A dining table in every home is an essential piece of furniture. Just as dimensions and d�cor will vary in each home, your lifestyle has a great influence on the type of dining table or tables you might chose for your home. Traditionally the dining room was a very formal room in the house and the dining table specifically was a very formal piece of furniture invariable was constructed of some hardwood. If you had a flair for traditional d�cor, the dining ensemble would typically be very heavy and very ornate.
There are only a few standard bathroom shapes. Each type accommodates different styles. Corridor shaped bathrooms look best with all the fixtures on one wall. The L-shaped bathroom is designed for a discreet place for the toilet with the roomiest area reserved for the bath and vanity. The U-shaped bathroom is the most spacious and can fit extra large or customized fixtures in a choice of locations.Lighting your bathroom is one aspect of design that really needs a thoughtful and creative touch. You've decided on a lavender bathroom off the master bedroom. It's finished and everything looks fabulous. The extra large lavender tub, the lavender toilet, the lavender sink are even nicer than you imagined. The hand painted border around the ceiling is really elegant as well. You've ordered fluorescents for the ceiling and hand-blown sconces in the same lavender shade around the vanity. You are very pleased. You switch on the sconces and look in the mirror. Oh no... Your skin has taken on a brownish purple hue; you look again. You're sure you're not sick. Horrors! It's the lights! Be very careful with your lighting.Most of us want to make the most of our bathroom space, and hate to feel like a bull in a china closet. Detailing can make the difference. Suppose you have a tiny corner bathroom that you added to your Victorian gingerbread house by eliminating the closet under the eaves. You still want a vanity but the roof slant really limits you space. Create a sweet bathroom which maximizes the confines of the space by installing a giant mirror along the long tall wall at an appropriate angle, i.e. not facing the toilet, over a small colorful sink. Add elaborate rococo corners to the mirror for definition. Corners are much less expensive then frames.Many, maybe most people choose style and design without considering height. Height is often a more important element of the vanity for daily use. The common 30 inch size bathroom counter is just not optimum for people over 63 inches tall. However, vanity size is not at all standard. Some floor models are even lower than the usual 30 inches which might be ignored in the quest for the perfect design. Such a decision means you may end up having to bend down to wash your hands. This is only poor planning and completely avoidable.Maybe you want a stone counter over your vanity instead of the traditional laminate finish but you don't have the extra money for stone? Install it yourself using the best local home improvement store to take you through the steps. They love to help, so use their expertise. This way you will get the counter you want at a price you can afford. There is always a creative solution to most bathroom design problems. Don't settle for less.Finally, don't wait to find out if your vanity cabinet can actually be put in its place. Measure the path, especially the bathroom door. Your installer may not be prepared or even able to disassemble and rebuild the vanity quickly to get it in place. Our advisor had to laugh remembering how often people measure the bedroom door but not the bathroom door. "It happens all the time," he chuckled.Of Course It Fits!Wet work Cabernet-colored concrete (markconcrete.com), made with 95 percent recycled content, disguises any stains. An integral sink and a Kohler Torq faucet (from $646; kohler.com) complete the bar.
No matter how you dine or where you dine in your home, there's a contemporary and comfortable solution just for you. Just narrower it down to size, shape, style�.because the right choice is there to meet your individual character. Here's to dinner!
Author: Kathryn Dawson
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