Hope Leitner, Realtor®, CRS

  Information is brought to you by Hope Leitner Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties According to leading home designers, bathrooms today should be more than utilitarian spaces. They are increasingly treated as cozy oases intended to comfort and pamper. If that’s your goal, here are a few good ideas for transforming your bathroom: Enlarge it if you can.  A good contractor can steal space you didn’t know you had, taking it from an adjoining room or a seldom-used closet and adding it to your bathroom space. Use reclaimed materials.  Old is new again as homeowners choose recycled materials. Incorporate reclaimed timber into vanities or opt for recycled glass countertops for a sustainable bathroom style. Choose clean lines.  Modernize the look with the clean lines of a vessel sink and a freestanding European tub. If the budget allows, make it a spa tub to make the most of your idle hours. Add a rainfall showerhead.  Relax your back and soothe your s...

  Information is brought to you by Hope Leitner Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties 9 Sneaky Storage Tricks for Tiny Bathrooms Small bathrooms with limited storage space make it tough to stow all the stuff you use daily and still keep the space looking tidy. Check these smart solutions discovered by Good Housekeeping Magazine: Expand cabinet space.  If your under-sink cabinet is stuffed to the gills, invest in an over-the-door storage basket that can hold your hair dryer, curling iron, and more. Use the corners.  Suction cups keep a tower of small storage spaces—as many as you’d like—firmly tucked into a corner of the shower. Narrow organizers fit anywhere.  Three-tiered organizers less than 5 inches deep fit into any space, even between the wall and a sink with no vanity. Slim storage carts can hold your toilet paper and lots of other stuff.  Outlet shelf.  This ingenious little “power perch” creates a shelf over your electrical outlet to...