Month: February 2022

Higher interest in European-style wet rooms may have kicked off the recent surge in floor-to-ceiling tiled walls. Designers and contractors are paying careful attention to international design, which contains an accessible curbless shower entry. A moist room is the very best approach to reach this in the smallest amount of distance, and extending the same tile throughout a smaller area will help make it look bigger while reflecting light.

The appearance ranges in the plainest of white porcelain tiles with white grout to colorful mosaics, from classic Victorian to contemporary. Here are a dozen dramatically different ways to try this savvy move.

Cary Bernstein Architect

Go monochromatic. A 1- by 1-inch tile in a solid color adds texture in a lively, clean-lined and contemporary layout.

John Lum Architecture, Inc.. AIA

Emphasize one accent wall. The huge cream tiles onto this wall support the small-scale green glass mosaic tile.

ZeroEnergy Design

Pay attention to proportion and split the tile up so. While using the exact same tile all over a bathroom can work, other spaces might require dividing up. In cases like this, the ceiling height is much greater than the breadth, therefore employing a white tile overhead gave this room pleasing proportions. Bonus: With a less expensive tile up high can continue to keep the tile from breaking your budget.

Tim Barber Ltd Architecture

Another way would be to utilize paint and shingles .

Larson Shores Architects

Bring in electricity and color via a vibrant mosaic. Small-scale mosaic tiles energize this bathroom and are a superb waterproof wallpaper alternative.

Take the traditional subway tile and grey grout mix all of the way up the wall. Break it up with fixtures, mirrors, windows and trim; perform off its regularity with a river pebble tile floor.

Alan Design Studio

Match a dressing table to the wall tile’s color, then add contrast via the ground and counter tops. I can’t get enough of this mix of greens with gray and white marble in this elegant bathroom.

Supon Phornirunlit / Naked Decor

Bounce the light around. In a bathroom that receives little or no natural light, light-colored tiles signify it and also make things brighter. Iridescent glass tiles are a good choice for this.

Tip: Think big when you find a significant sale. Covering a wall in tile can run you a lot more than covering it with paint or wallpaper. If this toilet’s designer found the tiles he liked at the Home Depot Expo were more than half, he snapped up enough of them to redesign all three of his bathrooms.

Jamie Herzlinger

Include the flooring and the ceiling. There is not much breaking up the energetic pattern of this mosaic, which makes this bathroom an urbane jewel box.

Designpad architecture – Patrick Perez Architect

Use similar tiles in different scales. Large tiles distinguish the bathtub and the wall behind it in the sink wall’s little mosaic, while the floor’s tiles are the largest.

Mark Brand Architecture

Use clear glass onto the shower door and a fitting tile in the stall. This extends the tile color and layout and makes the room feel bigger.

Lizette Marie Interior Design

Go vertical. When you’re extending up tile the entire wall, look at turning it sideways and emphasizing height and verticality.

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Fruit may be a great source of dietary fiber, packed with nutritional benefits and high vitamin content, however, the designer in me can’t help loving it to its styling capabilities. Much like showing fresh flowers, a fruit arrangement adds life for the interior and offers a refreshing punch. This summer, take a hint from nature and display your fruit prior to digging in.

Dear Lillie

Clementines are flanked by new greens, all artfully displayed in a bit from Ikea’s Fintorp collection.

HUISSTYLING

Accessorizing your outdoor dining table is essential. Display Granny Smith apples in a large, clear bowl for a go-to centerpiece.

Charmean Neithart Interiors

A happy home has an organized pantry. Have a cue from Charmean Neithart and separate and exhibit your fruit in open wicker baskets.

CCS ARCHITECTURE

A huge wooden fruit bowl delivers the perfect contrast from a sleek white Carrara marble counter tops.

Arcanum Architecture

Mix it up and exhibit various fruits in various bowls. Variety is the spice of life!

Pc, Mojo Stumer Associates.

While fruit is perishable, fruit art is not.

RemodelWest

Fill a small, narrow boat with flowers and water and set it at the middle of a larger vase. After that, hide the container by encircling it with fruit to the ultimate summer arrangement.

Pottery Barn

Stackable Fruit Crates – $119

Separate and exhibit your fruit in style using stackable farmer’s market- inspired crates.

Vanessa De Vargas

Adding fruit into a neutral interior is an excellent method to play around with new color schemes.

How can you celebrate summer fruit in your home? Leave a comment and tell us!

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Brand new, healthy herbs make wonderful companions to each of your favorite foods, but running back and forth to the shop to pick up them might be time consuming and pricey. It is easy to plant some of your favorite picks either inside or out without needing to make a special, dedicated bed in your yard. An étagère — a mild, staircase-like bit of shelving — makes an perfect place for growing and keeping all of your favorite herbs directly at your finger (or scissor) hints all year round.

Since herbs grow so well in a group, keeping them together in an étagère, as user Dedeme68 has done in her backyard in Australia, can help them thrive. This is a superb way to keep fresh herbs without the dedication of a plant bed.

Simple, easy-to-find terra-cotta pots are one of the most perfect houses for herbs. They are naturally porous, allowing water and air to move through readily and supplying the perfect environment for healthy root development.

Kim Woods

If you are short on space in your étagère shelves, planting numerous herbs in 1 pot is a superb alternative. Basil and curly parsley both appreciate water, which they make great companions. Rosemary, sage and oregano thrive in drier environments and do nicely together.

Gardener’s Supply Company

Vertical Wall Garden – $59.95

One of the most intriguing things about herbs is that they can have a beneficial connection to one another. Basil, chamomile and chamomile, by way of instance, are exceptional herbs to plant together because basil’s growth is aided by chamomile while oregano’s growth is aided by basil.

Charleston Gardens

Literary Herb Markers: Thyme, Basil, Rosemary, Mint (Set #1) – $48

If some one of your herbs is looking wilted or feeble, think about finding one of its companion herbs to plant nearby.

Gardener’s Supply Company

A-Frame Plant Stand Set – $109

Employing an étagère can also be an excellent way to plant an indoor herb garden. Make sure to put it in a sunny place where the herbs will receive mild at eight hours a day.

Remember that indoor herbs can be subject to pest problems because they aren’t exposed to the winter frosts that kill pest eggs. To free your indoor garden from insects, just have a bottle of sterile water and spray all sides of the leaves before the bugs are all gone. Soap kills the eggs but doesn’t harm the crops.

Wisteria

Three-Tier Iron Plant Rack – $119

Another bonus to étagère herb gardening is that, on a stand such as this, you can choose to use 1 row for herbs and the others for different decorations.

Supermarket

Herb Garden Stakes – $24

It can be easy to combine herbs up, especially in the event that you plant them from seeds. Beautiful garden stakes such as these make sure that you don’t feed the kitty cilantro or flavor your cocktail using catnip!

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