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When you initially think of concrete floors, you likely think”cold,””prison like” or”industrial” But with its ability to take on colour and a polished sheen, coupled with its many benefits, concrete may become your new favourite on future projects. Be prepared to have your head blown by how lovely, elegant and warm a concrete floor can look. Christian Gladu Design TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design Here are merely a few of the advantages of concrete floors. Sustainability. Concrete floors are a sustainable option if you use an existing concrete slab, avoiding the consumption of fresh substances. And they shouldn’t be relegated to basements or garages. When the cement is sanded down and sealed or polished, it appears perfectly elegant in a conventional kitchen or living area, particularly when layered with Oriental rugs and pretty furnishings and fixtures. Kailey J. Flynn Photography Easy care. The only maintenance required of concrete floors is…

Anyone who has a dog for very long knows that they offer daily reminders about devotion, patience and love, and can lift our mood with a look and a wag. Designers, architects, contractors and DIYers: We would really like to see just how your dogs make your home a house or keep you company in the workshop or on the job. We wish to meet them! Please place your best portrait of your dog from the Comments section below. We’ll be featuring some of the greatest photographs in an upcoming story for the homepage. Update: Watch the follow-up feature and add more photos here! Theresa Fine Ty the Chihuahua of Milton, Massachusetts, sits at his place on the living room sofa wearing a gentlemanly sweater. Watch more of the 1920s Tudor Corynne Pless Bailey the Yorkie guards the best chair in this farmhouse-style home in Georgia. Lauren Liess Interiors Just…

This week we’re continuing the recon part of the kitchen organizing mission. Your mission for now: Check out Part 1: Organize Your Kitchen Drawers.Read and bookmark this story and let the ideas marinate. When you are cooking and cleaning, take notes as you see the good and the bad on your kitchen cabinets. Take stock, write the contents of each cupboard on a sticky note, and stick the note right on the cupboard doors.Think about what could make your cabinets better and ask questions. What should you move to a more convenient place? Do you need any organizers to maintain things neat?Collect never-used things for donation because you go, and throw or throw the broken stuff.When that you have a free afternoon to really dig in, reevaluate both of these ideabooks and initiate the task. LDa Architecture & Interiors How to Organize Your Kitchen Cabinets Period: 2 to 3 hours…

Thanksgiving has come and gone (see you next year, pumpkin pie, turkey and food coma!) , therefore it an proper time. Although there’s nothing wrong with tradition — it is what makes this season so unique — it may be time for you to trade in some of your tattered, old fashioned decorations for newer, shinier models. Before you venture out and brave the holiday buying insanity, however, look no farther than your decoration stash. Throughout the years you’ve likely gathered an embarrassingly large decoration set — after all, the majority of us are to more than a few of these supercheap after-Christmas sales. Rather than keeping these bits boxed up until the end of time, then put them to work with by making your own festive holiday masterpiece. All these ideas, which range from rapid crafts to complicated DIYs, will provide you a brand new, sparkly centerpiece or decked-out…