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Nationwide Media Centre
- November 2004 (USA Source)
Research conducted by Nationwide Building Society showed that one in five of us would find underfloor heating most appealing when buying a new home.
Nationwide Building Society has conducted research amongst potential home buyers to understand what turns them on and puts them off properties for sale. The survey also reveals what items they would consider taking with them or leaving behind when they move.
The biggest turn offs are:
- Almost a third (30%) would be put off by the smell of stale cigarette smoke
- One in five (18%) said that pet hair or smells would be their biggest turn off
- One in ten (11%) would not consider buying a house with mirrored ceilings
- A further one in ten (11%) said that polystyrene wall or ceiling tiles would put them off buying
- 9% said that an old bathroom suite would be a big turn-off
Nationwide executive director, Stuart Bernau, comments; "Taste is an individual thing and many buyers will want to change a new home in some way to suit their needs. It is important, therefore, to factor in potential renovation or re-decorating costs into their home moving budget. Buyers should look beyond the upfront price of the property and anticipate ongoing costs."
The survey also revealed some of the more unusual features that would most attract a buyer to a new house:
- One in five (22%) would be most attracted to a property with a walk-in wardrobe
- 20% would find underfloor heating most appealing
- 13% said that a jacuzzi would attract them the most
People were also asked what they would consider taking with them when they move, beyond the usual items of furniture and possessions. Almost half (46%) said that they might take the garden ornaments, 40% said that they might not leave without the lights and lampshades and a quarter (25%) said that they might even take the curtain rails and blinds! Conversely, there are some things which people would happily leave behind. Surprisingly, over half of the sample surveyed (55%) would consider discarding unwanted furniture, one in three (37%) might leave rugs or mats and 32% would consider leaving kitchen appliances. Worst of all however, 6% said that they would even consider dumping an old car at the property!
Jacuzzi - A Brief Overview
By Claire Quaty
Jacuzzi is a brand name of a water pump system used in bathtubs. When people refer to a Jacuzzi, it also means a hot tub or a spa. The terms can be used interchangeably.
When shopping for a Jacuzzi or a hot tub, there are several things to keep in mind. First, where are you going to put it? A Jacuzzi needs a room with plenty of circulation. The warm water needs ventilation to circulate in the room or to the outdoors to keep drywall from mildew or rot.
A Jacuzzi also needs plenty of weight support to hold all of the water. Putting a Jacuzzi on the second floor is not a good idea, unless it is a small bathtub Jacuzzi. A basement hot tub is not a good idea either since the cement block walls can hinder ventilation and cause added moisture problems.
A cement slab or patio is an ideal place for a Jacuzzi hot tub. To use year-round, a gazebo or small room can be built around it. Windows can be made to open or remove to allow for ventilation, or to cool off on hot summer nights.
Second, what size do you need? Do you plan on hosting lots of parties and entertaining? You may want to consider a 6-8 person Jacuzzi. If it is for you and a significant other, a two seater may be perfect.
Jacuzzi’s come in a variety of sizes, and they also come in a wide selection of shapes. Jacuzzi’s can be round, square, oval, kidney shaped or made into a custom design. Jacuzzi’s can be made into a shape to fit a unique room size or to curve around a wall or architecture style.
A Jacuzzi can be made from many different materials. There are inflatable hot tubs, which can be filled with air or let out and moved. This offers flexibility if you live in a cold climate, you can bring it inside for winter months and enjoy.
High resin plastics and wood also make up the exterior of Jacuzzi’s and hot tubs. When buying wood products, make sure it is specially treated to resist water and damage caused by heat.
The interior of a Jacuzzi is almost always a type of plastic. What determines the price is how many jets are inside and how many settings they have. Settings can be limited with high and low, but more advanced with multiple choices for water speed and angle.
Jacuzzi’s require similar care to that of an outdoor pool. Water levels must be checked regularly and tested for bacteria. To keep bacteria and other agents away, a variety of chemicals are available to treat the water. The representative where you buy your Jacuzzi from will have instructions and can offer guidance until you are used to the process.
Besides the initial expense of purchasing the Jacuzzi, there are monthly expenses for maintaining your hot tub. Those expenses would be for electricity to keep the water warm, chemicals to keep the ph levels safe and water to keep it full
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Options to go with your hot tub are unlimited. Floating tiki bars, drink holders, pillows and toys for the kids are just a few fun things available. Special seat cushions can be made to help with special back problems or ailments.
Covers should be on the Jacuzzi when not in use. It keeps any excess dirt and dust out of the water and jets. It may keep wandering children out of the water too. If you have children, special infrared and laser security alarms can be made to go off if the light has been broken. Keep safety a top priority if you have a Jacuzzi in your home.
About the Author: For more useful information and resources about jacuzzis visit the following website:
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Forget Everything You've Ever Read About Water Heating... Consider Tankless Water Heaters
By Williams Article
In recent times electric tankless hot water heaters are progressively making a name for themselves in the United States as optimum water heater cost savers.
In addition in many areas outside of the United States, electric tankless water heaters are considered to be far superior to the standard and more traditional hot waterheaters with tanks that take up entire closets and indeed soak up lots of dollars each month.
The tank units (geysers as we call them in South Africa) are seen as antiquated and entirely inefficient in both water heating mechanism and costs. Yet people stick with because they are tried and true.
In many ways, this belief is true. Hot water heater tanks never quite stop working and are generally fairly reliable. But there is one over riding issue with the traditional water heaters which is that even if nothing in the house is using the heater, the heater is still wasting energy and therefore still costing money.
But despite what they have used in the past and despite what they have paid for water heating in the paste, people can actually change their heating and hot water rates ifthey install a tankless water heater.
Tankless water heaters are simply more efficient systems than tank units because they don't soak up the energy when the tank is not in use.
There are a large number of electric tankless water heaters available on the market. Having such a wide choice makes it much easier for people to find a unit that falls into their price range and fits into the available space they have in their home.
Even the cheapest electric tankless water heaters can still be very effective for residential use. There are also more powerful electric tankless water heaters that are designed for use in large homes.
People can find electric tankless water heaters that supply an entire home, or they can locate electric tankless water heaters that only serves only one point in the house.
Many retailers offer cheap delivery on their units especially if you purchase the unit from them and ask them to undertake the installation of the unit as well.
While most electric tankless hot water heaters are designed to allow the consumer to install them there are often more technical considerations such as voltage, amperage, or circuit breakers, and so it can often be a good idea to bring an expert in.
About the Author: John Williams works tech support for New York based Internet Publishing company, DigiLectual Inc. He's keenly interested in energy efficiency, and did a lot of research before installing tankless water heaters in his own home.
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Use Solar Heating To Reduce Your Household Heating Costs
By Tony Luck
We would all like cheaper electricity and gas bills. Most of us shop around for the provider with the lowest electricity, gas or oil prices and leave it at that, but there are other ways to warm your house. Not only could you save money in the long term by reducing your household fuel bills, but you can also do so in a more environmentally friendly way and, in today's world of global warming which produces extreme weather conditions, that is a major factor for many people.
Solar heating can reduce your electricity bills no matter where you live. Obviously, where you live will determine how much sunshine you will get in an average day, but even on a cloudy day with the sun low on the horizon you can still benefit. If you live in a warm climate and don't need heating for much of the year, you still may wish to heat the swimming pool.
What Equipment Do I Need?
A typical system uses collectors, also called heating panels. These are generally mounted on a south facing roof which should ideally be pitched at an angle of between 30 and 60 degrees. If your roof isn't pitched, the panels can be mounted at an angle. The size of the panels will depend on the size of the household and your local climate. As a general rule, you'll need 2.75 sq.m. to heat water for two people, or 4.12 sq.m. for a family of three or four people.
There are two types of panels and the right one for you will depend on your local climate.
• Flat Plate Collectors - a simple flat plate of specially coated black metal covered by glass or plastic. Water passes through pipes that are soldered to the plate and the warmed water is then fed to your boiler.
• Evacuated tubes - which are fitted into insulated steel casings. These are more suited to cooler, cloudier climates. By reducing the heat loss, the water temperature can reach 60° C so it may not require further heating. Evacuated tubes are more expensive than flat plate collectors.
Can I Install A System Myself?
It is possible to install a system yourself if you are reasonably good at DIY. Either find a parts supplier who will also do the design for you, or join a solar club - non-profit making groups who run one-day courses designed to make solar heating cheaper and easier to install.
How Much Money Will I Save?
Impossible to quantify as it will depend on your local climate, house insulation, heating system, and the type of panels you install. But if you want lower electricity and heating bills, and wish to help the environment by burning less fossil fuel, solar heating is well worth investigating.
About the Author: Tony Luck is an independent distibutor of the cheapest electricity and gas in the UK. Visit his site at
http://www.u-save.org
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Designing With Hardwood Floors
By Rusell Huth
Hardwood floors are suited to both casual and formal environments; they feel at home with modern or traditional and will compliment the decor of both minimalist and eclectic designs. Hardwood can be classic, rock, jazz, country, or hip hop. Today’s State-of-the-art technology coupled with an almost limitless choice of stains, finishes, styles and designs makes hardwood flooring one of the most practical and versatile floor coverings available. Their beauty is enduring and like a fine wine, they mature with age.
Nature provides the inspiration when designing with hardwood floors. The abundance of natural hardwood species provides a plethora of wood grain structures, each unique and each matching a particular décor. Oak woods contain a lot of growth ring patterns and knots, and are best suited to traditional and rustic decors. However, adding a high gloss finish can make them elegant enough for any formal dining room. Woods such as Maple, Walnut and Birch contain very little graining and lend themselves well to contemporary and modern designs.
The aesthetic appeal of hardwood is also influenced to a large extent by mineral streaking, the presence of knots and shade and color variation. These features are also used in the classification of hardwoods.
Clear – This grade of hardwood is free of defects though it may have minor imperfections. Flooring in this category tends to be very consistent with little mineral streaking and knots, also making it the most expensive grade. Select – This grade is almost clear, but contains more natural characteristics such as knots and color variations.
Common grades (No. 1 and No. 2) have more markings than either clear or select and are often chosen because of these natural features and the character they bring to a room.
No.1 Common has a variegated appearance, light and dark colors, knots, flags and worm holes. No.2 Common is rustic in appearance and will show all wood characteristics of the species. These grades have always been the least expensive, but the recent revival of the antique rustic look has resulted in prices skyrocketing.
Performance is a very important aspect when selecting a hardwood floor. Some hardwood species are less porous than others, making them harder and less susceptible to staining. The Janka Hardness Test provides the relative hardness of numerous wood species used in flooring. This rating should only be used as a general guide, as the hardness is also affected by growth region.
Plank construction and finish are also important factors when determining the durability of any wood floor. Plank construction comes in two forms, solid and engineered. Factors such as type of existing subfloor and relative air humidity will determine which floor is best suited to your needs.
Great advancements in finish technology have resulted in floors that are less susceptible to scratching, denting, fading, and are easier to maintain. The addition of Aluminum Oxide to the surface finish has added a measure of performance resulting in a hardwood floor that, maintained properly, should never have to be replaced.
About the Author: This article was written by Barry Hutch. Read more great flooring articles at
http://www.flooring-guru.com
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While Grandma's quilts showed off a sample of her pretty bits of fabric and her skill with many different fancy needle stitches - imagine what she could have done with a pot of glaze and a sponge. That's right. As artistic and skilled as Grandma was she probably would be right at home with faux finish paints, too.
There are so many options available to today's homeowner when it comes to choosing alternatives to traditional flat paint. There's absolutely no reason to hang onto that boring tried-and-true white (or taupe, taupe, taupe) painted in every room throughout your home.
Explore the alternatives. Look in magazines for rooms that appeal to you. Architectural Digest, Southern Accents, Veranda and others all regularly feature homes that have faux finishes on everything from walls to furniture. Designers love to change the feel of a space with color and textures, painted faux finishes are an easy first step in that direction. You can do the same thing, too.
Faux finishes can be applied to almost any surface. From walls, ceilings, cabinetry in the kitchen and bath, floors, to all types of solid furniture as well. Styles of finishes can be extremely simple and subtle, to way, way over-the-top fantasy finishes, depending on your personal taste and pocketbook.
For your walls, here's something to think about -- a faux wall finish can provide a striking and seamless alternative to wallpaper. Seamless. No peeling or splitting. Just a beautiful hand-painted unique finish individually crafted for you alone.
A skilled faux finish artist can create a look just for you that the wallpaper manufacturers would love to copy and mass-market. Some of the more popular looks for walls include:
o Color washes - ragged, bushed, sponged single glazes over solid paint, the work-horse of faux finishes
o Multiple glazes - layered over solid paint, provides great depth
o Faux leather looks - terrific in a study
o Faux suede - stipple glaze over solid paint
o Stencil over-all patterns - antique damask or simple borders
o Venetian plasters - lustrous beautiful plasters
o Tuscan old-world plasters - troweled on plaster, chipped, cracked and aged to perfection
o Faux stone effects - limestone, fieldstone, slate, cut and fitted patterns
o Faux brick looks
o Faux wood - faux bois, antiqued, distressed, burled, bamboo
o Faux metal - brilliant metallic glazes, antique iron, verdigris
o Tissue paper - textured paper, paint and glaze
o Stripes - glazed or just painted, always classy
On columns, trim, doors, crown molding, fireplaces and art niches there are a number of cool faux finishes that can enhance the architecture of any room. Classic looks feature:
o Marble - from travertine to Rojo Viejo, the choices are wide open
o Granite - mimic your countertops
o Fantasy stones, such as lapis and malachite
o Gilding - any metal leafing, gold, silver, copper
o Strie - fine dragging of colored glaze over a solid paint
Antique or distressed faux finishes are wonderful choices on cabinetry and furniture. Adding a few worn edges and some crackled paint to those dated, tired kitchen cabinets can give them a fresh new “old” look. Think Provence.
It's easy to expand your options. Change your mind about what's acceptable for your sweet home space. Play a little with something fresh and new. Remember, changing the dynamics of your home is easy with the assistance of a skilled and experienced faux finish artist.
Always go to a pro who has a track record and samples and customers who love to tell you about the artist's work that was created just for them. Then let him create a special room just for you.
He can guide you to faux finishes and colors that will be appropriate to your style, your furnishings, and your pocketbook. Consult with a trained professional artist and get the best look for your home today.
Oh. And keep in mind, if you are tired of that old chest-of-drawers and thinking about tossing it out, maybe all it needs a good old-fashioned antiquing. A dab of glaze here, another dab there. Just right.
Grandma would approve, no doubt.
About the Author
: Jay Dorman is the owner of Greystone Artisans, a decorative painting and faux finishing company. This Houston-based company has been in business for eight years and has worked in many of the finest homes locally and in other cities in Texas. This team of talented artists is available for travel to locations outside of Texas, too! Consultations are available upon request and are at no cost. Hundreds of samples including cabinetry finishes and wall finishes of all types can be seen at our showroom. The showroom, which houses our workroom as well, is open by appointment. Please visit us on the web at:
http://www.greystoneartisans.com/
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Top Five Reasons To Use Bamboo Flooring
By Damion Rutherford
Bamboo is a unique alternative as a flooring option. Both beautiful and durable, bamboo floors can add beauty to any area of your home and can withstand the wear and tear of daily life.
Here are my top five reasons to choose bamboo flooring for your home:
1. Aesthetic Beauty
Contrary to popular belief, bamboo is actually a grass not a wood product. Because of this difference, bamboo has a different look than your typical hardwood floors. Color can be determined by the manufacturing process (length of time carbonized) and your typical order of bamboo flooring will be rather uniform in color and easy to match when installing. Also, staining is now possible for bamboo floors resulting in over thirty different styles and colors being available. With this many choices, you’re sure to find something to perfectly fit your style.
2. Durability
Bamboo is not only beautiful, it is also quite durable. Bamboo has received hardness (strength) ratings higher than many hardwoods. In addition to its hardness rating, bamboo is also resilient. This means it “bounces back” after most impacts and doesn’t dent. This resiliency is also better for your feet and back since the floor will tend to “give” slightly and not be so hard to walk on everyday.
3. Moisture Resistance
Bamboo is also a naturally water resistant material. In addition to its natural resistance, part of the manufacturing process includes lamination which increases its resistance to warping. Because of this moisture resistance, bamboo flooring can be used in bathrooms, kitchens and laundry rooms where hardwood and laminate floors shouldn’t be used.
4. The Environmental Benefits
Bamboo is a sustainable material. This means it can easily and quickly be re-grown in a reasonably short time. Bamboo is typically harvested every four to five years without actually destroying the plant. Also, because of its resiliency, bamboo doesn’t have to be refinished as often as hardwood. This cuts down on the chemicals necessary to maintain the floor.
5. Easy Cleaning
Bamboo floors, like most hard flooring materials, are easier to clean than carpet. No vacuum required, just a dust mop to keep things nice and clean. And, unlike tile, there is no grout to worry about keeping clean.
Summary
Bamboo is a great addition to any home. It is an eco-friendly, easy to maintain flooring material that can match any style you choose for your home.
About the Author: Damion Rutherford is the marketing director for
www.free-flooring.com
, a FREE consumer's guide for all of your
bamboo flooring needs
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A “Small Home” Primer
By Thomas Hewitt
Introduction
Smaller houses are very popular and there are many reasons that people are looking for the “right-sized” home. Empty nesters, those people whose children have now moved out on their own, have too much house to take care of and may want to use their equity for more enjoyable purposes. Small houses are popular for first-time buyers as well because it is easier to qualify for a loan (and make the payments!) when affordability is an issue. Whatever your reason to choose a smaller house, there are things to look for that will allow you to live much more comfortably in your home and bring the resale value to a premium. In this article, we will touch on the design, usability, and resale of your home.
Home Ownership
Although your thoughts are focused on the purchase or construction of your new home, it is necessary to look at the full picture of the ownership lifecycle. With this perspective in mind, you have several questions to ask, including: What are my current needs? What are the likely changes that will occur during the time I plan to live in this house? How should my house be designed to accommodate my changing needs? How do I retain the value and maximize my ability to sell the house in the future? Asking these questions will lead to many other questions that will help you to pinpoint and address the specific requirements of your new home and heavily influence your choice in design.
Current Needs
Assessing your current needs and wants is a fun process. Deciding on how you are going to use your home and anticipating the style and features you want takes a lot of thought and personal exploration. Don’t stop at determining the “must haves”. Continue your list with the “it-would-be-nice-to-haves”. Your nice-to-haves may not make it to the final design, but maybe some will. Get it all out onto the table.
Let’s take an example. We have a couple who is retiring and wanting to move to a smaller home that is easier to maintain and has lower operating costs. They have equity in their current home and will live comfortably off their retirement savings. Mom wants to continue working part-time from a home office and Dad always has some project he’s working on.
What might their current needs look like? To start, since they want to lower utility and operating costs, some thought may go into solar applications and good insulating materials; maybe alternative building materials, like straw bale. (Straw bale has great insulating qualities!) Proper orientation of the home on the lot and providing efficient exposure and shading to solar radiation will help cut heating and cooling costs tremendously. Since they have equity to roll over into their new home, they might consider installing photovoltaic cells tied to the community grid system and virtually eliminate their electric bill. There are many other energy saving items that they might consider in the design of their new home.
Their space requirements are fairly straight forward. They need an area for the home office and they prefer an open floor plan that doesn’t require formal dining and living rooms. The office area should be located so that the occasional client doesn’t have to walk through the whole house to get to the office. Also, a secondary bathroom should be located near the office. This bathroom could also serve a guest bedroom. Dad is considering a little extra room in the garage for tools and storage.
This home is beginning to take form! This is also the point where many people will make their biggest mistake and stop the thought process. It’s easy to take this info and begin laying out rooms, but there are some very important questions that are left unanswered. Consideration has yet to be given to the future needs of this couple.
Future Needs
Every bit as important as your current requirements is assessing your future needs. Are we a family starting out and planning to have a child or are we retiring and want to maintain our independence and stay in our home as long as possible? Regardless of the current scenario, it’s important to understand that your needs will change and that finding solutions up-front to accommodate those needs will benefit you greatly in the future.
Let’s get back to our previous example. Mom and Dad have retired and they intend to live out their lives in their new home. As we age, our functional abilities decline and our homes must be designed in such a way to accommodate those changing needs. This is where the application of “universal” and “adaptable” design criteria becomes very important. For this home to adequately serve Mom and Dad’s future needs, a professional designer that is trained in comprehensive client assessment and the application of universal and adaptable design solutions is required. Seek this person out!
One more note on future needs. Anytime we have areas dedicated to specialized activities, it’s important that these rooms are easily converted to serve other purposes. For instance, Mom will, at some point, discontinue her work and wish to give up her home office. If designed properly, this area could be easily converted to a study, library, sitting room or even a secondary bedroom and blend seamlessly with the rest of the house.
Resale of Your Home
Eventually you will want to sell your home, give it to your children, or maybe even use it as an investment property and rent it out. Whatever the case, your home must have the features that other people will want. Again, a good design will sell. A person walking into a universal designed home will not see anything “different” about the home. Universal features will typically go unnoticed until it’s pointed out. But it can be used as a strong selling tool. Because of the nature of universal design, the home will simplify life for everyone and benefit people regardless of age or ability. This really serves a win-win situation!
Even though you are designing the smaller home, you want to keep in mind what the market will accept! In general, a home with a single car garage loses market appeal, although it may work in certain areas. Also, a home that has a bedroom or bathroom door directly off the main living area is very undesirable. You want your home to complement your neighborhood, so be careful not to under-build (or over-build for that matter). Typically, three bedrooms and two baths is about as small as you should go, but the third bedroom may actually be a multipurpose room, like the home office in our example.
Summary
Designing a large, fancy custom home is not nearly as challenging as designing a small home that lives great and has broad appeal. The important thing to keep in mind when designing your home is the ownership lifecycle. If you carefully assess your future needs, as well as your current needs, and you apply the design criteria necessary to meet those needs, you will live much more comfortably and independently in your new home. Find out about universal design and how it will greatly benefit your family’s lifestyle. It will change the way you look at home design forever!
About the Author: Thomas Hewitt is the President of Falcon Homes, Inc., a home design company located in Albuquerque, NM. Thomas is an aging-in-place specialist certified by the National Association of Home Builders and specializes in universal and adaptable design. The company’s website can be found at
http://www.FalconHomesInc.com
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Choosing And Care Of Oriental Rugs
By Mark Freeman
Nothing says opulence for your floors quite like an oriental rug. Actually, some say the correct way to design a room is to design a room "around" an oriental rug.
Generally the price of a carpet is figured out by the amount of labor and art put into the rug. When considering a rug you will want to consider the quality of the wool and the dyes used in the construction of the rug.
Some carpets that are passed off today as oriental carpets are actually machine made. Experts can tell the difference by looking at the nap of the carpet. A machine is not able to tie knots as a hand is, therefore a machine made oriental rug will have the nap of the carpet stuck between the base and the wefts. Another way to tell if a carpet is machine made is to check the back of the rug. If the nap is of polypropolene, polyolefin or synthetic wool it is most likely machine made. Also, on a machine made rug the fringe is usually sewn directly to the carpet backing and is not a part of the rug as it is with a handmade rug. Make sure that you are dealing with a reputable carpet dealer who specializes in handmade rugs. This is one of the ways to avoid paying more than you should.
When you purchase an oriental rug there are a few do's and don't's. First, a good quality padding will help to protect the rug, it will also help to prevent it from wrinkling or moving. Generally oriental rugs are placed over hard flooring. A good quality pad can add many years of life to a rug. Rotate the rug frequently. This will help prevent any obvious over-wear on one part of the rug. Try to keep the sun off the rug as much as possible to prevent fading. Remember, this rug will probably outlast any other furniture or rugs you have in your home, and twenty or twenty-five years worth of strong sun can fade wool rugs.
Cleaning your rug is also a consideration. Never have your rug dry cleaned. Never have an oriental wool rug steam cleaned. The steam will remove the essential oils from the carpet which will make it brittle and cause it to wear faster. If you find your rugs needs something other than a mild surface cleaning with water find an expert to do the cleaning for you.
About the Author: This article courtesy of
http://www.about-oriental-rugs.com
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Create A Bathroom Retreat And Increase The Value Of Your Home
By Shelley Murphy
Giving your bathroom a facelift not only increases the value of your home, but can turn your bathroom into personal retreat. Bringing out the artist within you and turning the bathroom into a masterpiece carries no boundaries with today’s fine selection of traditional and contemporary bathroom furnishings.
Estate agents say spending the money and time to upgrade the bathroom is both a sound investment and is a good return on investment for homeowners who will recover most of the costs upon the sale of the home. Redecorating your bathroom using quality and high-end products can produce an average return rate of over 90 percent. Since bathrooms and kitchens are big on the minds of home buyers, quality bathroom suites, bathroom fixtures and finishes will sell a home much faster.
A fresh new look in the bathroom accentuated with modern bathroom furniture from bath to basins situated in a lavish bathroom vanity can sell a home much faster since the home buyer won’t have to incur further costs by having to redecorate immediately. Although everyone has their own unique individual tastes, remodeling a bathroom using high-end products is more appealing. Replacing an existing bathroom suite incorporating a new toilet, bathroom sink and bath may only require the purchaser to simply repaint the bathroom and add a few bathroom accessories suited to their design needs becoming less of a burden for the buyer.
If a complete new bathroom suite is not within your remodeling budget, consider updating with less expensive bathroom furniture pieces such as a bathroom vanity, embellished with a beautiful bathroom mirror accentuated with built in lighting encased with individual glass shelving. Keeping in mind any upgrade you give your bathroom creates another single selling feature that home buyers are looking for.
Whether you are preparing to sell your home or simply wanting to give your bathroom a design update and create a dream bathroom for you and your family depends on the functionality of the bathroom itself. Consider how many people will use it, do you require single or a double basin vanity unit for extra storage and more counter space? Another practical consideration is the shower and bath especially when space is an issue. Baths that fit into the corner of the room can provide a more open space. Finally, deciding on the bathing experience you want in your bathroom whether you are looking for a whirlpool bath, air jet spa bath or simply a soaking bath, think about what would make your bathroom a more comfortable place while meeting your budgetary requirements.
When it comes to any type of home renovation, there is no one set of rules that clearly defines a persons’ decorating tastes. Today’s latest trends in both traditional bathroom furniture and contemporary bathroom furniture are designed to enhance lifestyles by incorporating new technologies. Bathroom suppliers and distributors have become one-stop shops carrying coordinating bathroom ensembles, making it easy to create a theme based bathroom that can also easily be accessorized with finishing touches from storages cabinets to mixer taps.
About the Author: Shelley Murphy brings with her over 10 years of Search Engine Optimization and e-marketing strategies to web based businesses. Holding two BA’s in English and Journalism Communications her writing skills have been a great asset for both onsite writing and monthly newsletters publications.
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...and do not forget the undertile heating, she really missed it.
(This is a heat-A-room comment.)
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