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You’re so veined.

It is not quartz.  It is not soild surface.  It is not printed porcelain.  That is Lapitec sintered stone.    The marble look is hot right now and for the first time, you can get it in sintered stone with…

Modular Construction Goes Green

I like the idea of modular construction.   Building blocks mass-produced in a facility and assembled together like the copious Lego semi-finished assemblies that clutter my children’s dressers, floors, and desks.  Complete rooms or floors of offices, hotels or homes,…

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Warm Walls Welcome Wood: the Biophilic Design Benefits of Wood

Accent walls are a common design element in spaces where you are using a lot of neutral colors or hard surfaces and you want an organic or eye-catching element to draw the occupant’s attention.  As more and more attention turns to biophilic design, these features wall have taken on a decidedly ‘nature-like’ appeal and can really accomplish the elusive feat of bringing the outdoors in.