From the Start

When starting a flooring renovation, a client should evaluate the traffic level of their home. Do they have a lot of traffic with kids and pets? Or, do they have low traffic with lower activity? These types of questions help our staff determine which type of floor, grain and texture is most suitable for their specific situation. Both color and grain will greatly impact the overall aesthetics of the area. Lighter tones tend to open spaces and lend themselves to a casual, neutral palette while darker tones create a warmer, cozier feel.

    Art can take on many different approaches and styles. Ken Wood, an artist and professor at St. Louis Community College, combines relief printmaking, the more traditional process of printing,  and collagraph printing, a process in which glue and fabric are used to add texture to a print. The end result under Wood’s artistic eye is a smattering of colorful shapes swirling across a white background.

    After nearly a dozen corporate moves and almost as many home purchases, a couple now living in Chesterfield knows how to pick a good house. But as the husband approached retirement, they began to consider where they would live when the choice would be entirely theirs.

    “We love St. Louis,” says the wife. “We lived here twice before, and our daughter graduated from high school here and stayed. We have three adult children in three different cities. St. Louis is in the middle.”

        An idyllic setting and great bones are sometimes all it takes to make a home suitable for renovating rather than replacing. Overlooking the picturesque grounds of a local country club, with a back yard nestling into a private wooded oasis with a creek, this late 1960s Neoclassical-style dwelling seemed a perfect candidate for a fresh yet refined makeover. Its unique features include subtle level changes on the first floor, with the foyer and east/west passageways at one height and sinking two steps down into the primary spaces.