Top 8 Most Luxurious Showers

LIGHTHOUSE SHOWER DOORS

2240 Light Street, Bronx NY 10451

P-516-543-8672 / F-516-203-4250

www.LighthouseShowerDoors.com

 

Are you looking to remodel your bathroom? For many homeowners, it’s out with the tub and in with the everyday luxury of a high-end shower.  Here are the Top 8 most luxurious showers, chosen by HGTV’s top designers. 

Make it Big: Luxury means being able to do yoga poses in your shower – at least for some it does! This shower not only is a large space but also offers a dramatic boulder rock for seating. Earth tones, textured tiles, natural light and a steam shower complete this soothing, masculine space. 

Step it Up: What’s a surefire way to create a shower that stands out? Elevate it! Beverly Hills interior designer Christopher Grubb framed this glass-enclosed shower with elegant stone steps. 

 

Go Frameless: To open up this corner space and give the shower a larger feel, designers opt for a frameless shower that allows enough space for his-and-hers shower heads. Polished nickel fixtures and sandy-toned porcelain tiles complete this simple-yet-elegant look.

Room with a View: The designer took advantage of this home’s lake view by placing a frameless glass shower in front of it! Earth tones, pebbles at your feet and natural lighting add to the attraction of this open space. High-end body sprayers with both hand-held and stationary shower-heads complete the spa effect. 

 

Sit Down and Stay Awhile: A stone or marble bench inside the shower creates the perfect place to relax and reflect. This steam shower has fully programmable shower controls and a niche for candles and accessories to complete the spa-like experience. 

 

Etch the Glass: Etched glass enclosures notch up that luxurious feel. Not only can you feel the texture of this lace-like design on both the inside and outside of the shower panels, you can also get a sense of movement under light. The best part: it’s naturally resistant to fingerprints and stains, which makes this product a top choice for high-traffic spaces like showers. 

 

Consider Casual: Luxury doesn’t have to be big or expensive. You can go casual with a river rock floor and slate and tumbled marble on the shower walls. The materials blend well wit the overall blue tones in the room. 

 

Double Down: This spacious shower features not only two shower-heads but also two shampoo niche’s and shaving benches. A chiseled stone mosaic in between the benches adds both textural and artistic interest. 

 

Contact Lighthouse Shower Doors to help with your shower renovation’s at 516-543-8672.

Home Remodeling Industry Trending Up Later This Year

LIGHTHOUSE SHOWER DOORS

2240 Light Street, Bronx NY 10451

P-516-543-8672 / F-516-203-4250

www.LighthouseShowerDoors.com

 

The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released positive information for the home remodeling industry today. 

The center released a statement today in addition to its latest data from its Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity survey,  saying “home improvement spending should accelerate from a slow start and trend up later this year, a sign that the housing market is finally starting its slow recovery,” (BostonGlobe.com). 

If momentum continues to build during the second half of the year, “remodeling activity is on course to end 2012 on a positive note,” the center said (BostonGlobe.com).

In a statement, Kermit Baker, the director of the center’s Remodeling Futures Program, said: “Sales of existing homes have been increasing in recent months, offering more opportunities for home improvement projects.  As lending institutions become less fearful of the real estate sector, financing will become more readily available to owners looking to undertake remodeling,” (BostonGlobe.com).

If you’re looking for a place to start with your home renovations, look no further than your bathroom. Bathroom renovations increase the value of your house and can be done so at reasonable costs. Contact Lighthouse Shower Doors for more information at 516-543-8672 or LighthouseShowerDoors.com.

The Finest Framed & Frameless, Sliding and Single Swing Shower Doors in the NY, NJ and CT Areas!

LIGHTHOUSE SHOWER DOORS

2240 Light Street, Bronx NY 10451

P-516-543-8672 / F-516-203-4250

www.LighthouseShowerDoors.com 

Whether you’re looking for framed or frameless, sliding or single swing shower doors, Lighthouse Shower Doors has the expertise to complete the job to perfection! 

Lighthouse Shower Doors is an authorized dealer and certified installer for KOHLER, CENTURY and QUALITY MANUFACTURERS. We provide the finest framed and frameless, sliding and single swing shower doors in the New York Metropolitan, NJ and CT areas! 
 

Additionally, we install and repair doors and panels, door panel returns, neo angles, splash panels and steam showers.

Our framed shower enclosures are available in stock sizes, styles and standard finishes. These units are usually placed on tubs and prefabricated shower bases. Custom units can be made to order. They are also available in solid brass, which can be finished in polished chrome or brass. Other features and finishes are available upon request. 

The headers and channels are made of anodized aluminum and thin (3/16” or less) tempered clear or obscure glass. Features are limited to each manufacturer as to styles and finishes of headers, frame, towel bars and handles. 

Are you looking for the sleek, frameless look? Lighthouse Shower Doors has endless frameless choices! Our frameless shower door specialists make delivery and installation look easy!

Custom frameless shower doors come in a variety of shapes and sizes. We will come to you home and template each shower door to ensure a precise installation. Custom hinges, handles and towel bars add to the beautiful, stylish custom look of your shower enclosure. We have a variety of styles to achieve the look you want to compliment your bathroom.

The choices are endless for frameless shower doors! Hardware finishes include:

• polished chrome 
• brushed nickel 
• oil rubbed bronze 
• polished nickel 
• satin chrome 
• polished brass 
• antique brushed copper 
• brushed bronze 
• polished copper 
• gold plated 
• white 
• red 
• black 
• and other custom colors

 

Glass options include:

• clear 3/8" and ½" Thick Heavy Architectural 
• Starfire
• Rain 
• Frosted (Biselux) 
• Custom Carved and Etched Glass Patterns 
• Custom Cut-outs and edge work 
• and many more

Please note, all glass is Tempered Safety Glass to conform to building codes. 

For more information, visit LighthouseShowerDoors.com, or click HERE.

New Year Home-Improvement Resolutions - 5 Suggestions to Keep Your House Protected, Save Money and Do Your Part for the Environment

LIGHTHOUSE SHOWER DOORS

2240 Light Street, Bronx NY 10451

P-516-543-8672 / F-516-203-4250

www.LighthouseShowerDoors.com

 

2012 is right around the corner! It’s time to start new, make lists and accomplish goals. With all the New Year resolutions scattered on your mind, don’t forget to write out your list of home-improvement resolutions you’d like to accomplish in 2012. 

AZCentral.com has offered tips and instructions throughout the year to keep your house protected, save money and do your part to protect the environment. Do the math and figure out how much you can afford to spend on your home this year. Here are five important recommendations provided by AZCentral.com.

Secure your home. Don't wait until someone breaks in before finding the peace of mind that comes with knowing you've done everything you can to keep intruders out of your home.

While most of the steps you need to take can be performed by a handyman or security professional, there are a few you can do yourself.

Start by increasing the visibility of your windows from the street by cutting down shrubs and bushes, so intruders have no place to hide. Replace door locks at any access points to your home. Leaving outdoor lights on overnight or installing motion-detection sensors can also help ward off bad guys.

A handyman can help with the following:

• Building a hidden safe into a wall or floor

• Upgrading single-pane to double-pane windows with security glass

• Adding metal screen doors or decorative wrought-iron gates

• Covering up unused doggie doors or replacing them with a secure, locking version

• Cutting a mail slot into your door instead of using an outdoor mailbox and drilling a peep hole into your front door if you don’t already have one

A security professional can install an alarm or upgrade your current system to include some of the exciting innovations in smart-home automation. Together with a few well-placed exterior and interior cameras, you can easily monitor the action around your home while you're away by simply taking a look at the screen of your smartphone, notebook or iPad. While it used to be a luxury of only the very wealthy, mobile home security monitoring is now within reach of any homeowner.

Resolve to recycle. One man's trash is another man's treasure. Salvaging second-hand materials before they reach the landfill not only helps the environment, but can also save you money.

More builders, re-modelers and homeowners are recognizing the great opportunity that using salvaged building materials can present. Often, these second-hand treasures cost far less -- and come with more character and whimsy -- than similar accessories you could buy new.

Always recycle or reuse leftover lumber, misfit windows and doors, scrap metal and spare masonry materials.

For a remodeling project, the waste might be even more valuable, especially if the home is older. Items such as decorative hardware, light fixtures, sturdy wood cabinets, ornate molding, appliances, hardy oak floor boards and plumbing fixtures can easily be re-purposed.

Get a permit. You may be aware you need to get a permit to add a new addition to your house, but you may be surprised to learn that other more simple improvements also require permits. Anything you mess with in your home -- including electricity, plumbing or structural changes -- will most likely require a permit.

Projects that require permits include replacing a water heater; putting up a fence or retaining wall; replacing shingles; changing the location of a toilet, sink or tub; converting your carport or patio to an enclosed room or garage; adding electrical outlets; changing a window to a door; replacing a small window with a bigger one; removing or moving a wall inside your house; or altering your driveway.

It's safe to say, before you start any home-improvement project, you should check with the city.

Stay up to code. While you're not required to update your house as codes change, you may want to consider doing it for safety's sake, especially if your home was built before 2000. If you're considering doing some remodeling or additions, it's never a bad idea. While there are probably hundreds of outdated codes an older home faces, voluntarily upgrading a few can save you money and keep your home safe:

• Hard-wired smoke alarms in every bedroom and in the hallway outside of sleeping areas.
• Ground-fault circuit interrupter receptacles in the bathrooms, kitchen, laundry room, garage and any other space where both water and electricity are available
• Larger, dual-pane, windows -- with at least 3½ feet of open, removable area -- big enough for a firefighter and his air tank to fit through.
• Powerful and efficient toilets to replace old, water-guzzling ones. 
• Handrails on all staircases -- indoors and out. 
• A water heater expansion tank, which can prevent extra pressure and the possibility of an explosion.

Prep for the monsoon. If there's one thing we should take preventative measures on, it's rain, snow and gusty winds. Take some precautions to make sure your home stays protected from a beating by mid-summer storms, winter blizzards and an occasional North East hurricane.

You can start by plugging leaks in the roof and trimming branches that are close to the house. But your windows and doors are equally at risk of causing problems during the storm if they let water get inside.

If you have a skylight, check to see if there are any weep holes that need sealed, as the caulking only lasts a few years. If you need to reseal any areas, make sure you remove all the old and cracked caulk completely before adding a new layer. Use a polyurethane caulk, which will ward off the wet better than acrylic or latex.

Replace worn-out door sweeps so water doesn't come through the bottom. Also, change hinges and door locks if they're preventing the door from latching securely.

If you're looking to tackle a bathroom project in the New Year, contact Lighthouse Shower Doors to help with your bathroom needs, wants and desires.  Lighthouse Shower Doors provides professional design and installation services for your shower enclosure needs. For more information, visit LighthouseShowerDoors.com.