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Grout free shower pans and shower surround panels DO NOT need to be BORING!

By Mike Foti on August 30, 2024. Leave a Comment

Who wants cheap, ugly, white, plasticky shower wall panels or shower pans? ‘Er that’d be NO ONE! And, on the other hand, who wants an expensive, intricate, tile shower surround or shower pan which USED TO look wonderful, but today is brown, moldy, and disgusting to clean? Once again, that’d be NO... Continue reading

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13 Reasons You Should Use Laminate Bathroom Wall Panels Beyond Your Tub and Shower Alcove

By Mike Foti on May 30, 2023. 2 Comments

It doesn’t take a genius (or a long time homeowner) to realize bathrooms – while often being the smallest room in your home – still require A LOT of energy to maintain, and thought process to design, if you’re remodeling. There’s no shortage of bathroom, bathtub, and shower wall surround products... Continue reading

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11 Steps to a Safe, Stylish and Accessible Bathroom for Mom (or Dad) to Age in Place

By Mike Foti on May 10, 2023. 2 Comments

Although Mother’s Day has just passed, perhaps the smartest gift you could give Mom (or Dad for that matter) as they’re getting up in age to make sure they can continue living in their home. If they’re like most, they DO NOT want to be forced into ‘community living’ (or assisted living as most would... Continue reading

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15 Insider Tips for a Safer, Simpler and Stylish Age in Place Shower

By Mike Foti on March 6, 2023. 8 Comments

Updated July 16, 2023 If the idea of an ‘age in place shower’ DOES NOT create a vision of a bathroom you’re excited to use, you’re not alone. When people think ‘age in place,’ their thoughts are locked on safety. And while safety is essential to stay in your home as long as possible (and steer clear... Continue reading

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13 Practical Design Tips to Make Your Small Bathroom Live Larger

By Mike Foti on June 6, 2022. Leave a Comment

Wouldn’t it be fantastic to have the humongous bathrooms you see in high-end interior design magazines? In those spaces there’s room for a freestanding tub, long double bowl sink AND an oversized walk-in shower. If only you had this much room. However, this IS NOT the world you’re living in. And while... Continue reading

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How to Remodel Your Bathroom with Your Big, Small or Tall People in Mind

By Mike Foti on April 11, 2022. 4 Comments

If only ‘one-size-fits-all’ worked for bathrooms. Unfortunately – for many people, your bathroom is NOT ONLY NOT (sorry about the double negative) as large as you’d like, but the people using come in all ‘shapes and sizes’ as well. And as you know from experience – your current bathroom WAS NOT designed... Continue reading

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11 Smart Ideas to ‘Find’ Space in Your Small Bathroom…without busting your budget

By Mike Foti on January 12, 2021. Leave a Comment

You dream of the ‘drool-worthy’ pictures on Pinterest and Instagram. Expansive and opulent master bathrooms with free standing tubs and large walk in showers. The vanity countertops seem to stretch on for miles. Oh, how you would enjoy a large bathroom like this. Then you wake up. This IS NOT the... Continue reading

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How to Design a Nature Inspired Bathroom Without a Lot of Money or Maintenance

By Mike Foti on March 17, 2020. 2 Comments

If you’re like me, you love walks (or runs) through your favorite Metroparks. You love being outside. However, pulling weeds from your landscape beds can make you rethink your love of the outdoors just a tad. If you’re like me, you love relaxing in a nature-inspired cedar or spruce-lined sauna at... Continue reading

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7 Ideas for a Multi-Generational Bathroom You Won’t Mind Sharing with Your Crazy Family

By Mike Foti on November 26, 2019. Leave a Comment

A multi-generational family evolves Mom’s mobility isn’t what it used to be. She has begrudgingly moved in with you. Then 2 months later your 20-something son Brandon decided to ‘re-enroll’ in college. To afford school he’s looking to ‘boomerang’ back to your house. While you had to say yes, you’re... Continue reading

7 Biggest blunders with walk in shower - how to avoid them | Innovate Building Solutions | #BathroomRemodeling #WalkInShower #RollInShower #ShowerAccessible

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7 Biggest Blunders with Walk in Showers (and How to Avoid Them)

By Mike Foti on March 29, 2019. 31 Comments

Updated October 24, 2021 Lisa was excited to tell me when she was on vacation, she experienced the neatest thing in the bathroom or her contemporary hotel room. It was a curbless, doorless walk in shower. It didn’t have a flimsy shower door to clean (like her tired bathroom at home). It was safer... Continue reading

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