bathroom

Picture from Native Trails
We love when old objects get new life as household fixtures. Check out the clever re-use of old wine barrels as sinks. The San Luis Obispo-based artisan furnishings company Native Trails produces these beautiful pieces from salvaged wine making materials. Take a look at the full article from Inhabitat. Where would you put this piece in your home?

Infographic by Inlec

There are many things you can do when remodeling your bathroom to conserve energy, but do you remember to do the simple things? Here is an infographic made by Inlec and published by Inhabitat that shows the big difference you can make with a few small changes.

We do a lot of bathroom remodels which utilize energy efficient and low flow fixtures. The benefit is huge not only for the environment, but on both your water and energy bills. Inhabitat recently published a list of 7 ways to “green” your bathroom. For your next bathroom project, consider incorporating one of these fixtures and reap the rewards! Read the full list at Inhabitat.

We have been busy putting in the final touches of construction on a fun, contemporary home in the Longfellow neighborhood. The folks at City Desk Studio created the design and our team did all the installation. Read on to see more photos of project!

We're excited about our submission to this year's COTY Awards (Contractor of the Year Awards by NARI)! We entered this bathroom remodel project:
We think it's a great example of how smart design and quality materials can completely transform a space! Click the photo above to see the Before and After photos - it was definitely a huge transformation!

Is it a toilet paper holder? Is it a radio? No - it's both!

How awesome is this retro toilet paper holder radio, found in an old Northeast Mpls home!

Natural Home & Garden put together a great article on how to easily install a sliding barn door in your home, with information on the required hardware and assembly instructions. They recommend using sliding doors in a bathroom, both to save space and to save a complicated remodel for a pocket door.

We think there are lots of creative ways to use a sliding barn door in the home:

To cover an office nook:


For a laundry station:


To easily divide living spaces:


Or on a bathroom:


What's your favorite use of the sliding barn door? Would you put one in your home, and where?

See more examples of sliding barn doors in action at Remodelista.com.

This DIY (Draw It Yourself) shower curtain is perfect for that artist in your life (or in yourself)...it comes with its own permanent marker to draw your own custom design! And it's made of non-toxic high-density polyethylene, which doesn't off-gas and is fully recyclable.

What would you draw on your shower curtain if you could?

Seen on Remodelista.com.

These Fusion Raw Cork Tiles are a DIY dream come true...they're made from recycled wine cork waste, they come unfinished and able to adapt to any application, and they just look really cool.

You can seal them with polyurethane to use them in a bathroom...
...or stain them to make patterns...or just use around the house, like on these stairs.

More pictures here, but you have to scroll all the way to the bottom...

Looking for a unique DIY flooring material? Just look in your piggy bank! These floors are made from real live pennies, hand-lain and coated in epoxy. That copper shine is gorgeous, and the varying patinas on each coin make a very eye-pleasing pattern.

You could use coins in other DIY projects too - table tops, backsplashes, wall art...you name it! These pennies look great set against a black background, but I'll bet if you laid them over a white background then that floor would really brighten up!

What do you think of this look?



And if copper isn't really your color, how about nickels? This floor was sealed with regular tile grout, leaving the nickels exposed just like tiles would be.


More links, images, and how-to's here.