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Choosing The Best Bathroom Tile

Deciding to redo a bathroom is the easiest part of the process. After that come all the choices: What color paint should I use? What style of vanity, shower, toilet, tub do I like? Size, shape, and color of the lights? Mirrors and accent décor? Everything in your bathroom redesign means doing more research and making more decisions. And when it comes to flooring, like with most bathroom design elements, you also have to weigh style and price against function. Let’s talk about bathroom tile from its use as flooring to wall accents, shower areas, and more. Here are the top items...

Kitchen Renovation for Your Rental Property

Renovating for a rental property is a specific type of challenge. Every renter comes to the home with their own preferences, needs, and wants. And this is especially true in a high-use area like the kitchen. Let’s discuss some helpful kitchen renovation tips for your rental property. Renovate for Durability & Ease of Use The kitchen’s style isn’t nearly as important as the functional aspects when it comes to rental renovation. The top things people are looking for when they’re looking at a rental unit kitchen design are its durability and ease of use. For your sake and theirs, it’s important to choose...

Kitchen Backsplash Tile Dos and Don’ts

Your kitchen backsplash takes a lot of abuse, and it can start looking dingy and less vibrant over time. Is it time to update your kitchen with a mini project? Here are some kitchen backsplash tile dos and don’ts. Do Consider Your Budget and Take Good Measurements While incorporating a huge and intricate mosaic tile design as your backsplash is certainly a gorgeous addition to your kitchen, it may be out of your budget – both in time and in funds. Luckily, most kitchen designers, like the professionals you can work with at Anve, are used to working within a certain budget and...

Oval vs. Square Bathroom Sinks

Bathroom styles change over time, and your perfect bathroom style may evolve based on how you use the space, what renovations you are doing to other rooms and areas near the bathroom, and simply because you want to change things up. And part of that style is reflected in your sink, tub, toilet, and fixture choices. So, let’s talk about the difference in bathroom sink shapes. Specifically, let’s discuss the differences between choosing oval sinks versus square bathroom sinks. Sink Shapes There are dozens of sink shapes and designs. But not all bathroom sinks are created equal when it comes to looks...

Recognizing Kitchen Red Flags

Renovating your kitchen is a big undertaking and one that almost certainly will impact your daily life. Like with many areas in your house, there are many things to consider before you dive into a remodel project. Part of knowing when and what to renovate in your kitchen space is recognizing the current and potential problem areas. Here are some tips and insights for recognizing kitchen red flags. Kitchen Red Flags: Cabinets Replacing your kitchen cabinets is not a small undertaking. If you aren’t updating or modernizing, here are some ways to recognize kitchen red flags that warrant the replacement of your...

Design Ideas for Grey Vanities and Bathrooms

Grey is a popular color for any room in the house right now, and it works particularly well in the bathroom. It’s a neutral color that goes well with bold colors, wood accents, or dramatic stainless-steel accessories. Here are some of our favorite design ideas that feature grey vanities and bathrooms. Grey Vanities Grey vanities are a great addition to your bathroom. They add a bit of soft sophistication and it’s much easier to keep them clean than a white vanity. And because grey is a great neutral color, you can paint your walls a bright or vibrant hue – from yellow...

Tips for Maximizing Space in a Small Kitchen

We previously talked about how you can maximize space in your small bathroom, so it’s only fair to give the kitchen the same treatment. Especially since kitchen activities tend to take up more space than most bathroom activities. Here are some of our favorite tips for maximizing space in a small kitchen. Take Advantage of Blind Corner Cabinets & Rollouts Many kitchens have cabinets that meet in a corner, creating a potential for lots of wasted space. In that hard-to-reach corner, you can add a lazy susan, or take advantage of creative blind corner storage racks that you can put on rolled...

7 Reasons to Consider a Wall Mounted Bathroom Vanity

You know the look you want for your new or remodeled bathroom. You know the feeling you want (happy, calming, pampered) and you picked out the perfect color to bring that out in your space (yellows, blues, or grays). And now you are choosing the big pieces that will pull your look together, including your vanity. Vanities come in tons of styles, colors, shapes, and more. So let’s talk about why you should consider a wall mounted bathroom vanity. A Wall Mounted Bathroom Vanity Makes the Space Look Bigger Because you aren’t taking up floor space, adding a wall mounted bathroom vanity...

Great Rental Remodeling Tips

36% of the United States’ nearly 123 million households are rentals. And most rental units are owned by local or regional individuals, which means if you have a rental business, you likely need to fix and remodel quickly to keep your few renters happy and keep your units appealing to future tenants. And because of this, we wanted to share some rental remodeling tips for kitchens and bathrooms. Rental Kitchen Your rental kitchen is one of the places you really want to wow renters and potential tenants. Leaky faucets are a common and easily remedied problem in rental properties. Replacing the faucet...

Ways to Maximize Counter Space in Your Kitchen and Bathroom

Bathrooms and kitchens are always near the top of “things to look for when house-hunting” lists, and storage is usually right below that. So let’s take a look at some smart ways to maximize counter space in your kitchen and bathroom. Moveable Storage There are always areas in your kitchen that would work better if you could convert them when the occasion called for it. Your kitchen needs are different on a regular Tuesday night, for example, from those needs during the holidays. Even if you aren’t hosting your family and friends, you are often buying, storing, and preparing foods outside of...

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