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10 Tips for Finding the Perfect Faucet
Does shopping for a bathroom faucet make you feel like a fish out of water? Expert tips simplify the selection process.
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5 Simple Ways to Modernize Your Bath
Without a major renovation, it might not be possible to create the minimalist, modern bath of your dreams, but you ca...
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Bob Vila Radio: Barrier-Free Showers
If you’re thinking about a bathroom remodel, there’s no better time or place to think ahead. Something as simple as t...
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Bob Vila Radio: Vanity Lighting
Bathrooms are small rooms, but they require lots of attention to detail—and great lighting. Listen to BOB VILA ON VAN...
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The Basics of Bathroom Design
Good bathroom design, starts with the basics. Here are twelve pro tips to consider in your remodel or renovation.
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The Benefits of a Jack and Jill Bathroom
Do you know what a 'Jack and Jill' bathroom is? If you grew up watching The Brady Bunch in the 70’s, you may already ...
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Free-Standing Tubs: Soaking Up the Luxury
From cast iron to resin, copper, and wood, today's free-standing tubs may be the ultimate home bath luxury.
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Free-Standing Tubs: Pros and Cons
To take the edge off the pressures of daily life, many Americans are cultivating ways to relax and de-stress in their...
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Delta Innovation: Then and Now
Recognize this faucet? Chances are you had—or still have one—in your home or apartment. Or perhaps you remember it fr...
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Vessel Sinks: 10 Works of Art
While they may have been inspired by the traditional dresser-top wash basin and pitcher, today's vessel sinks are nothing short of works of art.
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Bathroom Sinks That Rise Above the Rest
Unlike standard bathroom sinks, vessel designs sit above the counter surface. Reminiscent of historical bedroom washs...
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Top Tips for Adding Cabinets in the Bathroom
Traditionally, bathroom cabinetry was limited to small medicine cabinets above the sink and sink vanities with limite...
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The New Bronze Age for Fixtures
After so many years of classic chrome and nickel faucets dominating in kitchens and baths, bronze finishes are finall...
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The New Apron-Front Sinks
Apron-front sinks, once a great spot to scrub a deep pot, soak dirty dishes, or even wash the baby or pet, are a stap...
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9 Designer Tips to Maximize Small Bathroom Design
Small baths can live large when designed with care. Choosing the right materials, fixtures, and fittings is key, as i...
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Bob Vila Radio: Tublifts
You can renew your tub or shower area without the expense, effort, and environmental cost of junking your old tub. LI...
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Kid-Friendly Bathroom Design
When my husband and I lived in New York City with our two young girls, we had a single bathroom in our one-bedroom ap...
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SPA-oritize Your Home Bath
Here are 15 ways to create a spa bath at home, without the high cost or inconvenience of construction.
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SPA-oritize Your Home Bath
We all dream of having a luxurious bath (consider the one pictured above, by Abraham Teiger Architects, or the bath b...
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15 Ways to Make a Small Bathroom Big
If you are saddled with a small bathroom, consider one or more of these space-enhancing products.
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Bathroom Trends
The 2011 Kitchen and Bath Show revealed several new bathroom trends.
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2011 Bathroom Trends
Read for trends from the 2011 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show.
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How To: Create a Spa Bath at Home
10 ways to add "spa style" to any bath—even yours.
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Installing the Medicine Cabinet
In the master suite, general contractor Charlie Tomaszewski is finishing up installing the Robern medicine cabinets.
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Bathroom Remodel
Pat and Roger Simons, the owners of the second house in the Elmwood project, review the goals of their bathroom remodel.
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Installing the One-Piece Vanity
Bob helps carpenter-contractor Bob Ryley install a new one-piece acrylic vanity.
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Tiling the Bathroom Floor
Tile setter Roger Short performs a “mud job” on the bathroom floor before laying the tile pattern.
 
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