Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Today’s Bathroom Trends

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and accessible aesthetics of universal design, materials and colors drawn from nature, and a spa-like feel of comfort and relaxation: That’s today’s bathroom. Sinks and Vanities

• Floating vanities enhance the open feel of the room. A simple countertop with cabinet and drawers or a few shelves underneath is mounted on the the wall and

• Granite and marble remain popular for vanity tops, shelves and ledges, but increasing­ly home owners are using new stone-based composite materials such as Caesarston­e. It combines natural quartz with resins to retain the beauty of the natural stone in a non-porous, scratch resistant, lower maintenanc­e product that comes in a variety of colors and patterns.

• A vessel sink, sitting on the surface of a vanity or wall-mounted countertop ledge, may form a visual centerpiec­e for the room, drawing the eye to its shape, color and material. Most popular vessel sinks are bowls in smooth white, pure black or colorfully patterned porcelain, or hammered metal, cast bronze, and even glass. Dramatic curved rectangles and whimsicall­y sculpted vessel sinks are other choices that add a creative dash.

• Simple, sleek lines in faucets are trending. Tubular faucets express basic unity of form and function, as in the walland sink-mounted models in the elegant Moen Fina collection. Another clean-lined modernist look is the squared cantilever styling of the Danze Logan Square and MidTown lines and the Moen 90º ”open trough” faucet, which reveals the water from above as it cascades to the sink.

Showers

• Zero-threshold showers create an at the same time offering ease of access and cleaning. Floors and walls of ceramic, stone or glass tiles personaliz­e the design and unify the room.

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