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DécorPlanet Customer’s Home Sold by Fredrik Eklund

Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2014

A mini-penthouse in New York’s desirable Murray Hill neighborhood doesn’t always demand the attention of a star realtor – but with the help of DécorPlanet, one of our customers was able to completely update his bathroom, ultimately catching the eye of Fredrik Eklund, star of Bravo TV’s Million Dollar Listing New York.

Eklund’s listing for this sophisticated home boasted its “spa bathroom,” complete with Jacuzzi and separate marble shower. The inviting look and exquisite features of this bathroom were made entirely possible by products purchased from DécorPlanet.com, enabling us to help increase the value of the property and produce a look and feel that encouraged immediate sale.

The bathroom was updated to included fixtures such as:

The Neptune Zen Bathtub

The Fresca Antila Elongated Toilet

Shower components by Kohler

Fleurco Titan Door

All tiles pictured are sourced from DecorPlanet

The Robern Uplift Medicine Vabinet and Fresca Modello Bathroom Vanity serve to provide style and enhanced storage in this smaller bathroom, allowing for optimal space conservation and function. As with the fixtures anchoring this modern masterpiece of a bathroom, vanity, sink, and medicine cabinet were selected from the impressive collection at DécorPlanet.com.

Creating Your Perfect Space
At DécorPlanet.com we take satisfaction from providing our customers with the widest selection of high-quality bathroom fixtures and accessories at the lowest prices online. No matter if you are redesigning a sophisticated New York penthouse or updating a polished antique décor, we have the selection you need to make your space your own. And with our dedication to customer satisfaction and price-match guarantee, you can shop with confidence, knowing we’re here to help ensure your ultimate satisfaction.

We can’t guarantee your home will be featured on TV or sold by a realtor with a dedicated following, but we can guarantee the unmatched quality and customer care you deserve when creating your perfect space.

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Renovation on a Budget

Posted on Monday, April 14, 2014

Whether you have moved into a new home, are trying to sell your home, or just want to update your bathroom, the idea of renovation can seem overwhelming. This is especially so when you don’t have the financial means to completely gut the bathroom and start from scratch. However, there are many things you can do to your bathroom to improve both its quality and its look that will not break the bank.

Renovation Ideas for a Small Bathroom

Small bathrooms, or half-baths, can still cost a lot of money to renovate if you aren’t careful. Replacing sinks, vanities, and toilets, as well as lighting, might create headaches and stretch your budget to the breaking point before everything is done. Unless appliances need to be replaced for functionality, small bathrooms can be improved through simple cosmetic fixes. These might include:

Replacing a shower curtain with a shower door
Updating tile type or colors
Putting in molding
Repairing window treatments
Updating handles and hinges
Repainting the bathroom

Even with these ideas, you might be tempted to do some things others would consider going overboard. Because the space is smaller, keep your color palate limited to only a couple colors, use smaller lighting fixtures, and consider the space as a whole.

Mirrors and Vanities

Like the rest of the house, bathroom styles that were en vogue 15 years ago may seem dated now. Vanities and mirrors are no exception to this, but can be replaced for less than you might think. It is common practice for people who flip homes to install things cheaply, especially in bathrooms, and maybe you’ll need to spend a little bit more than what the seller installed. But the end result will look and last longer than it might otherwise if you didn’t replace it at all.

Space in bathrooms, especially small bathrooms, is a premium. If possible, replacing a surface medicine cabinet with a recessed medicine cabinet can give the room a little more space. Many vanities have space beneath them for storing items you need, but if this is not enough, you can add shelving to one of the walls at very little cost.

Vanities come in many styles and it’s possible you’ll have more trouble finding one that fits your particular aesthetic than you will find one that fits within your budget. Some bathrooms may even benefit from the removal of the vanity. A simple pedestal basin with shelving on the walls can work for many small spaces.

Every Detail Counts

If you’re considering renovating your bathroom, it’s easy to overlook the smaller things and focus only on the areas that are more obvious. Showers and baths, toilets, and sinks certainly stick out, and they’re a necessary part of larger bathrooms, but so too are things like lighting, faucets, and hinges.

If you’re on a budget, consider tackling larger and more expensive ticket items later. Although it seems ideal, you don’t have to complete everything at once. Focus on changing out faucets, especially if they’re older. Wear and tear and hard water mineralization may force a replacement, even if their style still appeals to you. Hinges and handles can be updated to give your bathroom that one missing detail that

Lighting is very important in bathrooms, especially as you prepare for your day. Beyond replacing and updating fixtures, consider how the light falls in the bathroom. Darker colors will absorb light, so painting walls with a more vibrant scheme might help brighten the whole room. Adding tile, or replacing dark tile can do wonders. Mirrors can help reflect light back, as well. If you have one light above your medicine cabinet, you can replace it with two or three light brackets.

You can do a lot in your bathroom for a few hundred dollars. Looking around on the internet for deals on items you are interested in, local hardware stores, and more can give you some idea of what can be done in your bathroom when you’re on a budget. Repurposing and resourcing materials that are already in your bathroom or around your house might give you further means to create something worthwhile. In the end, you shouldn’t look at a tight budget as a problem, but as an opportunity and a challenge.

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Closeout Sale on Tiles

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2014

Come stop by our Brooklyn showroom location and save up to 80% off on tiles and stone. Our tile design consultants can turn your designs into a reality.

Brooklyn Showroom

1530 McDonald Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11230

Labels: closeout sale on tiles, mosaic tiles, stones, stones on sale, tiles on sale

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Spring Floor Model Clearance Event

Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Stop by our Brooklyn and Staten Island showroom locations and save big on vanities, sinks, medicine cabinets and more. We look forward to seeing you!

Brooklyn Showroom

1530 McDonald Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11230

Staten Island Showroom

2455 Hylan Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10306

Labels: bathroom furniture clearance sale, floor models on sale, medicine cabinets, sinks on sale, vanities on sale

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DécorPlanet.com Expands Brand Selection

Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2014

DécorPlanet.com is pleased to announce new partnerships with a number of high-end bathroom and kitchen product manufacturers. A leading online retailer of home fixtures and accessories.

DécorPlanet.com’s new selection greatly expands customer options, allowing the company to provide a remarkable variety of quality bathtubs, toilets, sinks, mirrors, cabinetry, and similar items at the lowest prices online.

DécorPlanet.com is enhancing its online selection of items from companies known for combining cutting edge design with innovative features including:

Cambridge Plumbing
Neptune
Fleurco
Hansgrohe
Nameeks
Robern
Rubinet Faucet Company
Smedbo
Whitehaus

Options from these companies serve to grow DécorPlanet.com’s already impressive selection of eco-friendly products, elegant pedestal and claw-footed tubs, lighting, vanities, faucets, bidets, and countless other items that can improve the look, quality, and convenience of any size bathroom.

As with all products sold online at DécorPlanet.com, new items from these manufacturers ship for free to addresses within the Continental United States and are backed with the company’s 110% price match guarantee and hassle-free return policies.

Labels: Bathroom, Bathroom Accessories, bathroom decor, Contemporary Bathroom Vanities, Glass Vanities

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Is There a Best Time to Remodel Your Bathroom?

Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2014

When it comes to remodeling your bathroom, the decision, that you actually want to renovate the room, is only the first step. Deciding what you want the bathroom to look like, how you’re going to do it (and pay for it), as well as when you should start, should all be on your radar. If your renovation is small and means replacing the toilet and vanity, you may have a lot more flexibility when it comes to things like timing and cost. However, if you’re going whole-hog, and looking to completely redo the entire room, you’re going to need a longer planning schedule.

Knowing when to renovate is important. While you may not be happy with the choices the previous owner of your home made in the bathroom, you don’t necessarily need to redo things right away. However, if the appliances in the bathroom are old, suffering from wear and tear, or seem cheap, you might want to do more than slap on a new coat of paint.

Which Month to Renovate?

You also need to consider the time of the year to begin your renovations. Most experts agree that the beginning of the year, around January, is a very good time to remodel rooms in your home. This is primarily because of supply and demand. Supplies of products are usually up; work is slow. It seems most people think about remodeling in other seasons. So, while it’s possible to get the steam shower with all the extras in the middle of June, the supplier may not have it in stock, or contractors may be so busy that they put you on hold until the fall. Of course, many parts of the country have seen a slowdown in stock due to the weather. This is another factor to keep in mind if you live in an area where weather plays havoc all winter long.

Planning for the time of the year you are going to remodel the bathroom, as well as thinking about other things that could potentially cause delays needs to be considered. How long you should plan is completely subjective. It depends on the amount of work you’re putting into your bathroom, who will be doing the remodeling, what kind of products you want, what the supplier has and where they are (local or far, far away), and more.

This is also where the internet can help, but it can make things even more difficult for some people. There are so many amazing ideas for what to do with your bathroom that it can be hard to decide where you should start. Start by considering what you want, not what someone else has done with their bathroom. While that bathroom you saw in someone’s sprawling country home looks incredible, and is definitely something you’d enjoy, do you have the space and style? Or is this going to be biting off more than you can chew.

Budgetary Concerns

Consider your budget. It’s very easy to go over budget when you start thinking about big ticket items or extras, like heated towel racks, you’d like in your bathroom. One way around this is to think about spacing out your remodel. While no one wants to be stuck in the middle of a changing room for months on end, you may be able to come up with some logical way to make the extended renovation seamless. Install the new toilet and then wait to install the new shower, or vice versa.

While going over budget is easy, you shouldn’t constrain yourself to finding the cheapest materials, or contractor, out there. Cheap doesn’t mean it will last. Think about how long you’re going to be using the bathroom. If you’re going to be there for a long time, you don’t want valves and seals to begin failing after only a couple of years, or areas of your bathroom collecting mold in the same place every season because of dampness. Even if you’re not going to stay in your house long term, a decent bathroom adds to resale value. And while flipping your home with cheap materials might be good for you, it’s not good for the next family that will move in.

It can be tempting to go the cheap route, just for the sake of getting things done, but because looking at how much things cost can be depressing. However, it’s easy to find places that sell everything you need at a discount. You may also be able to find advisors beyond a contractor to help you. You may even have friends who can either point you in the right direction to find a wholesaler or discount supplier. If you’re really lucky, your friend might actually be able to do the remodel.

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$500 Giveaway To a Lucky Winner....

Posted on Friday, March 14, 2014

We are so excited to be teaming up with Design*Sponge and giving away a $500 gift card to a lucky winner. To enter, visit DecorPlanet and tweet Design*Sponge your favorite product for a spring spruce up @DSGiveaways using #DecorPlanet or tell them on their Facebook page.

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