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FIREPLACES: ELECTRIC, GAS & WOOD-BURNING

Let’s chat about fireplaces: electric, gas & wood-burning! Let’s start with your original fireplace, Wood-Burning. Wood-burning fireplaces are the classic open-form fireplace that brings that feeling of nostalgia. With this type of fireplace, it can easily convert into any other form of fireplace and vice-versa. Wood-burning requires the most maintenance of the three fireplaces, however,…

SOLID VS. ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORING

solid hard wood floors vs engineered hard wood floors

To begin, solid wood flooring is solid wood all the way through. Solid wood can last up to a century, with a minimum lifespan lasting around 30 years. Solid wood is durable, easy to clean, and one of the most timeless flooring options on the market. The average cost runs about $4 – $12 per…

GRANITE VS. QUARTZ COUNTERTOPS

granite versus quartz countertops blog post

Let’s start with GRANITE. True granite can last a lifetime. Authentic natural stone, such as granite, falls under the green building movement. Initially, the stone is sawed into slabs or made into tiles with coloring supplied by mother nature. Granite coloring has a lot of natural movement and variety.  Different minerals in the ground compress…

The Project

pantry organization

As with most people, the pandemic brought about a lot of changes. But for me and my family, one aspect started to wreak havoc in our lives, slowly and steadily: the pantry. Our walk-in pantry previously had ample storage and the products were organized. We knew where to find everything. But as the pandemic wore…