You don't have to wait to think renovating until your roof caves in. But if you've begun to store your stuff on the floor or the teens are singing for their own space, then renovating to accommodate lifestyle change now makes perfect sense. It's an ongoing process - Bit at a time.

People renovate for all sorts of reasons but most of us would prefer to put it off until we simply have to. Call it being in denial. What we're really afraid of is the domino effect — you change one thing and it impacts on another, then another... What begins as a minor alteration can end up a major nightmare. We choose instead to jump in the car, drive to the local hardware store or storage shop and come home with yet another bookcase, tin of Spackle or can of paint. Spending money on temporary solutions to on-going problems is a bit silly really and is certainly not cost-efficient.

Meshed flagstone are interlocking tiles, each 2.75 sft, which creates the needed movement inside or outside bringing the magic of "natural look". Today more and more of this stone is coming inside the house. Install it on the floor or accent wall - it sure will raise lot of praise and questions in your circle.

Imagine a beautiful surface for your bathroom walls, backsplash, flooring, fireplaces, and more.... that is designed to your unique taste and preferences, requires little or no maintenance, is easy to clean and lasts for decades. Mosaic tile is created from glass, natural stone, or a combination of the two. If you can dream it, glass and stone mosaic tile can make it happen. As easy as a weekend project for DYI' ers.

Designers have seen it all from stainless-steel overload to poor quality cabinets, from laminates to travertine tiles, from paint to mosaic backsplash. Here we bring you few pointers.

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We previously wrote about the Top 10 reasons to consider white for your next home design project in "White - When colorless is the color in question !" Native Americans associate grey with friendship. Grey is the symbol for security, maturity and dependability. It connotes responsibility and conservative practicality. No surprise then that there’s another color which joins white as a designer’s top favorite for a contemporary, monochromatic palette – and 10 reasons you should consider grey for your next project: