As far as grab bars go my gut take on all of them is this; They look to industrial and remind me of public toilets - for the most part, cheap and hospital like. I sourced an excellent supplier here in Canada that can custom make them for me in any size. These custom grab bars are pricy but worth the money. I also received a package from GreatGrabz showcasing their complete product line and this company has some tasteful good looking grab bars - Are all these ADA approved - I'm not sure. Can they stable you if you slip or loose your balance? I bet yes. I install extra blocking for all my clients in the 50 - 70 year age range and we discuss this in concept stage. There is no need to install grab bars until you need them, but at the first sign of dizzy spells, new medication or an injury a grab bar can not only keep you in your home longer - it can save your life. Order your grab bars so that they, your glass door handle and towel bars all look the same - this adds to the upscale look and a cheap grab bar doesn't cheapen the whole ensuite. If your building a shower bench it's nice to pull up with a grab bar as you get older. I made the mistake of installing my last one on a 45 degree angle and this is not to code. I offered to change it (my cost) but my client loves it as is. I can't get my 83 year old Nana to allow me to install more grab bars in her shower (I fixed a botched install a number of years back when she hired a Medical Supply Store to upgrade her Burnaby home.) - she wants them when she is old she says.... :) If you can upload a picture of your bathroom layout it will be much easier to advise on best location. The ADA guidelines are very specific and have been time tested for sure. Extra grab bars or hand held location for getting in and out are key. If you have a shampoo niche a place to grab and hold on will reaching for shampoo is a good idea as well. If you want the best - remove the curb, build a wet room with level access shower entry, add in grab bars and built it right the first time. If you build your next bathroom to last into your golden years you will be so happy you spent the extra $5,000 grand or so to make it perfect. I have replaced showers with 4" curbs that clients could not step over - think about that a 4" curb in your shower is to high to get in. To shower with this bad hip involves being driven to the local pool to shower in a public wet room. Not me... I'm 41 and building my curbless shower as we speak. For younger and older couples alike who have the time and desire to shower together - Grab bars can only open up new options in bathing department - I'll leave this where it belongs - with your imagination! Here is a link that might be useful: Great Grabz

When I look at images of pot lights in kitchens, it seems the lights are often 12" from the wall cabinet, which means an actual 24" or so from the wall itself. According to this link:: "If the light source is behind you the counter in front of you will be in your own shadow. The best way to achieve light on the counter is with 4â recessed pot lights installed 18 to 24 inches from the back wall. Space the lights about 3 ft apart over the counter areas." In your case I might go for the gimbal type, so that you can adjust them a bit after installation if necessary. I imagine that, as Antss says, each individual kitchen really needs its own expertly tailored design scheme, but I can say that for our remodel we've put in 5" recessed lights over the peninsula, our main work space, and I like the breadth of light better than the old 4" numbers. Are you committed to the 4" size? This link might also be of help? http://starcraftcustombuilders.com/kitchen.lighting.htm I love everything on the Starcraft site; browse around their pages for lots of excellent design information.

Color is and always will be relative. If you want to live 24 hours in a noon-day sun lit environment, you certainly can. Personally I like to have a sense of color in relation to time. I like a warm sunset. I like the sense of living in a candlelit or fireplace lit interior. I like contrast. I like variety. I actually like that my wall paint looks different at night than in noonday sun. But there is no way to tell if any two people see color exactly alike and they likely don't. It's good to have some choices, too. Warm light to add light to a room also being lit by daylight can be a bit problematic, unless you are pumping a ton of lumens. Sunlight isn't just about color temperature, it also about lumens and lots of reflection. And that reflection is colored by the the object it is reflected from. If the sunlight coming through the window is also being reflected off your green grass, there will be a green tint to the sunlight. There is also the wave lengths that are intrinsic to the light source. That affects the light as much as color temp. That's why a fluorescent doesn't look exactly like an incandescent or LED light source at the same color temp. We currently don't have a light source that perfectly replicates the light in sunlight. Joe

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