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Tips & Tricks You Must Know to Clean Your Hardwood Floor

Do you know it can be tedious and tiring to clean hardwood floors? It can be as hard as spending hours scrubbing the floor. If you experience any of the above, this article is the right guide for you. We will be talking about the tips to clean your hardwood floor and how to maintain your floor. Before we get started, let me briefly define the hardwood floor. Hardwood floors are engineered wood floors  made up of three layers of solid wood and a protective layer. The three layers consist of the backing layer, core, and the face layer. The protective layer is referred to as the finishing layer. It’s important to protect your luxury investment and understand how to clean hardwood floors, whether you’ve had a hardwood floor for years or just had a new one installed. Believe it or not, it has a little more to it than using any old broom or a mop. The way you’re used to cleaning your floors may be doing more harm than good. It, therefore, requires you to follow some guidelines or ...

The Lowdown on Hardwood Species

So, you’ve decided to go with hardwood for your floors. Congratulations! That’s one decision down. But… now you have to decide on the species, or type of hardwood you want for your floors. We are the one of the leading  hardwood flooring company in salt lake city Here is a summary of the different species to help make the decision easier. Walnut Walnut floors effortlessly upgrades the look of your home. Walnut hardwood has a large color range that is best brought out when given a textured finish, like a wire-brushed or hand-scraped finish. Even though it’s one of the softer species of domestic hardwood floors, its gorgeous graining camouflages dents and scratches. Cherry Cherry flooring is known for its rich color and distinct character. Its natural shade stains nicely while still maintaining its famous deep-red hue. Cherry floors can complement any style of decor, from modern to classic, from contemporary to industrial. Hickory Hickory flooring  ...

My Small Living Room Makeover for West Elm

This is my 120 sq.ft. living room makeover I worked on for West Elm . Check out their blog for more tips! It's a shotgun style home which is very good for home improvement . They're very popular in New Orleans and dates back to the early 1800s. They're basically a long and narrow, rectangular house. Ours had the living room in the front, then kitchen, followed by the dining room, bedroom, and with a bathroom in the back. The idea is that if you firea shotgun at the house, it would go through each room. It's a little scary sounding. I focused on the living room because it's the only room with good lighting. The dining room is pitch black so I refuse to put my desk in there. I wanted the living room to be a multiFUNctional room. It's where we work, watch The Americans, hadvegame nights, nap, eat, and where guests sleep. It's a really fun room. Let's see some befores... The dogs haven't warmed up to me yet. Sterling did not give a damn and Luig...