Copper is an incredible form of metal. When fresh, it’s a pink or peachish color. As it is exposed to air, however, it slowly tarnishes into ranges of red, orange and brown. This tarnishing actually gives copper beautiful character. While it is possible to polish copper to its original sheen, it will continuously evolve with oxidization. In a ...
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The Anywhere Vanity Bench
The other day I passed by an enticing flea market. Too enticing to resist, actually. The booths and sections that always catch my eye are, of course, those selling furniture and homewares. On this particular day, a number of sellers had brought in dozens of delightful pieces intertwined with a vanity bench set theme. Benches and stools, mirrors and ...
Zen Elements In A Walk In Shower Create A Spa
The words zen and spa go together like peanut butter and jelly. They just seem to fit. So when implementing a spa theme in your bathroom renovation, achieving a zen look is the goal. Light colors and natural elements characterize this feeling. Wood, stone, water, all of these are zen and spa-like. You may not be able to bring all of this into your ...
4 Great Tips When Purchasing Glass Sinks
Though purchasing glass sinks may seem like an easy task, the truth is, it isn’t. But this doesn’t mean that shopping for one should be a complicated and difficult process. Basically, all you need to have is a keen eye and an open mind. With a number of intriguing and captivating glass sink models, selecting one won’t be that simple. If you do ...
Modern Bathroom Design Tips
A well designed modern bathroom is a balance between form and functionality. Here are some tips for getting the most out of your bathroom in all it’s daily roles, while giving it an up-to-date, contemporary makeover. If you have an older bathroom you may want to consider remodeling it entirely. Completely modern bathrooms can increase the ...
How To Remove Black Mold from Bathroom Tiles
Do you have black mold in your bathroom? Once you start getting bathroom mold, treat it like an enemy. Black mold can produce harmful toxins that can lead to health problems in people, especially children. Once you have identified the mold location, it is time to get started getting rid of that black gunk. First of all, clean the fixture where ...
Corner Baths and Showers Guide
Bathrooms in today’s homes sometimes are short on square footage. So a tub that fits into the bathroom corner helps solve space problems. This tub and shower combination slides it right into the corner of the room, which allows the floor of the lavatory to be roomier. You need to find the correct unit for your bathroom, because not all corner tub ...
Antique Makeup Vanities For Boudoir, Bedroom and Bath
What we know today as antique makeup vanities had their beginnings in the 18th century. It was a time when fops came on the scene. So these vanity, mirror, and bench sets were accoutrements used by gentlemen. It was only a little later when the ladies caught on. Now, when the ladies want to doll themselves up and look pretty, this is the ...
Benefits of Slate Countertops
Slate is a fine-grained natural stone which was formed over thousands of years ago from volcanic ash and clay which had become dense sheets of crystalline mica. The natural process of intense heat and change in pressure caused the original clay to be transformed into slate. This material is used in a wide variety of functions in the home from ...
Bathroom Mirror on the Wall
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?’ That is the famous question asked to a ‘magic mirror’ in the popular fairytale ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ that you have gained interest in when you were a child. Unfortunately, human as you are, you really cannot claim that to magic mirrors, simply because there is no such thing as ...