The Etymology of 'Lavatory' What exactly does ‘lavatory’ mean? The answer is - it depends on both the location and point in history. The word has a surprising, and confusing, number of meanings. Beginning with today in North America, a lavatory is more often than [...]
Top 5 Quick-Install Shower Sets Replacing a shower set can mean opening walls, ripping out tiles, and coordinating with multiple professionals. This complex installation process often left residents without a functional bathroom for days while contractors complete [...]
How to Evaluate Faucet Durability Before Buying When considering faucets for the home, most buyers base their choices on two factors: price and appearance, with only the savviest of buyers giving proper weight to the most important consideration of all, durabilit [...]
Easy Bathroom Design for Low-Maintenance Living Bathroom cleaning ranks among the most time-consuming and least enjoyable household tasks, with the average homeowner spending hours each week scrubbing grout, cleaning counters, and polishing fixtures just for them [...]
How to Use Fixtures to Anchor a Monochromatic Bathroom The trend toward monochromatic bathroom design continues gaining momentum in residential and commercial projects alike, appealing to property owners seeking enduring aesthetics that won't require updates with [...]
How Builders Can Future-Proof Bathrooms for Smart Fixtures Smart home technology has moved beyond thermostats and door locks into bathrooms, where touchless faucets, sensor soap dispensers, and electronically controlled fixtures improve hygiene, accessibility, an [...]
The Evolution of the Modern Shower Shower design has evolved from one basic showerhead with one handle into sophisticated multi-head and multi-handle systems offering rain showers, side jets, handheld functionality, and accessible features that meet modern buildi [...]
The Hardest-Working Faucet in the Home | Designing Utility Rooms Utility room sinks are the unsung workhorses of the home, handling tasks too messy or demanding for kitchen and bathroom fixtures. Standard kitchen and bathroom faucets can fail quickly in utility r [...]
Top 5 Quick-Installation Kitchen Faucets For decades, replacing a kitchen faucet was a time-consuming ordeal that forced those tasked with the chore to contend with a complicated process and all that could potentially go wrong during installation. Quick-install f [...]
How the Multifamily Industry Can Benefit from the Aging in Place Movement The aging-in-place movement is reshaping housing preferences across the country as older adults increasingly choose to remain in their current homes and communities rather than relocating t [...]
