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15 lessons you can learn from my safer, simpler, and more stylish remodeled master bathroom – Part 2 of a 3 part series

By Mike Foti on December 5, 2023. 2 Comments

Remodeling a master bathroom is a B-I-G job. And this admission is coming from a guy who leads a nationwide bathroom products wholesale and Cleveland bath remodeling business and blogs about the same. There’s A LOT which goes into remodeling your bathroom (or my bathroom in this case). And as the... Continue reading

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5 Reasons You’re Missing Out if you Don’t Have an ‘Internationally-Inspired’ Bathroom

By Mike Foti on March 8, 2019. Leave a Comment

Updated March 31, 2019 (Highlighting cool innovations from the 2019 International Builders Show and Kitchen and Bath Show) I consider myself to be a 100% Italian-American. My Mom and Dad are Italian. Their Moms and Dads were Italian. As far back as we know, all my family are Italian. However, when... Continue reading

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6 Ideas to Rock a Small Minimalist Bathroom Design (without breaking the bank)

By Mike Foti on February 15, 2019. 2 Comments

Updated March 31, 2019 You’ve looked at one too many issues of Architectural Digest to put up with your crappy, outdated 5’ x 8’ bathroom any more. You’ve asked yourself what the heck was the guy who built this home thinking when…. He slapped in a fiberglass tub/shower unit which yellowed, scratched... Continue reading

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7 Steps to Create a Contemporary Bathroom Which is Easy to Clean

By Mike Foti on December 20, 2018. 2 Comments

Updated March 24, 2019 If your bathroom is stuck in a Brady Bunch (or worse yet, Leave it to Beaver) time warp, I totally understand your pain. Here is a small sampling of the problems I hear from customers and see on project sites: Little mosaic tiles on your shower floor which look... Continue reading

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I don’t want to age in place. I want to thrive in MY place!

By Mike Foti on October 28, 2017. 2 Comments

Updated March 17, 2019 I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to “age in place.” I want to keep moving. Be active, vibrant – no matter what my age is. If you’re unfamiliar with the term aging in place it refers to someone who wants to stay in their home as long as possible (usually this is... Continue reading

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5 Awesome Tips for a Modern Spin on a Jack and Jill Bathroom

By Mike Foti on July 1, 2016. 4 Comments

A high privacy shower with etched glass blocks Updated March 9, 2019 If you have a 13 year old daughter and a 17 year old son (like Ben and Melodee Diss of Powell Ohio – and also me!) you know a shared Jack and Jill style bathroom has the potential to turn into a major battleground for a brother... Continue reading

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“Susie Vila” Gets Her Black and White Bathroom

By Mike Foti on July 23, 2015. Leave a Comment

When Susan Tow (also know as “Susie Vila” by her friends for her passion for remodeling) began her yearly (and not very much fun) task of cleaning the grout in her master bathroom she didn’t realize the problems she was about to encounter. When she started scrubbing the grout joint – and then... Continue reading

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5 Design Tips for a Small Bath Remodel in 2015

By Mike Foti on December 27, 2014. Leave a Comment

In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s home building was about supersizing everything. McMansions with large rooms, vaulted ceilings in foyers, big living rooms and dining rooms were all the rage. The average size home in the 1950’s of 983 square feet had become bloated to 2,434 square feet by 2005. As... Continue reading

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Custom Products and 3 Planning Tips make a Bathroom Remodel in New York Stand Out!

By Mike Foti on November 1, 2014. Leave a Comment

In many bathroom remodeling projects it’s neither practical nor cost effective to change the overall layout of the space (moving plumbing and walls can be expensive!) – but this is no reason to settle for a “common looking room.” In the article below learn how a design-oriented do it yourself homeowner... Continue reading

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Natural products and abundant light highlight a Westerville Ohio bathroom remodeling project

By Mike Foti on September 13, 2014. Leave a Comment

Caryn and Pat Knott just knew it was time for a change in their master bathroom. A room-eating soaking tub in the corner, curtains which blocked out the light in two large windows, and a small stand up fiberglass shower all screamed out the look of the 1990’s! Learn below 3 key steps Caryn and Pat... Continue reading

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