Adding a second sink is starting to show up on a lot of kitchen to-do lists. It's one of those features that you probably wouldn't even think to want if you hadn't heard of it before, but makes so much sense when you do. Having a second sink, whether a small prep sink or a second full sized one, can solve a whole host of common kitchen annoyances >>>...
In the spirit of Memorial Day Weekend, and the beginning of the race for summer beach bodies that everyone seems to think it marks, I'm continuing this series on home exercise equipment. While gyms grow fat on your best intentions to get slim, unless you've got one really close, or have the discipline to make it to one every day, your money is probably spent better elsewhere - like on a single, moderately priced machine for your rec room. Here's a list of the most popular home exercise machines, their benefits, and a high/low range of prices and features for each >>>...
Whether you're a long time lone wolf, recently split, or wallowing in the friend zone, Valentine's Day is more like Singles Awareness Day - a little salt in the wound of unwanted solitude and the #1 day for couples (intentionally or not) to rub your noes in it. But just because you don't have your one-true-love this February 14th doesn't mean you can't have a little fun. Mark the date with a big, black, X and get ready to send out invitations to all your single friends (plus none!) for a fabulous Anti-Valentine's Day Party >>>...
I came up with quite a shopping list while dreaming about remodeling a French Country kitchen! For the first installment, I found the most traditional, elegant, yet functional sinks and faucets to outfit your new kitchen. My next post will guide you to some of the best backsplashes, countertops, floor tile, and hardwood flooring. Which doesn't even cover lighting and appliances yet! Follow along, and if you can keep up your remodeling with your reading, I'll be majorly impressed >>>...
The only thing better than Old World style kitchen design is an Old World kitchen that comes with my Babka grandmother in it making pierogi. Or sauerkraut. Both are good >>>...
White is the ultimate traditional bathroom color - bathtubs, toilets, tile, and, yes, sinks too. But traditional doesn't have to mean boring, and a nice, clean color like white is the perfect palette to play with shape and style. So if you're looking to keep with tradition when it comes to color, but want to get a little more creative than your average white bowl sink, stylish new vitreous china vessel sinks are the perfect way to get the best of both worlds >>>...
When building a home bar, one of the biggest decisions you'll have to make is actually a fairly deceptive one - to install a bar sink or not. Depending on the location of your bar, and that location's access to plumbing, this can be a relatively simple job. But if not, is it really worth spending the extra money for a water supply and drain, or even worth altering the location of your planned project to get one? Bar sinks add important utility to a home bar - and can be pretty snazzy to look at, too - but what difference does having one really make?
Access To Running Water
Straightforward, no? There are a plethora of reasons you want access to running water in your bar, from being able to rinse glasses or fruit, fill ice trays, wash your hands or utensils, or just have some good >>>...
These days there's a lot of cool new stuff going on in the bathroom design world, but one of the wildest new trends I've seen is bathroom sinks made out of wood. Sounds a little weird, right, or maybe even ill advised? But these sinks are not only well designed (read: waterproof!) but they're also incredibly beautiful and unique. If you're looking to bring a little natural touch to your bathroom, or if you just want an unexpected statement piece, a wood sink is an excellent way to get ahead of the Joneses >>>...
The best and worst thing about vessel sinks is that, to install one, you also have to get a whole new vanity. Because they sit on top of a counter rather than the big hole that's probably drilled in your current one, rest at a different height than normal sinks, and tend to need different and differently spaced hardware, picking your favorite sink is only step one in your bathroom renovation. While this means that upgrading to a vessel sink ends up being a more extensive, expensive project than just swapping out a regular drop-in sink, it's also a fantastic opportunity to re-envision your entire bathroom >>>...
If you're thinking about renovating your bathroom, especially a smaller one, but haven't quite made up your mind what you want to do, consider designing your bathroom around a vessel sink. In much the same way you might decorate your living room around a favorite painting, vessel sinks are practical art pieces that are dramatic enough either to stand on their own or to unify a whole bathroom.
So what is a vessel sink? Broadly speaking, it's any sink that sits on top of a counter or vanity rather than nesting within or beneath it >>>...
