From the category archives:

Flooring

Flooring – Part I

cork, marmoleum, bamboo samples by Jolene Enns March 28, 2010

I went looking for flooring options for a current project that included a kitchen/dining room and new family room in a single story slab-on-grade residence. The client was considering FSC-certified walnut or bamboo cabinet doors in their kitchen renovation which would set the tone for the rest of the finishes. Our budget – $4 to $8 per square foot. Here’s where we started.

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Restoration Timber

Thumbnail image for Restoration Timber by Jolene Enns January 6, 2010

Walking into the ~Restoration Timber~ San Francisco showroom is like walking into a vintage lumber boutique. Every square foot of flooring is dense, uniquely aged wood.  There’s a pagoda of massive old growth beam construction that could have had a parallel existence as a catapult.  It stands tall as the centerpiece in the open two-storey [...]

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