Kitchens & Baths

Direct the heat toward the feet

Latinos have some pretty cool lavatories. This sink illustrates the point: This cool sink gets its chic from the way it’s made, with back-splash high pieces of scraps of the marble that made the counter.

Design inspiration in a nutshell

A sink sprayer for the toilet.

Furniture-grade cabinetry with simple joinery

"This is the most important part to waterproof because this is the place where all the water will end up and it might leak if not done correctly." 

Seven tips for a better installation and some advanced tile saw acrobatics, too

Kitchen cabinet carcasses are just four-sided cubes made with plywood and simple joinery. Repetition is the name of this game.

7 less common (but potentially problematic) shower waterproofing situations

All complex assemblies involving multiple trades demand the critical, and constant, focus of supervisors. Where one trade ends and another begins must show continuity. If you do not build redundancy into the system, you are building in risk.

Heavy-duty drawer hardware and a simple cabinet turns a blind corner into roll-out storage

Curbs, corners, and drains are the culprits of most shower leaks. If you do not build redundancy into the system, you are building risk into it

Two ways to spice up stock cabinets