In the 40s, society was recovering from the Great Depression and the second World War, and fashion and style came back with a bang. People finally had enough money to renovate and go shopping and they all wanted a taste of the American dream. Here in 2011, what better way to celebrate surviving our country's most recent recession than by renovating with a 1940s theme in mind!
A glistening brass finish on the fixtures and decadent period lighting will achieve the vintage Hollywood glamor effect brilliantly >>>...
Arriving nicely dressed to work every single day might be the key to success, but appearing well groomed is easier for some than others. It depends on a person's type of hair, whether or not he has tattoos, or has a talent for ironing or suffers any chronic acne. Life can be cruel >>>...
There are quite a few advantages to having a white bathroom vanity. I've talked about a few of them before: white is a light, bright, open color and can help open up a room and make it seem larger. Because it's also the most neutral color, it's easy to change the look of your bathroom without having to swap out your vanity or worry whether your new colors will clash >>>...
Major bathroom remodels are never cheap, and redoing a big bathroom is even more expensive. But if you find yourself on a tight budget, you don't necessarily have to sacrifice quality, or even the scope of your project, to get the job done. For anything you might want to buy, chances are there's a whole range of similar items in different price ranges >>>...
I've talked a bit before about the pitfalls of a modern bathroom decor - it can be a little cold and a little impersonal, both of which can be difficult to fix and difficult to avoid in the first place. But it isn't always true, and certainly doesn't have to be. In some ways, a modern decor is an invitation to have a little fun, you just have to keep in mind that "modern" doesn't necessarily have to be formal >>>...
Modern bathroom design is all about beauty in simplicity - a fairly monochromatic palette, minimalist lines, and geometric shapes. That said, there are a few great ways to break the "rules" and make your modern bathroom design really stand out. In a modern bathroom, you expect all smooth, unbroken lines, so when you add something with a little more color - like a signature vessel sink - it immediately adds a visual point of interest to your bathroom >>>...
One of the biggest problems with modern bathroom vanities - and, really, modern bathroom design as a whole - is that the minimal design and industrial palette tend to err a little on the side of stark, cold, and even sterile. That said, if you give your bathroom design a creative eye, it's more than possible to create a modern decor that's warm and inviting rather than a little alien. The best, most important first step is to choose modern bathroom vanities that are either made from solid wood, or have a natural wood finish >>>...
If you've ever dreamed of having your very own Victorian style dressing table but don't exactly have the space to pull it off, it's not too hard to craft a bathroom with the same look and feel. Dainty white bathroom vanities, especially those with a little Victorian influence, can often take the part of dressing vanities. That way, you get all the style of a decadent bathroom and private dressing area in one, all while keeping the functionality of a full bathroom setup, even in a relatively small bathroom >>>...
Finding a way to make a small bathroom livable is one of the biggest design challenges homeowners will face. Unlike many other rooms, in a small bathroom there isn't a whole lot of room to skimp on furniture or fixtures. To make a small bathroom work, you really need to know exactly where to pare down and how to do it intelligently >>>...
If you want to build a decadent, period-inspired bathroom, chances are you're going to want an antique bathroom vanity to round it out. But antique bathroom vanities tend to be big, even if they only have a single sink. Smaller traditional bathroom vanities are more common, but tend to be a little generic - truly ornate antique bathroom vanities under the 40 inch range are fewer and farther between >>>...
