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preventing scratches and dents on your bamboo floors

When it comes to designing or redoing your home, bamboo flooring offers a variety benefits over traditional hardwood and other materials. It’s more environmentally friendly, stands up to heavy use more effectively and is more easily adaptable to different styles and designs. However, once you choose to go with bamboo for your floors, you still face the same challenges of preventing scratches and dings that can mar your pristine indoor surfaces. Fortunately, there are a number of steps you can...

how to live a more environmentally sustainable lifestyle

In today’s more eco-centric world, the word “sustainability” gets thrown around a lot. But what does it mean? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, sustainability is a basic principle meaning, “Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations.” Applying the...

building a better basketball court with bamboo

The basketball court is one of the most sacred playing surfaces in all of sports. The way the ball ricochets off the floor, the cushioning it provides athletes as they sprint up and down the court, and the bounce and give of the facade as players launch jump shots and vie for rebounds all have a meaningful role in the outcome of the game. Because of those factors, finding the right material with which to construct or redo a basketball floor...

bamboo products in the modern workplace

The old way of thinking about design as a system of function over form has almost disappeared over the past 20 years or so, as people realize they can achieve both ends at the same time. Customer-focused businesses have led the way in changing public spaces for the better, but even in traditional office spaces, employers are finding they can no longer get by with ordinary decor and furnishings in their efforts to create a comfortable and appealing work environment. Modern design...

bamboo plywood in the modern kitchen

For many people, the kitchen is the most important room in the house. It’s not just where they cook their meals, it’s a gathering place, living room, dining room and work station all in one. It’s a centerpiece of the home and can be a sanctuary from the trials and responsibilities of modern life. So making that room as welcoming and comfortable as possible is a top priority in most home designs. Creative kitchen designs These days, there may be more options...