Three Distinctive Towel Warmers
Towel warmers make the world a better place - especially when you’ve just popped out of the shower and are looking for a comforting terry cloth embrace to ease you back into the cold, cruel world. Perhaps it’s not always that dramatic - but anyone who showers first thing in the morning on a winter day knows that shutting off the hot water and setting foot on the cool tile can be exercise in shock therapy. Read more »
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Today’s is the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street. Here we found some cute things from Sesame Street to help you make your bathroom more fun for your kids. Read more »
Air Force One Kitchen and a Little Inspiration
National Geographic had a feature on the Air Force One kitchen that aired some time ago. One of the things we found most interesting: the kitchen. If you were watching the show on mute, you’d think that this was a typical culinary kitchen. Chefs mill about garnishing dishes, rolling silverware in cloth napkins and the appliances are gourmet, professional grade. The kitchen is spacious and has an institutional stainless steel look. And then you see the list of coffee orders: Pres. Bush- Black w/ Equal, Mrs. Bush - Skim w/ Equal, Sec. Rice - Strong decaf, cream and Equal on the side. And it becomes clear that this is no ordinary kitchen! Read more »
Vibia - Inspired Bathroom Lighting
Vibia was born in 1987 in Barcelona, Spain, a mecca of cultivated design culture, and has since expanded into a global provider of highly artful lighting fixtures. Vibia lighting blends high tech sensibility with studied ergonomics as well as a distinguished aesthetic taste and style. Backed by twenty teams of dedicated product designers, interior design professionals and other creative team members, every single kitchen or bathroom lighting fixture produced by Vibia is forged by inspiration and innovation.
Top Vibia Lighting Fixtures
Vibia lighting is about design and life. Vibia composes its inspired fixtures to meet the lifestyle of its users by allowing endless customization, a wide palette for personalization and impeccable taste and style. Check out some of these top Vibia lighting fixtures:
Vibia Millenium Wall Lamp T-5 Mini
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The Vibia Millenium Wall Lamp T-5 Mini was designed by Ramos & Bassols. With a chrome finish and a polycarbonate diffuser, the Millenium lamp sheds soft, pleasing light without the sterility of typical fluorescent fixtures.
Vibia Alpha Satin Nickel Wall Lamp
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Also designed by Ramos & Bassols, the Alpha series provides stunning wall lighting to illuminate hallways and provide dramatic ambiance to any room. This lamp has top and bottom lights to give a symmetrical look.
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The Vibia Beta wall lamp evokes a modern re-imagining of a wall torch. It extends boldly into the room space without being intrusive and provides unique mood lighting.
Vibia -CFE Puck Top Ceiling / Wall Light
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Designed by Jordi Vilardell, this cluster of lights give a clean, organic character to your room. Ideal for high ceilinged, carefully composed spaces, the Puck series stresses continuity and a natural look and feel.
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Another Ramos & Bassols design, the Vibia Forest pendant fixture hovers serenely over a dining room table or makes a distinguished statement in a conference room. Made from chrome with a wengue wood diffuser, the Forest series has an alluring texture and an intuitive form and function.
Whether you are giving your bathroom the perfect mood lighting or making a bold statement in your office or living room, Vibia provides the highest level of style and artistry. Because illuminating a room shouldn’t just be a matter of shedding light on a subject, Vibia designs its light fixtures to add a touch of inspiration to any room.
Lavish Hotel Jacuzzis
One of the best parts of staying in a hotel: pampering yourself with a lavish hotel jacuzzi. Hotels have long been known for their luxurious air tubs, Jacuzzis and whirlpools and guests enjoy them so much, they often wish they could install them in their own homes. The good news is that you can. The better news is that you should. As the real estate market becomes more competitive, buyers are looking for homes not with just a master bath, but with spa style bath suites. Read more »
5 Famous Kitchens
Celebrities have kitchens, too. In shows like Road Rules, MTV Cribs, The Martha Stewart Show and movies like Speed Racer, the kitchen sinks and kitchen faucets often play a bit role. Below, we’ve highlighted a few notable kitchen sink and kitchen faucet appearances on the big and small screen.
Road Rules - Everything and The Kitchen Sink
This is a photo of the RV from MTV’s Road Rules 2007. It looks like they brought everything they needed along with them, including a microwave, a breadbox and a stainless steel dual-sink with separate hot and cold handles. While this sink was probably installed out of necessity (it isn’t easy doing plumbing for a vehicle!) you can get a similar dual handle look in your kitchen without wheels with a widespread kitchen faucet.
John Goodman’s California Kitchen
This well lit kitchen boasts two kitchen sinks and faucets: one by the window for a pleasant vista while whoever washes John Goodman’s dishes cleans up and another sink on the island for convenient access for entertaining and bar prep. If you’re considering getting a similar bar faucet, check out the California Faucets Bar Faucet collection.
Oprah’s Hawaiian Paradise Kitchen
This brightly designed kitchen is located in Oprah Winfrey’s Hawaiian home. Featured in O Magazine,the kitchen faucet and sink in the island make for easy hosting for a friendly, social breakfast. The dual handles give the sink a traditional, symmetrical look, which you can achieve with a sink and faucet such as the Grohe Bridgeford High Profile Wideset.
Speed Racer Set
This retro kitchen appeared on the set of Speed Racer. Set and art direction was handled by Owen Paterson, who also worked on The Matrix. Here you see a nice tiled backsplash and a space-saving wall-mounted kitchen faucet. If you’re looking to save on counter space and hide plumbing, check out some of our wall-mount kitchen faucets.
The King’s Kitchen
This photo of Elvis Presley Graceland Kitchen was taken by superba_. The lighting and decor is definitely 70s. If we were to update the King’s breakfast nook, we could put in a single lever faucet or maybe a pull-out kitchen faucet. Of course, we wouldn’t want to mess with Elvis’ sense of style - he is The King after all.
Celebrity homes and TV kitchens have star power, but for your less famous home, the kitchen sink and kitchen faucet play starring roles. Whether you are complimenting your carefully composed decor or simply want to have the most convenient and efficient performance at your fingertips, choosing the ideal kitchen sinks and kitchen faucets is key.
3 Of the World’s Weirder Kitchens
Modern kitchens defy the norms of traditional design. Whether out of necessity or sheer manic inspiration, some kitchens end up looking like something from the future or an alternate universe. But in spite of their otherworldly design and their off-the-wall decor, they all feature practical kitchen faucets and kitchen sinks that perfectly compliment conventional and crazy kitchens alike.
Purple Paradise
The color scheme here may make you “grimace,” but you have to admit that the design ain’t bad. Sporting a very nice single lever kitchen faucet and a smaller prep kitchen sink on the island, a well-lit home for the bonsai and in-wall appliances, housetohome named this among its “Weird and wonderful kitchens.” For a similar single lever look, check out the Grohe Alira Dual Spray Pull Out. If you’re considering emulating the purple hue, as well, you may want to consult with your spouse (and sanity) first.
Torpedoes Away!
No, this isn’t a New York City apartment - it’s a submarine. This is definitely an environment where too many cooks in the kitchen could spoil the broth (we’re thinking about 2 very slim sailors about maxes it out). The use of a wall-mounted kitchen faucet with a stainless steel sink (counters and appliances and cabinets, too) is a testament to the efficient utility of both. Need to save space in your sardine-can of a kitchen? Check out our wall mount kitchen faucets. Periscopes not included. (Photo by Marcin Wichary)
Kitchen Piston
From Switzerland with - roundness? This KWC multifunctional integrated work station, features cylindrical design that almost guarantees you won’t bang your elbows on any sharp corners. With a culinary kitchen faucet and a prep kitchen sink, this highly modern kitchen just may work out. Whether you’re making the rounds with your island or simply want a bit more professional quality in your kitchen, you may also want to consider a culinary kitchen faucet.
There you have it - three of the weirder kitchens to ever feature some pretty practical kitchen sinks and kitchen faucets. But we aren’t calling these the weirdest kitchens - we’re reserving that distinction for odd kitchens yet to be discovered. How about you? Do you have a weird, innovative or funky kitchen? Send in your pictures and we’ll feature them here, and you’ll be entered to win a Boca Terry robe !!!
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| 8 Modern Kitchen Faucets
A modern kitchen is integral to your home’s overall contemporary decor. The kitchen is the epicenter of every production that yields a comforting family meal, a memorable social get-together or a satisfying midnight snack. And at the heart of the kitchen lies the kitchen sink and kitchen faucet. In order to complete a picture of tasteful class and intuitive utility, you need the perfect kitchen faucet. Check out some of these quintessentially modern kitchen faucets below to get some ideas:
Vola 633K Wall Mounted Kitchen Faucet
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| 4 Celebrity Bathrooms
If you’ve always assumed that the rich and famous have fancy powder rooms, you are only half right. Most notions of a celebrity bathroom involve images of waterfalls, fancy Jacuzzi tubs and expansive bathroom vanities. But as the examples from below illustrate, celebrity bathrooms can run the gamut from composed and stylish to downright basic.
