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Demo day is a distant memory, big items are in place and construction on your space is almost complete.  Don’t trip before you cross the finish line.  Final touches are the details that will take your project to the next level. By now you know that the knobs and pulls are the jewelry of your space, but what about the towel bars, hooks and toilet paper holder?  These items can add that extra heft, glamour or whimsy. Your windows can be the killer view when you contrast light casing with a darker grid. It will actually draw your eye to the outside instead of stopping you at the mullions.     Another unlikely scene-stealer….your plumbing.  Dress up an open base sink vanity or a free-standing bathtub with sparkling chrome pipes made to be seen.  Not to be outdone, a crystal adorned drain stopper becomes its own water cooler conversation piece in your wet bar. Narrow countertops in smaller areas can be maximized by anchoring the faucets to the wall rather than the tops.  A space-saving move that solves a problem while adding interest.  Continue to function in style by choosing a shelving niche above your kitchen sink to house display […]

You may have noticed, there’s a new girl in town….Brass.  She’s Gold’s younger, hipper cousin and she’s not going out of style anytime soon. If you’re thinking about trying a trend, mixing brass into your design gives you high impact with the stability of a look that’s here to stay a while.     mixing brass into your kitchen design just as with other metal finishes, with brass you’ll have options from shiny to brushed and even treatments like French Brass that marry the golden hues of brass with a touch of black similar to oil rubbed bronze.  And you don’t have to go all out to enjoy this look.  Brass compliments all of your other metals nicely.  Mix it with satin nickel, bronze and even chrome. Knobs and pulls can be the obvious place to start pulling brass into your space, but that needn’t be the first or only place.  Many appliance manufacturers, such as Wolf, offer brass accent packages adding a custom look to one of your room’s signature pieces.  A copper pot filler acts as a sculpture amidst the stone of your countertops and backsplash.  A copper faucet quenches your thirst for a pop that will stun […]