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Friday, November 20, 2020

A storage water heater can work wonders to give your bathroom an added layer of comfort. This type of water heater comes equipped with a in-built tank, where water is heated and stored to provide safe, clean and consistent hot water. It's ideal to go for storage water heaters that incorporate innovative technology, quality materials and exceptional safety features. Here are some that we think fit the bill very well. Browse through our top storage water heater recommendations below:

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CENTON Nautilus Series Multipoint Storage Water Heater Centon Nautilus Series is the latest generation multipoint storage water heater with user-friendly adjustable heating power and temperature control, giving users full control over their sensational shower experience. These features are especially useful for hotels, allowing them to save energy usage during low season. Nautilus Series's compact size and clean design also allows it to be installed on any bathroom walls or even below the basin, benefiting users with easier and cheaper installation and maintenance cost, as opposed to the above ceiling storage water heater varieties. Built with Blue Diamond Enamel-coated Tank Technology, all of Centon's new generation storage water heaters have longer lifespan, improved leak resistance and better heat insulation, outperforming other conventional stainless steel tank storage water heaters in the market.

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Elton Electrical Storage Water Heater Elton Electrical Storage Water Heater supplies 24/7 hot water regardless of weather changes. It is energy efficient and its performance is guaranteed with minimum service maintenance. Also, water temperature in the storage tank is fixed at 60°c to prevent legionella bacteria and scalding risk. Every model is installed with an Isolation Barrier, a fitting located at the inlet and outlet of the electric storage water heater. This barrier provides double-layered protection by lengthening the water pathway to make it into a “non-conductive” path. This fitting is small, light and compatible for all types of water heater, to protect users from electrocution risks. On top of this, the storage water heater also comes with precise thermal cut-out and overheat protection.

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Hydro One EcoHeater Breakthrough technology for Storage Water Heater is finally here. With Hydro One EcoHeater, you can now enjoy instant and safe hot water with electricity cost savings up to 50% against conventional storage heater system without compromising on the heating performance. Hydro One EcoHeater uses heating component that is made of non-metal based silicon composite material with lower power consumption rating that was first invented in Germany. It features non-electricity conductive material for lower risk of electrocution and higher efficiency in terms of water heating application. The heating component is widely used in many challenging industries such as automotive, medical and semi-conductor due to its ability to generate heat rapidly, efficiently and high reliability under harsh environments.

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Joven Storage Water Heater With leading cutting-edge innovation and expertise, Joven Storage Water Heater is the perfect choice if you are looking for an efficient hot water solution for your bathroom. This storage water heater pairs compatibly with bathtubs, jacuzzis, rainshowers, showers, basins as well as kitchen sinks just by a simple connection to the hot and cold mixter tap system. The storage water heater offers a nifty temperature control which enables thermostatic control between low, medium and high with temperature display. Built from high quality SUS 304 Grade stainless steel, Joven Storage Water Heater withstands rust and rupture for higher durability and stellar performance.

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Alpha Storage Shower Heater Featuring U.K. hi-tech performance heating technology that comes with a triple safety system and incoloy heating element for higher durability, Alpha storage shower heater is made from high quality materials: stainless steel grade 304 for its inner cylinder tank and epoxy-coated outer casing to prevent rusting. The storage shower heater also features CFC-free PUF insulation for maximum insulation and a pressure relief valve to prevent internal pressure build-up. For additional safety, there's a primary thermostate cut-out and a secondary thermal cut-off. It's also easy to install - thanks to its multi-mounting bracket.

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Friday, November 20, 2020

With a rainshower, your can easily bring a relaxing shower experience into your bathroom. Good news is there are so many varieties out there to fit any style and preference. Check out some of these brands that offer rainshowers with distinctive design and high performance features.

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AXOR AXOR Showers. An absolute must in the shower. The AXOR Showers include overhead, side and hand showers, shower systems and shower sets. Whether round or square-shaped: they transform the shower into a place that you can truly appreciate. Their exceptional design and outstanding technology make them an absolute must in the shower. For example: the AXOR Shower Heaven 1200. Unique in every dimension. Its majestic size makes it the new archetype in the shower. Each of its jets is a homage to the precious element of water: ranging from revitalising water jet through to PowderRain, the latest innovation from AXOR.

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HANSGROHE HANSGROHE's Raindance turns ordinary showers into an extraordinarily luxurious experience. For big bathrooms, he rectangular Raindance overhead shower 260/260 1jet with fully chrome-plated metal spray disc embodies showering indulgence on a grand scale. Measuring 260 x 260 mm, it makes for an impressively large shower area. Its minimalist, elegant design and high-quality metal surfaces visibly enhance the bathroom setting. The water is enriched with air (AirPower), making it softer and more luxurious and leaving a pleasant sensation on your skin. A tonic for the soul - in your own personal spa.

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ROCA Roca's Raindream collection is the brand's premium range of extra slim metallic shower-heads for wall or ceiling installation. Its Easyclean system prevents limescale build up. Ideal for ultra minimalist bathrooms, the sleek design of this rainshower features a pristine look while offering a gentle water flow. Available in round or square, shower arms can also be installed as an additional feature.

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THG Colours and water come together in perfect harmony with THG's chromotherapy Skyshower. Equipped with a flow limiter, this rainshower is installed onto ceilings, ensuring a sleek and minimalist appearance with its slim frame. The showerhead comes with silicone nozzles to facilitate the removal of limescale. Once turned on, water gently flows down along with coloured illumination, offering a therapeutic showering experience.

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Brands are presented alphabetically in this listical.

Friday, November 20, 2020

While bathroom accessories may seem like an afterthought when it comes to bathroom design, they add personality and a charming touch to your bathing space. Here are some of the best brands that offer exquisite bathroom accessories to help to enhance your bathroom atmosphere.

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DURAVIT Mention beautiful bathroom, and Duravit comes to mind. The brand stands for successful, attractive design where collections are created by internationally renowned designers and manufactured with the utmost care and precision, offering superb planning flexibility down to the very last detail. Duravit bathroom accessories provides just the perfect finishing touch for contemporary bathrooms. Their new accessory line “Starck T”, a collaboration between Duravit and Philippe Stack, features the geometric “T” shape as the defining design feature of the series. “Starck T” by Duravit

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GROHE Timeless design. And quality that lasts a lifetime. Again and again GROHE products surprise users with unique features that provide ‘Pure Freude an Wasser’.To complete a stylish and harmonious bathroom design, the GROHE Essentials master bathroom accessory set does a pretty great job. German engineered to last a lifetime, the five-in-one set includes a towel ring, towel rail (600mm), robe hook, toilet paper holder and holder with soap dish – everything you need to make your bathroom a pleasure to visit. GROHE Essentials accessories – precision craftsmanship, highest quality materials and style that lasts. We think it's the perfect finishing touch for bathrooms of all designs! GROHE Essentials

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INAX Using Japanese ideas and technologies to maximize limited space, INAX generates spaciousness by giving the function of a shelf to the products. The bathroom accessories range from the S600 LINE pursues the sense of cleanliness rooted in Japanese culture and the ease of cleaning. Combining the square shape, representing architecture, and the oval shape, representing human beings, the squoval is a design which is easy to use and fits beautifully with architecture. Above all, the S600 LINE incorporates universal designs cultivated in Japan that allow for intuitive use of the products regardless of the user’s age or physical characteristics. S600 LINE from Inax

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KOHLER A brand synonymous with quality and style, KOHLER offers a wide range of designer bathroom and kitchen products including luxury toilets, showers, taps, baths and enclosures plus many others. To add flair to bathrooms, KOHLER innovative bathroom accessories complete your bathroom design immaculately. From towel bars and toilet tissue holders to robe hooks and small shelves, their contemporary accessory collections are an easy way to add convenience to your space, offering you an easy way to mix and match or coordinate accessories with the style and finish of your faucets.

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Brands are presented alphabetically in this listical.

Friday, November 20, 2020

Some of us just might be able to live with cold water showers, especially after a day in the heat of the tropical sun. While a water heater may be a luxury for some, the realisation that you need one probably hits you just as quickly as the cold water does, so we summed up the nation's best water heaters (with pumps) in the following list for your convenience (2020).

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CENTON Image Credit: CENTON One of online's best-selling Malaysian manufactured instant water heaters, this ECOnomical and ECO-friendly Centon Water Heater is built-in with an advanced 3-phase brushless DC Silent Pump that generates high water flow rate and consumes 50% lower electrical power than normal AC Pump. Centon EcoSerene Series is also equipped with Pentafecta 5-Point Safety System to shield you with maximum protection against electrical and scalding hazards. And if that is not enough assurance for you, all Centon Water Heaters are covered with RM1,000,000 product liability insurance, so that you can have sensational showers with a peace of mind.

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Electrolux Image Credit: Electrolux

A multinational corporation headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Electrolux has almost 90 years of experience in the field of electronic home appliances, showcasing their engineering and technical know-how with the EWE361TA-DECT1. This ecologically-conscious offering provides a touch-activated interface that enables one to select preferred temperatures, and to view information on temperature and water consumption rates on an unambiguous digital display. In an expression of Scandinavian ingenuity, Electrolux included a precise turbine flow sensor to enable the dynamic adjustment of temperature, protected the shower nozzles with a bacteria-resistant coating to keep the water clean, and provided the EWE361TA-DECT1 with the ability to check itself for leaks.

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Hitachi Image Credit: Hitachi

The company that occupies itself with Japan's utilities, transport, communications, and healthcare infrastructure, can be expected to be capable of producing a decent and affordable water heater. The HES-36WPY is equipped with a basic assembly of showerhead and hose  made entirely of antibacterial materials. The shower head comes with five different flow settings, selected with a thumb push on the rotary selector dial - and a pause button to on the grip of the showerhead to stop water flow entirely.

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Joven Image Credit: Joven

A homegrown brand of water heaters equipped with storage and pumps, Joven's offerings are SIRIM tested to ensure quality and safety - no less so with their tankless i90P, a newer iteration of their iconic water heaters equipped with a silent pump. The slim slider bar and shower heads of the i90P are chrome plated, and the splash-proof casing of the heater is available in red, gray, or black to match modern interiors.

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Panasonic Image Credit: Panasonic

Bringing a century of expertise in dealing with electronic home appliances, Panasonic offers the highest standards in user-friendliness, silent operation, cleanliness, and low-energy usage with the DH-3NDP1MS - featuring an LCD display screen with touch button selectors, an ingenious algorithm that cycles between hot and cold water sprays to save electricity, and antibacterial materials infused with silver particles.

* Brands are listed alphabetically

Friday, November 20, 2020

There will come a time in every person's life when a crucial decision has to be made - take on a leaking faucet alone or call for professional backup? We put this comprehensive guide together to help you tackle a leaking faucet on your own, and to help you recognise when a situation is dire enough to warrant giving a professional plumber a call before water damage sets in.

That one drop probably costs a fraction of a cent, but those fractions add up. Image Source

Damage Control Paying some attention to where a leak is coming from will help you to conduct a quick and effective repair: a dripping faucet may entail disassembly of the fixture to replace a defective component, while a slowly leaking pipe connection could be patched with a few rounds of plumbing tape, but persistently leaking pipe connections likely require the disassembly of piping - which should only be done by a professional plumber.

The first and most crucial phase in the management of any disaster is to limit the damage. If you are faced with a persistently dripping faucet, whether it is an intermittent drip or a torrential waterfall, the first and safest thing to do before attempting any repairs is to locate and shut off the water supply for the affected fixture. The last thing anybody wants is for that trickling leak to turn into an unplanned fountain once the fixture comes off.

This is not the kind of water feature you want in your house. Image Source

Disrupting Supply Sink faucets tend to have their separate supply valves located directly beneath the countertops, so shutting off the water supply for these fixtures is often as simple as opening the cabinets under the sink and manually turning the valves clockwise (right turn to close or tighten and left turn to open or loosen). Other fixtures such as showers, tubs, commodes, and ablutions may not have independent supply valves, or their shut-off valves may not be visible, so locating them may require a familiarity with the inner workings of your property.

If the water supply valve for a specific fixture cannot be located, or if the leak in question comes from a pipe connection rather than a faucet, one can always fall back on shutting off the water supply valve located just after the water meter on a landed property, or in the cold water riser of a high-rise development.

Look for one of these on your property and turn it clockwise to stop the flooding. Image Source

Site Preparations With a leaking pipe or faucet identified and the water supply interrupted, one can begin to prepare the area for repairs. Preparations should entail wrapping the teeth of pliers or wrenches with thick packing tape to prevent scratching fixtures, blocking drain openings with a rag to prevent the accidental loss of parts, and setting out a flat surface for placing disassembled parts.

Because finding this little guy on the floor is less fun. Image Source

Affecting Repairs As most water-dispensing fixtures and their pipes are composed of metallic alloys, leaks may present from imperfect gaps or the worn threads of connections between metal parts, especially in old pipe connections. Slow drips coming out of these pipe connections can be temporarily resolved with a few rounds of Teflon plumbing tape around the joint, but symptoms may reappear as pipe connections continue to deteriorate over time. If you find yourself continuously patching leaking connections along the same length of piping, this would be a sign to call in the professionals to replace the pipes.

Just a few turns around a leaking pipe connection with Teflon tape, plumber's tape, or pipe thread sealing tape should do the trick - at least for small leaks. Image Source

If the leak does not originate from a pipe connection but rather from a fixture itself, the most likely reason could be traced to an unassuming piece of synthetic rubber that plumbers call an 'O-ring'. Most faucets for homes are fitted with O-rings that come in a standard range of sizes, meaning that getting a replacement is a simple matter of bringing the defective O-ring to your neighbourhood hardware store.

An example of what the O-ring in your faucet may look like. Image Source

Replacing the O-ring is a relatively laborious task involving prying off a fixture’s decorative caps with a blunt screwdriver and removing a variety of metal and plastic components to get to the O-ring, which necessitates taping over the teeth of tools to prevent scratching a fixture’s finishes. As there are many different ways of putting water-dispensing fixtures together, the task of replacing an O-ring can be made a little easier by having the manual for the affected fixture on hand. In lieu of a generic manual, we found a couple of videos detailing the process of fixture disassembly for your reference.

Inspections Professional plumbers advise returning the water supply to a repaired fixture gradually, as the sudden change in pressure could cause another leak or even damage the internal components of your fixtures beyond repair. To check on your work, open the water supply valve slowly by turning the handle counter-clockwise, then operate the fixture as normal while observing for leaks.

Slow leaks from pipe connections should be easily resolved by following these steps - but if a fixture continues to present leaks after replacing the O-ring, careful study of the fixture’s manual would be required to determine if other components need replacing. The options after this point would entail getting replacement components from the fixture’s manufacturer, or replacing the fixture entirely if multiple components are suspected to be defective. Either way, we highly recommend consulting a professional before expending any significant sums of money on replacing fixtures.

You may also be interested in reading our 6 Tips on Buying Shower Pipes and taking a look at some of the elegant fixtures Hansgrohe is offering. From tap to waste drain: brushed gold optic from the AXOR FinishPlus. Image Credit: Ulrich Stockhaus (Zürich) via Hansgrohe Singapore

Did this article help you sort out that leaking faucet, or did we just make things worse? Let us know on our Facebook page.

 

Friday, November 20, 2020

Some reading this may have experienced this first-hand: you’re up in a rush to get ready for the day - and as much as your heart surges at the sight of your loved one, you find your schedule stalled as your significant other is in the midst of an unreasonably lengthy grooming ritual at the master bathroom’s only sink. In the interest of keeping things cordial in the bathroom, we went ahead and listed five ideas for incorporating a second sink.

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Diverse Influences Interior design by: FIX Design Solutions

Seemingly disparate influences are brought together in this bathroom decorated by FIX Design Solutions, the result is a lightweight and eclectic ensemble suitable for the typical sizes of bathrooms in modern homes. Generous elliptical mirrors hang in a tight formation above a pair of farmhouse-style sinks, while the white aprons contrast against a background of black tile in monochromatic fashion.

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Symbolic Arrangement Interior design by: Latitude Design

Just as two halves make a whole, the double sinks occupy a circular vanity in the centre of this space decorated by Latitude Design, proving that the bathroom counter need not necessarily be along the walls. Acting as both a practical feature and as a visually grounding element in the centre of the space, the accompanying mirrors are embedded into a partition that is held above the counter, resulting in the mirrors appearing to float across the diameter of the round counter.

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Elegantly Unbound Interior design by: Desigva Interior

In this bathroom decorated by Desigva Interior, a protracted length of countertop is used to host twin basins with ample space in between, producing an expansive and luxurious ambiance. The elegantly simplistic space is complemented by an ethereal glow spilling onto the polished stone, the same light from recesses beneath the mirror forming an intangible frame around the vanity.

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Framed in Wood Interior design by: MDS

With wall space at a premium in most bathrooms, countertops may have to be kept in check with the addition of other elements. In this space decorated by MDS Interiors, the vanity is bookended by wooden cabinetry to contain the length of countertop within a frame, and to keep it from overwhelming the rest of the bathroom.

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Composed for Opulence Interior design by: Casa Indah

When ideal proportions and luxurious materials converge, a bathroom evoking imagery of an upscale hotel emerges. The vanity in this bathroom is a relatively simplistic arrangement consisting of a pair of wide basins presented against a backdrop of marbled stone, with a countertop composed of plain black stone and cabinet doors of dark wood providing the necessary contrast.

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Friday, November 20, 2020

There will come a time in every person's life when a crucial decision has to be made - take on a leaking faucet alone or call for professional backup? We put this comprehensive guide together to help you tackle a leaking faucet on your own, and to help you recognise when a situation is dire enough to warrant giving a professional plumber a call before water damage sets in.

That one drop probably costs a fraction of a cent, but those fractions add up. Image Source

Damage Control Paying some attention to where a leak is coming from will help you to conduct a quick and effective repair: a dripping faucet may entail disassembly of the fixture to replace a defective component, while a slowly leaking pipe connection could be patched with a few rounds of plumbing tape, but persistently leaking pipe connections likely require the disassembly of piping - which should only be done by a professional plumber.

The first and most crucial phase in the management of any disaster is to limit the damage. If you are faced with a persistently dripping faucet, whether it is an intermittent drip or a torrential waterfall, the first and safest thing to do before attempting any repairs is to locate and shut off the water supply for the affected fixture. The last thing anybody wants is for that trickling leak to turn into an unplanned fountain once the fixture comes off.

This is not the kind of water feature you want in your house. Image Source

Disrupting Supply Sink faucets tend to have their separate supply valves located directly beneath the countertops, so shutting off the water supply for these fixtures is often as simple as opening the cabinets under the sink and manually turning the valves clockwise (right turn to close or tighten and left turn to open or loosen). Other fixtures such as showers, tubs, commodes, and ablutions may not have independent supply valves, or their shut-off valves may not be visible, so locating them may require a familiarity with the inner workings of your property.

If the water supply valve for a specific fixture cannot be located, or if the leak in question comes from a pipe connection rather than a faucet, one can always fall back on shutting off the water supply valve located just after the water meter on a landed property, or in the cold water riser of a high-rise development.

Look for one of these on your property and turn it clockwise to stop the flooding. Image Source

Site Preparations With a leaking pipe or faucet identified and the water supply interrupted, one can begin to prepare the area for repairs. Preparations should entail wrapping the teeth of pliers or wrenches with thick packing tape to prevent scratching fixtures, blocking drain openings with a rag to prevent the accidental loss of parts, and setting out a flat surface for placing disassembled parts.

Because finding this little guy on the floor is less fun. Image Source

Affecting Repairs As most water-dispensing fixtures and their pipes are composed of metallic alloys, leaks may present from imperfect gaps or the worn threads of connections between metal parts, especially in old pipe connections. Slow drips coming out of these pipe connections can be temporarily resolved with a few rounds of Teflon plumbing tape around the joint, but symptoms may reappear as pipe connections continue to deteriorate over time. If you find yourself continuously patching leaking connections along the same length of piping, this would be a sign to call in the professionals to replace the pipes.

Just a few turns around a leaking pipe connection with Teflon tape, plumber's tape, or pipe thread sealing tape should do the trick - at least for small leaks. Image Source

If the leak does not originate from a pipe connection but rather from a fixture itself, the most likely reason could be traced to an unassuming piece of synthetic rubber that plumbers call an 'O-ring'. Most faucets for homes are fitted with O-rings that come in a standard range of sizes, meaning that getting a replacement is a simple matter of bringing the defective O-ring to your neighbourhood hardware store.

An example of what the O-ring in your faucet may look like. Image Source

Replacing the O-ring is a relatively laborious task involving prying off a fixture’s decorative caps with a blunt screwdriver and removing a variety of metal and plastic components to get to the O-ring, which necessitates taping over the teeth of tools to prevent scratching a fixture’s finishes. As there are many different ways of putting water-dispensing fixtures together, the task of replacing an O-ring can be made a little easier by having the manual for the affected fixture on hand. In lieu of a generic manual, we found a couple of videos detailing the process of fixture disassembly for your reference.

Inspections Professional plumbers advise returning the water supply to a repaired fixture gradually, as the sudden change in pressure could cause another leak or even damage the internal components of your fixtures beyond repair. To check on your work, open the water supply valve slowly by turning the handle counter-clockwise, then operate the fixture as normal while observing for leaks.

Slow leaks from pipe connections should be easily resolved by following these steps - but if a fixture continues to present leaks after replacing the O-ring, careful study of the fixture’s manual would be required to determine if other components need replacing. The options after this point would entail getting replacement components from the fixture’s manufacturer, or replacing the fixture entirely if multiple components are suspected to be defective. Either way, we highly recommend consulting a professional before expending any significant sums of money on replacing fixtures.

You may also be interested in reading our 6 Tips on Buying Shower Pipes and taking a look at some of the elegant fixtures Hansgrohe is offering. From tap to waste drain: brushed gold optic from the AXOR FinishPlus. Image Credit: Ulrich Stockhaus (Zürich) via Hansgrohe Singapore

Did this article help you sort out that leaking faucet, or did we just make things worse? Let us know on our Facebook page.

 

Friday, November 20, 2020

There are not many bathrooms deserving of a long-lasting memory, and while some are easily forgettable spaces, there are bathrooms in existence that remain in mind long after they have been seen. This time around, we take a look at the five most memorable bathrooms we have seen recently, to attempt a breakdown of what makes these largely neutral-coloured spaces spectacular.

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1. Vintage Lines Interior design by: Yong Studio

The windows of a previous era are updated for the present times with the glass panes exchanged for pieces of wood, the horizontal lines repeated in a border that simultaneously serves as the footprint of the shower's partial enclosure and separates the modern freestanding bathtub from the rest of the bathroom. The deliberate selection of fixtures powder coated in carbon is echoed in the architectural considerations: the black pipe window frames and a panel of Nero Marquina providing the basis for the monochromatic palette.

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2. Solemn Grace Interior design by: Fix Interior

The monochrome fixtures and countertop of this bathroom are elegantly framed in grey and cream tiles that have been laid in a standard grid arrangement. The somber ambience is enlivened with gilded portrait frames and warm yellow lighting, contributing to a golden glow that is reflected across the space to bridge the gap between the monochromatic fixtures and neutral architectural finishes.

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3. Sunlit Decadence Interior design by: Nu Infinity

A monochromatic palette is applied to redefine the modern luxury of a sunlit bath - with a freestanding tub resting in the centre of a glass-enclosed air well, framed in black square pipe and smooth matte black tiles. Serving as both a practical consideration and as a tropical element to counter the decidedly modern decor, dark wood is incorporated into a deck floor beneath the tub.

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4. Natural Accents Interior design by: X-Dimension Design

In a space decked with black and grey stone, a few limited flourishes with pale wood serve to alleviate the seriousness of the decor. Wood is utilised in the shelving and mounting background for the mirror to add warming layers to the coldness of a counter tiled in black stone.

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5. Rustic Vibe Interior design by: Yong Studio

With just a few splashes of natural materials, such as the addition of wood and wicker weave, this largely white bathroom is gifted a mature and warm personality that would have been absent in the face of the white walls and grey floor tiles. The modern pendant lights hanging from the ceiling in the corner exude an inviting glow in conjunction with the vertical wood pieces on the wall - the decorative feature  deliberately extended to affect the light on more than one plane.

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Friday, November 20, 2020

Lighting for the bathroom is often an afterthought. It's actually important to plan it right so that you can achieve the ambience you want. These five lighting tips for the bathroom will show you how to get lighting up and running beautifully in your bathing space. 1. The Right Lighting Proper and plentiful light in the bathroom has many useful benefits. That includes setting your circadian rhythms that are an important part in over-all health, elevating one's mood, allowing bright illumination for the washing and grooming duties, and more. Most importantly is that it is critical for safety, especially for the elderly or disabled since the bathroom is where 80 percent of falls happen. 2. Minimize Glare If you are bothered by glare, use fixtures that mask the actual light such as deeply recessed downlights or up-lights or dimmers to make adjustments as needed. Also helpful are tubular fluorescent lights with a frosted lens to reduce the glare. 3. Correct Measurements Lighting recommended for the dressing area is eye-level provided by fixtures at least 30 inches apart with a minimum of 60 watts. That can be accomplished with chain-hung pendants or wall sconces that provide light on both sides of the face for grooming and applying cosmetics. 4. Night Lights Night lighting is essential to safely maneuver and prevent falls in the middle of the night. Bright overhead lights can be disruptive and blinding when one's eyes are adjusted to darkness. Provide a low-wattage lamp, or one that responds to motion, or create one by illuminating the toe-space area below the vanity with a linear lighting system. 5. Accentuating the Space A decorative light fixture that is suspended from the ceiling gives any room an elegant touch at the same time that it is adding extra light. Article courtesy of Patriot LED

Friday, November 20, 2020

Some reading this may have experienced this first-hand: you’re up in a rush to get ready for the day - and as much as your heart surges at the sight of your loved one, you find your schedule stalled as your significant other is in the midst of an unreasonably lengthy grooming ritual at the master bathroom’s only sink. In the interest of keeping things cordial in the bathroom, we went ahead and listed five ideas for incorporating a second sink.

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Diverse Influences Interior design by: FIX Design Solutions

Seemingly disparate influences are brought together in this bathroom decorated by FIX Design Solutions, the result is a lightweight and eclectic ensemble suitable for the typical sizes of bathrooms in modern homes. Generous elliptical mirrors hang in a tight formation above a pair of farmhouse-style sinks, while the white aprons contrast against a background of black tile in monochromatic fashion.

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Symbolic Arrangement Interior design by: Latitude Design

Just as two halves make a whole, the double sinks occupy a circular vanity in the centre of this space decorated by Latitude Design, proving that the bathroom counter need not necessarily be along the walls. Acting as both a practical feature and as a visually grounding element in the centre of the space, the accompanying mirrors are embedded into a partition that is held above the counter, resulting in the mirrors appearing to float across the diameter of the round counter.

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Elegantly Unbound Interior design by: Desigva Interior

In this bathroom decorated by Desigva Interior, a protracted length of countertop is used to host twin basins with ample space in between, producing an expansive and luxurious ambiance. The elegantly simplistic space is complemented by an ethereal glow spilling onto the polished stone, the same light from recesses beneath the mirror forming an intangible frame around the vanity.

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Framed in Wood Interior design by: MDS

With wall space at a premium in most bathrooms, countertops may have to be kept in check with the addition of other elements. In this space decorated by MDS Interiors, the vanity is bookended by wooden cabinetry to contain the length of countertop within a frame, and to keep it from overwhelming the rest of the bathroom.

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Composed for Opulence Interior design by: Casa Indah

When ideal proportions and luxurious materials converge, a bathroom evoking imagery of an upscale hotel emerges. The vanity in this bathroom is a relatively simplistic arrangement consisting of a pair of wide basins presented against a backdrop of marbled stone, with a countertop composed of plain black stone and cabinet doors of dark wood providing the necessary contrast.

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