Bathroom Shower Fixtures

Shower heads

I choose to do shower heads because these are the fixtures we use most in a bathroom, besides the sink. Shower heads have changed tons starting with the basic wall mount to creating body sprayers. They have even added lighting, music and touch control panels. Shower heads now are eco-friendly in that they use less water but still provide the same experience. These examples below show what the fixture is and what can be done with it in a bathroom.

Wall mounted shower head are the basic but highly functional. They can have different spraying functions and are simple for smaller showers.

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Hand held shower heads can have a fixed shower head with a separate shower head attached to a hose or they can just be the shower head with attached hose with a slot to hold it. These shower fixtures are a great option for people with mobile disabilities.

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Rain shower heads are ceiling mounted and provide the feeling of being in a waterfall. They come in a variety of shapes, styles and sizes.

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Body Sprayers are integrated into the walls of the shower and sprays from multiple points providing an all over shower. There are so many different ways to do this and different combinations.

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 Here's a duel waterfall shower with knobs on each side and lighting.

... and here's one that went a little overboard with the sprayers

ceiling mounted, body sprayers, floor mister and probably a wall mounted shower head.

1-4 fixtures are from KOHLER http://www.us.kohler.com/us/

Traditional Kitchen Style

New trends in a Traditional kitchen

            In newer traditional homes, people are opening them up with fewer walls between the kitchen, dining and living rooms for more interaction. The kitchens are becoming larger and there is more need for islands. With more people entertaining in these open spaces these kitchens are hiding their appliance behind cabinet doors. They are also putting in more storage space so there are fewer items on the countertops. Traditional kitchens have a “living room” feel to them so they blend in with the adjoining rooms. These include crown molding, panel doors and mantle style hood vents. Designers are also adding texture into the kitchens and mixing materials. The islands are furniture like with legs and paneled sides. With these kitchens open to the dining room, benches are more common at the dining tables. The eating nooks have a built in bench and dining tables have a bench with them.

Mantal style hood vent

Furniture style island (custom designs)

Table and bench combo

http://www.traditionalhome.com/kitchens/kitchen-trends-2013?page=17