4 Different Finishing Materials and Their Effect on your Home Space
Personalizing your space is critically important to making the home feel like your home and making it the sanctuary that it should be.
17/08/2018
The finishes that you choose for your home have a dramatic impact on both the look and the feel of the home. Personalizing your space is critically important to making the home feel like your home and making it the sanctuary that it should be. Here are five unique finishing materials that you may not have thought about that you can use to transform your home and turn it into the personalized home of your dreams:
Adding A Deck
Adding a deck to your home, or replacing an old deck, is an affordable way to transform your outdoor space and give you the kind of indoor/outdoor living space that will reflect your lifestyle. Low maintenance decking is real wood that has been treated with a bio-based liquid that makes the wood look great without staining or maintenance other than occasional cleaning. It’s the perfect choice for people who want beautiful outdoor living space that will look great even with a lot of use.
Reclaimed Wood Wall Panels
If you spend any time at all following home design blogs or browsing Pinterest and Instagram you know that wood paneling is a hot trend for homes again. But today’s wood panels are not those chipboard eyesores from the 70s. The wood wall panels that are on trend today are reclaimed wood that has a beautiful aged look. Reclaimed wood panels these days are also more durable than ever before. Realstone wood panels come in two shades and they are perfect for interior living. They are pest resistant and they won’t rot, fade, splinter or need a lot of maintenance. Just simple cleaning is all that they need to continue looking amazing. Modern reclaimed wood panels are gorgeous to look at and add warmth and rustic charm to living rooms, kitchens, and bedrooms.
Engineered Hardwood Flooring
Engineered hardwood flooring is perfect for today’s modern home. It has the gorgeous irreplaceable look of hardwood without all the high maintenance and problems that hardwood flooring is known for. Engineered hardwood flooring is real wood. But it’s wood that has been treated with an acrylic resin that seals in the beauty of the wood while making the flooring much harder and more resistant to damage. If you have always wanted hardwood floors but you thought they were impractical because you have kids, or pets, or always have people coming and going these are the hardwood floors for you. Engineered hardwood floors are 300% more resistant to spills and damage than traditional hardwood floors. When it comes to hardwood flooring you can have the drama and beauty of real wood with the durability that you need.
Fiber Cement Siding
Cement fiber siding is a newer exterior finish that combines durability and the beautiful look of real wood. If you love the vintage look of Craftsman or historical homes but you don’t want high maintenance siding that can fade, crack, rot, or develop pest problems fiber cement siding is a great choice. It gives a home a very traditional and vintage look but it’s very low maintenance, resistant to pests, and fire resistant. Changing the siding on your home is a smart way to turn the home you have into the eye catching home you’ve always wanted.