Eco-friendliness is predicted to be the top trending theme in home design for 2013, with everything from water saving shower heads to EnergyStar appliances at the top of every 2013 to-do list. But if you’re not super familiar with the green home movement, or even the whole sustainability thing in general, it can be difficult to know where to start. If you’re in the market for new, eco-

Finding a way to make a small bathroom livable is one of the biggest design challenges homeowners will face. Unlike many other rooms, in a small bathroom there isn’t a whole lot of room to skimp on furniture or fixtures. To make a small bathroom work, you really need to know exactly where to pare down and do it intelligently. You see, one of the most obvious ways to save space is to get a sm

There’s nothing more beautiful than furniture made with high quality, exotic wood. The very best wood has its own natural luster, with intricate natural patterns and deep, varied colors, and even a little natural shimmer and shine – no stain needed. But rare woods are becoming increasingly, well, rare – difficult to find and expensive to obtain – and many of the most desira

The best antique bathroom vanities are those with high quality finishes. Real antiques don’t look like you bought them brand shiny new from your favorite boutique, and to get an authentic antique look and feel, your bathroom vanities shouldn’t be, either. There are a lot of different types of antique finishes, from simple aged paint to elaborate multi-tone designs, each one accenting a

If you’ve ever dreamed of having your very own Victorian style dressing table but don’t exactly have the space to pull it off, it’s not too hard to craft a bathroom with the same look and feel. Dainty white bathroom vanities, especially those with a little Victorian influence, can often take the part of dressing vanities. That way, you get all the style of a decadent bathroom and

Modern bathroom design is all about beauty in simplicity – a fairly monochromatic palette, minimalist lines, and geometric shapes. That said, there are a few great ways to break the “rules” and make your modern bathroom design really stand out. In a modern bathroom, you expect all smooth, unbroken lines, so when you add something with a little more color – like a signature

To me, the bathroom is the ultimate place to unwind – somewhere casual, comfortable, and relaxing. That’s why I like a bathroom design that’s a little more rustic rather than ultra sleek and modern. While there’s definitely a place for high design in a bathroom, I like mine to have a little more country than chic, starting with rustic bathroom vanities. The rough finished w

There are tons of ways to get the most out of a small bathroom, but balancing saving floor space and making more storage space – especially private storage space – isn’t always easy. Shelves are nice for utilizing horizontal space, and separate storage cabinets are great if you have the room for them, but sometimes you just need somewhere to hide your unmentionables – and t

Even if you love antique bathroom vanities and authentic period styles, a bathroom is probably the last place in the world you’d want to put a real antique. Between the daily use, spills, and fluctuating humidity, you’d have a disaster waiting to happen. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t have a genuine-looking antique bathroom vanities out there to play the part. I’m

I’ll be the first person to admit my love affair with hot water. I love a long shower or a good soak probably just that much more than your average joe, and I’m thrilled by every new big kid bath toy that comes along. I’m especially excited about hydrotherapy shower panels, which are fast becoming both prevalent and affordable. These are more or less what they sound like: slim, t