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If your last bathroom or kitchen remodel was several years back, chances are that you are set up with the traditional types of lights, such as regular incandescent, xenon incandescent or halogen incandescent, or fluorescent lighting fixtures.

You are looking for an upgrade or replacement of burnt-out (or intermittently functioning) fluorescent bulbs, or perhaps you are unhappy with your electric bill that you feel could be a lot lower if you had the right lighting in place.

Regardless of your situation, LED light manufacturers are well aware that, perhaps you do not want to do a complete kitchen cabinet makeover, and not even a complete light fixture remodel.

You just want to replace a faulty bulb with an energy efficient new bulb! You want replacement under cabinet lighting.

Great! That way, if you choose wisely, and choose under cabinet LED lighting, you will keep the same or similar light characteristics as your previous lights such as under cabinet fluorescent lighting, halogens or xenon lights, all the while reducing the heat output and saving money every time you turn on the light switch.

Let's look at some of the possibilities of replacement under cabinet lighting.

Standard screw base LED replacement under cabinet lights

If you are replacing burnt-out incandescent lights such as xenons or fluorescents, or if you noticed that your CFL (compact fluorescent lights) are taking a lot of time to warm up to the full light output (and you need full light output at the flick of the switch), then standard screw base LED replacement under cabinet lights are right for you. They will use your standard 110V / 120V power. Here are some selected options for LED under counter kitchen lights:

MR11 base LED under cabinet lights

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A major jump in sales of retail space valued between $50 million and $100 million underpins a successful year for the sector, according to a Savills Australia report.

The agency sold $5.3 billion worth of retail properties in the year to the end of June, with those in the $50 million-$100 million category totalling about $1.5 billion more than twice as much as the 10-year average.

Along with Savills tally of almost $6 billion in the previous year, this years sales consolidate the national markets position towards pre-GFC levels.

The retail sector always faces cyclical and structural issues. Some cyclical issues arestarting to move in its favour, the Insight Australian Retail Market report says.

In the year to the end of June, institutions were the most active, snapping up 59% of retail holdings on Savills books.

Institutions were the most active, snapping up 59%of retail holdings on Savills books.

Read more: Who owns Australias shopping centres?

Institutional investors have re-entered the market with freestanding assets and shopping centres high on their list, the report says.

Furthermore, local conditions have caught the attention of international investors, as good quality; tightly-held assets have been available.

But the report saysreturns from the retail sector are likely to be constrained for the foreseeable future.

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A new building on the campus of the Omega Institute performs a very practical function, but also serves the organization?s loftier, pedagogical goals. 07/2010 CASE STUDY: Previously Published: Manitoba Hydro Place, 355-11th-Street and Kroon-Hall Manitoba Hydro Place, 355-11th-Street and Kroon-Hall, Dano, Burkina Faso - Architect Francis Kr relies on simple solutions for a humble learning space near his hometown in West Africa. 05/2010 CASE STUDY: Dano Secondary School Dano Secondary School, Dano, Burkina Faso - Architect Francis Kr relies on simple solutions for a humble learning space near his hometown in West Africa. 05/2010 CASE STUDY: European Investment Bank European Investment Bank, Luxembourg - A Building For All Seasons: Located on the Luxembourg City?s Kirchberg Plateau, the European Investment Bank addition endorses sustainability with a spirited tubular glass design that ensures year-round high performance. 05/2010 CASE STUDY: French Embassy French Embassy, Tokyo, Japan - French Connection: Supported by piloti and board formed concrete, Tokyos new French Embassy bows politely to the past while its high CASBEE rating bodes well for the future. 05/2010 CASE STUDY: Surry Hills Library Surry Hills Library, Sydney, Australia - Library Down Under: A new library is transforming one of Sydney?s most diverse neighborhoods with a design that places passive ventilation at the heart of the project. 05/2010 CASE STUDY: Unilever Headquarters Unilever Headquarters, Hamburg, Germany - Glass Haus: With a host of green features and a clever layout, a new office building in Hamburg?s harbor is anything but ordinary. 05/2010 CASE STUDY: Victor Civita Park Victor Civita Park, So Paulo, Brazil - In So Paulo, the transformation of a brownfield into green space creates a model for landscape reuse and management in Brazil. 03/2010 CASE STUDY: Manitoba Hydro Place Manitoba Hydro Place, Winnipeg, Canada - Cold Comfort: One of North America’s most complex energy-efficient buildings is also sited in one of its most challenging climates. 03/2010 CASE STUDY: West Building VCC West Building VCC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Build It and They Will Come: With poetry and fluidity, the new West Building of the Vancouver Convention Center connects the city to the wild and majestic scenery around it. 03/2010 CASE STUDY: Gray Middle School Gray Middle School, Tacoma, Washington - Higher Education: A new school in Tacoma, Washington, weaves itself into the local community and the surrounding landscape, while teaching environmental stewardship by example. 03/2010 CASE STUDY: Climate Works Foundation Climate Works Foundation, San Francisco, California - Naturally Inspiring: A nonprofits office interior in the City by the Bay gives off abstract, natural vibes in its design, but in practice, this group is changing the world for the better. 01/2010 CASE STUDY: Aqua Tower Aqua Tower, Chicago, Illinois - Aqua, a new 82-story residential tower and hotel near Lake Michigan, adds a new dynamism to the city?s skyline. 01/2010 CASE STUDY: Brooks Avenue House Brooks Avenue House, Venice, California - How the Vancouver firm of Bricault Design reinvigorated a pre-war Venice cottage, raising the bar on living the sustainable life. 01/2010 CASE STUDY: Live/Work Studio II Live/Work Studio II, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - The designers and owners of this infill house and studio use their project to tell the gritty history of the neighborhood, while also proving to clients the viability of a small project in an urban site. 01/2010 CASE STUDY: Step Up on Fifth Step Up on Fifth, Santa Monica, California - Pugh+Scarpa Architects executes sustainability with a social conscience at a non-profit?s multifamily housing project for the homeless of Santa Monica. 01/2010 CASE STUDY: Martin Residence Martin Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina - Architect Tina Govans disciplined response to an urban infill lot in downtown Raleigh yields a thoughtful living space for a sustainability-minded family. 11/2009 CASE STUDY: The Visionaire The Visionaire, New York City - A high-rise apartment building in lower Manhattan tests the boundaries of urban sustainability by using a five-point guideline system to set realistic goals. 11/2009 CASE STUDY: USGBC headquarters USGBC headquarters, Washington, D.C. - A new headquarters for the U.S. Green Building Council translates the organization?s values into material reality earning a Platinum rating under the group?s own recently revamped system. 11/2009 CASE STUDY: 355 11th Street 355 11th Street, San Francisco, California - New skin reveals the past: A beer warehouse in San Francisco?s South of Market area finds new life as a mixed-use building without forsaking its industrial heritage. 11/2009 CASE STUDY: Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center, Bellevue, Washington - Teaching in Trees: A new Washington Nature Center elevates its educational mission?literally?preserving fragile ecosystems on the ground and lifting visitors into the forest canopy. 11/2009 CASE STUDY: Circular Congregational Church Addition Circular Congregational Church Addition, Charleston, South Carolina - Green, and of its time: A 328-year-old congregation, in an architecturally conservative city, commissions a modern church classroom addition with a multitude of sustainable-design initiatives. 11/2009 CASE STUDY: Blue Ball Dairy Barn Blue Ball Dairy Barn, New Castle, Delaware - Old Barn learns New Tricks: A renovated dairy barn in Delaware transforms to a modern, multi-purpose space by embracing green design without sacrificing its historic roots. 11/2009 CASE STUDY: ASU Polytechnic Academic Complex ASU Polytechnic Academic Complex, Mesa, Arizona - Made in the Shade: Formerly an air force base, Arizona State Universitys new classroom and lab complex proves that even for buildings, its cool to wear shades. 09/2009 CASE STUDY: Cavallo Point Cavallo Point, Fort Baker, Sausalito, California - Historic Expansion: Combining meticulously restored buildings with unobtrusive new ones turns an army base at the Golden Gate into a luscious resort. 09/2009 INTERIORS CASE STUDY: Founding Farmers Restaurant Founding Farmers Restaurant, Washington, D.C. - Agrarian Values in the City of Pork: In its design, construction, and even its operation, a Washington, D.C., restaurant provides healthy portions of sustainability along with some attention-getting spaces. 09/2009 CASE STUDY: Kroon Hall, Yale University Kroon Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut - Vaulted Roof, Ambitious Goals: Yale transforms the site of a defunct powerplant into a low-carbon home for its School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. 09/2009 CASE STUDY: Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, Moose, Wyoming - Where Buffalo Roam: The 10,400-square-foot Laurance S. Rockefeller Visitors Center, part of the Grand Teton National Park, prepares visitors to appreciate the vast natural resources and beauty of the place. 07/2009 COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Chartwell School Chartwell School, Seaside, California - Chasing Net-Zero: A school for students with learning differences reaffirms its core values with a new campus. 07/2009 COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: The Terry Thomas The Terry Thomas, Seattle, Washington - No A/C? Its a breeze: In Seattle, the four-story Terry Thomas building takes the LEED with a less-is-more approach by Weber Thompson. 07/2009 COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Shangri-La Botanical Gardens Shangri-La Botanical Gardens, Orange, Texas - Finding Shangri-La: Outdoor classrooms, exhibition space, and public buildings make up this campus in a southeast Texas cypress swamp. 07/2009 COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Great River Energy Headquarters Great River Energy Headquarters, Maple Grove, Minnesota - Setting a Green Example: A non-profit electric co-op brings open-space office design and unique energy-saving strategies together under one roof. 07/2009 COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Evanston, Illinois - Repairing the World: A LEED-Platinum synagogue uses passive strategies to achieve greater-than-expected energy savings. 07/2009 COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Portola Valley Town Center Portola Valley Town Center, Portola Valley, California - How green is my valley: When a community founded on environmental principles had to move its civic center from an unsafe site, a highly sustainable replacement evolved. 07/2009 COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Charles Hostler Student Center Charles Hostler Student Center, Beirut, Lebanon - Rooted in Beirut: A new student center for the American University of Beirut combines state-of-the-art sustainable innovation with the regions traditional solutions. 07/2009 COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: International fund for Animal Welfare International fund for Animal Welfare, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts - The Call of the Wild: One of the largest wildlife defense funds in the world proves its commitment to holistic sustainability with a new headquarters on a green campus. 07/2009 COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Gish family Apartments Gish family Apartments San Jose, California - All in the Family: This multifamily housing project provides healthy, affordable accommodations for low-income residents in Silicon Valley. 07/2009 COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Synergy at Dockside Green Synergy at Dockside Green, Victoria, British Columbia - Green Harbor: The first phase of a mixed-use development in Victoria, B.C., has exceeded social and ecological expectations. 05/2009 CASE STUDY: Council House 2 Council House 2, Melbourne, Australia - Melbournes Great Experiment: Technological ambition and daring-do provide a wealth of lessons for aspiring green designers 05/2009 CASE STUDY: World Wildlife Fund World Wildlife Fund, Zeist, Netherlands - Where The Wild Things Are: From architectural shapes to mechanical systems, the WWFs dutch headquarters harmonizes with nature 05/2009 CASE STUDY: Elm Park Elm Park, Dublin, Ireland - Letting Nature Do the Work: Elm Parks buildings use natural ventilation and daylighting to radically reduce energy use even as they reinvent the suburbs with new ideas about density 05/2009 CASE STUDY: Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - View From the Roof: This new school of art, design, and media at nanyang technological university preserves open space, while serving as a green icon for the community 05/2009 CASE STUDY: Alila Villas Uluwatu Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia - Sustainable Luxuriance: An eco-resort in Bali, Indonesia, sets a new standard for green vacation destinations without sacrificing comfort 03/2009 CASE STUDY: California Academy of Sciences California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California - A multi-faceted institution sheltered by a undulating green roof takes a holistic approach to sustainable design 03/2009 CASE STUDY: Alley24 Alley24, Seattle, Washington - A LEED-certified speculative development in seattle is both environmentally and economically sustainable 03/2009 CASE STUDY: Tillamook Forest Center Tillamook Forest Center, Tillamook, Oregon - The Tillamook Forest Center tells the story of past human stumbles while embodying a leap into the future 03/2009 CASE STUDY: Lost Dog Wash Trailhead Lost Dog Wash Trailhead, Scottsdale, Arizona - This sustainable visitors? center celebrates a new entrance to the nation?s largest urban nature preserve 03/2009 CASE STUDY: National Audubon Society National audubon society, New York City, New York - FXFOWLEs Manhattan headquarters for the National Audubon Society offers lessons in how to maintain green leadership 01/2009 CASE STUDY: Ehrlich Residence Ehrlich Residence, Santa Monica, California - John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects skillfully satisfied their clients sustainability mandate 01/2009 CASE STUDY: Judkins Park House Judkins Park House, Seattle, Washington - In a quiet residential neighborhood, a century-old house gets a bold new neighborparked inside its own driveway 01/2009 CASE STUDY: Gunning House Gunning House, Hermosa Beach, California - Transcending a tight urban site, architect Robert Nebolon creates a house open to sunlight, ocean breezes, and views 01/2009 CASE STUDY: The Galleries At Turney The Galleries At Turney, Phoenix, Arizona - A developer blends the single-family home mentality of old Phoenix with the urban density of the row house to create a new south western sensibility 01/2009 CASE STUDY: Dockside Green Dockside Green, Victoria, B.C., Canada - A Platinum Setting: This 15-acre, mixed-use, harbor-front development in Victoria, B.C., will set records for sustainability at the neighborhood scale 01/2009 CASE STUDY: Thin Flats Thin Flats, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Onion Flats cements its commitment to Philadelphias Northern Liberties neighborhoodand sustainable designwith a multifamily building destined for LEED for homes platinum status 11/2009 CASE STUDY:Gish Family Apartments Gish Family Apartments, San Jose, California - A development group provides stylish hand sustainable low-income housing amidst the Silicon Valley housing boom 11/2008 CASE STUDY: Boston Children's Museum Boston Children's Museum, Boston, Massachusetts - The Boston Childrens Museum broadens its green agenda with a sustainable renovation and expansion by hometown firm Cambridge Seven Associates. 11/2008 CASE STUDY: Loyola University Information Commons Loyola University Information Commons, Chicago, Illinois - For the Information Commons at Loyola University in Chicago, Solomon Cordwell Buenz integrated passive and active technologies, demonstrating that transparency and energy efficiency arent always at odds. 11/2008 CASE STUDY: Downtown Transit Station Downtown Transit Station, Charlottesville, Virginia - In Charlottesville, Virginia, Wallace Roberts & Todd Architects designed a transit hub that links the past with the future. 11/2008 CASE STUDY: Orinda City Hall Orinda City Hall, Orinda, California - Siegel & Strain Architects took cures from Mother Nature to lessen the footprint of Orinda, Californias City Hall. 11/2008 INTERIORS CASE STUDY: Haworth Showroom Haworth Showroom, New York City, New York - Haworths flagship showroom by Perkins+Will shines green with touches of red. 09/2008 CASE STUDY: Normand Maurice Building Normand Maurice Building, Montreal, Quebec - Beauchamp-Bourbeau Architectes and ABCP Architecture & Urbanisme, with Busby Perkins+Will as lead designer, which led the design of The Normand Maurice Building shows how multiple federal agencies can go green in a renovated historic building. 09/2008 CASE STUDY: Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, Chicago, Illinois - On A Prominent Chicago Site, A Building With A Striking Faceted Facade Satisfies An Ambitious Environmental Agenda. 09/2008 CASE STUDY: Soflo Office Studios Soflo Office Studios, San Antonio, Texas - In South Flores, An Up-And-Coming Area Bordering Downtown San Antonio, A Former Factory On A Brownfield Gets A Face-Lift From The Architects For Their Own Offices. 09/2008 CASE STUDY: EPA Headquarters EPA Headquarters, Denver, Colorado - A Dramatic Central Atrium And A Green Roof Elevate The Profile Of This Federal Office Building. 09/2008 CASE STUDY: Bowman and Brooke LLP Bowman and Brooke LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota - These light-filled, colorful law offices convincingly defy The professions stuffy reputation. 07/2008 CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Nueva School Nueva School, Hillsborough, California - Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, which led the design of Nueva Schools Hillside Learning Complex in suburban Hillsborough, California, saw the project as more than just an addition. 07/2008 CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Lavin-Bernick Center Lavin-Bernick Center , New Orleans, Louisiana - The new Lavin-Bernick Center at Tulane University is built on the same site as the old university center, which was stripped of its concrete structure, expanded and redesigned with sustainability in mind. 07/2008 CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Discovery Center Discovery Center, Seattle, Washington - To market more than a dozen new developments in the South Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle, developer Vulcan Inc. hired Miller Hull Partnership to design a discovery center?Something between a model home and a World?s Fair Futurama?that could be disassembled, moved, and reused. 07/2008 CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Yale Sculpture Gallery Yale Sculpture Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut - Some observers describe Yale University?s new sculpture building as a contemporary take on the university?s traditional gothic-style. But Stephen Kieran says the design team let the building?s environmental performance drive its aesthetic. 07/2008 CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Macallen Condominiums Macallen Condominiums , Boston, Massachusetts - The Macallen Condominiums in Boston are not only the first residential LEED Gold-certified building in New England; they are also the subject of a new documentary and a 2008 COTE award winner. 07/2008 CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Garthwaite Center Garthwaite Center, Weston, Massachusetts - The Boston-based firm Architerra developed a simple aesthetic for the Garthwaite Center for Science and Art at the Cambridge School that does not immediately convey the innovation of its exemplary bioclimatic design. 07/2008 CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Leopold Legacy Center Leopold Legacy Center, Baraboo, Wisconsin - Kubala Washatko Architects designed the headquarters of the Leopold Foundation, which features a high percentage of Forest Stewardship Council-certified lumber, in the spirit of its conservationist namesake. 07/2008 CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Pocono Environmental Education Center Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania - The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) wanted its new visitor activity center to be highly sustainable, and more importantly, economical to operate. 07/2008 CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Queens Botanical Garden Queens Botanical Garden , Flushing, New York - The LEED Platinum-certified visitor and administration center at the Queens Botanical Garden boasts innovations ranging from a green roof to an entry plaza covered by a folded canopy that harvests rainwater. 07/2008 CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Cesar Chavez Library Cesar Chavez Library , Laveen, Arizona - Responsible management of water from all sources is one of the significant achievements of the Chavez library. It not only derives its form from the lake it borders, but it uses the body of water as a storage basin for water harvesting. 04/2008 CASE STUDY: Grand Rapids Art Museum: Temple of Green Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan - In the Grand Rapids Art Museum, a measured approach to design reveals that elegance and environmentalism are not incompatible. 04/2008 CASE STUDY: Queens Botanical Garden: Setting Down Roots Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, New York - A new building raises a botanical gardens profile as an institution focused on environmental stewardship. 04/2008 CASE STUDY: Aldo Leopold Legacy Center: Building on Aldo Leopold?s Legacy Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, Baraboo, Wisconsin - The Aldo Leopold Foundation aims to uphold the land ethic in its new headquarters. 04/2008 CASE STUDY: Santa Monica Library: A City Turns The Page Santa Monica Library , Santa Monica, California - The City Of Santa Monica Goes Green With Its High-Performance Main Public Library. 04/2008 CASE STUDY: Nau: Redefining Retail Nau, Boulder, Colorado - Nau?s unique concept unifies its stores with web-based shopping. 01/2008 CASE STUDY: Arizona State University Biodesign Institute: Crossing Boundaries Arizona State University Biodesign Institute, Tempe, Arizona - Interdisciplinary science and innovative design set a standard for the next generation of research facilities. 01/2008 CASE STUDY: Tim and Karen Hixon Visitor Center: Cool Water Tim and Karen Hixon Visitor Center, Helotes, Texas - A visitor center doubles as an aquifer, collecting and conserving water in a region suffering from drought. 01/2008 CASE STUDY: University of California: Enlightening Sustainability University of California, Merced, California - University research facility is a teaching tool for eco-minded students. 01/2008 CASE STUDY: Zhong Xiao Pavilion: Treehouse in A Concrete Jungle Zhong Xiao Pavilion , Taipei, Taiwan - Architect Sergio Palleroni and Taipei students break through asphalt to create a garden and green office space. 01/2008 CASE STUDY: Merck Serono: Ecological Antidote Merck Serono, Geneva, Switzerland - A biotechnology company considers environmental health and sustainability for its new headquarters. 01/2008 PROJECTS: Shamrock Heights [links to: greensmart.construction.com]

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The kitchen has long been seen as the heart of a home, functioning not only as a place to eat, but also somewhere to socialise & entertain. With plenty of more modern homes being built around open plan living, keeping the space safe & in lovely working order could be even more important.

Irrespective of how your home is set up, & how safety conscious you think you are, its still a lovely suggestion to keep in mind that the kitchen can be the most hazardous room in the house. It is filled with a considerable number of potential hazards, & in the UK, 2.7 million people were treated in hospital for accidents in the house last year. So it makes sense to keep your kitchen as safe as feasible to make sure you can avoid the most obvious pitfalls.

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For the rock bottom priced kitchen, an off the peg countertop, available from DIY superstores, with a sink unit and open shelves above and below, will save the cost of cabinets but will be subject to grease and dust and look untidy.

There are bespoke mini-kitchens prefabricated with various combinations, which are not cheap but worth studying for ideas. It will generally be cheaper and more desirable, but not quicker, to design a more client-specific combinationinstead. These can be concealed with sliding or folding doors, which could also form part of a storage wall where the depth of the cupboard is suitable for clothes-hanging spacealongside.

A good example is Culshaw Bells Complete Kitchen. (Read more for the big reveal!

September 20th, 2012 cabinets, design, kitchen, planning

The open kitchen has been a modern design staple for some time now. The pros of such an open and airy space, are many. They allow people to freely flow in and out of the adjoining rooms, and are usually closely located near a dining room or breakfast nook, which encourages togetherness, closeness and an all-around more social, and more interactive environment.

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Whether its making your home a more comfortable place to live, trying to make it more valuable with more energy or elegance, or just simply you want to make yourself feel happy, these projects of super clean bathroom remodeling are the key element and are the most economical way that you can make your bathroom clean with ten times the cash that you would have spent in some luxury bathroom shops buying new bathroom interior.

When it comes to the elegance and the cleanness of your bathroom, there are several ways of making the difference in it, and few of those are the lightning, painting, wall decoration and assents, the main bathroom mirror which is usually present in the bathrooms around the world, followed by the curtains over the bath tub and the linens.

The first thing in any cheap bathroom remodeling and making it look amazing is the paint. The paint must be done in neutral shade and colors, and the energy should come from the accessories that are placed there later on, not from the paint itself. Even if this is the case with the paint being the second background color of the bathroom, dont underestimate the power of it because it gives the shininess of the other elements by being the contrast itself.

Next money spending step are the fixtures with new lightning that should be placed on the wall once the paint is dried. Wattage is needed because your light determines the happiness that you will place inside the bathroom. Aim to focus is where you plan to put the mirror for double light due to the reflection. The lights are not something that you can remodel and clean to look cutter. This is where you should spend some money and at the end of the long run they will definitely pay off.

Towel racks and light switch covers should come after the lightning is placed. Aim for white or chrome because its the color of the century, and it makes the bathroom look elegant. These accessories are not so expensive so go for the kill. They can be found in any shop for bathroom accessories.

Mirror and everything else is next as the last step of the wall decorating. This is the main bathroom element including the interior so we suggest you watch a tutorial video on how to reuse your old mirror and make it look amazingly new, as well as how to place the mirror in the bathroom so it can get the maximum out of the lightning that comes from the window, and the artificial lightning that you have previously set in the bathroom.

Shower curtains are a cheap element to replace and a fun one as well. Aim for live colors that contrast the walls, and with no doubt at all your bathroom will look fresher and cleaner, while you wont have to spend much time and money on it. Natural material curtains are the best way to go because they are cheap and soft, and for this matter, look for cotton duck.

Linens should be the same color as your bathroom shower curtains and if your shower curtains are white, beige or cream, your mat and towels should also share the same color and intensity. The last accessories like toothbrush holders and tissue boxes should be white as well, if your curtains are white. Some may way that this is a classic and a color that has already been used many times before, but the thing is that white color is one of the cleanest colors and the best looking one for a bathroom. Not to mention that it is the cheapest color on the market.

We hope that this small cheap bathroom remodeling guide helped you and your idea of remodeling your bathroom while saving you cash.

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