Upgrading your Master Bathroom
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Escaping to the spa is always dreamy. The fragrances and the luxurious products help melt away your stress. So why not design a master bathroom that brings that spa experience into your own home?
The Perfect Space for Your Dog
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We build spaces in our homes for ourselves. For some people that’s the chef’s kitchen, for others you desire a dream closet. Our children of course get a room for themselves or at least a space to share with a sibling. With our pets being a big part of our family, should we build a space for them too?
Read MoreA Closet Where Everything Has Its Own Place
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The birds are chirping, the flowers are beginning to bud, and we are getting in the swing of spring cleaning. As we are relocating things during our spring cleaning, many of us have come to realize that we need a bigger and better laid out closet to properly store things. We, at Hardwood Specialties, are here to help you design your perfect closet to make sure you can not only reach everything but also see it! We recently designed a dream closet that rivals some of the best.
When Great Design and the Man Cave Collide
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We’ve been thinking a lot about trends for the New Year when it comes to Southern home style. What will home renovations for 2021 look like? At Hardwood Specialties Home Improvement, we’re fairly certain that the biggest trend for 2021 is that people will be spending more time in their homes. More time at home means one thing for certain: Everyone is looking for good ways to make their spaces more comfortable, cozy, and functional …including those guys who’ve traditionally been relegated to a garage or man cave. So, this month, we thought we’d focus on some fun décor options for the men in our world, who deserve only the absolute best in man-cave style for 2021.
Read MoreFunctional Kitchen Flooring for your Family’s Busy Life
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Whether the house cook is working overtime, or hungry kids and teens seem to be coming through a revolving door that never ends, your floors take the brunt of the traffic. The question is… do they take it well?
If it’s been awhile since you considered new flooring options Hardwood Specialties reminds you that now may be a great time to take another look.
Read MoreScandinavian Boho Home Decor
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Scandinavian is popular for its clean, bright aesthetic. It goes hand-in-hand with the clean, minimalist trends that swept the nation when Marie Kondo lit up Netflix!
Bohemian (or Boho) is known as an artistic, creative, freestyle that tends toward maximalist. Think brightly colored embroidery, sequins in unlikely locations, bright art everywhere, color, color, and more color!
How can these two styles even exist together, let alone mesh to make something fresh and beautiful? Surprisingly, the conservative and soothing Scandinavian background makes the perfect landing pad for inspiring Boho touches, so the result is a home that feels both eclectic and supremely put together.
Read on for a few tips on bringing Scandinavian Boho into your own home this summer.
Read MoreRenovation Anxiety: The Struggle Is Real!
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You’ve cut out pictures from magazines and pinned your heart out on Pinterest. You’ve contacted Hardwood Specialties to get a consultation, and even wandered through our store to see and touch our samples of flooring, tile, and more. Fast forward to the future.
Read MoreSelf Care and … Homeschooling?!
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They say home is where the heart is, but sometimes … we’d rather be someplace else! At Hardwood Specialties, we’re experts in helping our clients make their houses into homes, so they can be a sanctuary from everyday life. But what happens when the sanctuary starts to feel like house arrest?
Read MoreBeat the Winter Blues with Fresh Spring Decor
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Let’s shake off the winter gloom with a good, old-fashioned spring decor cleaning.
Spring is one of our favorite times of the year! Flowers are in bloom, the sunshine is warm, birds are chirping … it’s a joyful time. But, what we really love about spring is the sense of renewal that comes with this new season of growth. There is no bad time to renovate your home, but spring is fresh and brand-new … so, why not bring that springtime feeling into your home?
Read MoreHome Design Trends We LOVE
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It’s the time of year when most people are sick and tired of winter! The gray skies, the chilly and damp weather … if you’re like us, you’re ready for some springtime sunshine. But, there are definitely things to love about February, like spending a little extra time on home decor, trying new recipes, and making a few treats and crafts with the family to help winter go by faster!
Read MoreTop Home Resolutions for January 2020
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Start the new year--and the new decade--with style that fits your needs! The tradition of making (and breaking) New Year’s resolutions is inspiring for some people. For others, well … it’s just one more to-do list that they’re never going to get to.
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Showcase Your Home This Thanksgiving!
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It’s the time of year for carving turkey and serving up pumpkin pie. It’s time for reflecting on the blessings of our lives, and our family and friends feature front and center for what we’re most grateful for! Some of us are planning a big dinner at home, while others find themselves bundling into the car and driving to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at family or friends’ homes.
Read MoreWinterize Your Home
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The temperatures are finally lower! Get your home winter-ready with these projects.
Read MoreUnderfloor Heating with SunTouch
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Is there anything worse than touching an ice-cold floor with your bare feet in the dead of winter? Even if you’ve got the heat cranked up, and you’re bundled into your best Snuggie, the fact is that heat rises and cold sticks around on your tile and wood floors like the icy breath of Jack Frost himself.
Read MoreHome Improvement: Can I Afford It?
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From money spent to value added, plus improving your quality of life: there’s a lot to consider when thinking about the cost of home improvement.
Pairing Practicality with Style
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Coming home to a place where the style fits your family perfectly is about as good as it gets. Having a home that’s as hard working as it is beautiful? That’s the cake under the icing!
Read MoreDIY Home Improvement: The Good, The Regrettable, and The Hilarious!
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Blame it on HGTV, or on Pinterest! Those DIY-ers make it all seem so easy. Longing for a new bathtub? Seasoned designers on TV would just rip out the old one and fit a new one in, finishing up the tile and power-drilling a new medicine cabinet above your sink, all within a 30-minute show. Ready to modernize your kitchen? Your favorite home improvement blogger would have it gleaming with trendy blush stainless-finish appliances and pristine marble countertops by the end of a blog post.
Read MoreGet Tidying with Gorgeous KraftMaid Cabinets
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If you missed the hit Netflix series that swept the nation (and inspired everyone to sweep their homes of clutter!), don’t worry, we’ll fill you in.
Published in 2012, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” was written by Marie Kondo. While the book was pretty popular, Netflix released “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” earlier this year, causing the topic of shoveling out America’s closet to explode.
So, what’s the big deal? It’s just cleaning out, like your mom used to nag you to do.
Read MoreConsidering Rustic Glam for Your Home?
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More modern than shabby chic, more feminine than log cabin. Also known as farmhouse glam, rustic glam is barn dance meets high fashion. Glitter meets plaid. In some ways, rustic glam is the ultimate expression in Southern home style.
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