DIY: Install A Pedestal Sink

Installing a Pedestal Sink

It is time to update your bathroom and you have so many choices of sinks to pick from. In bathrooms, especially in small bathrooms, make homeowners choose the pedestal sinks.

Pedestal sinks are elegant, space saving solutions that have existed in bathrooms for hundreds of years. These are slightly more complicated to install than a standard sink, so a DIY guide can be helpful so you can conquer this task yourself. Continue reading →

How-To: Install a new faucet.

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When you replace your faucet, be sure to choose a high quality faucet with brass fittings as to make sure longevity is guaranteed. Many manufacturers have warranties for their fixtures, so check with them before you order.

PlumbTile features some of the top brand name faucet manufacturers. So stop by Plumbtile first to pick out your new faucet to compliment your bathroom. Plumbtile.com stocks the widest array of contemporary and traditional faucet and tap designs.

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Spruce Up Your Bathroom with a New Mirror

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The addition of a new mirror can make a huge impact on the overall look of your bathroom.  There are so many styles to choose from, framed and frameless being the most popular.

After you pick out the perfect mirror, you may wonder how to go about hanging it.  Use this guide to find out how to install a variety of mirrors. Continue reading →

Installing a Towel Bar in Under an Hour

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It’s important not to forget one of the most important items when remodeling your bathroom…the towel bar.  This multi-purpose item is not only functional, providing a place to display your bath linens.  It also serves as a decorative feature.

With a few simple tools, anyone can install a new towel bar.  Here’s how: Continue reading →

How to Create the Perfect Cottage Kitchen

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Nothing says inviting like a cozy cottage kitchen. With these few easy tips, you can create the perfect space to make friends and family feel right at home.

 

Open and Airy

Do away with bulky cupboards.  Instead, consider placing open shelves where your upper cabinets would be.  Proudly display your dinnerware on these shelves.  If your dinnerware consists of mismatched items, that’s okay.  It only accentuates the cottage look.

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Brighten Your Home with Raffi Glass Tile

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Raffi Glass Tile

Glass tile can brighten a focal point or backdrop with its distinguish style. Whether it’s for a simple backsplash or an entire wall, a stunning bathroom tile design can convert a plain space into a room with pizzazz. Discover ways to use bathroom floor tile, tile patterns, and bathroom wall tile that you can try in your home first by choosing one of the best glass tile designers.

Raffi has gained a reputation with his colorful glass tiles matched only by his colorful personality. Their distinctive sense of color and design from the style industry transforms into dramatic designs in glass. Now Raffi has added to his line mesh-mounted mosaic glass tiles and metallic glass. Featured and available here at Plumbtile.com Continue reading →

How To Add Style to a Bathroom with Tile Patterns

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Make a splash in your bathroom with tile. Whether you’re using budget-friendly ceramic tiles or fancy designer tiles, these tile design ideas will take your bath from drab to fab.

Get Creative

Get creative with basic white subway tiles. Lay tiles in an unexpected pattern, such as this chevron. Top off the look with bands of decorative trim tiles. The black and white tiles add texture and a modern color contrast to the lower subway tiles.

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9 Gorgeous Galley Kitchen Designs

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This U-shaped galley kitchen takes full advantage of its ceiling height and the available light. The location of the sink provides views outdoors, while glass-front, white-painted cabinet doors help make the space feel open and generous. Continue reading →

7 Kitchen Trends You May Regret

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Over-the-Range Microwave

Saving space by installing the microwave over the range has been standard kitchen protocol for years. But that practice is on its way out. As home buyers begin to favor universal design principles, keeping necessities accessible for the entire family becomes ever more important. Consider moving Continue reading →

Designing the Non-Toxic Kitchen

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There is finally a truly healthful craze undercutting the American stereotype. All-natural, fully organic, free-range and GMO-free are the buzzwords across the cooking world, inspiring consumers to look deeper into the ingredients that enter their body. But what about the materials that enter their kitchen?For people without sensitivities, toxic-building materials can still have an effect over time, including respiratory and nervous system problems. Clients with asthma and allergy sensitivities may have mysterious issues in homes with toxics, while those with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) will feel acutely ill in a toxic home immediately. Whatever the case, the solutions are becoming easier to find in an all-natural world.

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