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Guest Post: The Cheney Mansion, Oak Park, IL

The Perfect Bath

The 12,000 square foot home has six bedrooms, seven baths, servants’ quarters, a ballroom and a solarium; a coach house and greenhouse are located on the beautifully manicured grounds. Gold-toned ceramics clad one of the fireplaces, with an exquisitely veined marble on another. The original flooring materials were unique and varied.

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Granite Is No Longer the Most Popular Kitchen Surface and This Material Is

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The National Kitchen & Bath Association announced its results from a survey of kitchen designers that granite is no longer the top choice for kitchen counters — quartz is. A quartz version of high-end Calacatta marble is more durable than the original. Looking for a snow white countertop with very little texture?

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Are Farmhouse Sinks Still Trendy?

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Survey results. Elle H-Millard, certified kitchen designer and industry relations manager at the National Kitchen and Bath Association ( NKBA ), offers some findings on the subject. Farmhouse sink with marble countertops. We asked several experts, including designers, realtors and manufacturers, to weigh in.

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2011 Kitchen and Bath Trends

Burgin Construction

Here at Burgin Construction, we wait for the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s Kitchen and Bath Trends. While we often find similarities, we also note that when it comes to Kitchen and Bath remodeling, many of our customers are on the cutting edge and ahead of the trends. We are so very proud to be a part of that with you!

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