Yesterday Pam and I traveled to the annual Home Improvement Show at Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction. We were open to building and decorating ideas we might incorporate into our house plan for The Lot. It was interesting and informative. And, both of us were eligible for the “Senior” admission discount!
One of the items we identified as potentially useful was this “rimless” sink, which appears to have no seams at all between the bowl and counter top.
Rimless sink caught our eye
Pam pointed out how easy it would be to clean around this with no rim to catch dirt and debris. The sink is available in many different styles and finishes. We’ve seen under-mount and vessel sinks, nothing quite like this fabricated fiberglass model.
We spoke to window manufacturers, tankless hot water heater vendors, solar vendors and strolled around the hall, looking at the latest local products. Most were aimed at renovation and not new construction, but we came home with several new ideas to consider. (All it takes is money!) One of them deals with home heating; we are now considering the advantages of zone rather than whole-house heating systems.
Zone heating systems are catching on
We spoke to a couple of solar system vendors and found there are many new products hitting the market, along with new technology. By the time we get ready to move on a power system we should have quite a few choices.
One company we saw specialized in refinishing tubs and showers. We got a kick out of their flagship refinished tub:
Bronco tub
Detail work was very good.
Bronco claw-foot tub foot was well done
The guys in the booth said they receive quite a few requests to sell this item, or one like it, to people from all over the state. (Other team colors on request, Packer fans!)
Great to get out-and-about on a pleasant afternoon, and we came away with ideas and some pricing information as well. At some point we will sit down and incorporate what we saw into a house plan. (Again, all it takes is money…)
On to other topics.
The weather has moderated and temps for next week are going to be approaching 60 degrees or higher, even a couple of above-freezing nights later in the week. The warmth feels good. Sorry, folks who are dealing with colder-than-normal temps. We’ve had our years like that out here too.
Our oldest cat, London, was sitting in the sun the other day so I decided to snap his photo. “Lon” is eleven now, our oldest cat, and is moving a bit more slowly these days.
London the cat sitting in the sun
Artsy photo moment: I was walking (exercise prescribed by new diabetes regimen) and the sun was coming up behind cat tails that grow in the ditches and along the creek.
Cat tail plants along my walking route
In a few weeks I will move the RV trailer back onto our driveway and start getting it ready for the summer season.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Two Cents Worth:
I draw the line at color coordinating any bathroom around an obscenely orange Bronco tub. A person has to have some decorating standards.
Happy Trails.
A “claw-footed Bronco” — I believe that’s called a “hellish horse”, the female version being a “night mare”…
I’m unsure what properties bathing in such a tub would give — even less sure bathing in a Packer “cheese tub”…
Too many home options is better than too few, I’d think. My personal heating preference is radiant through the floors, also zoned — I’m thinking that it takes less long-term energy to slowly heat water that runs through floor tubes than quick-heating air, though it does take more energy to heat water than air (but water gives up heat more slowly).
Have they begun to market “solar paint” and solar-reactive shingles yet?
Larry:
I had assumed in-floor radiant heat, but we are looking at ‘spot’ heating as well to see if that is a viable option. For a summer-use only cabin the zone heating may be more cost effective.
For solar, again with no winter use, we can get by with a smaller system. Newest tech has lower voltage batteries (2v) to give higher amperages but cost is quite high.
lol
no packers tub for you guys i guess
though the seamless sink is a brilliant find!
love the soaking in the sun pics! the cattails and the cat with a tail
i love anything in the sun
very zen!