Category Archives: Design & Decor Ideas

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4 Reasons to Choose a Claw-Foot Tub

Claw-foot tubs are one of the most popular decor items available for bathroom remodeling today. We have captured a few reasons to encourage you to pick a claw-foot tub for your home. Photo: Kingston Brass 67" Cast Iron Slipper Clawfoot Tub / kingstonbrass.com 1. Claw-Foot Tubs are Easy to Install The ease of installation is…
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A Three-Step Plan for a Beautiful Bathroom

Is your new home’s bathroom dated and dreary? Or just boring and … blah? Sure, it does the job — all a bathroom truly needs is a working sink, a tub/shower, and a toilet. But considering how much time you spend in the space, wouldn’t it be nice if it were fun, fabulous, and more functional? “You…
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Bathroom-Transformer by Michal Mitek

Designed by Michal Mitek this futuristic bathroom has the functionality of a transformer. Or at least reminds it very much. The main idea was to maximize the use of limited space. With this transformer-like functionality, the goal seems to be achieved by 100%. Imagine the bathroom turning into a gym when the shower is not…
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7 Do’s vs. 1 Don’t For Bathroom Update This Spring

Bathrooms are the most heavily trafficked room in a home – they see lots of use at all times of the day and night. Most bathrooms need to be updated on a regular basis with new towels, shower curtains, bath mats, and so on.  [caption id="attachment_4467" align="aligncenter" width="1362"] Image courtesy by 1st-option.com[/caption] What you (likely)…
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How Much Does a Bathroom Remodel Cost?

Contractors often respond with the phrase; "It depends." But in numbers, small bathrooms usually cost from $4,000 to $12,000 while larger master bathrooms can range between $10,000 and $35,000. The size of the room, its style, the quality of materials used, and the expertise of the contractor's services (obviously, higher quality work costs more) are…
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Japanese Bathroom Design Collection by Nendo

The Japanese have long had a love affair with bathhouses. Many people still lather up in public baths, a ritual as much about socializing as it is about hygiene. Italian sanitary ware company Bisazza Bagno asked Nendo to create a bathroom suite, and the design firm has taken a decidedly Japanese approach to the brief. The Nendo Collection is…
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Improving Indoor Air Quality: Solutions for The Bathroom

The bathroom is a major source of moisture generation and other pollutants. As bath designers, we need to be aware of ways that we can improve indoor air quality, control moisture, and create more positive environments in terms of safe air and surfaces, and energy usage. As whole house design becomes more technically sophisticated in…
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3 Creative (but Practical) Bathroom Decorating Ideas

In the bathroom, space, storage, and activity are fairly concentrated, resulting in unique problems that call for creative solutions. A recent project involving the remodeling of a ’50s-style bathroom is a case in point. While the client was glad to see the Pepto Bismol pink wall and floor tiles, fixtures, and accessories go, the designers…
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