Green Kitchen: Tips For Going Green In The Kitchen

Today, we need to keep the environment in mind in most everything we do and that includes remodeling and building especially in the kitchen which is the room in the home that gets the most use. If you are either building a house that needs a kitchen design, or you are in the midst of a kitchen remodeling project, trying to be eco-friendly should be part of your plans. Here are a few green kitchen tips you might want to consider:
Cork, Bamboo or Recycled Flooring: When it comes to green kitchen tips, your choosing an eco friendly kitchen flooring …

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Retail Flooring – Key Considerations

The retail environment is a difficult one to design for. High volume traffic in and out of a store means that practicality must a strong consideration in any designer’s mind. However, most retail stores thrive by creating a strongly defined brand, rather than strictly selling products. The design of a retail space can actually have quite an impact on the success of the shop, and ultimately, its profits. We look at how to blend the practical and aesthetic considerations for retail flooring.
The Retail Branding Environment
Most retail stores would stay in best shape when designed with beautiful counters, tiled …

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Tiles Are Easy to Mix in a Mosaico Terrace Flooring

This is a real story. My little and cozy roof apartment, the highest apartment of the building, was keeping water on the floor when it rained.

This terrace is like a pocket open-space on which our apartment runs towards the sides of the condo. It looks south and the sun is present since 12 am until dusk. I had never thought of making another floor pavement until one night the rain began to fall and to cover it all.

The people living under our apartment claimed about all the rain that had gone through their ceiling and definitely falling from …

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Are Bathroom Grab Bars Essential For Our Aging Family?

Are Bathroom Grab Bars Essential For Our Aging Family?

Bathroom Safety is Crucial for Older Adults

Bathrooms are dangerous places– according to the Home Safety Council, over one quarter of all accidents that take place in the home occur in bathrooms. For senior citizens, that proportion is even higher- in 2008, more than one third of household accidents requiring emergency room visits for persons 65 or older took place in the bathroom. Even popular television commercials remind us of how dangerous bathrooms can be– if you’re ever watched a game show, chances are you’ve seen Life Alert’s commercial featuring an …

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Luxurious Cabinet Designs for Your Home: Carved Patterns, Inlays and More

Luxurious Cabinet Designs for Your Home: Carved Patterns, Inlays and More

The kitchen is a room everyone spends time in, so it’s important to keep it looking as contemporary and stylish as the rest of your home. This is especially true when new kitchens are the norm in your area, which happens frequently in booming real estate markets. Kitchen cabinets and counter tops are the first step to creating a luxurious and fashionable kitchen. Whether you’re looking for a new kitchen or just want to modernize your current one, combining current styles with classic techniques like inlays, carved patterns, and …

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Small Bathroom Remodels – Using 24″ Bathroom Vanity Styles

Taking on home remodel projects is a fun and creative way to express your DIY self and bring in your personal style. If you are working on a small bathroom, give it a nice open feel and create an appearance of a larger space by using specific items and a some special techniques. Use light colors, the right mirror, and the perfect size of bathroom vanity and your small bathroom will look better than ever.
Open up the Space: When working with a small bathroom, you want to make the most of the space wherever possible. A great way to …

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4 Reasons to Fix Your Leaking Taps Immediately

Leaking taps may seem to be a minor plumbing issue but can be quite frustrating. The repetitive sound of water dripping from your faucet, especially at night is quite irritating, and can create huge dents in your water bill. Leaking taps are not as minor as you think they are. They might be indicators of leaks on your pipes or a pipe that is due to burst. Resolve leaking taps as early as possible. Here are some of the top reasons why you should never take leaking taps for granted.

Avoiding High Water Bills

There are plenty of ways on …

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4 Practices That Will Ruin Your Drains

Poor discipline and bad practices at home can potentially damage and ruin your drain. Just like the other home systems in your property, your home plumbing requires caring and regular maintenance. Day to day activities can accumulate and cause risks that may damage your drains and pipes in the long run.

However, new property owners are not always aware of the activities and practices that may lead to problems and damage to home plumbing. To prevent this, here are 5 of the most common practices that you should avoid to keep your drains in top shape.

Throwing Foreign Objects Down

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Bathroom Shower Enclosures

Bathroom Shower Enclosures

Although most of us consider the bathroom to be just a functional unit of the house put there for our daily ablutions, it can offer a lot more to the value of the house if we just put in a little effort and thought into it. You generally are faced with a severe space constraint when designing the bathroom – there never seems to be enough walls, and enough space to accommodate the sink, the bath, and the toilet. In such a situation, we are more often than not, at a loss as to what to do.…

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Should You Install a Shower Stall?

Most homes in America have a bathtub that doubles as a shower. Not that many homes have a separate shower stall and a separate bathtub. You may be remodeling your bathroom and feel that it would be a nice option to have a separate shower stall rather than a combined shower/bath.
Your first consideration when thinking of installing a separate shower stall in addition to your bathtub is whether you have enough room. If you are doing a major bathroom remodel then you can plan it down on paper, all the measurements of the various items like the shower, bath, …

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