Showing posts with label ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ideas. Show all posts

Friday, January 16, 2015

Why Glass Shower Enclosures Should Be In Every Modern House

Why Glass Shower Enclosures Should Be In Every Modern House

The tradition of bathroom suites was simply demarcated areas for the toilet and the shower area and a bit of space in-between for the vanity, the mirror, and the sink and storage cabinets. Designers today however are coming up with more versatile refreshing and modern ideas, giving good looks for the bathroom. One of them is moving away from the common shower curtain and even the shower door to specifically a glass shower door.

Glass seems like a dangerous thing to have in a bathroom, what with the risk of it breaking and one slipping on the surface. Shower enclosures are the opposite of that. The glass used to make the door is not your usual glass but it is manufactured specifically to support its functions. The glass is sturdy allowing it to be hinged and create a door. The edges are smooth for the frameless doors and the framed doors have steel frames to increase durability.


The benefits of glass doors for your shower are many, beginning with the minimal amount of space they take up. The design allows the shower area to be accommodated even in the smallest of spaces without making you feel confined to a small area. The glass allows you to see the rest of the suite giving you the illusion that the enclosure is bigger than it really is.




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Friday, November 14, 2014

Folding Shower Doors - Choosing the Right Door For Your Bathroom

Folding Shower Doors - Choosing the Right Door For Your Bathroom

With the wide variety of folding shower doors available in the market today, it is difficult to choose the right door for one's bathroom. You don't need to be an interior designer to be able to choose the most suitable door for your shower cubicle and bathroom - all you need to do is follow a few simple rules. First, measure the size of your bathroom and shower cubicle. You will be getting a door that fits your shower cubicle perfectly. Anything bigger or smaller than the required size is going to look very out-of-place.

Then, make a note of all the colors in your bathroom - the colors of the tiles, your wash basin, bath-tub, blinds, etc. Make cards of different colors, and hold them up against the background of your bathroom. The color that looks best has to be the color of your new shower door. Now that you have decided upon the color, decide whether it has to be plain, i.e., of uniform color, or have a pattern printed on it. You can do this by taking a photo of your bathroom, and comparing different patterns with the photo.




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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Glass Shower Enclosures Are the Future

Glass Shower Enclosures Are the Future

The bathroom designs of today are all about comfort, openness, and flow. Shower enclosures compliment this style mindset with gorgeous designs that provide a seamless look with contemporary flair. Shower curtains are a thing of the past, and custom glass shops are no longer your only avenue to achieving a beautiful and modern glass enclosure. When it comes to your home one of the most important areas is the bathroom. Remodeling can be a tough job and can end up taking much longer and costing much more than you first thought.

Glass shower enclosures come in tons of different sizes, shapes, configurations and finish options. There are round, square, neo-angle, rectangular, and much more! Many of the shower enclosures manufactures allow you to create your own custom pan yourself, and use our glass to create a sleek shower of almost any size! With the different pre-cut sizes of the shower system you can literally have 10,000 different shower configurations! There are several gorgeous finishes to choose from, including chrome, brushed nickel, and oil rubbed bronze! Corner showers, enclave showers, even steam showers!


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Friday, November 7, 2014

How to Clean Your Shower Glass Doors

How to Clean Your Shower Glass Doors

We always have a hard time with shower glass doors cleaning. Most of the staff on the glass doors are soap scum, mildew and hard water deposits. This makes your glass door look fogged.

This is not hard to clean if you do it once a week, otherwise scum will build up, it would become difficult to make glass doors shine.

Some cleaner can be used to clean glass doors, like dishwashing detergent, vinegar, oven cleaner, lemon juice, bleach, rubbing alcohol, plastic squeegee is the best hand tool because metal could damage glass material.

Before starting your job, your need to read cleaning solutions' safety instruction carefully, always follow the safety procedure, since most of chemical cleaner is toxic, it contain acetic and phosphoric acid.

Make sure the bathroom is well ventilated and you need to wear rubber glove to keep your skin away from chemical cleaner, then you can start.

Make sure glass doors is dry

Test cleaning solution at a small corner first before apply it to the whole glass, insure it will not damage your glass doors.

Apply cleaner to the whole shower doors, set it for at least 30 minutes.

Scrub the surface with soft, non-abrasive cloth or sponge which will not scratch the glass.

Rinse with cold water to remove cleaner and stain.


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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Glass Shower Enclosure - Bring Elegance to Your Bathroom

Glass Shower Enclosure - Bring Elegance to Your Bathroom

The latest trend that decorators use in order to make bathrooms look more elegant is the use of glass shower enclosures. They have become very popular among everyone that wants to get a new beautiful bathroom without too much hassle. The use of glass enclosures makes a bathroom look more elegant and sophisticated but also has other useful features. But since there are plenty of manufacturers that sell glass enclosures, choosing the best one can be a bit difficult. Before you start the shopping session for glass enclosures, make sure you take into account the needs of your bathroom. This way you can make a good decision concerning the style, shape and design of your glass enclosure

The surveys that were conducted among many consumers showed that there are various styles and specifications that need to be taken into consideration when buying glass enclosures. For example, take the glass made out of low iron content. You can normally find it in high-end glass enclosures which are created with thick glass. It is the favorite choice of many interior decorators and homeowners.

The reason why this type of glass is so popular is the low quantity of iron from its composition. The color and clarity of the enclosure become more prominent and they are preferred by many over the green tint of the standard glass enclosures. Next to this, another model with great popularity is the frameless panel with tempered glass and clean lines. The acrylic bases feature an exterior edge that has a special recessed channel that gives the illusion of a raised platform.


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