Home furnishings are extremely expensive today. You might find yourself looking at your furniture and wishing you had the budget to make some updates. However, if that’s just not in the cards right now, why not consider an affordable “refresh” of your sofa? It just...
Oriental rugs are very valuable whether they are a cherished family heirloom, purchased new, or found at an antique store. Although they are one of the most desirable rugs to make a statement in your home, they also require exceptional care to help them maintain their...
How to Replace Ceramic Tile on Floor – Here at Appleby, we don’t fabricate or install stone or tile, but we do repairs. This means we replace tiles, fix mortar, caulk, replace shower sweeps, fix holes in Travertine and generally make your home more clean...
How to clean and re-seal vinyl flooring Vinyl floors are generally maintenance-free, or at least that’s what the manufacturers advertise. We clean and seal VCT (vinyl composition flooring), rubber and cork floors too, when maintenance is actually...
How to Fix a Broken Brick Step This blog is a simple primer on how to fix bricks that have come loose at a step edge. Often, the reason mortared material comes loose is because the brick, slate or stone was not backed correctly. In this case, a layer of compacted...
Staining a Wood Deck Cleaning and staining a wood deck isn’t difficult–it just takes hard work. The exciting part about staining a deck is that there are so many color options now—60 different colors are offered by Behr. These are the pigmented and...
