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...

After years of living in a rented flat, Kay Mok and John Lau were excited to have a space they could call their own: a 660 sq ft apartment with a sea view in Tseung Kwan O. When the 30-something couple, both doctors, called up Cindy Chan Sin -yu, of Pure AW’s, “They already had an idea of what they wanted,” says the designer. The flat originally had three bedrooms but the previous owner combined two of them to create more spacious rooms. Mok and Lau used that to their advantage, converting the second bedroom into a shared office. Chan designed a large built-in desk so the couple can sit side by side as they work. She also installed a wide sliding door to help the space feel less cloistered. How a loft- inspired Hong Kong flat went from cookie-cutter to ‘homey’ Guests can sleep on a fold-out Murphy bed hidden inside a storage unit in the office. “We used to work separately, in our own studies, but now we can work together,” says Mok. The pair spend much of the evening in the offic...

An Ulster County designer adds the spare esthetic of Japan to the simple geometry of Bauhaus and creates a soothing retreat By: Lynn Hazlewood Published March 19, 2009 at 06:26 AM Designer Catherine Gerry transformed a boxy, onetime office into a classic tearoom for the owners, who often have dinner there. Cherry trim, hand-plastered walls, and a grid of black- edged tatami mats reflect the Japanese emphasis on uncluttered, subtle detail and texture" /> Designer Catherine Gerry transformed a boxy, onetime office into a classic tearoom for the owners, who often have dinner there. Cherry trim, hand-plastered walls, and a grid of black- edged tatami mats reflect the Japanese emphasis on uncluttered, subtle detail and texture Photograph by Todd Mason (page 1 of 2) Y ou wend your way up a rural road in Ulster County to arrive at one young Manhattan couple ’s weekend home — then scarcely notice the house when you get there. The white stucco, flat-roofed contemporary is nestled...

Well, my work pace has slowed considerably over the last two days.  The phrase “as slow as molasses in winter” seems to be appropriate.  Our beautiful 60-degree weather has left us, as has been replaced with temps in the teens, 20’s and 30’s, accompanied by freezing rain and just all around dreariness.  (Temps in the teens, 20’s and 30’s accompanied by the gorgeous Texas sunshine feel MUCH different to me than those same temps accompanied by rain, sleet, and lack of sunshine.)  And of course, we still have no HVAC system. That’s #1 on our list of priorities as soon as we sell the condo. Fortunately, we’re in Texas, which means that our winters are pretty mild overall, and when we do have cold spells like this, they generally only stick around for a couple of days…a few at the most.  I did try to prepare a bit for this cold spell by putting heavy plastic up between the kitchen and dining room.  That dining room is one of the draftiest rooms in the house, and just sucks out any warm ai...

Our home has two full bathrooms in it right now. When we moved in, both of the showers had sliding glass doors .  I do not like sliding glass doors , especially cleaning them. I believe we took the boys’ shower door down the week we moved in, but the one in my and Cy’s bathroom has stayed. Partly because I knew we would be tearing it down once we built our new master bath in the addition. But like I said, I do not like sliding shower doors .  It makes me feel all Closter phobic when I am taking a shower.  And they get all gross and dirty in the sliding trays.  Ugh! Plus, our shower doors had a mirror on one half.  Not cool. Who really wants to see themselves as they sit on the toilet?  Not me!! So on New Year’s Eve day, I had had enough! I KNOW that we are going to be gutting this bathroom in the next couple of months, but I couldn’t take it any longer!! First I took the doors off their tracks… There is our lovely window in the shower.  Aaaah, gorgeous, right?  {insert sarcastic look} ...