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Take a step back from the super-dark, hand scraped floors for a second and consider engineered woods with a lighter, more natural finish. Trend setters say that white, gray and washed-wood finishes are making a comeback! With the ability to go from Farmhouse to trendy condo; think about bleached, limed or fumed woods with matte finishes or simply a sealed "natural wood" floor. Don't count out engineered products in your search for the sublime. Engineered products aren't necessarily cheaper, but you can achieve a more exotic look. A perfect example is the "wood look" porcelain tiles as opposed to actual wood. But, why choose tile over wood you ask? Well, tile has staying power, especially in bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms etc. where a water leak could seal the fate of your once beloved natural wood floor! If you want the look to flow through the entire floor space but are worried about the "cold" feeling tile? Your worries can all be put to rest with the addition of "warm floors" and cozy throw rugs. With the right applications and finish treatments your tile "wood" floor can look every bit as appealing as real wood with a much longer, easier to maintain and less worrisome life span. Let loose a bit.............. Even the most risk-averse person should have some fun when building their home or remodeling that old den to create the en-suite of your dreams! Maybe you’re not ready to wallpaper all the ceilings. Fine. But get on board with the glass and metal trends and employ both on your staircase. In fact, why not create a fabulous, floating staircase? Too contemporary? Consider patterned woods or "live edge", intricate wood designs, or an iron, steel & wood combination. To get the look of steel windows, your contractor can match wood on the inside of the window to the color of the outside of the window. Steel versus wood could be a significant difference in price too! When it comes to the 'ol formal living or dinning rooms, blow-out some walls or make the openings between rooms much larger with some new trim details in wood, stone, steel or metal, let your imagination go! Those once stuffy rooms still exist; but they function differently today. The formal living room is now more of a “parlor” or an “away room,” someplace to go to get away from all the TV's and gadgetry that now flood our homes! When it comes to the dinning room, maybe opening it up to the outside patio with the an exterior wall of bi-fold french or patio doors would suit your entertainment needs? Many people choose to make these antiquated rooms multi-functional in today's homes — it could be a library and a bar area with the addition of some new floor to ceiling windows, bookcases and a cozy fireplace insert. The point is, they don't disappear from the floor plan, they've just become an easy, open space that you’ll actually use for more than a room just to store some fancy, uncomfortable furniture! Make your home YOUR OWN! Inside out or Outside in.......all bets are off. If you can imagine it, we at TNC can help bring your ideas to life.
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