An alternative to painted sheet rock or wood is to create a unique look by using ceiling tiles. Armstrong offers several types of tile that can transform your ceiling into a different look. I often forget about the ceiling and focus on other aspects of the home. These products are designed so that they can be installed by do-it-yourselfers.
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Danish retailer BoConcepts has opened a furniture store in Houston. The store is located near Highland Village at 4302 Westheimer. BoConcepts has over 150 retail stores around the world and offers a great selection of modern furniture designed for the urban shopper.
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There are about to be more choices in Houston for home decorating. Ashley is opening two Houston furniture stores. Conroe and Katy will be the first locations with plans to build 8-10 more. The Ashley HomeStores concept centers upon 45,000 square foot retail locations. The Wisconsin manufacturer will use these stores to market their own brand exclusively, focusing on settings in which the customer can see entire rooms of furniture setup as he or she would see in his or her own house.
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I recently had a chance to visit with designer and furniture maker, Cole Scego. Cole has some great metal products that he designs and fabricates by his own hand.
Tell me about yourself
I am 26 years old and live in rural Missouri with my wife Gina and our two weimaraners Eins and Dreist. I grew up out in the country and spent a great deal of my time outdoors and in the water. I couldn't wait to get out of school and move into a city, but after living in Springfield and St. Louis for a while I discovered that I greatly missed the peace and quiet of living in the country. Last year my wife and I bought a 5 acre patch of woods about an hour west of St. Louis and built a house. There is just something about living among nature that inspires and calms me.
Can you tell me a little about your work?
I try to create pieces that are visually inspiring and not only functional as furniture. I design my work to last functionally for generations. I would describe my work as high quality, high end. All of my furniture is welded solid or made entirely of one piece of metal. I do not make anything that requires assembly or that uses fasteners to hold something together. I use a wide variety of processes, such as laser cutting, waterjet cutting, and machining to create my pieces. To create the coating, I will often use up to 7 or 8 different colors and a clear coat on each piece. Over the past 4 or 5 years I have developed a wide variety of masking and application techniques that are not commonly used in the powder coating field. I am not aware of anyone else creating the type of finishes that I am using powder coating.
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I love finding space saving designs that offer function and conserve space. Behind the Wall is a both a wall and a sofa. People can sit on both sides of the couch and interact with one another through the sofa. I bet children would have a blast sitting on this couch! This could be a solution where two brothers/sisters have to share a room. Jordi Canudas designed this piece.
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