Beating the Winter Blahs

View the original Article Here Local pros Matt Pickett the owner  & Rhoda Cipparone the Principal Design and Showroom Manager Aristocrat Floors of the World, in St. Catharines share how they make winter a wonder. Tell us what you do: Rhoda: Aside from giving...

Rhoda’s Rant: A stone by any other name…

A stone by any other name…. Today a sales rep came in with a few pieces of polished Italian travertine with a gorgeous vein cut.  The reason he came in was to show us the variation in the stone.  This happened because we had placed 2 orders for clients and when the...

We Say So Long

It is ironic that as we celebrate this our 60th year, we say goodbye to the man that made this business the great success it is. Steve Gaida was our friend, mentor and visionary. He was hip before his time.  With his strong sense of style and his belief in customer...

TIS Tis tis….. THE SEASON

The funny thing about the holidays is that it comes at the same time every year and somehow we feel that it just snuck up on us. All of a sudden we realize the house will be decorated in all its Christmas finery and still the bathroom is need of a renovation. Come on...

Gray is not just Grey

Colour, it’s a personal thing. I’d say 9 out of 10 of you are asking for grey….grey what?….grey blue, grey brown, greige…do you know how many greys are in the colour spectrum? When clients come in , I often ask them to close their eyes...

Rhoda’s Rant 4

As you might have noticed it’s been a while since I’ve written….not for lack of rants but rather lack of time! We at aristocrat have the pleasure of being too darn busy. We are thankful and appreciate that it is a great problem to have. For those of...