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Contemporary kitchen designs with a European flair have generated considerable interest in the U.S. kitchen and bath market. Merging contemporary designs with western expectations and an ever increasing "green" movement have created opportunities for an eclectic mix of styles. Environmental conscious homeowners acknowledge resource conservation and environmental protection in making home improvement decisions. Eco-friendly alternative options to traditional wood cabinetry have become available in reconstituted Wenge veneers and reconstituted Zebrawood veneers. These wood species appeal to homeowners looking for contemporary products with a "green" history, representing the preservation of valuable natural resources.

Wenge and Zebrawood are exotic African wood species considered threatened in their natural states. Efforts to provide these beautiful wood species without further accelerating their threatened status have resulted in reconstituted man-made veneers which are created from less expensive wood species and made to emulate true Wenge and Zebrawood. Reconstituted Wenge and Zebrawood begin with harvesting fast growing, sustainable woods such as Obeche. The Obeche veneer is peeled in layers, dyed the natural Wenge or Zebrawood colors, and then glued together, sliced and laminated into new layers. This process replicates the natural look of both wood species and combines the best natural resources with state of the art manufacturing technologies. Environmentally sound principles and forest conservation practices are implemented when harvesting trees for use in the manufacture of reconstituted products.

Wenge's exotic features come from the dark brown heartwood striated with fine, black veins. It's dark, rich color is bolder than any domestic wood specie. The exotic look of Wenge is emphasized through consistent, dark, bold colors running through the veneer. Due to the natural dark color of Wenge, finishes are selectively chosen to reveal and enhance the natural beauty of this dark exotic wood.

The grain pattern of quarter sawn Zebrawood resembles zebra stripes, with the dark stripes ranging from dark brown to almost black and the lighter portions ranging from light tan to golden yellow. As with Wenge reconstituted wood, finishing options are selectively chosen to reveal and enhance Zebrawood's natural light and dark "zebra stripe" wood graining pattern.

The contemporary design appeal of both Wenge and Zebrawood lie in the clean, distinct linear appearance on horizontal grain patterns and vertical appearance on vertical grain patterns. Not limited to strictly contemporary designs, Wenge and Zebrawood are flexible enough to incorporate selected design elements and both may be combined with standard wood species as an accent piece to create a more traditional/transitional design. Styles may be further changed as crown moulding is added in either contrasting or contemporary finish color selections. Standard wood species may also be incorporated into the overall design and used as accent pieces to enhance the Wenge and Zebrawood species.

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Shopping for exotic wood cabinetry? Mouser Custom Cabinetry provides only the highest quality cabinetry for discriminating buyers.

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How to use a ‘Comb Tool’ to texture your ceiling & walls

 In the UK, various methods to texture a variety of stunning patterns & designs straight onto the ceiling & walls using tools such as fingers, rollers, sponges, rags, brushes, trowels, etc: where creating designs with texture is concerned, your only limit is your imagination; but in this article I want to talk about using ‘texturing’ combs, to create some amazing affects onto your interior surfaces; if you want to see footage visit www.diy-ceiling-wall-texture.com for instructions. Texturing comb's are very reasonably priced & now widely available to you thanks to the internet: plus, the methods for applying the texture coating to the desired surface is usually ‘rolled on, sometimes brushed on, or even trowel’d on’ instead of ‘sprayed on.’

As you can imagine, the cost for applying texture coating to your ceiling & walls this way makes it possible for the home ‘DIY’ enthusiast to ‘have a go yourself’ because all you will need is a bucket to mix the texture powder in, the tool for mixing, (either an attachment to the power drill, or a plastic texture mixing tool that you attach to a wooden handle,) the texture powder, a roller & tray to hold the mixture & of course, the texture comb;

Some texturing combs consist of a moulded ‘all in one’ design, (almost resembling that of a plastic tile adhesive spreader, but the serrated ‘comb’ edge is slightly tighter together/not spaced as wide apart from each other) whereas, the handle, and the serrated (patterning) edge are made from a moulded, plastic material, the usual length of the comb is around 10 inches long (this is ideal for creating designs onto your larger, as well as smaller ceilings & walls;) whilst other texturing combs consist of a wooden handle, with a slit cut through it, whereas a piece, or two, of flexible plastic (containing the serrated patterning edge,) is inserted;

Texturing combs, if looked after correctly could serve you a long time, but please be aware, do not wash out the combs in boiling water as this could shrivel up the serrated edges, plus also remember that, after texturing many surfaces, the serrated edge could become quite worn down, thus giving you a thinner, and more undesirable pattern depth;

To pattern the ceiling, first of all, make sure that the surface is correctly sealed and that the room is cool (no central heating on), you must mix enough texture to cover the whole surface area to be textured; secondly, after you decided which pattern/design your going to attempt, stand at the entrance to your desired room and look up to the ceiling, it is quite normal to actually start patterning alongside the wall, running across the narrow width of the ceiling, viewing from the door entrance, (but this depends entirely upon yours, or your customers personal preference.)

So, for instance, let us say that we are going to start our pattern from the door entrance wall, whereas, the pattern (once completed) will run down the (longer & narrower) length of the ceiling.

Stand with your back against the wall (in which you intend to start the pattern) & look up; this is how your going to work the pattern; as you pattern, the pattern is always behind you, and your working away from it/across the narrow width, & down the length of the ceiling; now with your back against the wall, hold your comb in the hand that feels the most comfortable for you to texture with; if you hold the comb in your left hand, slide across the wall, to the far corner of the right side of the room, this is the corner that, once you apply your band of texture, your going to start your comb pattern, & run it the width of that wall/edge, if you use your right hand, you start at the far left corner of the ceiling.

In summary, using your paint roller, roll on a band of texture, around half/three quarter inch thick depth, across the narrowest width of your ceiling, right across, from one wall edge to the other, the band of texture should be around two roller widths wide, pattern this with your comb, then continue this method throughout the whole ceiling, continuing right down the length of the area.

Everything here is fully broken down and covered in ‘Texture Revival;’ at www.lookreadlearn.com to help you more, look out for my articles concerning mixing texture & also surface preparation.

When you attempt any texturing tasks, always practice on a small area first for best results.

Thank you for reading, I hope that this article will help you further with your quest in learning to use combs to texture with.

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I'm trying to decide what baseboard trim color to use-opinions?

We're replacing our floors throughout the house with a medium colored maple hardwood. Our current baseboards are dark and ugly, but they do match the window frames and doors in the house. We have a pretty open floor plan, so there isn't an option of a "one room at a time" type of thing, and our budget is too stretched to replace every door, door frame and window frame in the house. I don't think painting the baseboards white is an option because we have replacement vinyl windows that are already wood tones (therefore, the color can't be changed). So, what do you folks think-should we buy the baseboard/quarter round that matches the floor (which gives kind of a weird floor running up the wall look and doesn't match the window and door frames) or do I attempt to buy new moldings and quarter round and match it to the existing door and window frames? Please, no expensive solutions here! This kitchen remodel is turning into a money pit!

If it were me, I would:

Get a price to "very gently" remove the baseboard trim.
Properly mark each piece on the backside so there is no confusion as to where they go.
Lay the floor.
Re-install the baseboards and touch up.
You can trim the bottoms of the door casings to allow the new flooring to slip underneath by using a hand saw.
You will have a smoother,cleaner, more professional look.
If you don't, your baseboard will be reduced by the thickness of your floor boards. Are you using engineered flooring?

I know that you do not want to increase your costs but, in the end, I think it is well worth the time, money and effort. You won't be kicking yourself later. Bear in mind though that your walls will get a tad damaged in the removal process and I do not know if you have painting planned in this project. Your floors are an expensive part of this already expensive project so I wouldn't skimp on it. Re-painting is minor compared to what you've already gone through.

Or, I would tend to match the quarter-round to the baseboard in your case. I am just not fond of that "up the wall" look either and would want to conceal it. Why not get a sample of the flooring with matching molding and one that is the same as your existing baseboard? Live with a few days and then decide.

Good luck and I wish you many years of enjoyment. The stress will be over soon.

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