Home & Hearth

Spring Into Softer Flooring

  Ladies, we all know the feeling.  After a long day on your feet, there’s more to do when you get home.  It may be a 30-minute meal, helping with homework or putting that last load of laundry in the dryer.  An unforgiving floor can make your tired feet and legs hurt even more.  In…

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Spring Styles You’ll Love at Home

Let the days get longer and the nights stay warm: spring is here in eastern NC!  As we celebrate spring, bring the joy of a renewed outdoors inside your home.  Spring styles for the home are fresh and exciting.  We have collected a few of our favorites to inspire you as well. Image La Maison…

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Best Floors For Beach Renovations

  It’s almost time to say goodbye to cold winter days and hello to April Showers and May flowers.  With warmer weather on its way, it’s time to prepare coastal homes for renovation before the rush of summer vacationers. When considering floor renovations for a beach home, the main concern is choosing flooring that can…

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7 Questions to Ask Before Buying Flooring

Purchasing new floors can make you ask questions.  We’re here to help put you at ease with answers that help you make the choice that fits you best. Here are 7 of the best questions to ask when buying new floors. What room(s) are you wanting to update? Look for signs of wear and tear…

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Home Owners Love LVP (Luxury Vinyl Plank)

  Image Shaw Floors You’ve heard the term, you’ve seen the commercials, and you want to know; what is Luxury Vinyl Plank? LVP (luxury vinyl plank) is nothing short of a modern flooring scientific miracle.  We love working with it so much we decided to share some reasons why you should love it too. What…

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RENO 1 – 2 – 3

Are you frustrated with the quality of your floors?  Does the function or layout of a specific room fail to match your lifestyle?  It may be time for a renovation.  Don’t let a ‘reno’ intimidate you!  Take it with an “Easy as 1, 2, 3” attitude and you’ll be enjoying an updated living space in…

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Black is Back

Black is back.  It’s a classic and it’s elegantly modern. 2019 is sure to offer amazing trends that we’ll love, one of them is the heavy influence of black in kitchens, bathrooms, and other areas of the house.  It may sound like a bold choice, but we want to help give you the confidence to…

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Kitchen Trends for 2019

2019 is fast approaching and has some promising things to look forward to in the area of kitchen design.  Traditional kitchen styles have been flipped on their heads over the past few years with different approaches to function and style.  2018 saw a lot of mixing natural textures and soft tones of white and gray,…

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Protect Your Floors This Winter

Here in Eastern North Carolina, we might not get much of a ‘winter’ like many parts of the state, but we do have our own burdens to bear.  Every season or so, we can get a large snow storm that hangs out for a week or two.  Whether we get that “real” snow storm or…

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2019 COLOR TRENDS IN THE HOME

2019 is coming and with it will come new color and decorating themes and trends.  They’ll include colors, decor styles, textures, and even light fixtures.  While many trends last for only a few seasons, some popular choices stay for years and years. Image Courtesy of Pantone Color Trends Various industry designers wait for Pantone’s color…

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