Everyone loves the bright, clean look of a white Marble countertops. Both classic and modern, the beautiful veined stone will never go out of style. Yet like many things of great beauty Marble is high maintenance and needs a lot of a tender loving care—something not suited for everyone.
No worries.
There is a Marble alternative: Quartz.
The article, The Pros and Cons of Marble and Quartz Countertops will help you decide which is best for your kitchen.
One can argue very few would find the above video interesting. Only the true construction aficionado would be captivated.
Enter the following article:
Heat sensitive tile construction inspired by the Aurora Borealis. Now were talking!
Once in a life time you have a client that you just don’t get along with. At first you think things are manageable but things go sour and no matter how hard you try it never gets better. It’s not the fault of either. It’s just one of those things.
Then once in a life time you have a client that changes everything. Once in a life time you meet someone that is so dynamic, so artistic, so engaging, so maniacal, so passionate yet at the same time so ‘normal’, who can put on a face that is congruent to what people think he should be, he challenges the boundaries of your own perceptions about what is available in for use as an individual in the world.
We are going to call him the Maverick.
On and off, for circumstances we could not control, the better part of three years we were isle-in, like a villain, on penicillin with the Maverick.
It was a glorious time.
When we met Mavs, we had no idea that he was ‘renting a womb’ as he put it, to have children with his partner.
We eventually met his partner, his wonderful children and enjoyed the company of his warm loving family.
He would bring us simple yet thoughtful and caring gifts from America.
Once he said, ‘Guys, don’t listen to me. There’s a saying ‘Get your hands off my ears. I know what I’m doing.’
How do yo not love a guy like that?
If you are reading this, Maverick we miss this time we had together. So here is a video in honor of and that begs the inside joke from.
It’s the Isle. Do you know what time it is? 😀
When renovating in Paris you get to see your share of small spaces. This bathroom is only 2.7 square meters. It looks like it is 1 meter wide by 2.7 long or in inches that would be something like 3 foot 4 inches by just over 8 and half feet.
Wow! Now that’s small.
The designer does a great job maximizing the space using cabinets from IKEA. If you have a small bathroom these design ideas are definitely worth noting.
The laundry cabinet with the holes in the doors for presorting laundry is a great idea.
Also, the moveable dry rack is outstanding. The only thing with the video is the captioning is a little much. Just press the little ‘cc’ a the bottom right of the video and they go away.
Great job IKEA.
Keep up the good work.
IKEA EXPEDIT (Photo credit: tomas carrillo)
Yesterday someone somewhere in the world Googled “ikea paris france shower public” and ended up spending some time on our Paris Renovation Apartment and Home Improvement blog.
Is that cool or what?! 😀
The above video was first in the search results. IKEA actually created a ‘living Billboard’ at Gare St. Lazare.
They created fully functional bathrooms and rose them up like billboards. Then they hired actors to interact with the space to showcase how a small room can be maximized using IKEA furniture.
In Paris, your apartment along with your bathroom can be painfully small as opposed American standards.
So you gotta love IKEA.
And you gotta love WordPress.com.
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