Category: Traditional Architecture

How to Figure Hardwood Flooring Nails

How to Figure Hardwood Flooring Nails

Whether you’re a floor contractor preparing a quotation or a homeowner planning to do a floor installation yourself, you need an accurate cost estimate if you’re going to remain on budget to the job. That precision depends on including all of the incidentals that the setup needs, such as floor filler and claws. Air-powered tools …

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Design Icons: Pioneer of Modern Architecture, Le Corbusier

Design Icons: Pioneer of Modern Architecture, Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier is considered one of the very most influential architects of the 20th century (if not that the most powerful), typically placed alongside Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. His buildings and urban plans pointed the way for innumerable architects and even bureaucrats, many taking his ideas in directions (home projects, …

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How Do I Determine the Proper Dining Table Size for a Room?

How Do I Determine the Proper Dining Table Size for a Room?

When deciding dining table size, consider the amount of chairs at the table, then the clearance around the table and the room’s proportions. The most important thing is allowing sufficient clearance to walk around the table while diners are seated at it. Seating and Table Size Comfortable seating should allow 24 to 28 inches of …

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