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Narrow Modular Pavers by Stepstone

Sometimes a new proportion is all that's needed to bring a breath of fresh air into a common material. These pavers by Stepstone Inc. are a fine example......

End Grain Wood Floors by Kaswell

We think one of the greenest things is to use materials that are made to last through the ages. End grain wood floors are the epitome of durable and add instant warmth to any space......

Look! Hardwood on the Ceiling

We are not strangers to hardwood flooring applied to the ceiling — we grew up with it. It was a design element our parents used in two of their homes. The presence of wood grain can really warm u...

How to Stain Your Concrete Driveway Floor

We saw this how-to on BeJane for acid staining of concrete driveways. We promptly wanted to know if the how-to could be applied to interior concrete floors, too. Turns out it can. Check out a photo ...

Refinishing Wood Floors
The New York Times 6.5.08

If cleaning your wood floors wasn't enough, or the current high gloss finish is blinding, perhaps you're entertaining the idea of having your wood floors professionally refinished? The New York Times ...

NY Good Questions: Will Dark Hardwood Floors Make the Room Look Smaller?

Dear AT, I am buying an apartment and am planning to replace the floors. The apartment is on the 2nd floor and faces north, which means it gets average sunlight. I love dark hardwood floors, but...

Jim Lambie: A Great DIY Flooring Project at MoMA
Email from 4.21.08

TRY THIS AT HOME. If you go to the MoMA to see anything right now, you'll have to walk over Jim Lambie's work. You can't avoid it. In the entryway up to the crazy flying fan in the Marron atrium, ...

Bamboo Floors
The New York Times 4.17.08

Here on AT, we've asked Is Bamboo Really as Eco as We Think? and looked at IKEA Bamboo Flooring, but there are still lots of questions and confusion due to the many various qualities and prices in the...

Look! Concrete Brick Floor

Though technically it doesn't qualify for a Tile Vault listing, the interior flooring of the Meatpacking District's jewelry store Ten Thousand Things achieves a similar aesthetic. The industrial con...

Good Questions: How Can I Protect Hardwood Floors from Water Damage?

Hello AT, I recently moved to an apartment that has hardwood floors in the kitchen. Since standing water can damage a wood floor, I was looking for hints for how to protect the area around the sink...

Good Questions: Baseboard Rule for Concrete Floors?

Hello AT, What is the baseboard rule with concrete floors. We're pouring concrete floors in our new loft conversion and I want to avoid traditional baseboards. What I have in mind is the floor ...

Ann Sacks Tile & Stone

We are in the process of looking for tile to redo our cracked kitchen floor. We want something plain, natural looking and with a warm coloring......

AT Email: Cheap, Chunky Marble Floor Tip from BDDW & What Buzzed the Web - 3.14.08

March 14, 2008 Cheap marble floor? Down at BDDW, they have beautiful marble floors that we've seen them pull up and put back down on occasion. Once, admiring them (which they even move an...

NY Good Questions: How Can I Get This Look?

Hello AT, We are thinking of refinishing the wood floors throughout our house, but I am wondering how I can get the amazing look of the floors featured in Our Children's Gorilla while still protectin...

Travertine in the Bathroom

Want a bathroom that feels like it's carved out of stone? We love the material travertine. It's a type of limestone and it can create a sense of nature like none other......

IKEA's Tundra Laminated Flooring

If you want to lay down a new floor and want to go cheap, we've known quite a few people to reach for IKEA's Tundra click-lock laminated flooring. At $1.19 per square foot, it beats Home Depots super...

Ecodomo Recycled Leather Tiles

In leather, fall colors really get rich and sumptuous. These recycled leather tiles by Ecodomo come in three textures and even more colors......

TileVault: Bold Stripes

New feature! The TileVault is a collection of tile inspiration from around the world. Send in your own. To All TileVault Posts • What: Bold black and white stripes made with 1" square tiles. &bu...

New York Magazine: Unofficial Frank Lloyd Wright

Petra Island Paradise. Looking at the original drawings from 1950, it is easy to understand how Frank Lloyd Wright's house designed for Petra Island (a private island on Lake Mahopac, about 50 miles...

New York Magazine: Striped Floor

Taped-Up. Check out the eye-popping floor design made from vinyl tape by Glasgow-based artist Jim Lambie. The floor is in the Gramercy apartment that is the home of Tim Nye of the Nyehaus Gallery. W...

Top 10: Wood Deck Tiles

Making your brutal outdoor space cosy is getting easier. In particular, we've been keeping an eye on the type of wood deck tiles that are easy to buy and snap together outside your own home. Now there...

FiberFloor by Tarkett

We're suprised we haven't posted it yet, too. AT reader, mjoe, tipped us off to FiberFloor by Tarkett: Surprised I haven't seen this blogged here yet, or maybe I just missed it. Tarkett FiberFloor i...

Tatami Mats

Take a cue from the experts of small living during this smallest coolest apartment month. Tatami mats are like a building block of Japanese domestic interiors. Their dimensions (roughly a 2:1 propor...

Puzzle Floors

Piece this together for a unique hardwood floor. The puzzle-shaped hardwood flooring from Puzzle Floor strikes us as a great flooring material for a child's room. Available in 13 finishes, the prefi...

Polished Concrete

Lackluster is not always what you're stuck with when your floors are made of concrete. Check out this primer on polishing concrete flooring from the Concrete Network, a great source for all things c...

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