#TipTuesday: With spring right around the corner and our warm, Arizona temperatures just right, now is the perfect time to plan a day (or two) to organize and discard the clutter from your garage. Once you’re ready to get started, empty all contents of your garage and then start evaluating what is worth keeping. Toss, recycle, or donate all of the junk that has overstayed its welcome. Once you’ve eliminated the unnecessary clutter, group the items you’re keeping together in order to stay organized and get a better understanding of how much storage space you actually require. We can inventory your belongings and customize a space for everything! Consult with one of our designers for more helpful tips and schedule a FREE design consultation today. Phoenix | Tucson | Prescott | Flagstaff | Cottonwood https://linktr.ee/ICAZ

#TipTuesday: An important step of spring cleaning is actually cleaning. Sweep and wipe down every surface of your garage after you’ve cleared out its contents. This includes desk surfaces, shelves, nooks and crannies, and the garage floor. Consult with one of our designers for more helpful tips and schedule a FREE design consultation today. Phoenix | Tucson | Prescott | Flagstaff | Cottonwood https://linktr.ee/ICAZ

#TipTuesday: When installed professionally, quality wall organizers, hooks, shelves, cabinets, and other organization products are designed to support a heavy load, while haphazard installations may cause damage to garage walls. At Inspired Closets, our experienced installers are well versed on how to install custom garage organization products with ease, bringing the proper materials and equipment with them. Talk with one of our designers for more helpful tips and schedule a FREE garage design consultation today. Phoenix | Prescott | Flagstaff | Cottonwood | Tucson

#TipTuesday: When it comes to home improvement, quality counts and that’s just as true for your garage as it is your closet or laundry room. By investing in quality materials now, you never have to redo your garage organization project ever again. Consult with one of our designers for more helpful tips and schedule a FREE design consultation today. Phoenix | Prescott | Flagstaff | Cottonwood | Tucson

#TipTuesday: Whether you box everything up and store it away or have another closet for out-of-season clothing, make sure you take the time to store your items correctly. Launder or dry clean clothing and then store it based on the type of fabric. Sweaters and heavy knit clothing will need to be folded, whereas coats can stay hung. Talk with one of our designers for more helpful tips and schedule a FREE design consultation today. Naples | Bonita Springs | Fort Myers

#TipTuesday: One way to keep your laundry room looking beautiful, yet functional, is to use glass jars or containers to store your detergent. Make sure to use the right kind of container for the type of detergent you’re using - for powdered detergent, jars with a scooping tool are the way to go, but you might want to consider a container with a spout for easy liquid pouring. Talk with one of our designers for more helpful tips and schedule a FREE design consultation today. Phoenix | Tucson | Prescott | Flagstaff | Cottonwood

#TipTuesday: Invest in a separate laundry hamper for each person in your family and one for each linen closet or bathroom. Once the laundry is removed from the dryer, these items can be hung or folded and placed into the baskets for each family member to put away. Consult with one of our designers for more helpful tips and schedule a FREE design consultation today. Naples | Bonita Springs | Fort Myers https://bit.ly/2tI9OqP

#TipTuesday: An important step of spring cleaning is actually cleaning. Sweep and wipe down every surface of your garage after you’ve cleared out its contents. This includes desk surfaces, shelves, nooks and crannies, and the garage floor. Consult with one of our designers for more helpful tips and schedule a FREE design consultation today. Naples | Bonita Springs | Fort Myers

#TipTuesday: Just because it’s a laundry room doesn’t mean you shouldn’t add a few decorative touches to your space! Whether it’s hanging artwork, placing a vase with fresh flowers on a shelf or putting your detergent in glass jars, adding a couple stylish elements into the mix can make your laundry room feel more organized and make folding clothes more enjoyable. Speak with one of our designers for more helpful tips and schedule a FREE design consultation today.

#TipTuesday: Invest in a separate laundry hamper for each person in your family and one for each linen closet or bathroom. Once the laundry is removed from the dryer, these items can be hung or folded and placed into the baskets for each family member to put away. Consult with one of our designers for more helpful tips and schedule a FREE design consultation today.

I was asked to look at renovating a shower cubicle at a property in in Manchester city centre that had been clad in White Limestone tiles. I understood the bathroom had been installed 12 years prior, but now the tiles were looking grubby, mouldy and dirty. The client had lived at the property for the last two years and in an attempt to resolve the problems had used a few different household products such as flash and bleach, they had tried everything, and nothing had helped. I suspected that these strong acidic cleaners had actually made the problem worse by stripping off what was left of the sealer that was protecting the Limestone, allowing dirt to become ingrained in the stone. I visited the property and ran a few cleaning tests in the shower cubicle with Tile Doctor products. This allows me to see which product will have the best results and gives the customer confidence that we can resolve their issues. The results were immediate, they could see the difference and they were happy to accept my quote and agree a date for my return to complete the work. I arrived several weeks later and made a start. The tiles were scrubbed by hand with a strong dilution of Tile Doctor Remove and Go with excellent results. This product is designed to remove coatings and sealers, and in this case, it did a great job of drawing out the ingrained stains and dirt build-up. This removed what was left of the sealer and took off most of the dirt and mould. The Limestone tiles and grout were then rinsed with water to remove the soil. Next I needed to restore the smooth surface of the limestone which had been etched by the use of strong acidic cleaning products. To do this I used a set of six-inch diamond burnishing pads attached to a hand buffer to hone and restore the stone. I then dried the shower tiles and grout with a heat gun checking the moisture levels with damp meter until I was satisfied it was completely dry. The last step was to re-seal the Limestone and Grout using a couple of coats of Tile Doctor Colour Grow. This is natural coloured intensifying sealer which provides durable protection to the surface allowing it to breathe and enhancing the colours. The Customer was amazed with the difference and left the following feedback! “Kamila was friendly, professional and kept me informed about what to expect before she took on the job and during the tile cleaning. The tiles look absolutely amazing after her work – I feel as though I have a brand new bathroom! Kamila also gave me helpful tips on looking after limestone tiles. I can’t recommend her highly enough.” For future cleaning I recommended the use of Tile Doctor Aqua-Pro which is a pH neutral shower tile cleaner designed for use on sealed surfaces. Most cleaning products you find in supermarkets are overly strong and will erode the sealer prematurely, so when choosing a cleaning product always read the label and make sure it’s safe to use on Sealed Stone tiles. Alex Logonzy Greater Manchester Tile Doctor

#TipTuesday: With spring right around the corner and mild SWFL winter temperatures just right, now is the perfect time to plan a day (or two) to organize and discard the clutter from your garage. Once you’re ready to get started, empty all contents of your garage and then start evaluating what is worth keeping. Toss, recycle, or donate all of the junk that has overstayed its welcome. Once you’ve eliminated the unnecessary clutter, group the items you’re keeping together in order to stay organized and get a better understanding of how much storage space you actually require. We can inventory your belongings and customize a space for everything! Consult with one of our designers for more helpful tips and schedule a FREE design consultation today. Naples | Bonita Springs | Fort Myers

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DESIGNED BY TOC design CONSTRUCTION BY TOC design & Construction inc. PHOTOS BY : Tania Scardellato I was fortunate to have a young family approach me in desperate need to renovate there only 3 piece bathroom. This space was In dire need of a remodel, with old brown wall to wall tiles and a dated bulky yellow brown single sink vanity. Storage was a must, lighting a necessity, and proper accessibility to the shower bath area. We had a tight budget to respect, but a full gut of this bathroom was required. And a good thing too, once we started doing the demolition we noticed that mildew and rotting floors and walls had accumulated throughout the years. Doing it right the first time is no joke when dealing with water and electrical issues. We discarded all reminisce of old and built from scratch, new walls, new plumbing, new electrical ,new insulation and a new window, a new fan that actually exhausted outside ( I say this laughing as you would be amazed at how many fans are installed but don’t exhaust outside, and you the client would never know unless you go inside the attic space. Once all the hard stuff was done, the rest is just a matter of smart design. If you have a small bathroom here are some tips to guide you. 10 tips for making a small bathroom feel larger Is your tiny bathroom cramping your functionality and style, leaving you longing for the enormous bathrooms gracing the pages of design magazines? Even if your bathroom is a fraction of the size, all it takes is some design savvy to make the most of the space you have. Consider these 10 smart tips that will help your bathroom look, feel and function like those larger contenders. 1-Get creative with corners Space is at a premium in small bathrooms, so it's important to maximize every inch. Corners, for example, provide extra space for shelving, storage units and even hooks. Get creative and install unique design solutions that are not only functional, but also eye-catching. If you love the airiness of floating cabinets, add baskets or decorative boxes under for extra storage. If you are installing floating cabinets insure that they are installed securely to studs or plywood at wall. 2- Let solid colors shine Busy patterns have a shrinking effect and make small bathrooms seem even smaller. Conversely, light natural hues make a space feel more open. If you're itching to get creative with design, experiment with textures but keep overpowering patterns to a minimum. Tone on tone is the best to achieve this. 3 - Maximize your bathtub A bathtub takes up a significant portion of the room, but modern, compact options with curved basins, can make the tub feel larger when in use, all while conserving space. 4 - Select a smaller faucet A faucet is jewelry for the bathroom. And just as accessories can overpower an outfit, a big bulky faucet isn't flattering in a small bath. Single-handle designs conserve counter space, while a wall-mount installation frees it up all together and can create quite the wow-factor, if the budget can accommodate the required changes to plumbing behind the wall. 5 - Make vanity storage simple If you're in a storage war with your small bathroom, you're not alone in the battle. Toiletries and personal supplies without a place to call home only add clutter and chaos. Store smart with a space-saving vanity, the dual sink vanity shown here, looks quite simple, but in reality it has 4 sets of full extension drawers, and the vanity tower adds extra storage without overpowering the use of space. 6 - Show off the shower Shower curtains may be pretty, but they interrupt the visual flow of a bathing space and make it feel significantly smaller. In bathrooms with small footprints, opt for a clear glass sliding shower door that doesn't require the clearance of one with a hinged design. Or as shown in this design and for fraction less expensive a half hinged panel installed on a fixed tempered glass panel. If you're embarking on a big remodel, create the illusion of more space by using same tile in the shower that's used throughout; instead of seeing them as two separate zones, the eye will read them as one. 7 - Discover the treasure of hidden storage Work with a contractor, and you just might find some serious storage potential hidden behind your walls. Whether it's utilizing space between the studs for shallow shelving or a creating a small linen closet by annexing space from an adjacent room, even small additions can make a big difference. 8 - Focal Point Tile is a beautiful, durable addition to any bathroom. For dainty spaces, consider installing tile at a diagonal to accentuate the focal point or as in this bathroom I used an oversized textured pattern to bring depth to the space at the window wall. 9 - Choose the right lights Strategically install light to reflect and brighten a small bathroom to make it appear larger. Recessed lighting is an affordable solution for tiny rooms, offering ample light while taking up little space. Wall sconces alongside a mirror also reflect off the walls and make a room feel bright and airy. I always recommend going with LED lighting at 2800 to 3000K. 10 – Accessorize This is your time to shine in your decorating skills, have fun with your towels, you can change the color scheme daily just by adding pops of color in your accessories, make sure to get items that serve a dual purpose, like baskets, boxes they can always be used as hampers, storing of towels and even a nice display for your guest.

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