Posts Tagged ‘ cork ’

ONE DAY ONLY – NOVEMBER 15th

November 15, 2007

Our first time ever (and possibly the last – the costs for this are killing me!) we are offering YOU the choice: NO SALES TAX –OR– 18 Months No Payments, No Interest Some states are not subject to tax so feel free to select the 18 month same as cash offer instead. The only...

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Flooring Choices – Hardwood, Laminate, Cork, Bamboo and so much more…

October 30, 2007

The world of flooring is getting more interesting by the day. We are seeing some really cool 2008 introductions including the new lines from Ming Dynasty, True Flooring, Saso and many more. I expect to see some really cool new introductions of “NEW” species used for flooring over the next couple months. I don’t...

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Cork – beauty divine! Faro Urban Premium Cork Flooring

October 15, 2007
Cork – beauty divine! Faro Urban Premium Cork Flooring

Some of the decors in the new Westhollow cork flooring Urban Premium collection are really something to see! I was just taking notice of some of the styles available and I have to say that I get a real charge out of the FARO styling of flooring found in this new collection. The randomized...

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Flooring Navigation

October 9, 2007

I think it is tough for folks to navigate the floor buying process in general. In my past article “Steve’s Stages of Floor Shopping” I pointed out that a process that begins with excitement soon turns to frustration because the flooring market itself can be tough to navigate. One guy says his 49 cent...

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Cork flooring – buying in the EU – what does a cork tree look like?

August 28, 2007
Cork flooring – buying in the EU – what does a cork tree look like?

I get alot of questions about cork and what it is all about. I am uploading a couple photos of some cork trees to let you get a visual. This is a joke. Those are NOT real cork trees. I will show some of those in later entries.

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HGTV & IFLOOR – talking renewable options for flooring

July 18, 2007

As I mentioned earlier this year we attended the International Builders show as we always do. It was a great event and we had some great coverage from DIY network, HGTV and several other major media areas. Great job by Rick Wells on this quick clip from HGTV talking about cork and bamboo. Fast,...

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Cork – Finally

July 13, 2007

We have finally seen a bunch of our cork hit the port and is now in stock. That is great news for customers that may have been waiting. More cork will be hitting over the next couple weeks and that is exciting for everyone! Much of this was the shipments Ryan and I reviewed...

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Portugal Cork photo round up

June 30, 2007
Portugal Cork photo round up

I am traveling for the next 10 days roughly so I am adding some pictures from Portugal just to keep things interesting. This is a quick photo a of a map that shows the cork growing regions which are mostly all in the Mediterranean. This is authentic cork which produces cork wine stoppers, cork...

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I'm hitting the friendly skies

June 5, 2007

Off in a couple hours to fly to see some of our key suppliers in Europe. I will try to keep the blog rolling if I can from the road. Laminate flooring from areas like Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Cork made in Portugal and Spain are on the agenda for the next week or...

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