What Is The Cost Of Hardwood Flooring Installed?
Thu, 4th February 2010

Thinking of new hardwood flooring? Consider cost hardwood flooring installed. Outside of cost, fact is hardwood flooring will add value to your home. They also come in several types, available in many colors, grains, and plank sizes. The price of hardwood flooring ranges from $1.99 SF to over $20 SF. So with this range comes ...
Window Treatments

There is just something so decor friendly about choosing new roman shades. Decor friendly roman shades are a wonderful addition to almost any room. That said, I would avoid using them for windows next to wet areas like kitchen sinks and bathrooms. Because roman shades are fabric and harder to clean, keeping them from bathrooms ...
Ask The Diva, Window Treatments

Today Tammy writes: Help me diva! I have looked at the website baliblinds.com for weeks now. I've ordered samples in several styles of window treatments and I think I've finally found "the" color for my living room, but it is not the type of shade I originally thought of. I want window treatments with good light ...
Ask The Diva, Window Treatments

Today Steve writes: I just read your article on window treatments for hard to reach window treatment solutions. It was helpful, but I still have a question. What type of window treatments can I get with the remote option? Well Steve, you can get several different types of remote control blinds and shades. Remote functionality used to ...
Ask The Diva, Bathroom
Ask The Diva, Bathroom, Tile
Countertop, Kitchen

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't get asked which are better - granite or quartz countertop surfaces? There is no real right or a wrong answer here. Simply put, both granite or quartz are great countertop options. What you've got to ask yourself is what will work better for you. Lost? Consider ...
Backsplash, Kitchen, New Product Alert!

Not too long back, we were contacted by a PR firm that wanted to share a product that competes with SimpleMat called Bondera TileMatSet. Intrigued, we agreed to receive what Bondera calls a Tiling Toolbox. On the surface it might look like any other wooden box, but once opened up, we discovered that it contained ...
Window Treatments

Several of our readers have expressed frustration and anxiety about how to deal with hard to reach window treatments once Spring comes and the sun is out again. Many of who, mentioned feeling like they are living in a cave because they pull the shades down for the sunny months and only open them in ...
Window Treatments

If you have extra wide windows you might think your chooses for window treatments are limited, but there are more styles out there then one would think! It just takes a little more thought and a little more thinking outside the box! Here are 3 popular styles for extra wide window blinds: Vertical Blinds - These ...
Backsplash

Just starting the process of adding a kitchen backsplash is rather overwhelming. This video below demonstrates just how fast you can be over-run by simple kitchen backsplash idea overload. So while there's easy to install backsplash concepts like SimpleMat, chances want to still explore the alternatives. That is where this article comes in. We hope to clear ...
Ask The Diva, Backsplash
Ask The Diva, Window Treatments

Today Cindy writes: Help! Our old curtains are just not cutting it any longer and we need help deciding on window treatments for our bathroom. At this point we are open to any ideas you might have. Curtains, blinds, whatever. We just need something new and that works! Thanks! Well Cindy, I am glad to hear you ...
Ask The Diva, Window Treatments

Today Alice writes: Recently my husband and I have accepted that we are in dire need of an update on our window blinds. Unfortunately however, we're stuck on choosing cordless wood blinds over wood blinds with a cord. We're just not sure which choice of blind makes the most sense? Please help us Diva, we ...
Backsplash, Kitchen

No matter how you spell it, Simple Mat or SimpleMat, it has proven itself to be something of a new product celebrity. Featuring the ability to allow for a kitchen backsplash without the fuss and muss of the typical backsplash install, Simple Mat has done wonders for those wanting a great looking backsplash in a ...
Ask The Diva, Paint-n-Trim

Today a reader via Twitter.com asks: Diva, what's your opinion about painting over wallpaper? Painting over wallpaper can be done, but I'd only be painting over wallpaper as a last resort. If taking the wall paper off will damage the wall or there are multiple layers of paper then painting over is a good idea. However if ...
Ask The Diva, Bathroom

Today Sandy writes: Dear Diva, I am having problems with moisture in my bathroom. We have bathroom tile in the shower and on the floor. Yet in both instances, there are signs that we are seeing moisture problems developing. The tile was in place before we moved in, do we need to re-tile if the damage is ...
Bathroom

Trying to tackle a small bathroom makeover on the best day, is a daunting task. Attempting such a small bathroom makeover in a weekend, is generally thought to be impossible. Despite this belief, we did some research and have found that truth is stranger than fiction in this matter. As it turns out, while this ...
Bathroom, Flooring, New Product Alert!

Wood flooring for real life! In a bathroom? Seriously? Yes, New Bathroom Wood Flooring from Shaw's Cosmopolitan Collection hardwood floor is a 1/2" engineered wood floor made out of maple that when installed properly, is a great fit for your bathroom. Shaw's Cosmopolitan comes in 2 colors: black and white. With its shiny ...
Backsplash, Kitchen

Recently there has been some concern over just how reliable it is for those looking to install a kitchen backsplash with SimpleMat. Some of the concerns made against the product included: the glue being more adhesive than initially thought, tiles being too small, just too limiting in product styles available. Speaking for myself, I think ...
Paint-n-Trim
Living Room

Getting ready to buy a new couch for your living space? There are a few things you should do before you hit the showroom to look for new living room furniture. First take measurements! You know the old adage "measure twice, cut once." It applies to this situation. There is no reason to go looking at ...
Backsplash, Kitchen, New Product Alert!
When I first saw SimpleMat, I didn't think it would work all that well. But after seeing SimpleMat in action, I was shocked at how simple to install it really is. SimpleMat from Custom Building Products is the easiest way to tile a backsplash, wall or counter top I've ever seen. It comes in 9" x ...
Ask The Diva
Ask The Diva, Backsplash, Kitchen
Today a reader asks: Dear Diva, I have been wanting to do a new tile backsplash for my kitchen. After giving some thought to using vinyl tile as a backsplash per your recent post, I am curious if have any tips for keep the costs down since I am trying to do this on a budget. Still ...
Window Treatments

Small children and pets are both hazardous to our window treatments. But at the same time, window treatments are also hazardous to our kids and pets! So it's important to know which types of window treatments are best when keeping children safe with blind cords. The best styles of blinds that minimize the risk to our ...
Ask The Diva, Flooring
Today Diana writes: Hi Diva, I just got a new old house and I have a very smelly and gross carpet problem. When I looked at the house in April there was no odor because it was still cold, but now, with the warmth and humidity, the smell in one of the rooms is overwhelming and disgusting. Hard to believe, ...
Ask The Diva, Kitchen

Recently I received a question on a public forum about how to prepare plywood for vinyl tile: Concerned reader asks: So I've moved into a home that has wall to wall carpeting in every single room. That includes the kitchen and the bathroom. I was rather amazed and a little appalled that someone would do that on ...








