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Interview Adam Bhala Lough
A fascinating immersion in Lil Wayne's everyday life, "The Carter" shows the rapper as a one-of-kind, harder-than-hard-work artist litteraly consumed by music. Director Adam Bhala Lough witnessed the phenomenom.
07/03/2010 | Interview by JB | Version française
Abcdr du Son: At first, What made you want to direct a documentary about Lil Wayne?
Adam Bhala Lough: To answer this question I have to give you a little history. I first became aware of a rap scene in New Orleans during my Junior year of high school, in 1995. I grew up in Virginia and worked at a record store called Record Town in Tysons Corner Mall, 5 miles outside of Washington , DC . Southern rap was not at all popular in America and with the "East Coast / West Coast" rivalry in full effect, everything on the radio was either Bad Boy or Death Row. But in VA radio started playing this song 'Im Bout It Bout It' by a New Orleans rapper named Master P. The song blew up around my way and soon we started selling a direct-to-VHS movie called "Im Bout It Bout It" at Record Town . When I first saw the film I thought it was the worst movie ever made. That's not an exaggeration. It was a cross between 70's Blaxploitation cinema in the vein of "Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song" mixed with the worst 80's hip-hop films like Run DMC's "Tougher than Leather" mixed with " New Jack City ", shot on no budget on location somewhere in New Orleans . But the film blew up and put New Orleans and No Limit Records on the map, at least in Virginia . Now I consider it to be a cult-classic.
Meanwhile I began to hear of a rival crew in New Orleans called Cash Money Records that was apparently blowing up as well. It only takes two big labels to blow up an entire city, especially one as small as New Orleans . So with Cash Money and No Limit cooking, by '96 N.O. was definitely on the map. Around a year later there was some hype around a new MC named Juvenile whose first full length album was being released by Cash Money in a few months. The first time I heard him, I believe it was the song 'Soulja Rag', I was literally blown away by his style and the timbre of his voice. I know that sounds odd but I really pay attention to how someone's voice sounds more than even their lyrical content. His voice was incredibly unique and stuck out in a sea of New York/New Jersey and Southern Cali rappers that dominated the airwaves throughout the 90's. At that point I began to seek out everything Juvenile had done and follow his career very closely. His second album on Cash Money broke through the regional radio barrier and not only got play on major radio stations nationwide but was critically acclaimed as well. Thanks in a large part to Mannie Fresh's amazing production that blended the classic Booty Bounce sound popularized by Luke and the 2 Live Crew with machine gun hi-hats and Electro, almost everything released by Cash Money Records was solid fucking gold. And around 1998, they completely changed the game and set the benchmark with their first release by the "super-group" Hot Boys. Hot Boys included Juvenile, Turk, BG and Lil Wayne, the so-called "baby of the group."
A: What did you think of him at the time?
ABL: Unlike the recent 90's trend of pubescent MC's wearing their clothes backwards and rapping about meeting girls on the playground, Lil Wayne was rapping some hardcore gangster shit, talking about dealing drugs and packing guns. But at that time his lyrics were one-note, his voice was hardly developed and he was totally overshadowed by Juvenile and BG. He almost seemed like an afterthought, the kind of rap group member who would disappear after the group disbanded, maybe drop one or two solo albums then fade away into oblivion. At the time of Hot Boys' first release "Get it How U Live", I had no idea how big Wayne would become ten years later. I don't think anyone did. But in the span of that ten years, he worked ten times harder than any other rapper in the game to hone his skills and become the best rapper alive. And it happened. I think also the fact that he stayed with Baby and Slim while Juvenile and BG split apart to go their own ways helped Wayne tremendously. They allowed him time and space to develop as an artist. More importantly he stayed out of prison.
So from '98 to '08 Wayne put in work quietly while nobody was watching to become the greatest rapper alive. And at that point, QD3 was already developing this idea of documenting him. They approached me about directing it and given my prior history as a fan of New Orleans rap music, I jumped at the chance.
A : What sets Lil Wayne apart from his peers ?
ABL: Just about everything. He truly has no equal, but maybe my viewpoint is a bit skewed as I've not had a chance to spend a year documenting the lives of other popular rappers that might be considered on his level. Regardless, from my biased vantage point, I think the most obvious difference between Wayne and his peers is his work ethic and his artistic process. He works around the clock and through a series of circumstances both in and out of his control, he has been placed into a situation where all he really has to worry about is making the next song. Creating the next piece of art. What I mean by that is everything, literally everything is being provided for him. Food, clothing, shelter, entertainment, all the necessities of life are totally handled by the support group he's built up around him so there's nothing stopping him from working around the clock. That's exactly the situation that he, and the people around him, want him to be in for as long as it takes to make a billion dollars or for him to totally crash and burn.
Now most artists have to constantly worry about things like paying bills, finding good weed, going out and getting food – even if it's driving to McDonald's. Wayne doesn't do that. He has a full time chef on staff and when the chef isn't around he has a team of assistants to go out and get what he wants and bring it back to the bus, or the studio or the condo or wherever he's at. He doesn't even need to shop for clothes because clothing and shoes and belts and hats just get sent to him. For free. All his time is dedicated to making music. And now I understand why he has the words "I Am Music" tatted on his face.
A: What about his artistic process?
ABL: It is unique from his peers in that he does not write down lyrics, he comes up with them off the top of his head and lays them down in digital files from a mic to a computer, line by line. This is not a freestyle in the old fashioned sense but something quite new and different. It's the future of rap basically. He understands the technology so well that he's created this new way of rhyming and recording lyrics. He records a thought and then stops, listens to that thought played back over and over again and then records a second thought that may or may not relate to the first in a conscious way (but certainly does in an unconscious one). The process repeats itself until he finishes the song. That's why his best songs sound like stream-of-consciousness poems. It's this unique process that totally sets him apart from his peers who are still writing and composing songs with the structure of old fashioned rap – 16 bars, a hook, 16 bars, a hook, etc. Not to say he doesn't still do the traditional method, but his best songs are ones without any structure where he really gets into a zone in the booth and makes bizarre mental connections between random things like sex, guns, drugs and Ice Road Truckers (it's a terrible US reality-TV show).
Thirdly, Wayne has been rhyming since the age of 8 and has been famous since 12 or 13. He started touring Nationwide at the age of 14 and hasn't stopped. So he's been doing this rap shit full time for about 14 or 15 years now. He's not an overnight success. A lot of people don't realize that he's not some new artist, created by a record label to fit into a niche. He's a seasoned industry vet at 28 years of age and every musician should be studying and observing him if they want to get better at making music and navigating the industry.


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Bird's Nest Pastries (Kadaif)
From EatingWell: March/April 1997
Kadaif is a classic Middle Eastern pastry, traditionally tossed with lots of butter, filled with cheese or nuts and drenched with a heavy sugar syrup—too much of too many good things, actually. Our version uses Shredded Wheat cereal to replicate authentic kadaif dough, which resembles thin shreds of phyllo. We replaced most of the butter with cinnamon- and lemon-infused milk, added a mixture of pistachios and walnuts and drizzled the warm pastries with a honeyed syrup. The result: A harmonious accord between crunchy textures and rich flavors, ancient ingredients and modern sensibilities.
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- 1 3/4 cups low-fat milk
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 strip lemon zest, 1 by 2 inches
- 6 rectangles Shredded Wheat cereal, cut in half
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/3 cup walnuts
- 1/3 cup shelled pistachios
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Syrup
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- To make & bake birds' nests: Bring milk, butter, cinnamon stick and lemon zest to a simmer in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from the heat, cover and let steep for 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Dip cereal pieces, one at a time, into the warm milk, soaking just until softened. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet with a slotted spoon. Use your fingers to shape each piece into a round nest, 3 inches in diameter. Place 1 inch apart. Drizzle remaining milk over the nests.
- Place 3 tablespoons sugar, walnuts, pistachios and cinnamon in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Divide mixture among hollows of nests. Bake until golden brown and crisp, 20 to 30 minutes.
- To make syrup: Combine 1/3 cup sugar, water, honey and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat and drizzle hot syrup over warm birds' nests. Serve warm or at room temperature shortly after baking.
Per serving: 153 calories; 5 g fat (1 g sat, 1 g mono); 3 mg cholesterol; 27 g carbohydrates; 4 g protein; 4 g fiber; 21 mg sodium; 115 mg potassium.
Carbohydrate Servings: 2
Exchanges: 2 other carbohydrate, 1 fat
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And no, Steph's not good at everything. That's why I love her. She's a lot like me, which is probably why I like her so much. She's blonde, she's clumsy, and she's smart. She loved a boy throughout her teen years much as I did. She's funny and likes to laugh even when the situation looks dire.
No, she's not perfect, but who wants to read about boring old perfection anyways? No one is perfect and in terms of Babs' legacy, I think she's doing a wonderful job so far.
And I love the eggplant colour being incorporated in her BG suit. Rock it, girl.
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The Virtual Kenya website provides users with a platform to interactively view, explore, and download Atlas data in a variety of file formats and software applications, including Virtual Kenya Tours using Google Earth. In addition, GIS users in Kenya will—for the first ime—have a dedicated online social networking community to share their work, comment and interact with each other on topics related to maps and other spatial data.
What This Presentation Shows: After highlighting the relevance of nature to people's livelihoods and the importance of natural resources in Kenya's economy, this presentationintroduces the concept of ecosystems and ecosystem services. It describes various categories of ecosystem services, briefly explains some underlying ecosystem processes, and emphasizes that understanding the processes that affect the flow of ecosystem services is essential for effective ecosystem management. Six maps showing the physical geography; rainfall patterns; major ecosystem types; and densities of wildlife, livestock, and people provide a synoptic view of Kenya as a context for the subsequent chapters on poverty and selected ecosystem services.
This presentation based on Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being ("the Atlas"), originally published jointly in 2007 by the World Resources Institute together with the Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing, the Central Bureau of Statistics, and the International Livestock Research Institute
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Purell now, Bacteri-ell later?
The hygiene hypothesis, the idea that "too much cleanliness prevents the development of a well-balanced immune response"(Sironi and Clerici, 2010), has received a lot of support and also criticism. It has recently been challenged by the hypothesis of "early immune challenge", which states that a lack of appropriate immune stimulation during early childhood might account for the increased development of allergies in industrialized countries (Kramer et al, 2013). This proposal places less emphasis on excessive hygienic practices and focuses more on the insufficient exposure to specific environmental microbes, particularly those from non-urban environments, as the reason behind the rise of atopic disease. While different, both hypotheses point to the beneficial health affects of some microbes.
What do you think is the reason for increased allergy levels in industrialized countries? Do you think that a concoction of the "right" microbial species in the form of a lotion, drink, or inhalant (aka "Bacteri-ell") could be a future replacement for natural exposure to beneficial microbes?
Instead of using hand sanitizers like Purell, do you see a future where people from some regions of the world are unsanitizing their hands with "Bacteri-ell"?
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Anna CristApr 30 2013: Thanks for all the great input! Here are the links to the two studies I referenced in the conversation starter. I had a glitch when uploading the talk so I didn't include them.
1. Manuela Sironi, Mario Clerici, The hygiene hypothesis: an evolutionary perspective, Microbes and Infection, Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2010, Pages 421-427, ISSN 1286-4579, 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.02.002.
2. A. Kramer, S. Bekeschus, B.M. Bröker, H. Schleibinger, B. Razavi, O. Assadian, Maintaining health by balancing microbial exposure and prevention of infection: the hygiene hypothesis versus the hypothesis of early immune challenge, Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 83, Supplement 1, February 2013, Pages S29-S34, ISSN 0195-6701, 10.1016/S0195-6701(13)60007-9.
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How far is too far when tweeting? NPR radio host Scott Simon tweeted off and on this past week while at the Chicago bedside of his dying mother. It was funny, factual, dotted with pictures and lonely thoughts, and of course very sad when she passed away on Monday. It's bright and tight writing, […] [Read More]
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Attorney General Eric Holder is on the hot seat this week — and he hardly helped himself with his evasive and unconvincing answers about the Associated Press phone-records scandal. Before reporters yesterday, and today before a House committee, Holder lamely deflected any responsibility for his department's secret subpoena to obtain phone records covering 20 lines […] [Read More]
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David Lynch's 'The Straight Story' is a movie of such subtle, inobtrusive warmth that one fails to get annoyed, much less notice, that the narrative is as unyieldingly rigid as the title suggests. The movie ambles along as Farnsworth's character learns of his estranged brother's most recent affliction and takes it upon himself to cross 300 miles from Iowa to Wisconsin. Since Alvin's (Farnsworth's) health is hardly top notch either,(failing hips and eyesight restrict him from using a car), he constructs a makeshift mobile home, attaches it to the rear of his recently acquired John Deere and hits the road. This, thankfully, is all the setup the movie requires as the rewards of the picture is revealed through Alvin's humble, straightforward interactions with various road-wanderers. Sporting a lifetime's worth of experience, Alvin establishes connections with individuals predicated on the giving nature of his spirit, his no-nonsense approach to honor and dignity and, most crucial to the narrative, the consequences of missed opportunities and regrettable actions. The film's scale and G rating may relegate it to the Children's or Cult sections of various movie stores, which is truly unfortunate. The themes explored are as immediate and timeless as any that have been tackled in cinema. All the supporting cast shine in creating a realistic, homely atmosphere that allow the work to breathe. It would be tragic if I were to not mention that, along with the performances, crisp, rustic cinematography and deliberate direction, Angelo Badalamenti's score infuses this movie with an otherworldly sense of tragedy and hope which simultaneously combine to tinge everything not directly touched by Alvin with the wistful despondency of his travels.
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The world of cycling is just as susceptible to jaw-dropping aesthetics as any other industry, and let's face it, the HED H3 FR Tubular Front Wheel is the coolest-looking wheel ever. But it's not just a pretty face; the H3 FR Tubular is a performance powerhouse with decades of podium finishes under its belt. To keep the masses happy, HED designed the H3 to appeal to everyone by pushing technological boundaries to allow a low rolling resistance, advanced aerodynamic properties, and unprecedented stability in one package.
The H3 FR Tubular Front Wheel utilizes three main components to achieve its low drag ratios: a 55mm deep rim section, airfoil section spokes, and the smooth connection points where the two join. This design has eliminated drag resistance from every angle of the wheel. The deep rim section is designed to minimize drag at shallow yaw angles, and, past 15 degrees, the shape of the airfoil spokes allow airflow passage to keep the wheel from stalling.
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Virginia House Republicans are calling in some outside help to fight Medicaid expansion. They say it's a costly bet for Virginia but Governor Terry McAuliffe says the real cost would be saying no to a plan that could bring millions of dollars back to the commonwealth.
Medicaid expansion is the big issue everyone is talking about as they work on a two-year budget. There's a compromise on the table, but House Republicans are skeptical.
Rather than expand the existing Medicaid system, Senate lawmakers want to use federal dollars to create a private insurance marketplace for low-income Virginians, modeled after a plan in Arkansas. But House Republicans say Virginia is rushing the process to expand health coverage.
On a GOP conference call Tuesday morning, an Arkansas Republican called his state's plan a "bad deal." But McAuliffe says Virginia's plan is a good one, and it's time for House Republicans to negotiate.
"We're all working together; it's just the House leadership that is saying 'no, no, no' and won't come together to begin talking about what we should do to move Virginia forward," McAuliffe said.
McAuliffe says the Senate's plan has the support of many Virginia hospitals and chambers of commerce. House Republicans say more reforms to the Medicaid system are needed before health care expansion.
With three and a half weeks left in the regular session, the governor's office says it will be pushing hard on this issue. But the real work lies in the hands of lawmakers, who will likely begin hammering out the budget in conference committee next week.
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Researchers found screening, treatments weren't as good as patients with private insurance
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WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Medicaid patients appear to receive worse cancer care than people who can afford private insurance, a trio of new studies says.
Those covered by Medicaid, the federal health plan for low-income people, are less likely to have their cancer caught at an earlier, more treatable phase. Medicaid patients also are more likely to die from cancer than people with private insurance, researchers found.
Many factors likely contribute to this, including the fact that Medicaid patients often aren't experienced in navigating the health care system, said Dr. Jyoti Patel, an oncologist at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University in Chicago.
"Research has shown that we can screen more patients, but that they get dropped along the way to treatment. We don't give them full access into curative therapy," said Patel, who's also a spokeswoman for the American Society of Clinical Oncology. "We need to do a better job to make sure that people who aren't savvy or can't advocate for themselves have that helping hand."
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Tender is a series of projects that use everyday objects in creative forms. Artist Martin Huberman of Normal studio, a design and architecture office in Argentina, developed this design, which is filled with large quantities of repetitive and colorful clothespins. He painted the tips of the pins and then placed them in large, organized rows along a tight mesh, revealing patterns of color that hang overhead.
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Gave these for Christmas, and they were a big hit!
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These are really easy, and a good result.
My9kids Posted: 12/23/10
Great recipe! I weighed the dough to make equal portions, then used my pizza roller. Worked well and I plan to use this as my standby tart dough in the future. Only reason I did not rate 5 stars is that I ended up with far too much filling. Next time, I will double the dough recipe. Also, I only had to cook for 10 mins rather than 20 in my gas oven.
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Let me start by saying that I am an experienced baker, and I have made tassies before. This dough was difficult to work with and came out tough, despite gentle, minimal handling. I think this is because of the fact that it is lower fat. Loved the orange flavor of the filling, though.
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Survey: Would You Move Back to Your Parent's House?
The Washington Post, 8.9.08
The Washington Post features an article, titled "Making New Memories of Home," on people who have moved back into their childhood homes. The Post mentions that most people want to move out of their parents' home to establish their independence and raise their own families. However, some choose moving home because they get more than they could otherwise afford by taking over their parents' houses.
Would you want to move back to your childhood home/parents' house?
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Would you have too many memories to make your parent's home your own? How do you feel about your hometown? Would it be too hard to make needed changes? Vote and share your comments.
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I'd gut it and make lots of changes. But yes, 3 acres in northern CA wine country is not an opportunity I'd pass up.
Mine was a cookie cutter development house with the formal living room and dining room that were NEVER used and absolutely no architectural features. No thank you! (though, thanks to limited creativity in the area/price point, it is possible I could live in a very similar house if I stay in the area...blah)
Yes! A 65 acre farm with ponds, forest, and fields is heaven to me :)
Jusk like 90% of Spaniards my parents live in an apartment, but own some land that I wouldn't say no to. Anyway, I'd happily say yes to their apartment with huge balconies!
I lived with them until one month ago, thinking about moving back in there all my stuff is making me nauseated.
Never, ever, ever - it's an evil suburban tract house with no redeeming values at all and is currently crammed cellar to attic with my mom and dad's assorted collections.
My brother and I have discussed this (having lost one parent and the other on dialysis) and he's more than willing to stay in the house and in our neighborhood/state for the rest of his life (he's moved out ONCE for about two years to a dorm).
I'm moving back to LA, so I don't care.
could I move it 1000 miles east to nyc?
the house itself is lovely, but the area -- well, I've done the area.
In a heart beat. Huge apartment in New York City. No land, but lots and lots of closets.
i DO live where i grew up - came back after 5-6 years away, me and the brother renovated the apartment, and now it's just great. sure, there are some not-so-great associations and behaviors linked to living in your childhood home, but i don't care... i like owning the place more than anything!! but uh, one thing...i would NEVER live with parents, no way no how! i took off when i was a pre-teen, too...i never could live with the parental units.
I loved the Eichler that I grew up in. Sadly, new owners have horribly 're-muddled' it. So no.
I'd rather die.
Hell. Yes. I loved the house I grew up in (a great big rambling shore colonial in Connecticut), you can't beat the location (about 200 yards from the Sound), and there's so much you could do with it (amazing bones, big but still cozy).
If only I could afford it.
my parents have lived in 9 houses in my lifetime and I would love to live in 8 of them. they range from a gigantic victorian to a nice ranch to a cute little yellow cottage. the one I wouldn't be interested in is a very boring two story cookie cutter with a really conventional layout. to be honest, given their track record of choosing nice/interesting houses, my guess is they bought the house solely because it had a really nice pool table that came with the house.
My Dad lives in the house my grandfather and great grandfather built by hand. It is in a fairly secluded (but not exclusive) community in the near Northern Virginia suburbs. I love the house, I love the memories, and I wouldn't feel too bad gutting a lot of it, but I don't know if I can leave the city.
My parents have a cute little 1930's craftsman cottage that is cute on paper, but I wouldn't live there. All refurbs have been done cheaply and half assed, the place would have to be gutted to become acceptable. Also, no way I'd move back to F-no.
1800's detached house in the country side in England, now worth over $1million dollars and in the middle of nowhere. hmm, i wouldnt wanna raise kids in the "middle of nowhere" part, i remember riding my bike for 5 miles to get to my friends house, no thanx. but if the house was somewhere else, yes.
No, not unless the house moves itself out of the Snow Belt first.
I grew up in the projects...so, ugh...no thanks. Plus, my mom got relocated to a development for people with disability. So, once again...no thanks :)
Our home until I was 16 was 50 acres outside of Richmond VA. I have so many fond memories of that land and the house my dad designed perched on a hill, and the thought of it one day turning into a subdivision kills me. So yes, I'd take it back in a heartbeat. And then when I have kids they'd be able to play on haybales and find turtles in the stream and dig for arrowheads just like I did. Kind of makes me teary eyed just thinking about it. I was one lucky kid.
My brothers and I have had this conversation - none of us would move back. The house was built in 1818 but in a too-small town in a too cold part of the state with a too depressed economy. And the fact that my parents haven't thrown anything away in 50 years makes the idea even more unappealing.
Wonderful memories continue to make themsleves in my parents house, not to mention that I am designing the interiors, and even better it is on a cul de sac in coastal So Cal so yes, I would move back in a heart beat.
You bet! An 1890s Victorian in a small town full of nice people. Unfortunately there are no jobs in that said small town...
Totally. They had a great condo in Evanston, IL in a great neighborhood, wooden floors, lots of trees. For sure.
I think William Petersen III (Grissom on CSI) is still living there though. I might have to buy him out.
how timely for me....i'm in the process of saying yes or no to this very decision as our family house goes on sale in los angeles. it's a torturous decision for me. i'm thinking about it for the future, renting it now, and then renovating it completely for my husband and me. it's on the west side of los angeles and my parents bought it in 1962. but the sadness at the loss of both my parents, looking out on the garden that my father so adored, the living room where my mom died...i just don't know if i can even with all the renovations. anyone have personal experience with this? i mean, moving in when the memories can make one so sad.
lorettalynn, my mom didn't throw anything away for 80 years...and then some. i've just found photos and papers dating back to 1917. not to mention boxes and boxes of souvenirs from the '30's and '40's -- ticket stubs, concert programs from prague, vienna ca. 1946, train tickets, 1938 and 1964 worlds fair memorabilia, WWII unbelievable papersand photos, etc. etc. oh, and then there are the barbie dolls, the troll dolls, the shirley temple dolls, the 1960 tv star pcis /autographs.......
if only I had a rich, east-coast property owning family...
No. For one thing, my childhood consisted of moving every two or three years (army brat? no. AT&T brat? yes.), and the longest-serving home of them was the last, and therefore the least "childhoodish." I don't feel attached to it as once I may have.
My parents retired twelve years ago and now live in a waterfront townhouse in Florida. I wouldn't move there, either; for one thing, I already lived there by myself for two years while it was a waiting-for-retirement investment property, and for another, you couldn't pay me to leave Virginia for Florida.
My parents often talk about retiring and moving back to their home country. If the option of taking over their $900 mortgage payment and live in a 2-story, 5-bedroom Craftsman-style home in Los Angeles was option, would I do it?
in. a. heartbeat.
I took over my childhood home one year ago in Bellevue, WA and so far have no regrets. Sure there are many horrible changes to the town of my birth (big holes in the ground and cranes in the sky) but I can't argue with a home I never would have been able to afford. It has good bones and was very well maintained. I used to begrudgingly tell people I was from Bellevue, but now the stigma is so extreme (Seattelites can tell you) that I have to make a joke of it. People ask me if I feel weird sleeping in the master bedroom. My answer is no. It's my bedroom now and it has very little resemblance to the old decor. If I were using their old BED, that would be creepy.
BB-My sister purchased my father's home after he died. It was the home I had grown up in and I hated returning for holidays or anything because it was just strange seeing her stuff in our old home. It didn't help knowing that my father died at the house either!
Of course it might be different for you depending on the circumstances. Let's just say that my father didn't die a natural death, so the constant reminder of the tragedy was the really hard part.
BB-One more thing, my sister didn't have any trouble living there and only sold it several years later because she needed more room for her growing family.
like the house, the neighborhood/climate/economy are questionable
Mom's house, no way too big (7 brms, brady bunch family)
Dad's would have kept it for vacations untill this year when he put on a MONSTER addition to his charming foursquare 2brms, bath, living and two car garage and thats just the addition.
Also... rural Mich, shudder.
I love my parents' house---and so did they. It's on land that has been in my mother's family for 110 years, and it's an architectural gem, with a fine pedigree, several interior walls of stone (matching the entire exterior), huge windows, redwood ceilings, endless closets, and more.
would I move back to my parents house? As much as I love my parents' bas ass pad the answer is "hell, to the NO!"
I'd even try to figure out how to make a living in my ass-backwards hometown (the worst place to live in Canada... according to one study). My parents live in a riverfront arts and crafts 3-story marvel. The front yard has >100 varieties of David Austin roses. I spent most of my childhood scraping paint off the the woodwork...
I just spent the weekend dogsitting for my parents. I would live in that house in a heartbeat. Their 1920s house has an awesome backyard, that alone is worth it to me. The layout isn't the best but I've renovated it in my head to make it more useful.
However, there are 800 people in the town my parents live in. It was a great place to grow up but not the place I want to be in my late 20s.
It is a beautiful location. It just goes to show, it does not matter where you live.. everyone has a story.
I'd love to move back into the house I grew up in until age 12, unfortunately my family lives in the house we moved into after that, and while the house is plenty nice and still within San Francisco city limits, I've never had a fondness for it. The old house was smaller and in some ways less unique, but the set up of it always felt endlessly more comfortable, and the location, a short walk from the ocean, where I could hear fog horns from my childhood bed, is perfection.
I tend to think of my childhood home as the ideal house. The living room had very high ceilings and huge windows. The entire house had fantastic light. It was located on a quiet street, well, except for when the train went by. If I could move back, I would, but the houses in that complex go for 1.5 million minimum nowadays.
My husband and I moved into my grandparents' house-- a 1958 ranch with ancient oak trees and a huge backyard-- when they moved to assisted living six months ago. They built the house and were its only owners. It has plenty of "character": a ceiling fan and separate overhead light across the room on the same circuit, so the fan only runs as fast as the light is bright (dim the light and the fan slows down); an oven that plugs in to the wall inside one of our cabinets; a pink tile bathroom. Apartment Therapy has been so helpful as we restore our home!
BB- Sometimes it's best to have your wonderful memories of your parents from afar. It sounds very difficult. Sell their house and use the profits to purchase a place for you and your family. It will feel like a gift from them.
Sadly, my parents sold the home I grew up in to move into a retirement community. They have a smaller home now, with everything they need on one floor. My dad doesn't have to mow the lawn anymore, and this new place is much easier to maintain than the old home, but I miss the home I grew up in.
No way in hell. I have bad memories of the house my parents built in my teens. My folks know this and have already willed it to my daughter, who has better memories.
Speaking of bad memories & deaths that weren't natural ... my aunt was murdered by her husband in the home they'd shared for 40 years. Shortly afterward his (natural, no-prosecution) death (seven years later), their daughter moved in ... and made her office in the room where her mom's body was found.
hmmmm. I commonly refer to my childhood home as 'the morgue', so that would be a 'no, thanks'.
No. Absolutely no way, under no circumstances, Nooo.
In principle, it is a very nice house: It is a large bungalow with some amazing woodwork and built in's. It had an odd remodel/addition before my mom bought it, but with a lot of work I am sure I could make it very nice. I would consider remodeling it for someone else's use, but I would never ever move back into that house. Just visiting it makes me claustrophobic and anxious.
Probably not. The house is nice, but is a fairly typical 4-bedroom ranch, built in the 70's and added onto when I was a kid. The lot is wonderfully large and I would kill for the flowering cherry tree in their front yard, but I could never get a job in my profession in my parent's small town. Besides, my dad is a pastor, and they've told me that whenever they retire, they will not stay in that same small town (for the sake of the new pastor), so it's never something I've considered.
The point is kinda moot since my childhood home was torn down last year. Tiny ranch replaced with 1.5 million dollar faux-stucco mcmansion.
But no, I wouldn't live there again even if it were still standing. Seriously unpleasant childhood. I only revisit that house in my bad dreams.
My husband and I just bought the house that he grew up in...we didn't realize exactly how much the house had been neglected until we moved in and started find things that had been "fixed" (hidden from us). In the last few months we have had to completely gut the kitchen, raise the foundation on one side of the house, replace windows, hang drywall and make frantic calls to an exterminator. Someday we may be finished and the house will be fantastic, but I'm not sure that I can make it through all of this without throttling his mother. It stinks to feel like you got hosed by previous owners when they are family. On the bright side, we are now fairly competent with power tools.
I would do anything to avoid moving back with my parents. I have just put my house up for sale, considering the market conditions this could be crazy.
But I would rather take the risk than go back home. I have a blog about it all if anyone wants to follows my progress
My parents were smart and bought in one of the hippest areas of Denver long before it was hip and now they've got a charming older home with tons of great amenities around it and its within walking distance of downtown. If I left NY to go back there it's definitely where I'd want to live, but I'm not so crazy about the idea of the upkeep on an older home. I'm more of a condo person myself.
First I have to say that I'm finding this to be the single most interesting thread on AT in at least a couple of years, and that's saying something, because I'm basically addicted.
Anyway... my folks live in a different state from the one that we lived in while I was growing up. I live in a studio co-op that I own in Manhattan, and I think it would be easier to have a limb amputated than for me to move out of this city. It would be easier to have two limbs amputated than to move to their town.
They own their current house, but they never owned anything we ever lived in while I was growing up, because whatever congregation my father served at the time always owned the parsonage. One of the houses we lived in was in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans -- 1001 Lizardi on the corner of Rampart Street, and although the previous preacher's wife found a dead body on her back porch one day, we got along beautifully with the actual neighbors there.
The house I grew up in is cute, big, has a great backyard full of fruit trees and a huge pool - but it's my hometown (Chico, CA) that you couldn't pay me to move back to (sorry Chico, you're cute but hell to the no!). My Grandparents' gorgeous two-story corner lot house in the Glenview district of Oakland, on the other hand, is another story. It's essentially been untouched, with gorgeous hardwood floors covered w/ big oriental rugs, for the past 50 years. SO MUCH potential. I would move back there in a heartbeat if I could get enough money together for all the needed upgrades & renovations (rewiring, new pipes etc).
No. Dark house with few windows and dark panelling in the living areas from the early 80's. Big, which is nice, but in a soul-less suburb of Houston. (Great place to grow up, but I wouldn't go back there!) I do love the scores of pinetrees in the yard, though and the neighborhood has an interesting mix of large early 80's houses with unique features.
My mother recently retired and is starting to finally update it a bit (even the carpet is original, 24 years old!). The plan is to sell it eventually, but the house hasn't appreciated in value at all in 24 years, sadly. People in the area want bland brand new houses with no trees.
No - but I might use it as a vacation home. It's on a cattle farm, and the home itself is about 150 years old. However, it was last renovated in 1980, and it shows. It would have to be completely gutted.
What house that which parent lived in at what time? (We moved around a lot, largely between cheap rentals, and my parents divorced when I was young.) Kind of a moot point actually, since the answer is "no, no, no" in all cases.
My life didn't BEGIN until I got the heck out of the town where I spent the majority of my childhood. No way in h-e-double-hocky-sticks would I move back there of my own volition. My mom's actually very unhappy to still be there, but feels like she's kind of stuck until she meets her full retirement age in a couple of years, when she will most certainly pack up and leave, if she stays there that long.
Somehow, this place made Money.com's list of the "Top Places in the U.S. to Raise Kids" about a year ago. I don't think anyone working on that list ever actually attempted to be a kid there, or talk to anyone who was. It's a pretty miserable place to grow up if you don't fit in perfectly, and it's a pretty hard place to fit in. But it looks pretty on a post-card, so I guess that makes everything allright.
(OK, I will grant them, it had decent school districts and low rate of violent crime. Both important factors when choosing a place to raise kids. But they didn't bother to take into account the cruelty of the elementary and jr-high kids there, nor the lack of social options if you don't fit in perfectly right from the get-go. Also, their criteria didn't include teen suicide rates. I have no idea what the rate in that town was-- whether it was higher, lower, or the same as the rest of the country-- but how in the world can you claim to be compiling a list of the best places to raise kids if you don't even check the freakin' suicide rates?)
My mom moved down the block from my childhood home because her new house had a huge pool (irony that she doesn't swim) so don't really have a choice. I loved my childhood house though. When I could affoed it I would definetely buy it though but never move in with my mom again. I like my privacy and even though I'm an adult she still nags me.
Woah I was thinking about just this on my way to work this morning!
60s split level with the kitchen in the (semi) basement. I loved the layout, the windows, the living room, the space, the solarium... Oh man. but the suburbs!? Really? I love waliking to work too much, and don't know how to drive.
Maybe in 20 years (or 10!)
My parents live in a 55 and better(!) community, so it's essentially not allowed. It's also in a state I don't want to live in, and they live next to someone whose email is something along the lines of email@example.com. So...yeah. Not happening. But the house itself is pretty awesome and nice, even though it's new construction.
I'd happily take the house I grew up in: a beautiful, but deeply neglected Craftsman/psuedo-tudor in a great neighborhood in Vancouver. If the house is left to me, I'll happily renovate and rent it out, or sell it once the messy correction is past.
I'd *never* move back in with my folks, though. Love them deeply, will not live with them. And my work isn't portable.


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Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring
You've Chosen Bamboo, Now What?
You have made the decision to go with an eco-friendly bamboo floor. Congratulations! You have made a step toward going green. Now, how can you go one step farther? By going with strand woven bamboo flooring.
So what is strand woven bamboo? It is the material that is made when strands of bamboo ar woven together and treated with an adhesive. This material is then flat until it sets up. Afterwards it is cut into whatever sizing boards or planks that ar required. You may ask, what makes this a green material? Rather than loose the pieces of bamboo that ar left behind in the process of making standard bamboo planks, this material is recycled immediately by making it into strand woven bamboo.
What Are The Benefits?
Strand woven bamboo is one of the most stable woods that can be used for wood floors. The durability and toughness of strand woven makes it very hard to beat when used in high traffic areas. With the fast growth cycle of bamboo there is always an ample supply of material. Strand woven bamboo is extremely easy to clean. Usually you only need a dust mop to clean it. If it does require actual swabbing then a simple solution of vinegar and water will get the job through quickly. Strand woven bamboo tends to be more moisture resistant than traditional bamboo flooring. This can greatly increase the life span of your floor.
There ar several other benefits to having a strand woven bamboo floor. One such benefit includes being allergen free. If you ar unhappy with the color of the stain, or if becomes faded or scuffed over time, then it can be sanded and refinished the same as any traditional hardwood floor. One thing to keep in mind is that bamboo flooring will actually require refinishing less often than a traditional wood floor. This could possibly save you a good deal of money over time.
So Why Does Strand Woven Bamboo Last?
Bamboo itself is a naturally durable wood. Once you take bamboo, layer it, and send it through a lamination process you end up with a sheet or plank that is extremely durable as well as being very resistant to damage. This combined with bamboo's natural ability to expand and contract with relative ease can lead to an extremely long life span for your floor.
With just a little elbow grease and a little hard work you will soon have a very refined and captivating floor. Keep in mind that you should look for companies that do non use formaldehyde in the making of their product. Formaldehyde can be used in some furniture construction as a wood preservative. It can make you sick over time if there is little or no ventilation in your home. Once you have your floor installed it will be time to sit back, relax, and enjoy! Your new strand woven floor will help add grace to whatever room you install it.
No matter what the reason for choosing your new strand woven bamboo flooring, you will be able to enjoy it for years to come. With an unmatched durability you will be pleased with your beautiful new bamboo floor.
If you're shopping for new flooring for the office there are more things to consider than the floor's durability. The type of floor you choose says a lot about your company and the right one can make a lasting impression on the people you want to impress.
You might just be looking for a durable, yet fashionable floor that you don't have to replace, is easy to maintain and provides as much function as it does decorator appeal. Or, you could be looking for all of the above, but you also want a conversation piece and something that will make a statement about your company. If this sounds like you, then strand woven bamboo flooring is the optimal choice.
First, bamboo is one of the greenest floors out there, and that can be important to prospective customers. In fact, no one will condemn your choice for choosing a green floor like stranded bamboo, regardless of whether or not they take active steps to promote environmental friendliness. A strand woven bamboo floor gives you a story to tell and not just something on which you walk.
Strand woven bamboo is made when the natural bamboo is shredded into strips and then bonded back together with intense heat and resins. The construction types can vary just like hardwood floors. There are solid strand woven bamboo floors, engineered strand woven bamboo floors. When made correctly, strand woven bamboo can be three times harder than red oak making it perfect for commercial flooring applications.
Engineered stranded bamboo is a tough veneer attached to a multi-ply construction of a common wood material. Solid strand woven bamboo floors are bamboo from top to bottom. Either of these choices is great for commercial floors and perfect for areas that got a lot of foot traffic.
Like hardwood floors, the quality of the finish has a lot to do with how well the floor will perform over its lifetime. It's usually a combination of polyurethane and aluminum oxide, and the factors that affect this are both the quality of the chemicals used and how many finish coats are used.
Inferior chemicals can create toxic emissions and companies who use them likely aren't concerned about the effect the manufacturing of their products is having on the environment. What you see is a floor, but as you travel down the rabbit hole, you might find that the claims of "green flooring" are largely overstated.
When shopping for strand woven bamboo flooring, you want to be sure you're buying from a reputable manufacturer with a sound track record of doing the right thing by the environment, because those who take the time to do just that are more likely concerned about quality. They'll also be the ones that are still around to honor any warranties.
There are a lot of commercial floors out there on the market and several different directions you can go. From commercial vinyl to commercial carpet and even commercial hardwood, all can be practical choices and provide the function you need, but strand woven bamboo floors standout in a crowd for a multitude of reasons. And when choosing anything for your business, making an effort to standout is always a good idea, whether you're choosing flooring or having business cards printed.
Stranded bamboo flooring says your company is different, and that every detail is considered before action is taken.
New trends in home renovation seem to gather momentum like a tidal wave, and eco-friendly flooring options are no exception. Floor coverings that were once obscure and untested in the market place are now in great demand, as environmentally conscious homeowners look for "green" products that are sustainably manufactured and non-detrimental to the health of their families and the planet.
Here are five eco-friendly flooring products that have gone mainstream:
Using any of these eco-friendly flooring options can add a distinct look to your home and make a statement that beautiful building products don't necessarily need to come with unwanted environmental consequences.
Just like floors made from virgin wood, reclaimed wood floors require special maintenance and care during the holiday season. While this type of floor is made from reclaimed lumber that was once used for another purpose, properly caring for it will make it indistinguishable from traditional wood flooring.
Despite the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, with friends and family passing in and out of your home – along with endless pairs of wet shoes and glasses of holiday spirits – protecting your reclaimed wood flooring is not as difficult as it may seem.
No-Shoes Policy
Water and snow on shoes can cause reclaimed wood flooring to become slippery, and dirty shoes can create scratches. Furthermore, all of the above can remove the finish on your reclaimed lumber and shorten the life of your floor. In addition to helping your reclaimed wood floors stay dry in wet weather, implementing a no-shoes policy can help your floors stay cleaner.
Make a no-shoes policy that's simple for your family and guests to follow by providing a shoe rack and a place to sit at the entryway of your home. Keep a basket full of slippers with no-slip soles next to the shoe rack. Inexpensive, washable and re-usable slippers can be purchased in bath stores and even IKEA. On the other hand, if you feel implementing a no-shoes policy may burden your guests, place walk off mats on either side of each entryway door so guests can wipe their feet twice before they move about your home.
Adding Layers
Reclaimed wood flooring can feel ice-cold on bare feet and through thin-soled shoes. While this may be a welcome sensation during the hot summer months, chilly toes can prompt family members to turn up the heat, driving up the cost of your energy bill. To help remedy this situation, use rugs in high-traffic areas, rooms where people gather and on either side of the beds in bedrooms. Use a long rug in the hallway and area rugs in large rooms such as the living and dining room. In addition to providing warmth, rugs can help protect reclaimed lumber from foot traffic, heavy furniture and dropped objects.
Keeping reclaimed wood floors clean does more than just make your home sparkle; it also protects reclaimed lumber from scratches and water damage. Sweep high-traffic areas on reclaimed wood flooring daily with a soft-bristled broom or a dry sweeping cloth that traps dirt and dust. Vacuum once a week using the setting for floors so the bristles are gentler on your reclaimed lumber.
Spill Patrol
When you combine holiday cheer with an abundance of food and people you love, accidents happen. You cannot always prevent food and drink spills, but you can protect your reclaimed floors by taking immediate action. Before a holiday gathering, prepare a spill kit so you are not scrambling to find these items when foods or beverages make contact with your floor. In a bucket, keep a set of clean rags, white vinegar, mineral spirits, extra-fine steel wool and, if needed, floor wax. If your reclaimed wood flooring is surface-sealed, simply wipe up spills with dry rags and clean sticky spots with a rag dampened with water or a solution of water and white vinegar. If your reclaimed wood floors are unfinished or waxed, you may need to re-wax any affected areas. Rubbing mineral spirits and steel wool in a circular motion can help remedy water spots on your floor's finish.
If you use decorative candles, you can clean wax spilled on your reclaimed lumber by first allowing the wax to harden. Use a plastic putty knife or card to see if the wax simply lifts off on its own or to gently scrape off as much as you can. Then, vigorously rub a used dryer sheet over the wax. Turn a hairdryer onto a low heat setting, and use the hot air to melt the wax that remains; use paper towels to lift the wax. Finally, use a cloth dampened with equal parts water and white vinegar to wipe the area clean.
Installing reclaimed wood flooring is an investment you make in your home that can last countless years with the proper maintenance. Protecting your floors from everyday use and accidents will make them the envy of your guests for many future holidays.
Let's face facts: You are a hardwood floor aficionado.
You can abide by carpets in certain situations – under very carefully controlled circumstances. But you prefer the beautiful, clean, hardwood floor look. Whether you are remodeling your East Bay condominium, gutting and restoring a beautiful old San Francisco area mansion, or simply looking for fun and cool tips to make your floors "pet, child and teenager proof," here are some 2012 flooring trends:
Engineered Flooring
If you live in a high humidity area, you may worry about traditional wood floors. After all, wood is a natural substance, and it has a tendency to warp, bend and twist in high humidity conditions. Buffer yourself against the elements by installing engineered wood flooring made of plywood and sandwiched finished wood. This quality flooring looks pretty much identical to traditional wood flooring, but it's often a lot easier to take care of.
Scraped Wood Flooring
If you have kids or pets, you can never quite achieve a state of Zen relaxation, because some part of you always worries about how and when your pets or kids will destroy your floors. On the other hand, you like the hardwood floor look, and you don't want to morph your house or condo into one of those homes where there is nothing but Berber carpeting everywhere – not your style. Consider installing scraped wood flooring, which has a lot of character and a cool look. It can take a licking and still look pretty great.
Porcelain Tiling
Sure, you could install marble tiling. But that's expensive, and in today's raw economy, you probably want to pinch pennies somewhere (without sacrificing quality or luxury, of course). Porcelain tile might be a sophisticated, trendy, durable choice. Unless you get your geology hammer out and really examine the porcelain closely, you'll have a very difficult time distinguishing it from genuine marble.
So those are three pretty interesting and likely trends for 2012. If you need help caring for or installing or finishing a floor, connect with the Bay Area Hardwood Floor Team at Elegant Floors. Call us at 650-961-1339 for a free inspection or estimate, or learn more about your resources and options at www.elegant-floors.com.
Woodworkers and interior designers everywhere will tell you the beauty in walnut hardwood flooring. For centuries wood workers have boasted about the prize winning walnut wood. It has a magical swirl pattern within its grain that makes it beautiful to lie inside your home or sitting area. The walnuts grain is so dynamic that it seems to change with every piece of walnut.
If you are not sure if walnut hardwood flooring will meet your current or planned home decor, worry no more. With the hundreds of stains and colors you can get put on your hardwood flooring, there is no reason why you could not find the perfect match. Bronze, natural and toasted coffee is just a few of the colors you can have your walnut stained to match you design needs and tastes. Cleaning and maintaining your hardwood flooring correctly and regularly will help ensure you years of use out of it.
Purchase name brand wood cleaners that are not made with wax, oil, or vinegar. These liquids could scratch your wood and take off the stain color. Then you are left with a dull spotty floor, which is nothing to brag about.
Before purchasing and installing your walnut hardwood flooring be sure to find the style and color that fits your decor best. Walnut can be expensive depending on the supplier you go through, so you want to be sure your floors don't get too much damage. If your room is high traffic or involves a lot of kids and toys, you may want to choose a less pricey wood for your hardwood flooring.
These woods are just as easy to clean, but much cheaper to repair or re-stain if needed. If you aren't sure which wood to use ask a flooring or wood working professional for their opinion or you can check some online stores before you make your final purchase
Hardwood floors have a lot of "pluses" that make them appealing for designers, remodelers, builders, and owners alike. But although hardwood floors can withstand lots of heavy traffic and abuse, they are vulnerable to water damage. When water damage occurs to hardwood floors, the cleanup can be expensive and…
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Are your floors acceptable to you? Do you wish it was made of different material? Are you concerned about your flooring's environmental impact? Do you wish it was easier to clean? Knowing the answers to these questions will help you in your next remodel or if you are constructing your own home. The best way to choose new flooring is to take a look at the materials that are available and then choose which one suits your needs and your wishes the best. Before that, though, you need to know what you would like and what you need out of your flooring. Here are some flooring ideas for you to consider.
Today more and more people are becoming environmentally conscious. It may be hard to fathom, it is highly attainable to go "green" with your flooring, also. Have you been looking for "green" flooring ideas? The two most popular "green" flooring options on the market are bamboo and cork. Bamboo is actually a kind of grass that grows "like a weed" worldwide. Cork flooring is technically made out of the bark from cork trees. Over time, the bark grows back (and is re-harvested) and it is actually beneficial for the trees to have the bark removed every decade or so. If you desire to have "green" floors, there are excellent options.
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With Christmas approaching and wintery temperatures outside, I am totally drawn to natural materials. Especially to wood to be precise. I love the cosy and homey look of wood in interior design. Moreover, not only it's a sustainable material but it's also very versatile and can add a rustic as well as a modern look to interiors. With this in mind I browsed the internet on the search for something that could translate this idea into a real space and I was lucky - I found two amazing examples that exhibit the power of wood in interiors and showcase the individual ways of using it. By coincidence, both homes that I'd like to tour with…
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Wood flooring is the most abundantly renewable flooring material available. The trees used to make wood floors are produced in a factory called a forest by a renewable source of energy called the sun. Sustainable forest management makes it possible to harvest wood without any serious impact on the environment, because trees are a renewable resource that can be replaced time and time again. Check out the environmental facts about wood floors:
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You're at a crossroads. You know your carpet needs to be replaced, but you also have the option of simply exposing the hardwood floors underneath. While both options will require work and an investment there are benefits to exposing the hardwood floors. Here are just a few of the reasons you should pull up your rug and embrace hardwood flooring…
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Timeless beauty, clean lines, strength and durability as well as the ease of cleaning and the classic look make hardwood flooring the perfect choice for your home.
No matter what your personal style is, there is a flooring choice for you because of the unlimited selection available. But before you rush out shopping for your hardwood flooring, keep these tips in mind.
Before you head off to the renovation stores, measure the rooms that you plan to cover with hardwood flooring. If you decide to also place hardwood on the stairs, measure these as well. Stairs are generally more expensive than flooring due to the extra cutting and shaping that is required. This is especially…
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With today's advancements in wood flooring stains and finishes, cleaning wood floors has become much less of an arduous process. Regular maintenance requires little more than sweeping with a soft bristle broom and vacuuming with a soft floor attachment (if the floor has a beveled edge that could collect debris). To minimize maintenance and maintain the beauty of your wood floors, consider the following preventive maintenance tips:
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Whether you already own gorgeous hardwood floors or you are in the market for flooring and considering them for your home, you should think about the upkeep when choosing. While hardwood flooring can increase the value of your home while selling, and they are an upgrade that many homeowners must have, they also require regular maintenance. Hardwood flooring can be a beautiful investment, and to protect them against moisture damage, abuse, and keeping them shiny and inviting, here are tips to help you decide if hardwood flooring is for you and your…
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Click Flooring - Oak Laminate
Click flooring is a great modern alternative to using solid wooden flooring. You can get great click flooring from a number of outlets online including the reputable wooden floor shop based in Northern Ireland. The most popular click flooring is with out a doubt the oak laminate flooring as it comes in such a wide range and style. One of the most popular of this click flooring is the Euro range. This Euro range includes a newport oak laminate, cornwall oak laminate, honey oak laminate and many more. The reason this click laminate flooring is so popular because of its ease of installation…
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If you need to use hardwood, it's essential that you should realise that you'll find different varieties of woods which you can use in recent times. The Brazilian form of wood is usually called the Brazilian cherry hardwood flooring and is one of several famous form of hardwoods and its also called as a fascinating type too. Brazilian cherry hardwood floors is really an option and its referred to as the jatoba and is in red-brown lines. It's a durable form of wood flooring which is resistant against dents and also to scuffs unlike other forms of woods. This is often utilized for different flooring of the home also it can also be employed on stairs.
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It doesn't sound like a tough question but surprises me how often it's discussed. Refinishing hardwood floors depends largely on what each person conceives as needing to be refinished, refreshed, or brought back to a new or improved appearance. While some can live with the everyday wear and tear, others may demand the new flawless appearance.
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Traditional hardwood floor sanding is typically an extremely dusty process – a dust-storm in your home, lingering dust in your air-ducts, and a cleanup headache that feels like it will never end. The Atomic DCS provides a cleaner, healthier and faster sanding process reducing dust far beyond what the traditional sanding process generates.
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Sure, homeowners want flooring that is stylish. But more than that, they want flooring that is authentic. They want the real natural beauty that often comes with hardwood floors. The World Floor Covering Association notes the following trends when it comes to authentic hardwood floors.
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