Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Giving a powder room a fresh look: Jelinek Cork Mosaic Floors

A water leak in the powder room of this 25 year old home led to a stylish update. Jelinek Cork Mosaic was chosen as the flooring using a dark gray grout.

Before: 
The powder room before the update.


During:
Jelinek Cork Mosaic installed, next step is the grout.

Grouting the Jelinek Cork Mosaic.
After the cork mosaic is grouted, the floor was finished with additional coats of water-based polyurethane. The trim, vanity and toilet were also installed. The finished room looks amazing! A beautiful, stylish powder room!

After:
Its done! 




More information on Jelinek Cork Mosaic. 
Installation Instructions for Jelinek Cork Mosaic.

Friday, November 18, 2016

Jelinek Cork Flooring - A Photo Tour

Cork flooring adds so much to a room both in decor and function. Cork flooring looks beautiful and adds warmth to any room. With many patterns available, it blends perfectly with all interiors. Functionally, cork has many natural benefits. To list only a few, cork is sound absorbing and insulating, warm and comfortable under foot, easy to clean and maintain, durable and long lasting. Cork is also a fully sustainable, natural resource. To learn more about the many benefits of cork flooring, visit jelinek.com

Now on to the tour...

Jelinek Cork Flooring, pattern: Chestnut, Available in Glue Down Tiles and Floating Floor.

Jelinek Cork Flooring, pattern: Harmony. Available in Glue Down Tiles and Floating Floor.

Jelinek Cork Flooring, pattern: Traditional Pebble. Available in Glue Down Tiles and Floating Floor.

Jelinek Cork Flooring, pattern: Casablanca. Available in Glue Down Tiles and Floating Floor.

Jelinek Cork Flooring, pattern: Corkstone. Available in Glue Down Tiles and Floating Floor.

Jelinek Cork Flooring, pattern: Harmony Brown. Available in Glue Down Tiles and Floating Floor.

Jelinek Cork Flooring, pattern: Harmony White. Available in Glue Down Tiles and Floating Floor.

Jelinek Cork Flooring, pattern: Madrid. Available in Glue Down Tiles and Floating Floor.

Jelinek Cork Flooring, pattern: Sierra. Available in Glue Down Tiles and Floating Floor.

Jelinek Cork Flooring, pattern: Sierra Brown. Available in Glue Down Tiles and Floating Floor.
 
Note: Due to the natural characteristics of cork along with the variations in technology displays, the color of the tile may vary slightly from the image.

Friday, November 4, 2016

Taking a closer look: Natural Cork Top Wall Tiles

We're in the middle of painting the walls of our home and one of the walls screams "accent wall". Looking at the wall, I realize what it needs - texture. Immediately I thought of cork and the beauty and warmth it brings with it. I'm not thinking cork roll here but rather natural cork topped wall tiles - from a decorative standpoint, the perfect solution - texture, color and style. Cork is also so much more than beauty. It also brings with it the functional appeal. Its sound-deadening qualities, its insulative properties (both temperature and sounds) and if I really wanted (which I don't in this case), it could multi-function as a tackboard. You can read more about cork here.

Let's look more in depth into the options for natural cork top wall tiles.

There are three styles of natural cork top wall tiles - Colorado, Arizona and California. These are all composed of solid cork. They are individually produced directly from the bark of the cork oak tree. For those wondering, harvesting the cork does not harm the tree, the cork grows back only to be harvested time after time. Cork is a truly sustainable resource. Read more about it.

The Colorado cork tile is the unique outer bark of the cork tree. The texture is truly that of the tree. These tiles are naturally dramatic, rich, warm, and durable as Mother Nature meant bark to be.
Jelinek Cork Wall Tile, Colorado
Jelinek Cork Natural Cork Top Wall Tiles: Colorado, side view.
Jelinek Cork Wall Tile - Colorado
Jelinek Cork Natural Cork Top Wall Tiles: Colorado

The Arizona cork tile is made of the natural cork belly of the cork bark. This is the part of the cork that grows closest to the tree. The texture, though not as dramatic as the Colorado cork tile, is still dramatic as it uses the natural texture of the tree. This cork tile adds texture, warmth and character to any room.
Jelinek Cork Wall Tiles, Arizona
Jelinek Cork Natural Cork Top Wall Tiles: Arizona

The California cork tile is made of solid natural cork with a unique textured surface. The tiles are composed of various "blocks" of cork giving a non-uniform look/feel with variations in color, size, thickness and texture.
Jelinek Cork Wall Tiles, California
Jelinek Cork Wall Tiles: California

What are we going to put on our wall? You'll have to wait and see!

 
Jelinek Cork Wall Tile, Arizona pattern, as an accent wall in a restaurant.

Jelinek Cork Wall Tile, Colorado pattern, as an accent wall.

If the natural cork top wall tiles are not for you, there are many other options for using cork on your walls. You can take a look at some of them here.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Jelinek Cork North America in Savannah, GA

Jelinek Cork North America managers meetings are being held at the Jelinek Cork facility in Savannah, GA, USA during the week of March 14, 2016. 
 
Sonny and Jay Jelinek taking a break from the Jelinek Cork North American managers meeting in beautiful Savannah, Georgia.