Shower

  • Lasco Bathware and Aquatic Whirlpools Announce Merger

    New company, called Aquatic, announces merger at IBS 2010, introduces new accessible bathtub.

     
  • Moen ioDIGITAL Shower

    ioDIGITAL shower interface offers automatic operation of shower, spa, and tub.

     
  • SoundTile Shower Speakers

    Your buyers could use an unbecoming waterproof radio in the shower, or you could install these ultra-cool SoundTile speakers instead. The waterproof coaxial speakers are housed in a 4-inch-by-4-inch escutcheon with a stainless steel front grill. A hole on the lower side of the escutcheon allows...

     
  • 2007 Watermark Awards - Old Dominion Showhouse

    IS IT RETRO? IS IT CONTEMPORARY? This heavenly, 340-square-foot master bath defies any one label, proving that eclecticism can be stunning when its done right. “The entire house was designed to resemble a farmhouse that evolved over time, so mixing different elements and genres in the bath felt...

     
  • K/Bis Day Two: Trend Spotting

    The kitchen and bath are radically different spaces than they were 20 years ago, says Suzie Williford, the 2007 vice president of the National Kitchen & Bath Association. As a result, products for these spaces are radically different as well. The spaces still perform their normal functions, but now...

     
  • K/BIS 2007: Shower Directions

    Whatever the brand, the biggest shower trend at the 2007 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference appears to be more nozzles, jets, water coverage, pampering, relaxing, and massaging.

     
  • Bathing Beauties

    Despite the housing slowdown, size, features, and high-end products in the bath (and the kitchen) are still important to consumers, reports the American Institute of Architects. This means that you can't skimp on the swank.

     
  • Top Shelf: April 2007

    This month's top shelf products include Fatmax Xtreme Quickspike from the Stanley Works, shower column brackets from California Faucets, and hot new siding materials from CertainTeed.

     
  • Hit the Shower

    ONE OF YOUR JOBS AS A BUILDER IS to make your houses as desirable as possible without breaking the bank. Anyone can add high-end baubles that cost serious money, but how do you achieve an upscale look for a relatively low cost? Adding cool features to the bath is a good place to start.

     
  • Top Shelf: October 2006

    This month's top shelf products include and new multifunction tool from Stanley Works, the Magnogrip magnetic wristband from MDG Tools, and Kohler's DTV Digital Shower Valve.

     
  • River Idyll

    BEST MASTER BATH IN A CUSTOM HOME

     
  • This Just In

    Here are some kitchen and bath product trends that are likely to last.

     
  • Sneak Peek

    THE QUESTION THAT WILL BE FACING attendees at the International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla., next month is a simple one: How do you find time to attend seminars and visit the more than 1,600 exhibitors that will be displaying their wares in a show that feels as big as Rhode Island?

     
  • Top Choices

    AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THERE IS NO Living Room Show, nor is there a Bedroom Show. Fortunately for all of us, though, there is the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show.

     
  • Board Green

    IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE THOUSANDS of builders who uses paper-faced greenboard as a tiling substrate in showers and tub surrounds, things are about to change.

     
  • Hot Stuff

    AS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE kitchen and bath are the two most important rooms in the house, they get their own show. And what a show it is!

     
  • Clean Lines

    There's nothing imperfect about such big-ticket items as the soaking tub, glass vessel sinks, and shower tower, all from Kohler. They make perfect sense in a home that's an 11,000-square-foot custom beauty.

     
  • Show Stoppers

    Get a glimpse of the hottest products at IBS 2004.

     
  • Universal Design Not Just for the Elderly

    Most associate it with older individuals or those with physical limitations and with products such as grab bars, ramps, and fold-down shower seats. "Universal design makes sense regardless of a person's age," says Diana Schrage, an interior designer at the Kohler Design Center in Kohler, Wis. "It's...

     
  • Flashy Fixtures Are More Advanced

    The manufacturer answers that question with Neorest, a high-tech toilet/washlet cleansing system with new flushing technology and a wealth of techno features. People will embrace some products quickly, such as an electronic faucet, because it is familiar and affordable, but a pricey electronic...

     
 
 
 
 

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