Granite Tile Countertops

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Design Ideas for Bathrooms, 2nd Edition, presents a range of ideas for creating an up-to-date bathroom for pampering or simple practicality. Readers will find many excellent examples of master baths, family baths, powder rooms, and accessible designs. There is complete coverage of the latest fixtures, including desirable spa amenities such as jetted tubs and showers, steam devices and saunas, rain bars, and sprayers, plus a full representation of finishing materials from high-end looks in stone to affordable plastic laminates. Other targeted topics include vanities and storage, lighting, and ventilation. Additional helpful information explains how to make design decisions and product choices based on lifestyle needs. Lots of "Smart Tips" and fact-filled sidebars provide information at a glance.

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• ISBN13: 9781580114370
• Condition: New
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Everything you wanted to know about Bathroom Remdeling. Table of ContentsChapter 1 What Remodeling Your Bathroom Can Do For Your Home Why You Should Make the Decision to Remodel Your Bathroom Increase You Home Value with Bathroom Improvements The Almighty Bathroom Explore and Plan Bathroom Design Strategies That Increase the Value of Your Home Simplicity is the key Shower power Choosing your bath tub Bathroom flooring Keep it clean Chapter 2 Signs That You Should Remodel Your Bathroom The Pros to Remodeling Your Bathroom The Cons of Bathroom Remodeling Chapter 3 Should You Do Your Own Bathroom Remodeling or Hire a Professional? Chapter 4 Bathroom Remodeling Should You Change Your Bathroom Theme? Choosing a New Shower Stall Choosing Your New Bathtub How to Choose Bathtubs for Bathroom Accessories How do I know what size of a bathtub to get? Should I choose a bathtub or shower and what accessories should I consider? How should I choose a bathtub? What are the applied sciences? How do I choose the right size? How do I choose design? Choosing Your New Toilet Choosing Your Bathroom Cabinets Bathroom sink Guide to Choosing Bathroom Tiles Glazed Ceramic Porcelain: Natural Stones Terracotta: Mosaics: Cork: Bathroom Flooring Ideas Bathroom mirror Finding a Mirror that Suits Your Personality Getting Help from the Experts Lighted Mirrors Trying Window Dressing in Mirrors Bathroom Vanities for Small Bathroom Chapter 5 How to Choose Bathroom Plumbing Fixtures for Your Home Choosing a Bathtub Choosing a Toilet Bathroom Sink Options Faucets and Other Bathroom Items Common Bathroom Remodeling Tools You May Need Chapter 6 Budget How You Can Pay for It Remodeling Your Bathroom on a Budget Chapter 7What to Do If Something Goes Wrong What to Do If You Find Mold

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From wallboard to window treatments upgrading your domestic surroundings just got easier with Instant Home Design.System Requirements:Win 95 or higher Pentium processor or better 32 MB RAM 30 MB HD 2x CD-ROM Drive 640x480 256 colors Mouse sound cardOptional Requirements:Printer Internet AccessFormat: WIN 9598MENT2000XPVISTA Genre: REFERENCE / LIFESTYLE UPC: 781735804421 Manufacturer No: CS-442

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• Discover a world of virtual possibilities with the home renovation tools --create bathrooms, master bedrooms, dining areas, all with a mouse click
• Design a vibrant new look for your home before doing any work -- import photos of your home's interiors and work with them digitally
• More than 10,000 images of furniture, appliances, and housewares -- just pick what you like and add it
• Experiment with wallpaper and wall colors to bring out your sense of design

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This stunning classic vanity cabinet with a modern touch of vessel bowl will be the highlight of your bathroom that every guest would appreciate. Countertop pre-drilled for vessel drain and faucet for easy installation, plus the interchange the vessel sin

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• Item Dimensions: 24"W x 22"D x 29"H
• Storage: 2 Door(s) and 0 Drawer(s)
• Countertop: Travertine Top
• Sink Type: Interchangeable Stone Sink (Included as Shown)
• Pre-drilled Faucet Hole: Single hole (1.5") - Faucet Sold Separately

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Take a fresh approach to the way you live with HGTV Home Design & Remodeling Suite, from the #1 home improvement television network. It's perfect for creating a new living space, adding a fireplace, making your home energy efficient with new appliances, replacing countertops, cabinetry and fixtures, enhancing any room to your house with a brand new look.

Design Your Dream Home with Help from HGTV, the No. 1 home improvement television network. Take a fresh approach to the way you live, including building a green kitchen, with HGTV Home Design & Remodeling Suite. Design Your Dream Home with Help from HGTV. Easily draw out your room. Then choose materials and furnishings just by dragging and dropping. Click to enlarge. Perfect for creating a new living space. Click to enlarge. All the tools for creating winning kitchens & baths. Click to enlarge. Are you looking to update a living room, bedroom or other space but aren't really sure where to begin? HGTV Home Design & Remodeling Suite makes the process a cinch. Easily draw out your room. Then choose materials and furnishings just by dragging and dropping. This new software is perfect for creating a new living space; adding a fireplace; making your home energy efficient with new appliances; replacing countertops, cabinetry and fixtures; and enhancing any room in your house with a brand new look. You can import digital photos of your home's exterior or interior and instantly change paint colors. You can even design your dream home from scratch. And it's easier than ever--no design experience necessary! Just point and click! Room Makeovers Interior Design and Remodels HGTV How-To Video Library Kitchens & Baths Landscaping & Tools Home Design Cost Estimating Get Professional Tips from HGTV's Video Library and a printed user guide to get you started and keep your creativity flowing. A variety of important topics are included, all to ensure your home improvement project turns out just as you dreamt it! Subjects include: Interior Paint Finishings Improving Your Kitchen Artistic Backsplashes Framing Windows Eco-Friendly Carpets Mold Prevention Methods And Much More Easy Room Makeovers with multiple options--or you can start with your own digital pictures. Import digital photos of home furnishings--or family photos--into your one-of-a-kind design! Create virtual tours to visualize your finished living space before you ever start your project. Click to enlarge. HGTV Home Design & Remodeling software makes it easy to design the kitchen of your dreams. Click to enlarge. Hundreds of 3D Appliances, Furnishings, Lighting and More! Customize your space by selecting countertops, furniture and appliances in every style imaginable. Everything you need to plan, design, customize and create. HGTV Home Design & Remodeling software makes it easy to design the kitchen of your dreams. Easily refinish cabinets, replace countertops, update appliances, and more. Even add decorative hoods and backsplashes and more functional eating areas. Plan Your HGTV Green Kitchen. Kitchens are the energy hog of the home. Between refrigerators and the ovens, cooktops and dishwashers, microwaves and small appliances, it's easy to see how a kitchen can cook up most of your energy bill. HGTV Home Design & Remodeling software will help you to plan and visualize a ne, updated kitchen, complete with new, more energy-efficient appliances. Wizard-Driven Interface makes any project fast and easy. There's even free tech support! Photorealistic 3D Technology for unparalleled visualization capacity. 3D Real View makes it possible to conduct your own virtual walkaround. Sample Home Plans for a fast start and virtually limitless creative options and innovations. Create your own floorplan in minutes or, create your own door and window styles, cabinets, lighting and window coverings. Build in everything from electrical outlets and switches to home networking and theatre systems. Plus: automatic roof placement, complete HVAC and plumbing, easy material selection--brick, stone, siding--and more.* Landscaping Tools Choose from hundreds of plants, fences, gates and more to plan beautiful, functional landscapes. Plan and visualize a new, updated kitchen, complete with new, more energy-efficient appliances. It's easy to plan even the most challenging project. Click to enlarge. The changes you make in 3D are simultaneously made to your 2D plan--automatically. Click to enlarge. Hundreds of 3D models to choose from. Click to enlarge. Summary of Features for Makeovers and Remodeling Flexible Interior Design Features Replace Paint and Fabric: Take a digital picture of any room and visualize your new space. Flooring Materials Library: Woods, tiles, carpets and more Countertops Library, including granites and marbles Brand Name Content and Materials Complete Furniture & Appliance Library: Hundreds of 3D models to choose from Realistic Visualization Features Design in Photorealistic 3D: The changes you make in 3D are simultaneously made to your 2D plan--automatically. 3D Walkthrough: Create virtual tours to visualize your finished living space before you ever start your project. Accurate Natural Lighting: Visualize your home's interior at different times of day. Easy Zoom and Navigation And Much More! Powerful Home Design Features Intelligent Walls: Easily draw interior and exterior walls that automatically connect and repair. Doors: Use the Door Wizard to add simple doors, bi-fold doors, French doors, sliding doors, garage doors and more. Windows: Just click along a wall to insert casement, hung, sliding, bay, vent, hopper or louvered windows, plus windows in virtually any shape. Hundreds of lighting fixtures *Requires Internet connection

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• Build a Green Kitchen—HGTV will help you plan and visualize a new, updated kitchen, complete with new, more energy-efficient appliances
• Wizard-driven interface makes any project easy, plus HGTV How-To Video Tips and a printed user guide to get you started
• Photorealistic 3D Technology with virtual walkaround and thousands of 3D appliances, furniture, lighting and more
• Easy room makeovers--start with your own digital picture
• Includes free technical support

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This Old House brings yesterday's craftsmanship, tomorrow's ideas, and today's living all under one roof.

Who Reads This Old House? This Old House is a magazine for homeowners in search of practical, affordable, and inspirational ideas for enhancing and maintaining their homes. What they find is a balance of step-by-step instruction for DIY interior and landscape projects; lively how-to’s about keeping contractors on the level and saving money on remodels; expert tool and product reviews; and handsome feature stories showcasing fine craftsmanship and elegant architectural design. What You Can Expect in Each Issue: Detailed information, illustration, and photography that provides an understanding of the tools, materials and techniques required to renovate a home, as well as how to work more effectively with architects, contractors, and designers. Regular sections: Idea File Inspirational: “before and after” kitchen and bathroom remodeling projects; and virtual makeover schemes for dated home exteriors. TOH TV: Take-home lessons gleaned from This Old House television’s current house projects. Upgrades: How to get high-end looks—both indoors and out—for less; expert shopping advice for scoring the best deals on a range of household fixtures and appliances; comparative analysis of home improvement materials and finishes; and ideas for “greening” interiors and landscapes. Home Solutions: Money-saving tips and easy DIY spruce-up projects; need-to-know news related to home safety and finance; and This Old House’s “remodeling therapists” answer reader questions and help them steer clear of home improvement pitfalls. How-to Projects: Creative recycling projects for salvaged house parts; easy step-by-step plans for weekend remodelers; tutorials on how all those “whaddaya call it” household systems and appliances actually work. Ask This Old House: Expert troubleshooting for a range of problems submitted by the This Old House community; reader tool tests; TOH TV master carpenter Norm Abram’s shares his tricks of the trade. Feature Articles: Best bang for your buck ways to boost curb appeal; tips and tricks to save space and get organized; round-ups of winning room designs; period-perfect whole house renovation projects; and “All About” guides to building materials, fixtures, and finishes. Special Issues Reader-Created — The annual round up of projects and tips offered by the magazine readers and website users. The TOH community shares what they know, shows what they’ve done, and votes on thisoldhouse.com for their favorite projects sent in by their peers. Green — Whether building from scratch or improving an existing house, TOH helps homeowners weigh the many options for energy and water savings and choose the very best among thousands of eco-friendly products, new technologies and materials. The issue also showcases attractive, value-minded projects that inspire readers to envision their own green home makeovers. Magazine Layout: The overall design is engaging and fresh, with friendly and straightforward typefaces. A mix of illustration and step-by-step photography offers easy navigation of how-to stories. Pulled back views of interiors and landscapes are always highlighted with tight shots that break the images down to the details so readers can follow along and replicate the results at home. Click on any image below to see select pages: Contributors: This Old House editors are DIYers; testing the tools, executing the how-to projects, and volunteering their own homes as research and development labs for devising smart solutions to real-life problems. The magazine also works closely with This Old House television’s pros, calling on our resident general contractor, carpenter, plumber, landscape contractor, and interior designer for expert advice. Last, the readers themselves contribute to the magazine, submitting their own before and after projects, field-tested tips, and personal stories—good and bad—about home improvement. Past Issues: Comparisons to Other Magazines: Neither rarified interior design magazine nor DIY manual, This Old House is a blend of the two, designed to help its readers enjoy, understand, and protect their investment in their homes. Advertisers: Lowe’s and Home Depot, Valspar and Sherwin-Williams, Moen and Delta, Trex, True Value, Trane, Craftsman and Kohler are just a few of the home-centered advertisers This Old House carries. Awards: MIN’s Best of the Web Winner 2009. Category: Video: Magazine-Branded Show (CONSUMER): This Old House Family Projects Folio Eddie Awards: Gold Winner, Consumer/Shelter Full Issue, June 2008; Gold Winner, Consumer/Shelter Single Article or Series, June 2008, “Family Projects” Editor and Publisher’s “EPpy” award for best national magazine-affiliated web site, 2008 Society of Publication Designers: Website Redesign, 2008; Feature Photography Award, March 2007; Back of Book, Design Award, November 2007; Front of Book, Design Award, December 2007; Photography Award, 2006; Redesign Award*, 2005; Award, House Plans, 2005; llustration Spot Award*, 2005; Photography Award, 2005 American Photographer - Photography Award, 2005 Henry R. Luce Award, Special Interests, 2005 *indicates multiple award

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Bathroom remodeling jobs are at a peak throughout the residential construction industry, second only kitchen jobs. Today's educated customer's want someone who can develop a concept or design, and can execute it with accountability, speed, and quality. This, new code requirements, and new materials, amenities, and designs have increased the complexity and lucrativeness of bathroom remodeling and installation. It will provide a full understanding of all fixtures and equipment installed in bathrooms, as well as a base knowledge of the mechanical systems, drywall, painting, wallpapering, etc...

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Inspiration and information to build the bathroom of your dreamsThis is the first bathroom remodeling book to fully address every phase of the process, including inspiration, design and execution. Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Dream Bathrooms features luscious photos of on-trend baths containing the fixtures, colors and special touches that are in demand right now. But unlike most inspirational books, it doesn't stop there. This book ventures a step further to show readers precisely how to translate their dreams into a concrete plan that makes sense. Finally, more than half of the book is devoted to giving shape to those plans with tools, materials and sweat equity. Packed with step-by-step color photos, the book tackles dozens of common bathroom remodeling projects that just about any do-it-yourself can accomplish.This revision of Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Bathrooms retains the hardworking and highly detailed information that made the original version one of the all-time top-selling bathroom books for DIYers. The book also puts a fresh focus on subjects and products that are on the cutting edge of bathroom design, such as installing low-flow fixtures, bidets, jetted bathtubs, and even how to install a water-saving urinal.

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Bring uniqueness to any room with this elegent double sink vanity. Featuring its beautiful American Walnut finish, delightful accents along the edges and great storage design.

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• Item Dimensions: 55"W x 22"D x 36"H
• Storage: 4 Door(s) and 4 Drawer(s)
• Countertop: Crema Marfil Marble Top
• Sink Type: Undermount Ivory Ceramic Sink
• Pre-drilled Faucet Hole: 8-inch widespread, 3 holes (1-1/8") - Faucet Sold Separately

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This book provides instructions for planning and building or remodeling a bathroom, accompanied by creative bath designs.