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Bathroom Designers Tips for Inviting Guest Bath

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Lucky you! This is the year friends and family will be descending on your home for the holidays. Lucky guest because you’ve taken the time to look over these bathroom designers tips for creating an inviting guest bath. They may be so comfortable they don’t want to leave. Lucky you!

Convenient and Accessible

Make convenient and accessible your mantra in the guest bath. Repeat it when looking at everything from flooring to decor. You want the room easy to clean and you want guests to find what they need without poking about.

This cabinet is a perfect example of convenient and accessible. Just tell guests everything they need from extra towels to an outlet for the air dryer can be found in this one location. You could even store towels in the upper cabinet and set toiletries on the countertop if you want. Easy for guests to find what they need. The smooth lines don’t collect dust so it is convenient for you to keep clean. This piece can be dusted in no more than a minute.

In the bath and shower area, niches do the same job. This niche is deep enough to accommodate most personal care items without being so deep that water collects and mold grows. Notice that it is also at a reasonable height. Guests come in all sizes. If you have a niche in the shower area, make sure all guests can reach it. Once again, easy to keep clean and convenient for guests. Get the idea?

Guests Need Storage Too

Guests come complete with their own personal items as well. Many guests travel with a bag filled with skin care and make-up products. Of course they will have their toothbrush and hairbrush (assuming your guests have teeth and hair). The simple addition of this small table between two cabinets gives guests a place to place their personal care bag and still keep it at their fingertips. If you don’t want to provide a small table, look at the space you do have and make the most of it.

This small freestanding cabinet not only provides a place to hang the toilet paper, it has a drawer and cabinet. You could designate either area as guest storage. That way guest’s grooming items stay out of view when the room doubles as a powder room for daytime guests. Savvy bathroom designers know that guest baths often pull double duty. First as a wash-up room for daytime guests and second as a full bathroom for overnight guests. Furniture such as this piece do double duty with ease.

Bathroom Designers Understand Luxury and Practicality

Good bathroom designers understand the need to balance practical use of the space with the luxury homeowner’s want. That applies in the guest bath, the powder room, and especially in the master bath. No matter what type of bathroom remodel you need, turn to Inspired Remodels for the perfect fusion of beauty and usability. From kitchens to bathrooms to entire house remodels, Inspired Remodels makes your interior dreams come true. Call (949) 716-1938 to schedule a no obligation appointment.

House Remodeling Tips for that New TV

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Is a new TV in your future? If Santa is bring that new flat screen you need to think about how and where to install it for maximum viewing pleasure. Here are a few tips to help with this simple DIY house remodeling project.

How High?

Today’s rooms can have competing focal points. What’s the best spot for the TV? You don’t want to detract from other areas of interest. But, honestly you know you will watch TV more than the fireplace or the backyard.

Install the TV so the center of the screen is at eye level of the viewer. So, consider where you will sit when watching the screen. Sitting in a chair next to the fireplace and watching a screen mounted above the fireplace is a pain in the neck. Literally.

Viewing distance is about 2.5 times the diagonal size of the screen. Some HD nerds swear this drops to 1.5 with high definition screens. We say it’s personal.

Figure about 42″ from the floor for a standard set. As shown above, it may be necessary to wall mount to achieve this height.

Hiding the Magic

Thankfully multimedia is embracing wireless technology. That makes hiding the wires and cables that deliver the magic easier.

But, make sure you have an electrical source before you settle on a spot. It may require a call to an electrician if you need to add an outlet, but that’s one call you want to make. Better than a call to 911 when adding an electrical outlet becomes a house remodeling project fail.

See how this screen is mounted above for easy viewing and doesn’t sport a tangle of wires and cables? That’s your goal.

OLED versus LED

LED televisions really have an LCD screen. It works like a bunch of little shutters that open and close to let light through. Works great, but they must be viewed from just the correct angle or the picture is washed out. Boo!

You can get a mounting mechanism that allows you to adjust the angle of the screen. That will help. But even better is to skip the LED and get OLED. Not only does OLED win with the best picture quality, but it can be seen from an infinite number of angles. OLED has come down considerably in price, so it’s a real option to consider if the spaces to place your TV are limited.

Focus on Family

It’s a TV, not a family member. Despite what the kids say, there is no reason to have a screen in every room. This house remodeling established a room without a TV. Try it, you might like it. A room without a TV encourages family members to interact and provides a quiet, tranquil retreat from the busyness of life. No TV in this room, but it does have a large conversation area, a convenient table, and two focal points. Next remodel, consider establishing a screen-free zone.

When House Remodeling Isn’t DIY

Not all house remodeling projects are as easy as installing that new flat screen TV. If you need a kitchen remodel, a bathroom update, barn doors, new flooring or any other remodeling, contact Inspired Remodels. Jason and Joe Mueller design and build. They can even build custom cabinets for your new TV! Turn dreams into reality. Call (949) 716-1938.

Local Home Remodeling Contractors are Orange County’s Property Brothers

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Brothers Joe and Jason Mueller are turning homeowner’s remodeling dreams into reality. These local home remodeling contractors have a winning formula for turning “blah” bathrooms into luxury spas and “so-so” kitchens into splendid spaces for preparing and sharing food. Their creations delight and amaze Orange County homeowners who want a new look for their home. Whether it is traditional, transitional, contemporary or modern Inspired Remodels delivers time and again.

The Design-Build Difference

So, what’s the difference? Part of the winning formula is the way the brothers approach home remodeling and construction. In the traditional model, you work with a designer or architect to create the design of the remodeled or added space. The design documents establish the layout of walls, cabinetry, fixtures and finishes. Next step: hire a contractor to build based on the design. The homeowner is the go-between.

Inspired Remodels takes a different approach. It might even remind you of the HGTV hit, Property Brothers. Joe works with the homeowner to create a design that incorporates the must-have design features to make the room workable. Next, he layers on the finishes and fixtures to delight the eye. Joe’s design presentation shows how the finished project will appear. Then Jason springs into action. As the project manager, he brings in skilled tradesmen to do the work. Just as on the TV show, one brother is the design visionary and the other brother is a construction wizard. These local home remodeling contractors are a real dynamic duo.

The Customer Service Difference

Home remodeling is stressful. Inspired Remodels works hard to minimize the stress. Your house is your home – it’s not just another job site. That’s a small difference in attitude that makes a big difference in your discomfort level during the remodeling process. Inspired Remodels wants to makes the process as easy as possible. You know remodeling is messy, but Inspired Remodels is known for paying attention to keeping things as neat as possible. Just look at what Maria has to say:

“Very conscientious about neatness. Joe and the team are awesome! Love the finished product and would gladly have them come again.”

In addition, Jason, as your project manager, is designated to be at your side every step of the way. That means you have a dedicated point of contact if questions or concerns arise. Communication is so much easier when you only need to work with one person.

Your home remodeling contractor is only as good as the people performing the work. Inspired Remodels carefully vets the craftsmen they bring into your home. Only the best of the best will do for your project.

Pick a Side or Pick a Room

No, we don’t mean to pick one brother over the other! We want you to see for yourself how Inspired Remodels makes interior remodeling dreams come true. So, pick a room in your house, pick a side of your house, or look at a whole house remodel. Review the kitchen remodel portfolio. Peruse the bathroom remodel examples.

That’s just the beginning. Custom fireplaces, entries, outdoor kitchens and even more. Inspired Remodels can add a room or remodel the entire home. Don’t move – improve.

Call today (949) 716-1938.

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