If you ever wondered about the flooring choice of the super-rich and famous, Hardwood Floors Magazine gives us the inside scoop behind Jewel and Ty Murray’s most recent home remodeling efforts. For those of you not familiar with the celebrity couple, let me remind you that Ty Monroe Murray is nine-time World Champion rodeo cowboy, and Jewel Kilcher is the famous songwriter and singer behind Who Will Save Your Soul or Foolish Games.
When the happy couple decided they want to remodel their home they turned to Pennsylvania-based HomerWood to take care of their hardwood floors. Jewel chose the Amish Hand-Scraped Smoked Oak Graphite Oil flooring, a choice that would give their Stephenville ranch a lived-in and rustic look.
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The Real Housewives of Atlanta is not only Bravo
We travel again to Ansley Park, the affluent neighborhood just north of Midtown, for this week
Almost a year after Mullican Flooring announced they will bring back to the US some of their Chinese manufacturing operations, the Johnson City-based flooring manufacturer announces another expansion of their production facilities.
Nearly $3 million will be invested to expand production at their plant in Norton, Virginia. The investment will also add 28 new jobs to the local economy. The Norton facility will sport an additional 400,000 board feet of kiln capacity, a 20% increase in the plant
We go to Chastain Park for this week’s property of the week. 4715 East Conway Drive is a five-bedroom single-family homes that spreads over 3,670 square feet. There are hardwood floors throughout the home, 10 foot ceilings in the main, and four fireplaces according to the listing description.
4715 E Conway Drive NW Atlanta GA | Source: Norman Realtors
The property is up for grabs for $1,395,000 and we think it’s definitely worthwhile a look!
The flooring industry might not have the cachet of the media or automobile industry to attract millions of followers, (CNN Breaking News has 7,000,000!) but its strongest brands do enjoy a fair share of fans on Twitter.
If the number of Twitter followers is a good indicator of the popularity of a company, let
Located in the affluent neighborhood of Ansley Park, 170 15th Street Northeast is a superb example of the great homes built in Ansley Park at the beginning of the 20th century. The historic district was developed between 1904 and 1913 to cater to Atlanta
Congratulations to this year
A fantastic foreclosed property is up for grabs in the upscale neighborhood of Tuxedo Park in Atlanta. The property with an address at 3750 Tuxedo Road Northwest is listed for $4,449,000 with Keller Williams, but was listed a couple of years ago for as much as $12,500,000, according to Zillow.
The brick and limestone mansion boosts 6 bedrooms and no less than 9 bathrooms on 4 finished levels. The single-family homes was built in 2007 and according to the listing description is features custom handcrafted cabinetry (which you can enjoy in the listing photos), custom moldings, beautiful hardwood and stone floors, high end Grohe plumbing fixtures, and cathedral ceilings of 40 feet. The property has also a wine room, a fully equipped gym, a sauna, and an outdoor swimming pool.
The property was the 2008 Atlanta Symphony Decorators Show House, a distinction that goes only to Atlanta
Laminate Floors
You love the amazing look of your recently installed floors. And you want to make sure you’ll keep them this way. There are a few things you should keep an eye on:
- Heavy furniture. Dragging heavy furniture across laminate flooring can seriously damage your floors. In addition, dropping or slamming heavy furniture can cause the same level of harm.
- Spills. Corrosive spills can irreversibly damage your laminate floors.
- High heels. Yes, some high heels can leave a permanent mark on your newly installed floors.
If maintenance is a big concern of yours, laminate is a good flooring choice for you. Laminate floors are made of hybrid materials combined together through a unique laminate process. The top layer is the most resistant one, having a transparent, protective surface which is extremely durable. Laminate floors are not subject to color fading through sunshine exposure, are not easily scratched.
The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) has put together a list of six guidelines to help you keep your laminate floors in perfect condition:
