Formica‘s 180fx laminate is already an awesome product for kitchen and bath counters, plus way-out wall applications that I love. A laminate product that features a real stone depth, color variation and “movement” (as its called by experts) is an authentic way to bring a unique look to anything from a powder room upgrade to [...]
QuickTip: Make shorter showers more fun
December 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Shorter showers save money, but really how much? It makes perfect sense that when you use less water, you’ll save on water and energy bills. But, here’s some motivation that may blow your mind. According to the EPA, showering is one of the leading ways we use water in our homes. It actually accounts for close [...]
French Dragon Faucet?
October 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Yes. Dragon faucet. When I saw the THG+Daum crystal bath hardware I stopped flipping the pages of Traditional Home’s October 2011 issue. At first, I admit, I thought the little curled-up dragons were broccoli. Probably my mommy-brain thinking about dinner, but at close inspection of the one-of-a-kind crystal sculpture from the 133-year-old French Daum, I [...]
Double Duty Toilet…No pun intended
October 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As a mommy-person, even I get annoyed with my ‘wash your hands’ reminders to my family flock. (Yes, Lexi, it’s true.) So when I saw the Profile Smart toilet from Caroma, my eyebrow raised. Now, here’s a toilet design that can do the reminding for me. It’s a toilet with a sink built into the [...]
MyFixitUpLife radio show: Counter cultured 180FX
July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
From counter to cabinet, right up the wall, we’re finding out that surface runs sensuously deep inside the world of Formica at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show. And we’re delighting in the delicious designs of HGTV’s Monica Pedersen, who took a break from presenting gorgeous new products from Kohler to check in with Mark & Theresa at the [...]
Remodeling a Bath in a Tight Squeeze: Part 3
July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mark Clement, practical contractor for The Old House Web and host of MyFixitUpLife radio show, has remodeled the small bathroom in this old home, using some inside tricks to make it larger and look larger still. He’s installed a new storage cabinet and Sterling water saving toilet, using the space created by a shorter, deeper [...]
Remodeling a Bath in a Tight Squeeze: Part 2
July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mark Clement, practical contractor for The Old House Web and host of MyFixitUpLife radio show, dives into the small bathroom remodeling project in an old home. The eight-by-six space is small enough as it is without considering the lack of adequate lighting. To address that, Mark will change the height of the renovated shower to [...]
Remodeling a Bath in a Tight Squeeze: Part 1
July 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mark Clement, practical contractor for The Old House Web and host of MyFixitUpLife radio show, shows you what he’s up against while trying to remodel a tiny bathroom in an old house. The inherent problems of dealing with a room this small–and installing a new bath, toilet, and sink–are more than you’d expect at first [...]
Step-up in Style in Your Bathroom
July 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mark & I had the pleasure to visit the headquarters for American Standard in New Jersey. Not only is the showroom of new products gorgeous, the bathrooms in the office building are the most glamorous I’ve seen at a place-of-business. And among the products that made me swoon was the Generations Vanity that has an [...]
MyFixitUpLife inside Hyde Tools at the National Hardware Show
June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mark and Theresa are talking new tools from Hyde, Envirolet composting toilets with Ed Begley, Jr., and chatting with HGTV’s Lisa LaPorta.
