Design | Wellness | Cabinetry
Finding the right lighting fixture for the bathroom can be frustrating at times.
Consider looking at mirrors with integrated lighting. The placement of the lights
provide great illumination for the face. Back-lit mirrors can add drama or serve as a night light.
And, if you remodel later you can reuse the mirror and incorporate it into your next design theme.
Many of the mirrors use energy conserving fluorescent bulbs that will last for 20,000 hours.
Most of my whole house projects involve some sort of built-in. They can be anywhere from dining rooms to hallways. But, I have yet to be asked to design a child’s bed.
These images from the Netherlands based Kid’s Factory are so much fun. I always wanted a sleeping compartment as a child and I would have pestered my parents to no end if I thought I could get one as cool as these.
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LG Solid Source LLC. (LGSS), the North American sales and marketing arm for LG HI-MACS® Acrylic Solid Surface, LG HI-MACS Volcanics Collection®, LG HI-MACS Eden Collection®, and LG Viatera® Natural Quartz recently announced that these products are now GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified® for low- chemical emissions with and without LG Adhesive.
“The GREENGUARD certification is a testament to our ongoing commitment to provide environmentally-sensitive products that meet the demands of everyone from the designer to the installer. It also complements well our very popular LG Eden product line which has been independently certified by SCS certification to having at least 12 percent post-industrial recycled materials,” says Mike Tasch, product manager.
I am very pleased to announce my favorate cabinet manufacturer, Miralis, is now offering bamboo as part of their Exotic Veneer Series adding 2 more choices to an impressive offering of African Mahogany, Anigre, English Sycamore, and Zebra wood to name a few. 
Bamboo is one of the world’s most prolific and fastest-growing plants and is able to reach maturity in about four years, compared to the typical 25 to 70 years for commercial tree species in the U.S. There are over 1000 documented uses of bamboo. 
Bamboo is nature’s most sustainable resource, it is grown without pesticides or chemicals, it is 100% biodegradable, and naturally regenerative. Bamboo is actually a tropical grass, with an extensive root system that sends out an average of four to six new shoots per year, naturally replenishing itself and growing to heights of 60 feet or more. Some bamboo species grow up to 4 feet per day and can be harvested every 3 to 4 years.