Types of Residential Kitchen Sinks and How to Choose One Types of kitchen sinks vary dramatically based on their purpose, how each is mounted and the material a sink is made of. When these three criteria are taken into consideration, the possibilities are nearly e [...]
How to Wash Dishes Without Splashing: Faucet Tips & More Nearly everyone has a good general idea of how to wash up after a meal. But how about washing dishes without making a watery mess all over the counter? And how does one wash dishes as efficiently as poss [...]
How to Achieve a Perfect Faucet Seal on Uneven Tile Faucet seals when installing a faucet (or tub spout or shower set) and related accessories is a challenging task, as even professionals will tell you. But what if the job requires a seal on uneven tile? There are [...]
How to Choose the Best Kitchen Faucet by Lifestyle Choosing the best kitchen faucet for your needs or for the needs of those who will be buying or renting the homes you’re building involves a mix of research and psychology. With the proper area statistics in order [...]
Top 5 Inexpensive Shower Heads and Trim Sets Under $200 First, if you’ve found this article by searching for inexpensive shower heads, you either want to switch out just the shower head itself in a matching finish or you’re searching for the shower head and also a [...]
The True Impact of Ethical Design in Multifamily Housing You may have heard of ethical design or responsible design, as it is sometimes called, but what is it exactly and why does it matter? Ethical design is based on very old principles centered on the idea that [...]
How to Choose and Use Painted Kitchen Tiles In Victorian times, painted, decorative tiles were becoming more and more popular. The Great Sanitary Awakening was one of the main reasons for this renewed interest in tile in Europe. After all, Doctor Ignaz Semmelweis [...]
Showerheads and Hardware for Doorless Showers What is a doorless shower, exactly? And how would a person stay warm when using one? Doorless showers are exactly what the name implies - a shower without a door. They were first embraced in certain segments: spas, lux [...]
Blurring the Line Between Kitchens and Family Rooms Everyone knows what an open-concept kitchen is, but it’s not just a lack of walls that makes a great open-concept design. Not only are the family room and kitchen lines blurred in a new wave of open design, but t [...]
Choosing Faucets for Housing by Region | Location Matters How to choose a kitchen faucet and how to choose a bathroom faucet generally come down to price, quality, and design as these are the main considerations of most multifamily housing professionals and homeow [...]
