Posts

bathroom remodel custom

Giving Your Bathroom Remodel Character

It’s time for a bathroom remodel if you frequently shudder when you really take a hard look at your bathroom. Does that avocado green countertop give you nightmares? Is the vinyl floor so beat up you can’t get it clean any more? Or is the mirror scratched and the frame so dinged up you can hardly see to comb your hair? Then it’s definitely time!

Then the hard part comes – figuring out how to give your remodel character as well as functionality.

There are the standard items needed in every bathroom, sink, tub/shower, commode, and a mirror. But the way these items are arranged and the choice of products and colors used for each item greatly affects the charm, function and pleasure you feel every time you use the room. Here are a few things to consider.

  • Start with the basics. How big is the room? Can fixtures be rearranged, without huge plumbing expense, to allow a better layout? Is there a need to design for current or future handicapped accessibility?
  • Shop, shop, shop!! Visit home improvement stores, watch remodeling programs on TV or online. Buy bath remodeling books and magazines and flag or cut out pictures of room you love. Before too long, you will discover what colors, layouts, fixtures and amenities you like.
  • Visit with a remodeling contractor, like Edgewood Cabinetry, to begin to refine your dream and set a budget. This might even be your first step, but it helps to have some kind of vision in mind before you seek more help.
  • Think about how this bathroom remodel will fit in with the rest of your home. While you want the room to be up-to-date and fresh, unless you are planning to do the rest of the house, or have already done so, your re-do may just look out of place.
  • The things that give the rest of your home character, artwork, mirrors, photos, window and wall coverings, etc., should also be carried into your new bath. Even the things that are mainly functional in purpose, like mirrors and cabinets, should reflect your taste and personality.
  • Don’t be afraid to use something a little quirky. Add a shower curtain with a large floral print in corals, lime green and turquoise to be the focal point against white subway tiles in your shower. Just don’t try to use several bold patterns or they will only look busy and confusing.

These are just a few ideas to help you get started and narrow down your goals and requirements. Then contact us for expert planning and advice that will make your dream come true, with exceptional quality and within your budget.

/by
trash pull out cabinets kitchen

A place for waste and recycle in the kitchen

When deciding what to do with your waste bins consider the following things. You want them close to where you are going to be working, but they need to be out of the way, and accessible enough to not have to touch or move it around.   Cabinet pull outs for waste and recycling bins add ease and accessibility to disposal.   They offer logical storage of waste bins with the convenience of a pull out to prevent contamination from touching the waste bins or cabinet doors.

Hafele offers several options for under counter storage of waste and recycling bins.  Their Euro line offers a single or double bin system with top mount.  This line has a metal shelf above the cans that doubles as a lid to contain odors.  Hafele also offers several options in a bottom mount system.  An option for and easy to clean backsplash prevents trash debris from falling behind the bins.  The bottom mount unit can come with a specialized wire management system to hold up to 4 bins in place.  These systems also come with auto open peddle, preventing dirty or contaminated hands from touching the cabinet door.  Three options for bin sizes are 2.25, 8 and 9.25 gallons and come with the hardware.

Waste and Recycle in the Kitchen is a part of life. We have to have somewhere to put that waste that makes sense.  Cabinet pull out systems make it easy to keep trash and recycling in an accessible but out of the way place.  Top and bottom mounts with lids, shelves and storage keep our cabinets from being messy and odoriferous, while auto open systems make it even easier to keep our kitchens clean.

contact us

/by