Many homeowners are deciding that less is more when it comes to the size of their residence. This trend is being driven by demographic changes in homeownership and has led to a rise in the demand for “jewel box” homes.
Acme's Madison location serves the entire Huntsville metropolitan area. Its 6,000 square-foot brick and tile showroom features brick selections from Acme Brick, Belden Brick, Old Carolina Brick, Cherokee Brick, Columbus Brick, Lawrenceville Brick, Lee Brick, Meridian Brick, Palmetto Brick, Pine Hall Brick, Ragland Clay, Sioux City Brick and others. The showroom also features hardwood flooring and tile from around the world, as well as cast stone and natural stone from a wide range of manufacturers and suppliers. The outdoor display features brick paving in a wide variety of colors. patterns and textures as well as other outdoor living essentials.
Many homeowners are deciding that less is more when it comes to the size of their residence. This trend is being driven by demographic changes in homeownership and has led to a rise in the demand for “jewel box” homes.
With a new year and decade just around the corner, it’s time for the annual gaze into the Acme Brick home design crystal ball.
For more than 125 years, Acme Brick has been “the best thing to have around your house.” Now, the “best” has gotten better. Acme Brick is expanding into other home improvement products and you can get in on the ground floor! Literally. The same, incomparable quality that Acme has been known for in its brick is now available in flooring.
After years of televised success via its wildly popular PBS series and now getting even more attention as a blockbuster movie, “Downton Abbey” has touched the imagination of Americans of all ages. As much as the characters of these series are loved, the style of the architecture and home designs has also struck a chord in the home design symphony.
Since the dawn of civilization, builders, artisans, and artists have quarried and refashioned stone to create beautiful buildings that can withstand centuries of use. This article notes the critical contribution stone has made to such structures as the Parthenon of Greece, the pyramids of the Egyptians, the great stone faces on Easter Island, the solar clock at Stonehenge, Roman roads and aqueducts, and German castles.
In 1966, the groundskeepers of the one-year old Houston Astrodome - known at the time as “The Eighth Wonder of the World” - were having difficulty getting grass to grow in the domed stadium. They made a decision that would spawn an entire industry: installing artificial turf, which became known as “AstroTurf.” Sports fields would never be the same again.
The old days, when the back patio of a home had a couple of lawn chairs and a bench where nobody ever sat, are long gone!
For centuries, buildings constructed of brick have withstood the ravages of hurricanes, tornadoes, high winds, hail and punishing rain. When used in conjunction with modern building codes, brick homes can remain standing when others on the same block might be destroyed. Since 1891, Acme Brick has been manufacturing these almost indestructible building blocks!