While border states like ours make news with the debate over building a massive wall, superstars of HGTV (like Texas’s own Fixer Upper), routinely advocate tearing down walls in homes. The reasons for removing them are usually both practical and aesthetic. People like rooms, but they love vistas. A wall between the kitchen and the living and/or dining room cannot stand. The cook in the family wants to interact with other family members and guests while prepping dinner (Never mind those of us who might appreciate fewer distractions while cooking. Or, privacy for when the Thanksgiving turkey lands on the laminate flooring). Being the best temple flooring company means we are open to any and all of your thoughts and ideas. We are just here to guide you along the way.
Some fans of HGTV might be tempted to conclude that knocking down walls to open up and reconfigure your living space takes little more than brute force and determination. Trust us when we say it takes more than a sledgehammer to safely and effectively change an existing floor plan. It’s all fun and games until someone inadvertently destroys a weight bearing wall or beam. That kitchen wall? Who knew that it housed plumbing pipes? (You could string lights on them for Christmas). And, speaking of lights, what about the homeowner who sawed right through a portion of his home’s wiring? Another shocking reminder of what can happen.
Like an episode of This Old House gone wrong, even seemingly benign tasks like pulling wallpaper off of an old plaster wall can bring down the plaster leaving you dazed and covered in white dust, looking like a ghost. Trick-or-treat! Of course, your DIY job just got a lot more expensive.
As the best temple flooring company, Gallery Design Center loves adventurous homeowners. We’ve assisted many a DIYer in realizing their dreams. When contemplating major changes, we recommend doing lots of homework and consulting appropriate professionals before taking the plunge. We’ll help give you the courage to change the things you can. But, for those things you cannot change (yourself), we’ll offer our professional services or recommendations, including flooring installation.
That brings us to a question we hear a lot. Can we put down our own flooring? Maybe, and many have. It takes commitment. First, you have to determine if your room is “square” (walls of even length on opposite sides of the room). Is your floor level? Is it flat? – Yes, these are two different things. What is your substrate, and what prep is needed? Do you require a vapor barrier? Do you need to lay down plywood first? You have to be able to measure correctly. Hint: It helps if you excel at jigsaw puzzles. The bottom-line is that there are a lot of variables to consider, all of which would be much less stressful with the help of the best temple flooring company.
If you are presently pining for a new floor, we’ve got flooring samples galore. (We’re the best temple flooring company with as many choices as you have ideas). If pine isn’t your thing, you might want to consider European white oak flooring or depending on budget, a less expensive choice like bamboo flooring or vinyl plank and laminate flooring. If you lean toward the exotic, (or super long-wearing) try Tigerwood hardwood. Prized for its looks, its extreme hardness gives it superior durability, and its natural oil imbues it with resistance to insects, fungus, moisture, and decay.
Now let’s talk about style. An ever-growing array of great products means that a comfortable and smartly appointed interior is no longer reserved for the rich and famous. But, it takes a special gift or a trained eye to know what to put where. At Gallery Design Center we offer complete remodeling services (our professionals can provide installation for everything that we sell and will even paint your walls)! We also have the talent and years of combined expertise to help you select just the right look, from premier flooring to finishes to fabrics. Want your home’s appearance to rival those in Southern Living, Elle Décor, Coastal Living, Architectural Digest, or Côté Sud? Employ the help of one of our interior decorators to help create a style that’s exclusively yours.
Maybe you lean toward beautiful and traditional colors and patterns accented with your favorite antiques. Or, perhaps you want an all-natural look that’s clean and understated, or modern and minimalist. Then again, you may be truly eclectic with a desire to display only colors, textures and objects that you truly love no matter how diverse. Lake cabin? Mid-century modern? Dark and woody, or light and airy, we can help you visualize and realize your look (and feel).
We recently had an acquaintance ask us about using bright red subway tile as a backsplash in recently remodeled pale yellow and earth-toned kitchen. The answer was to “go for it,” if you want to channel a fast-food restaurant. What they really wanted was a pop of color. Polishing and hanging up their copper-bottomed pans was all that was needed to burnish the look, and to avoid being asked by their kids and dinner guests, “Can I get fries with that?”
Then, there was the young woman who selected what she was certain was the right shade of blue for her studio apartment to complement her impressionist art collection. She wanted a romantic feel but was very unpleasantly surprised when the room ended up looking like a cross between a funeral home and a bordello. The wrong shade of blue can be too sentimental, or just plain WRONG.
For more insight, or just to have fun looking at a wide array of options, pay us a visit at our showroom located in Temple, TX. We’re here to answer any questions and would be privileged to help you avoid any major meltdowns, arguments with your spouse, or trips to the ER when tackling your next home improvement.
(GDC is the #1 provider of flooring in Temple, TX and is the area’s very best flooring store and flooring installation provider centrally located to serve the Texas cities of Salado, Gatesville, Harker Heights, Killeen, Temple, Belton, Jarrell, McGregor, Holland, Cameron, Hewitt, Robinson).
