Walk through any showroom from Vancouver to Halifax and you will find the word luxury attached to kitchen faucets at wildly different price points. Some earn the label through construction...
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Granite composite sinks, made by binding stone dust with acrylic resin, have quietly become the default for modern Canadian kitchens. The matte surface, the colour running right through the material,...
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A wall sconce does two jobs at once: it lights the room and it decorates the wall. That double duty is why design mistakes are so visible in this category....
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The toilet seat is the most handled, most replaced and least considered piece of hardware in a bathroom. It is also where a carefully planned modern washroom either holds together...
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A modern shower kit succeeds or fails on restraint. The look is clean lines, slim profiles and a finish that behaves itself, but a kit that is all restraint can...
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A pot filler used to be a restaurant luxury. Now it shows up in renovations from Vancouver to Halifax, and in a modern kitchen it has to earn its place...
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A bar faucet has an outsized visual job for such a small fixture. It usually stands on an island or a butler's pantry counter, framed by open space and seen...
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Apron-front sinks built their reputation in farmhouse kitchens, which is exactly why so many people hesitate to put one in a modern space. The instinct is understandable but misplaced. Strip...
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A chandelier is the one fixture in a room that everyone looks at, which makes it the easiest place to get modern design wrong. Lean too ornate and the room...
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Grab bars have an image problem. Say the words and most people picture a bent stainless pipe bolted to a hospital wall, and that picture keeps plenty of Canadian homeowners...
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Walk through a recently renovated condo in Vancouver or a new build outside Halifax and there is a good chance the bathroom vanity is floating. The wall-hung format has become...
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A freestanding tub gets judged the way furniture does. It sits in open space, visible from every angle, so its silhouette either carries the room or quietly undermines it. Modern...
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LED mirrors have moved from boutique-hotel flourish to one of the most requested upgrades in Canadian bathroom renovations, from Vancouver condos to century homes in Halifax. Done well, a single...
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