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Full Steam Ahead

Finally, a real boiling water faucet: 100° C/212° F! Recently a friend “boiled” water for my tea in the microwave so it never reached a rolling boil – bleeccch. At my house, the trusty Braun water kettle is my favorite go-to appliance for morning coffee and my green-tea nightcap. So I was instantly drawn to [...]

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Palermo Blue farm sink by Jonathan Adler Kohler Colors

Juicy Color Sinks

Legendary color guru and designer Jonathan Adler partners with Kohler. Four luscious special edition hues are making an appearance on select Kohler enameled sinks.  Six cast iron kitchen and bath basins are available in colors like Greenwich Green – much bolder than your mother’s avocado green.  “So crisp and refreshing you can taste it,” says [...]

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utility room tub sink with antique relief tiles and marble curb

Utility Room Tub Sink

Crossing a sink and a small tub creates the perfect place to bathe pets — or kids. Pet lovers and Moms with active little ones might have fantasized about a practical washing up spot in the utility room, something that’s ideal when the kids come all muddy or Fido needs a quick dunk.  A low [...]

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rustic French kitchen with sloped farm sink and flea market faucets

Ultra Rustic Farm Sinks

Two well-aged kitchen basins, with rough edges. Farm sinks come in many materials these days due to their amazing popularity. It’s not difficult to understand why a large, relatively deep basins of durable material would be received enthusiastically since our kitchens now seem to handle more and more. Perhaps I’m just an incurable romantic or [...]

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Kohler simplice pull down sprayer in action

Why Kitchen Faucets Splash

A Kohler expert explains causes and solutions. Some people live with uncontrolled water issues at the kitchen sink while others only experience the phenomenon after replacing an old faucet. Whatever the case it’s annoying and messy! In my post on Making Sense of Kitchen Faucets, I give a logical designer’s solution — lining up the [...]

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