Posts with tag bathroom

Kitchen stoves can spark fires or gas leaks that lead to deadly explosions, and some living room glass tables have been known to spontaneously fracture. Sound scary enough? Well, those aren't the most dangerous situations you could find inside your home. The room where you're most at risk of injury (or even death)? The... Continue Reading »

By Megan Willett Yelp doesn't have a category for patrons to rate public restrooms (yet). But work apparel maker Cintas has taken up the torch, sponsoring the annual America's Best Restroom contest to find and reward the most immaculate, eccentric, and memorable public toilets in America. The company recently released... Continue Reading »

Bathroom renovations are one of the surest ways to help sell a home. And you don't have to break the bank to make improvements that will appeal to buyers. "Bathrooms are one area where home buyers make decisions because it will be one of the most used rooms in the house," says industry expert Nora DePalma of... Continue Reading »

The home improvements that add the most value, like updated kitchens and baths, also cost the biggest bucks. But you don't have to shell out for a full-scale renovation to get payback for your remodeling dollar. Sometimes all it takes is one strategic upgrade to transform an entire room. If your home-improvement budget is... Continue Reading »

When David Maher, a financial adviser in Cleveland, bought a raw condo space in a downtown building earlier this year, he decided to install a spa shower to make his new home a special place. Maher paid attention the details in his master bathroom and upgraded to a Moen-brand luxury shower unit called the ioDIGITAL. The... Continue Reading »

Can a woman's college dorm in Southern California hold a secret to your water-saving bathroom renovation? Yes, says Alexandra Bennett, sustainability coordinator at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. Bennett is piloting a water-saving program at the college, which despite its proximity to the ocean lacks many... Continue Reading »

Gone are the days when home improvements were "a dollar in, a dollar (or more!) out." Still, it's an excellent time to undertake home renovation projects. Contractors, tradesmen, and other skilled craftspeople are eager for work. Their empty schedules may mean better rates for you than in years past. And scaling a... Continue Reading »

Selling your home is stressful even during the best of times, but when the market is slow it sometimes seems like "Mission: Impossible." In order to sell your home for top dollar in a down market, you need to be proactive in making your home stand out from the huge inventory of listings that buyers have to choose... Continue Reading »

There's an old saying that kitchens and bathrooms sell homes. So when Denver realtor Mitch Rothman of The Kentwood Company recently showed a million-dollar listing he was surprised to see that the only entrance to the lavish master suite was through a bathroom. Though it may seem simple, you'd be... Continue Reading »

Bathrooms are one of the most private spaces in a home. Yet it's also an area shared by friends, family members and acquaintances. With these two scenarios in mind, keeping your bathroom organized presents a special challenge in tiny bathrooms. Here are a few tips to get you started: 1. A few good shelves Using... Continue Reading »

After a long harsh winter, it's time to emerge from our homes, open the windows, roll up our sleeves and ... clean! We all have tried-and-true spring cleaning traditions, but there are some great tips for cleaning more efficiently (use a sock over your hand) and healthfully (you may want to rethink that sponge.) After... Continue Reading »

If you missed World Toilet Day last November (we did) let us bring you up to date on the latest toilet trends. Like everything else in your home and life, toilets are getting smarter, greener and equipped with more bells, whistles and high-tech doodads than you could ever imagine (like those models with sensors that... Continue Reading »