One of current and favorite projects at Deb Reinhart Interior Design Group is a basement remodel of a cottage home located in the North Chicago suburbs. The first phase of the basement, featured on today's blog, is a unique floor installation.

We have selected a charming pebble rock tile for half of the basement (kitchen, dining room & bathroom). The remainder of the basement is a beautiful gray epoxy concrete which can withstand the rigorous use of an active young family.

To achieve the mix of color on the rock floor, we ordered 2 colors of river rock mounted on mesh backing which makes the installation achievable with the least amount labor.

The photo shown here shows our official "helpers":) River rock is being removed by the family children from the mesh backing and scattered into the taupe rock for the professionals to "set in stone" the final color mix. Thanks to them for assisting us in a custom river rock basement floor!

This floor treatment allows us to meet code requirements of ceiling height and protects the basement floor in the event of water damage.