With the aging of the baby boomers, coupled with the medical breakthroughs that have pushed life expectancy to the 80s, the number of persons aged 65 or over is increasing. As of 2010, they constitute 13% of the population and this is expected to increase for a number of years reaching 30% before it begins [...]

Stone and ceramic tiles are perhaps the most commonly used flooring for bathrooms. This is because of their resistance to water, their durability, and their beauty. Choosing between the two, however, may prove to be difficult as both have pluses and minuses. Because stones are natural, they typically have flaws and fissures. Some, such as [...]

While most people would like to have large bathrooms where they can have a huge vanity with plenty of storage areas, a bathtub, toilet, bidet, and a shower room and still have plenty of room to spare, the reality is that small bathrooms are more common than their big siblings. This, however, does not mean [...]

The current condition and the circumstances surrounding Earth requires each of its inhabitants to contribute what they can to keep it habitable for the next generations. As it happens, there are things people can do to help. You can start by reducing your consumption, reusing your stuff for as long as possible, and recycling what [...]

While bathrooms used to be merely rooms where you can wash and perform certain bodily functions, and whose only requirement was to keep it private, that is no longer true today. They have to be included in the over-all planning and design of the house. After all, most people start and end their days with [...]

A bathroom is a bathroom. Regardless of whether it is big or small, there are certain things you can’t do without in a bathroom. At the bare minimum, there ought to be a sink, toilet, and bath. It is easy arranging these items, and even more, if your bathroom is big. If it is small, [...]

Bathrooms may not be the biggest room in the house, but they require the same kind of attention and planning that is typically given to the other rooms. In fact, they may even need more because they require extra protection from water, they have to be kept private, and also because people spend plenty of [...]

Sprucing up your bathroom almost always entails expenses. These do not, however, have to go through to roof. There are few simple things you can do to make great improvements at minimal costs. You can start by reorganizing the things you keep in the bathroom. Take a close look at every thing that is in [...]

Being green is in. The iconic three bent arrows of the waste hierarchy is seen almost everywhere. The three arrows stand for the three Rs, reduce, reuse, and recycle, classifying waste management strategies. The basic idea is to maximize the benefit extracted from a resource, whether natural or man made, and at the same time [...]

People often equate beautiful bathrooms with plenty of space where they can have a huge Jacuzzi, dual vanity, and roomy shower area. Of course, these things are beautiful but it does not mean that without them you cannot have an attractive, or even luxurious, bathroom. You only need to know what materials and colors to [...]