When you undertake the task of installing ceramic tile walls in your shower or bathroom, it is important to ensure that your walls are prepped before you start putting up the tiles. Some people use vapour or moisture resistant gypsum drywall. There are all sort of tile backer boards in the market these days. Some ...
Installing Ceramic Soap Dish
Situation : You’re trying to install a new showerhead. With good intentions, enthusiasm and lots of confidence, you undertake this task. As you unscrew the old showerhead, it slips from your hand and falls, hitting the ceramic soap dish on the way to the floor, breaking part of the soap dish and cracking the ceramic ...
Accessorise your bathroom
Bathroom design accessories are often the most overlooked items when people are making the finishing touches to their bathroom design. The finishing touches are the ones that will pull the design together to create a more welcoming sight for the homeowner as well as guests.Where would the soap sit if not dissolve into a sticky ...
Bidet
Using a bidet helps to maintain a high level of personal hygiene after using the toilet. Toilet paper can be an irritant and cause trauma especially for people who suffer from haemorrhoids, and is advised by health practitioners and doctors. Washing is more effective and more soothing than toilet paper.The word bidet (pronounced: Bee Day) ...
Saunas
When you decide to buy a sauna kit, remember to consult an electrician. The place chosen for the unit must be accessible for service. Sauna units require a dedicated electric supply line, usually a 220-volt line rather than standard 110 volts. Unlike a steam unit, a sauna will require a considerable amount of room, usually ...
Steam Room
With the many options available for use at home, people are taking to installing steam rooms in the home. The simplest and quickest way to add one is to install a complete kit. If you are a do-it-yourselfer with a smaller budget, then buy a team generator and controls and build the enclosure yourself. The ...
Bathroom Ventilation
A bathroom with hot water of a shower or whirlpool, or the heat from a steam or sauna unit will definitely have condensation, which is a continual problem wherever there are wide variances in temperatures present. Vapourized water will condense on any cold surface and can potentially cause damage, from rust to your fixtures to ...
Vanities
Vanities are cabinets which hold built-in lavatories (sinks) and faucets and are typically located in bathrooms. They are sometimes called vanitory cabinets in England and other countries. The vanity is a smaller, more specialized version of the kitchen cabinet, and are available from all kitchen cabinet manufacturers (although not all manufacturers feature vanity cabinets on their ...
The Medicine Cabinet
The first and most important features a medicine cabinet is the lock, so as to keep medication, or even cleaning products away from young children. The medicine cabinet should blend in with other bathroom furniture shades to complete the right look for your family bathroom. Medicine cabinets mostly come in a rectangular shape resting either vertically ...
Designing Bathrooms for Everyone
Bathrooms serve an array of functions, from giving you a space to relax after a long day, change clothes, apply make up etc., it is an integral part of the home and should not be overlooked when you are considering remodeling your home. Comfort, functionality and aesthetics are important factors when planning your new design ...
Kitchen Types
When you decide to remodel your kitchen you should start of with having in mind the final look of the finished kitchen. Kitchen types fall into several category, each with its own distinct look to fit the taste of the home owner, be it the traditional look, country or contemporary.TraditionalTraditional kitchens have formal, elegant looking ...
Kitchen Layout
Designing your kitchen layout can be a fun and rewarding experience, with the right information. Once you\'ve decided on the type of kitchen you want, be it a contemporary design, traditional or Art & Craft type, the next step is to start designing your kitchen layout. Start by making a sketch of the room with ...
Kitchen Finishing Materials
Remodeling the kitchen does not have to be a budget busting project if updates are done slowly with focus on one area at a time. Simple changes can make a huge difference, like changing light fixtures to create dramatic effect of space, or a fresh coat of paint. If one area of the kitchen is ...
Painting your Kitchen
Painting is the easy and inexpensive way to change the look of your kitchen. Dated wood cabinets can be painted white to make a small kitchen look larger, while walls or cabinets that are in poor condition can be given a fresh lease in life with paint or faux finish to hide the blemishes. Paint ...
Kitchen Cabinets
The look of the kitchen can completely change by just changing the doors of your kitchen cabinet. A good kitchen cabinet design is also important if you want to get the most storage use possible out of the available storage space which should be the goal of any kitchen design. Kitchen cabinets can be made ...
