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Design Inspiration

Design inspiration is all around – if you know where to look. Go beyond your favorite remodeling magazines or websites and draw ideas from things that really speak to you: 1. Review your snapshots from a favorite hotel or spa. What did you love about it? What made it unique and special? Look for the details that made a difference including color, texture and finishes. 2. Think of a destination you’ve always longed to visit. Paris? Bali? Marrakesh? Use the web to seek out imagery from those places. Maybe you can use wrought iron sconces or incorporate tropical woods and golden-orange textiles. You could even lavish the floor with a tile mosaic. 3. Shop your closet or the latest designer clothes collections. What colors do you like to wear? Are you understated elegance … Read entire article »

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The Gift to be Simple

Today, there’s a noticable attraction to simpler, less-cluttered way of urban living. With this trend in  mind, American Standard has created the Studio Faucet Collection with clean lines, straight-ahead functionality, and rock-solid performance, perfectly reflecting the contemporary, no-fuss lifestyle. The comprehensive new collection comprises single-control and two-handle widespread sink faucets, a deck mount tub filler and a bath/shower faucet. The collection’s great looks are matched by such superior benefits as lifetime drip-free operation, high-quality construction for extra durability and water saving performance that meets strict WaterSense® certification standards. These faucets reduce water consumption as surely as they reduce clutter – which is simply modern. Read more about the Studio Faucet Collection by American Standard. WaterSense® is a registered trade mark of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).   … Read entire article »

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Loews Hotel: The Champion of Hotel Toilets

As the high end Loews Hotel chain knows, there is nothing luxurious about blocked or overflowing toilets. Yet overflows have been a big problem for Loews and other hotel chains since conservation-minded building codes began requiring toilets to use less water per flush. Loews Solution – the Champion 4 toilet from American Standard. The top-rated flusher has already has already been so successful that it made headlines in both USA Today and The Economist. As they report, the Champion 4 is such a powerhouse that it has reduced the number of guest calls about blockages by an astonishing 80%! To get the same great results in your home, check out the many style options with the Champion 4 flushing platform. … Read entire article »

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Loews Hotels: The Champion of Hotel Toilets

As the high end Loews Hotel chain knows, there is nothing luxurious about blocked or overflowing toilets. Yet overflows have been a big problem for Loews and other hotel chains since conservation-minded building codes began requiring toilets to use less water per flush. Loews Solution – the Champion 4 toilet from American Standard. The top-rated flusher has already has already been so successful that it made headlines in both USA Today and The Economist. As they report, the Champion 4 is such a powerhouse that it has reduced the number of guest calls about blockages by an astonishing 80%! To get the same great results in your customers’ homes, check out the many style options with the Champion 4 flushing platform. … Read entire article »

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