Featured Designer
Steve Lawrence
 Steve Lawrence, IIDA (NCIDQ certified since 1986) has been a contract interior designer for 35 years. Steve graduated from Ball State University in 1975. His initial experience was with Gibson, Tourney, Kim Architects in Fort Wayne, where he was their sole designer for ten years.
Other experience includes his role of staff designer for Parkview Hospital for 14 years. For the last eight years, Steve has been the owner of S.L.A. Design, Inc., expanding his experience to residential design, including the design of additions.
Steve's experience goes well beyond typical interiors and includes project management (some of which has exceeded half a million square feet), furnishings procurement services exceeding several million dollars and large-scale interior and exterior signage projects.
 "My focus has been to provide the client with the 'special architectural detailing' that sets their project apart from the rest. I strive to always provide solutions that are unique, long lived, and serve the client's budget."To see more, click here to visit our Featured Designer website.
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Lots of Reasons to Love Wood Floors
by Lisbeth Calandrino
It is amazing variation in color is available to the home owner who wants beautiful wood floors. Not only are there numerous choices of woods, but manufacturers have dramatically improved the finishes on factory finished hardwood floors. Choices of wood floors today include not only maple, oak or pine, but also exotic species such as distressed and reclaimed woods.
Years ago the only way to care for your wood floors was to wax them, often by hand. The new protective coatings, often urethane embedded with aluminum oxide particles, dramatically increases the scratch resistance of wood flooring.
Wood floors are not hard to take care of but should be treated with respect. Protect them by sweeping or vacuuming before using a liquid floor cleaner to prevent scratches. This prevents the floors from being scratched while cleaning. It is also recommended that you put a walk-off mat in front of the door so that sand and gritty particles will not be tracked in from the outside. Because of the natural softness of wood, it should be noted that wood is still likely to scratch and dent. This should be considered part of the beauty and character of the floor as well as the inherent nature of wood.
 Lisbeth Calandrino is a compelling, content-driven speaker with a thorough understanding of business principles and human behavior.
She is the author of the book "Red Hot Customer Service" as well as
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