This was a lesson. And the lesson is: avoid white natural stone, unless you have a very light grout. But even then, dirt will accumulate in the stone, giving it a dirty appearance. The client had selected a dark sanded grout and the natural stone has craters and divots, that hold the dark grout, creating …
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The remodel landscape has changed. Budget-minded home owners don’t hire designers; they watch remodel shows, scour the Internet, and find deals on materials they select. What they often can’t do is install it.
This was a multi-million-dollar Oakland Hills home that was probably built in the 1950’s. Building materials were better then, but the house had settled.
This is a good example of ‘better ingredients, better pizza’, as Papa John’s famously says. The client obtained about 70 square feet of 6″ x 12″ marble tile that was to be installed in a subway/brick pattern around the tub; there was also to be a mesh tile that would cover the entire bathroom, floor-to-ceiling.
‘Paleo Living’ Is Bringing Rugged Past To The Functional Present, And The Win Is In Contrasting Colors, Forms, And Materials
This was apartment with good ‘bones’ on MacArthur Blvd. in Oakland, California. This was a ground-floor one-bedroom unit that had not been consistently occupied.
