Ecotextures® Flooring

Ecotextures Flooring collection is a unique and sustainable flooring option crafted from OSB (oriented strand board) products.

This rapidly renewable timber is extremely durable and does not require the use of urea-formaldehyde. Ecotextures Flooring is component lumber that is SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) certified and meets requirements of AF & PA (American Forest and Paper Association) and CSA (Canadian Standards Association.

Ecotextures Flooring comes in 7 standard colors with a commercial grade topcoat. The tongue and groove planks are approximately 6″ wide x 47″ long with mocro-bevels along the edges.

Variations in color and texture may occur due to the nature of the material. Matching wall panels are also available.

September 9, 2008

Lacava Embrace Collection

Outfit your modern bath with the Embrace Collection from Lacava.

Components include a single lever two-armed deck mount faucet, a single-armed deck-mounted faucet, a single-lever bathtub faucet, two shower-heads and matching fittings.

Available in polished or satin chrome. Pricing starts around $500.

This collection may be one of the most stylish ADA-compliant ensembles available.

August 29, 2008

Minimalist Sinks

Axolute, an Italian company dedicated to creating innovative bathroom products, has created quite a buzz for itself with the showing of their patented Horizontal Integrated Siphon (HIS) at Salone de Mobile and FuoriSalone.

A tiny slot under the front rim of the sink allows water to drain (hoizontally) under the basin into a pipe in the wall.

These incredible sinks come in Stainless Steel, enameled steel or colored Corian versions.

Since no unsightly drains are below these sinks they are also ideal for bathrooms required to meet ADA guidelines.

August 26, 2008

Clever Kitchen Storage

I don’t normally talk about kitchenware but I really love Nest 8 from London based Josheph Joseph.

Nest 8, designed by Morph duo Bill Holding and Ben Cox, is a fun mix of colorful nonslip mixing bowls, measuring cups, colander and a sieve that all nest together.

Smaller sets, Nest 5 and Nest 3, will be available with Nest 8 this October. Each set has it’s own unique bowls and kitchen accessories. If the multi-colored set is too much for you, all white sets will be offered.

This is the utilmate set of kitchenware combining intelligent design and space conscious living. Every small kitchen could use at least one set.