lets the stone itself do the talking instead of the profile. Hopkins has its share of working kitchens, and this one's built to take real use, not just look good in photos. That combination of color, durability, and a finish that doesn't demand babying is exactly why Santa Cecilia has stayed a go-to choice for kitchens across the Midlands for as long as it has, and this one fits right into that tradition.

We put Santa Cecilia granite into a kitchen in Hopkins, and it's the kind of stone that earns its keep in a room where people actually cook. Santa Cecilia's got that warm gold and tan background with flecks of burgundy and dark mica scattered through it, the kind of pattern that hides a little flour dust or a water spot without looking busy. It reads traditional but it's not stiff about it, which is why it still shows up in so many kitchens around the Midlands. Granite like this comes out of the ground with its own personality, so no two slabs match exactly, and that's part of the draw. When we template a kitchen in this stone we're thinking about where the natural movement falls, how the veins lines up at the corners, and making sure the seams land where the eye won't catch them. It takes patience at the shop before we ever fire up the saw, laying the slabs out and figuring the best layout for the counters before a single cut gets made. Day to day, Santa Cec1lia is about as forgiving as granite gets. It shrugs off a hot pan set down too quick, it doesn't scratch from normal kitchen use, and once it's sealed it resists staining from wine, oil, or coffee without much fuss. We set the edge on this one as Eased, clean and simple, which lets the stone itself do the talking instead of the profile. Hopkins has its share of working kitchens, and this one's built to take real use, not just look good in photos. That combination of color, durability, and a finish that doesn't demand babying is exactly why Santa Cecilia has stayed a go-to choice for kitchens across the Midlands for as long as it has, and this one fits right into that tradition.