Serrano Home with Curved Path

Our customer chose Mannington Atlantis Sapele hardwood to replace carpet in the living room and dining room. As you can see from the photos there's a curved tile path between the two rooms.

Our installers grinded some high spots in the concrete and also feathered back the edges so that the hardwood floor would be flush to the ceramic tile floor. To finish off the look we install a caulking grout between the hardwood and ceramic tile. Notice the precision of the curve. This technique takes experience and patience! Our installers performed an immaculate job!

This photo shows the dining room.

Pizza Bell in Elk Grove

Pizza Bell on both Elk Grove Blvd and Grantline Road in Elk Grove got new makeovers!We installed new carpet on the floor and benches. Thanks to the Bell Brothers for their business!

They also painted, installed new tile, countertops, and more! Stop by for the lunch buffet or dinner to see the finished product.......

Pizza Bell has an area in the back of the restaurant that can be reserved for private parties. It's a popular spot in Elk Grove for team parties and other meetings.

Gold River Home

This is a sharp look! The slate fireplace with the Millstone Hardwood is serene looking. Again the installation quality is superb! Simas installers are top notch!

The cabinets and hardwood floor blend beautifully.

Close-up of the hardwood.

This is a patterned Moda Carpet. our installer did an excellent job seaming the carpet!

Master Bedroom. Another look at the carpet. There's a seam here, but you can't see it!

A shot of Yellow can brighten up our dreary rainy season!

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A yellow blouse can brighten both your day and the people around you!

Love these punches of yellow! The pattern carpet is subdued, yet adds a high style to the room.

Glimpses of Spring in the air and in the yellow wild flowers.

A foggy morning in the Elk Grove area. Soon it will be bright and beautiful and time to refresh you home. Start with new flooring at Simas Floor and Design!

Surfaces in Las Vegas

Color Walls at the Mannington Booth

Surfaces (flooring indutry trade show) was a bit quiet this year, but still worth the trip. Mannington did a great job on their booth and I especially liked their color walls.

Armstrong product that mixes hardwood and stone

Mannington Hardwood product that imitates ceramic tile imitating hardwood. Hard to understand I know, but I think flooring people will get this one!

What do you think about the curvy wood planks?

More curvy wood manufactured by a Chinese Company.

Work In Progress

We are currently working in a house in Folsom installing a Shaw product called Deja Vu.

I stopped by the job today to see how it is coming along. As usual the installers are doing fabulous work!

Luis has worked on our hardwood crew for 10 years. He is a skilled craftsman and does clean and precise work.

The staircase will be completed tomorrow. Be sure to check back next week for a photo of the completed stairs. This shows the beginning, with the face of the bottom stair started.

A close-up of the fireplace. We undercut the brick and installed the hardwood under the brick to make the wood look like it has been there since the house was built. The look is professional and sharp.

The customer chose a designer mix option of 2 different colored woods to accomplish the look they wanted in their home. Notice the step-down into the living room is completed, and again, the workmanship is meticulous.

Shaw and Simas at Disneyland

Last week Jan and I flew to Orange County to attend the Shaw Floors Market at Disneyland. Shaw put us up at the Grand Disneyland Hotel. Right outside the hotel is Downtown Disney and California Adventure Park.

The theme for Shaw Floors Market was "Strength Amidst Change". I think it's an appropriate theme for the times. To be more blunt, I might substitute "change" with something else. Are you familiar with the Tower of Terror ride that drops down quickly from about a 10 floor building? I think that's the change they're referring to. Change isn't always good.........

Shaw Floors had a good variety of hardwoods and laminates on display. If you're in the flooring industry you have probably noticed some of the new finishes on both hardwood and laminates. It seems the "glossy" look is coming back around. If you like dust-mopping your floor everything 5 minutes, it might be a good look for you. I'm sticking with the handscraped mat finished as long as I can!

Our Tuftex rep, Craig Early with Jan. We are bringing in a new Tuftex display to our retail showroom that will update the Tuftex collection. I think customers will like the new Anso Caress Nylon products because of how soft the yarn is! There is also a new loop product in Tuftex that looks and feels like a wool product. I'm interested to see how it will do in our retail showroom.

Jan and I outside the hotel. We had a chance to visit Disneyland and California Adventure. Can you believe a one-day hopper pass costs $97?! We got our money's worth because there were hardly any lines at all! Our favorite was Tower of Terror at California Adventure! I wasn't ready for the big drop! (Kind of like the economy!)

Jan with Scott R. The Shaw group was friendly and helpful as always. Thank you for your hospitality!

A new carpet line by Shaw called Modern Classics. It's made on the area rug machines and can be ordered in broadloom for wall to wall installation or area rug sizes. I've never seen a zebra pattern I like more than the one shown here! The threads are so compacted and tight that it seems like leather. The color on the zebra pattern is natural looking, instead of being a bright white and dark black. I want some of that! It would be perfect in my bedroom in an area rug!

Thanks again Shaw Floors for a fun 2 days! Let's keep working together to make it a great 2010!