As lap pools come increasingly popular, so do the design layouts. Check our our top 6 designs that we are seeing right now. Traditional Patio by Kennett Square Photographers www.KarlGercens.com A very English garden look with the cobbled brick and lush gardens. Traditional Pool by Mount Pleasant Architects & Designers The Anderson Studio of Architecture & Design Adding just the […]
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Wood Abounds In Artisan Bath Design
Contemporary Bathroom by Seattle General Contractors Dyna Contracting Remember when wood was considered taboo in wet areas, especially bath rooms with soaking tubs and showers that can overflow onto the floors? Wood is abounding in artisan bath design and the old concerns of wood rot are all but negated with newly engineered woods and/or regular maintenance of sealing the wood. […]
Online Tools Help with Bathroom Renovation
Luxury Bath by Diamond Spas Bathrooms top homeowners’ lists of popular rooms to remodel, and if you look at your recouping costs on a bathroom renovation, you see that a rough 70% of the initial investment is returned. Not too bad for something that you can enjoy now and also reap the returns later. But, be warned, getting that high […]
Copper Products Prevent Spread of Germs in Hospitals
E-Coli Strain shown under Microscope Deadly bacterial infections are on the rise in American hospitals, as antibiotics are being overcome by germs. While many antibiotics have failed to treat bacteria, Antimicrobial Copper has been proven to continuously kill greater than 99.9% of bacteria that cause healthcare acquired infections within two hours, including those resistant to antibiotics. The Centers for Disease […]
Gym Accessories..The Cold Plunge
Contemporary Bathroom by Columbus General Contractors Michael Matrka, Inc Check out this amazing in home gym accessorized with a cold plunge pool and luxury hot tub. Now why would you go to the gym when you have a full service gym at home? Perfection!
Private Rooftop Swimming Pools are a Go in NYC
As seen in NY Times Sept 2009 UP ON THE ROOF Mia Keiser, 3, in her family’s pool in TriBeCa in Manhattan, which has only about 100 private pools. When Matthew Keiser and his daughter, Mia, needed to cool off with a swim the other day, they climbed to the roof deck of their pre-Civil-War loft in TriBeCa and plunged […]
Diamond Spas Receives Coveted Award
Diamond Spas received a call from Architectural Record Magazine last week that was very exciting! The very established 110 year old Architectural Record Magazine is a monthly magazine dedicated to everything inspired by architecture and interior design.The annual Architectural Record Excellence in Advertising Awards were announced and to our pleasant surprise, Diamond Spas was announced as a finalist out of […]
Iconic Swimming Pool Star Passes
I was sad to hear of the passing yesterday of Esther Williams. Remember those technicolor movies that had all the glorious swimming pools laden-ed with beautiful women in blinged out swimsuits and they had those amazing choreographed acts? I remember seeing those movies when I was a young girl thinking how beautiful the swimming pool star was and how glamorous […]
NYC Design Week Shines in Copper
If the designers at this years NYC Design 2013 have any foresight into the future of what is trending in home design, they seem to agree that copper will be coming out on top. A popular material choice last week of the designers, copper was seen through out the shows wide range of design products including functional pieces such as […]
Go For Bold In the Powder Room
Traditional Powder Room by Memphis Interior Designers & Decorators Anna Baskin Lattimore Design I am not very daring when it comes to decorating. I tend to go go for creams, tans, whites, oatmeal. Basically BORING! I am scared of color and patterns thinking I may overdo it. I had a decorator come over the other day to bring some life […]