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Fashion isn’t the only industry affected by rapidly changing consumer taste. Which is why I scour the trade shows, publications and the internet for insight, updates and forecasts to inform you of color trends and styles for the home.
The authority on all things color recently released a taste of their PANTONEVIEW Home + Interiors Guide for 2019, and among the 72 forecasted hues is a quintet of culinary-inspired shades. Continue reading “PANTONE Colors That Will Be Trending in 2019”
InSinkErator is undertaking a voluntary recall of 1,400,000 air switches due to fire hazard.
We all know water and electricity do not mix so millions of homes have installed InSinkErator countertop air switches for their disposers.
Ideally, the air switch is isolated from the electrical current. When operated, the user will not experience shock if hazardous material is present, such as water on a kitchen countertop. Continue reading “InSinkErator Recalls 1.4M Air Switches”
If you hear people talk about Zellige (pronounced zill-eejh) tile you might be curious to know what hey mean. Zellige is a specific type of terracotta tile that originated in Morocco.
Moroccan Zellige tiles are so different from other types of tile that a word had to be created especially for it, namely the Arabic word الزلي, zellige or zellij which means “tile.”
Specifically, Zellige is mosaic tilework made from individually chiseled geometric tiles set into a plaster base. The interlocking edges or “teeth” is what keeps the intricate patterns intact when repeated on larger surfaces.
Today Zellige primarily refers to traditional glazed, cut terracotta tiles from Fez, the ancient city of mosaics. The unique clay from this region is primarily composed of Kaolinite. Continue reading “5 Reasons to Love Zellige Tile”
A great new product, recently launched at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Orlando is the WineSteward by Vinotemp.
Aside from being able to store, cool, preserve and conveniently dispense wine from four bottles like the high-end restaurant style wine dispensing systems, I love that the unit can be built-in – well, maybe. ( I’ll get more into that later.) Continue reading “Introducing the Winesteward”