Monday, July 21, 2008

Bathroom Showrooms

On Sat July 12 we spent the day viewing bathroom showrooms in Toronto. We wanted to get some ideas on what we like and don't like. There are so many options to choose from! We need to make decisions about:
  • Tiles (floor and wall)
  • Wallpaper
  • Vanity: Countertop and base, wall mounted or not
  • Lighting - spots or track
  • Faucet - sink and showerhead
  • Tub - jacuzzi or standard
  • Sliding glass shower doors or curtain
  • Toilet
  • Toilet paper holder, towel rack and hooks
  • Mirror and medicine cabinet

We visited Binns, an upscale kitchen and bathroom showroom. It was great for design ideas but started at $25,000 + retainer which is out of our price range. They only do a few bathrooms each year.

Next, we went to a few Kitchen + Bathroom showrooms around Yorkville (Davenport & Avenue Rd areas) but they did not have much by way of selection.

Finally, we drove up to Steeles (Markham) where we went to Faucetworks. It's a great bathroom showcase which featured a number of vanities, tubs, faucets and sample bathrooms. My favourite part was the interactive showerhead section where you turn a knob to see the showerhead flow. You can adjust to see all 3 settings and prices are listed. They have wholesale (discounted) prices. We liked the rain showerhead by Moen (3 settings) the best.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi there...In the first place, I woud like to tell you that I presonally appreciate very much the fact that in your post you have chosen this concrete issue ( not globally about condos), which matters much when speaking about the Toronto condos . As I am reading your post, what I think is that people need still more and more things in their bathrooms, don´t they :) I am sure one can have a bathroom worth a little condo, in this sense :) Well, enjoy other great showrooms. Cheers,

Elli