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Walk-in showers are great because you can, well simply walk in and take a shower but it would also be nice if you could sit down while enjoying a good soak. Installing a corner ceramic shower seat in your bathroom is not only a great convenience, but it is also an attractive installation where you can sit while you enjoy a refreshing steam bath or it can be used as an easy to reach storage ledge for your bathroom accessories. There are many portable plastic shower seats you can buy but if you are wanting a more permanent solution that blends into your current shower wall tile, then a custom installed shower seat is Read the rest of this entry »

If you are on a remodeling budget but you’re tired of the bleak appearance of your c, you can creatively solve the problem through faux tile effects. Instead of going through the hassle and expense of installing commercial flooring, you can simply paint your wooden subfloors or concrete basement floor to enhance your bathrooms overall appeal? With a magnitude of different eye catching designs, you can inexpensively paint your bathroom floor to mimic real flooring materials. The advantage to this is that it is far less expensive than installing the real thing but with Read the rest of this entry »

If you have to completely retile your bathroom, you know it can be a rather expensive proposition. There are two ways you can save money on tile when redecorating your bathroom, you can buy inexpensive, plain tiles and then enhance them by painting on creative designs or you can decorate your already existing plain tiles. You don’t even have to paint every tile. Just by painting a border or stenciling an image on a select few tiles can do a lot to enhance and freshen the look of your bathroom décor. Read the rest of this entry »

For those of you wishing to do some home improvements in your bathroom but only have the weekend to do it or you just don’t feel like tearing down the walls, then here is a simple weekend bathroom renovation project to get your feet wet: how to install a new porcelain soap dish on your bathroom tile shower wall. Aside from keeping your soap from getting soggy, a soap dish at the right height and position is an added convenience so you don’t have to bend down excessively and is an added beautifying feature to enhance your bathroom décor. Just remember to pick a dish that matches the finish and color of your existing wall tiles so that it Read the rest of this entry »

Tile is a quality product and as such represents a welcomed upgrade over any linoleum floor. The only disadvantage that tile has over linoleum is the cold impersonal feel of stone. Nobody likes to tip toe on a cold floor in the morning. On the other hand walking onto a warm bathroom floor first thing in the morning is a pleasant and calming way to start your day. The warmth underfoot really makes a difference and adds a distinctive charm and sense of luxury to your bathroom sanctuary. One way to ensure you are not jarred into reality in the morning is by installing a WarmlyYours electric floor warming system. Read the rest of this entry »

Tiles are not only decorative but they are practical to use in the bathroom due to their durability, longevity and ease of cleaning. The only problem with tile is that you cannot hide your mistakes because it’s right in front of you. Therefore it is import to plan your cuts, colors, awkward areas, and sizes if you are mix and matching tile sizes. Here are seven tips you can use to help your tiling go a little smoother. Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t know about you but when most people are learning to do something like laying down ceramic tile, its always good to have some sort of visual reference they can immediately go to just in case they have a question or they want to see that demonstration just one more time to be sure they are doing it right. Not to mention, to be quite honest I think most of us would feel pretty embarrassed if the tiling job that we just spent six hours doing didn’t turn out anywhere near the way we hoped it would turn out. Fortunately for us Tile Made Easy has all the answers to make sure we do it right the first time. Read the rest of this entry »

This article is in response to a question posed by one of our readers about reducing slipping in the bathroom. The simplest answer would be to not install slick surfaces in your bathroom or purchase a rubber bath mat. If you already have slick stone or tile flooring in your bathroom using one of the following surface treatments may reduce the slickness of your stone surfaces. You can also install Saftey Tread over your slick tile (clear or black) $6 a sheet. The other alternative is to Read the rest of this entry »