Bath Shower Home Design

Whew, the last 2 weeks have been a crazy whirlwind of hustle and bustle around the Dekker house as we have officially kicked off our 2015 “project season”. It’s a bit earlier than we normally start working on projects, but with a new baby due around the end of June / early July, we felt the need to start early (even though Dave is still in school yet) so we can cross off a few big items before the baby arrives. Here are the projects on our list for this spring/summer: Get a new roof for our house Remove 9 ugly, dying pine trees and have stumps ground out Potentially remove 11 more dying pine trees (later this fall) Finish the last section of our fence (we couldn’t do this until the last line of trees and stumps were removed) Partially gut our upstairs bathroom to replace the standing shower with a tub/shower combo Completely gut our 2nd main floor bathroom for a total renovation (this might have to wait until later in the summer as well) Power wash our house, garage, and extra garag...

Remember the pinkish-tan/Band-Aid bathroom in my apartment? I’m still doing the best I can (short of gutting the whole thing) to make it feel cleaner, fresher and generally less awful, and my latest improvement measure was taking care of the undeniably revolting perma - mildew situation inside the bathtub/shower area. I realize the photo above might not look like much of an “after,” but let’s consider where we started: I know. It was really gross. Believe me, even after scrubbing everything with bleach and hot water, this was as clean as it got. There were loose tiles (hence the taped-up garbage bag, an attempt to keep water from getting inside of the wall) and failing grout, and nearly all of the caulk had gone permanently black . The outer layer of caulk was actually clear silicone, and I’m thinking the mildew likely came from the first layer of caulk having been applied over even older “infected” caulk without properly preparing the area first. Want to take a closer look? I’m sor...

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Moen, Incorporated for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve mentioned a time or two that I’ve been in the process of revamping the tiny full bath in my home. I have big, big plans for that room and have already knocked quite a few of my projects out. Now some day soon my dad and I are going to replace the counter on my tiny vanity but we haven’t gotten around to it yet. And I figured why sit around with a pretty faucet like the Moen  Boardwalk Spot Resist bath faucet  sitting in a box when I could be using it? When it’s time to replace the counter we’ll remove it and put it back. They say if you do something once it will just be easier the second time around, right? Now to say that I installed the faucet is a total lie. I helped but I mostly took pictures. Russell is the one who did the installing and he’d never worked with plumbing before. We had our ups and downs and patches of confusion but in the end it worked out and I...

Richard, who didn’t want his last name used, uses various services and products, including an elevator chair that lifts to help him stand, so that he can stay in his home rather than moving to a retirement home. Tony Caldwell / Postmedia Have baby boomers put their brains in neutral as their bodies hurtle down the highway toward old age? While most of us — 83 per cent, according to a 2013 Royal Bank of Canada survey — want to age in place by remaining in our homes, few are adapting those homes to accommodate inevitable challenges such as decreased mobility and failing eyesight. That can result in everything from simple difficulty in seeing a pale- coloured light switch to a potentially disastrous fall down the stairs. “People often are not willing to make those changes until after an accident happens,” says Camille Munro, a registered occupational therapist and partner in Access Options. Established in 2015, the company helps seniors remain in their homes by assessing adaptation ...