Posts Tagged ‘towel bar’

11 ½ Home Modification Remodeling Tips to Help Visitors and Aging Parents

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

Universal design kitchen remodeling home modification

No step front entry to home
No step front entry to home

Do you have a parent(s), relative, or friend who is having a harder time getting around your home due to mobility, vision or health challenges? The reality is almost all homes have been designed for people with now physical, mental, or visual deficits. Here’s 11 ½ home modification remodeling tips which will make your home “visitable,” cool and stylish for people of all abilities:

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5 Tips For Selecting Safe & Stylish Bathroom Accessories and Decorative Grab Bars

Saturday, January 1st, 2011
Decorative Grab Bar and Towel Bar - Luxuria Line
Decorative Grab Bar and Towel Bar Chrome Finish Luxuria Line
Decorative Bathroom Safety Accessories Toilet Roll, Corner Shelf, Valve Ring, Soap Dish
Decorative Bathroom Safety Accessories Toilet Roll, Corner Shelf, Valve Ring, Soap Dish

Bathroom safety does not have to be boring or scream out “grandma lives here!” Let’s face the facts – many innovations in safe bathroom accessories were initially created for the institutional markets like hospitals, schools, and health care facilities. In fact most grab bars, safety towel bars and handrails in today’s homes still give the appearance that you’re scheduled for an overnight stay at St. Old Person’s Hospital. Who really wants this type of look? No one I know.

Today if you need a more universal design that is useable and accessible to everyone you don’t have to choose between safety and stylish design. Here’s 5 tips to help you select safe bathroom accessories which are stylish as well. Continue reading “5 Tips For Selecting Safe & Stylish Bathroom Accessories and Decorative Grab Bars” »

Small Bath Remodeling – Size Doesn’t Matter

Thursday, September 16th, 2010
Small bath remodeling picture with curved cabinet
Small bathroom remodeling project, subway tile, curved cabinet

In the 2000’s it was the bigger the better in bathroom remodeling projects – large soaking tubs, bathrooms the size of master bedrooms were all the rage. Well those days are long gone. We have a new economic reality in the United States and as we’re all discovering you’ve got to learn how to do more with less. Fortunately cool and functional does not have to be related to size when it comes to small bathroom remodeling project. Learn these 5 ½ steps to make your small bath project shine: Continue reading “Small Bath Remodeling – Size Doesn’t Matter” »

Your bathroom remodeling project – Be Inspired!

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Falling water home by Frank Lloyd Wright

Falling water home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Remodeled bathroom

Remodeled bathroom
A remodeled bathroom

On a recent trip to Nemacolin Woodlands (a fantastic vacation spot) my 11 year old son met another boy his age from New Jersey. After talking to the boy I learned that he motivated his parents to drive him all the way from New Jersey to this vacation spot in Pennsylvania (about a 10 hour drive) because he wants to be an architect and wanted to see Fallingwater (the famous home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright). I thought to myself how cool is it that an 11 year old boy would be excited enough about home design to be able to get his parents to take him this far just to see a house!

This young man should be an inspiration to us all. Why settle for a boring bathroom remodeling project when you can design something with a sense of wow and/or a feeling of tranquility? Why “settle” for a bland bathroom when with a little planning you can have something extraordinary? Here are some ideas to inspire your bathroom remodeling design: Continue reading “Your bathroom remodeling project – Be Inspired!” »