Matteo Lighting Canada: Style-Forward Fixture Guide
Yes, Matteo is a good brand if you want design-forward pendants, chandeliers and sconces at a mid-tier level that lets you light a whole home rather than splurge on one...
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Bathroom and Kitchen Guides
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Gold or Brass Apron-Front Sink: A Canadian Buying Guide
A warm-metal apron-front sink is a commitment. A brushed stainless bowl disappears into the counter; a gold or brass farmhouse sink sits forward, catches the light and sets the tone...
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Curbless Shower Requirements: What the Floor Needs
A curbless shower looks simple from the doorway: no lip to step over, one continuous floor running from the vanity into the wet zone. What makes it work is hidden...
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Gold Brass Shower Kit Guide for Canadian Bathrooms
A gold brass shower kit is one of the fastest ways to make a bathroom feel warmer and more considered, and one of the easiest places to get a renovation...
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Gold Brass Toilet Seat Guide: Warm Metals Done Right
Warm metals have spread across the Canadian bathroom, and the toilet is usually the last piece anyone thinks about. A gold brass toilet seat is a small decision with an...
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How to Choose a Bathroom Faucet: A Decision Framework
Choosing a bathroom faucet looks like a style decision, but style is the last question you should answer. Ask it first and you will fall for a widespread set that...
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Dual Flush Buttons Explained: Which to Press and Why
Two buttons on the tank lid, one bigger than the other, and a nagging feeling that you have been pressing the wrong one for years. Dual-flush toilets have been standard...
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How to Choose a Bathroom Mirror: A Decision Framework
Most bathroom mirrors get chosen in the last ten minutes of a renovation, after the vanity, faucet and tile have used up the budget. That is backwards. The mirror is...
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How to Choose a Pendant Light: A Decision Framework
Pendant lights look simple until you open a product page. Cord or rod? Integrated LED or a standard bulb? One pendant or a row of three? Most of the confusion...
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Tub Filling Slow? Valve and Supply Checks That Fix It
A tub that takes forever to fill ruins the whole point of a bath. The good news is that a slow-filling tub almost always comes down to a short list...
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Working With Contractor Fixtures: How to Talk to Your Pro
Most fixture headaches on a renovation come from a gap between what the homeowner picked and what the contractor expected to install. Working with contractor fixtures well, whether your contractor...
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Shower Bench Ideas: Built-In vs Teak vs Fold-Down
A shower bench sounds like a small decision until you are choosing between a tiled ledge, a teak stool and a wall-mounted flip seat. All three give you a place...
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Gold Brass Wall Sconce Guide: Warm Metals Done Right
A warm-metal wall sconce is one of the easiest ways to bring gold or brass into a bathroom, powder room or kitchen without committing the whole space to it. It...
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