HGTV Star Brings Family, Food and Great Design Together with Charisma Blue

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For HGTV design and home improvement star, Anthony Carrino, family and design go hand in hand. Whether it’s renovating homes with his cousin, John Colaneri on the HGTV show, “Cousins Undercover” or helping to create a dream kitchen for his parents' beachside home in Long Beach Island, NJ, the two always seem to be intrinsically linked.

Keywords: Charisma Blue, Coastal Inspired, Kitchen Design, Patina

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Out With the Beige and In With the Sparkle, in this Coastal Bath Reno in Florida

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Remodeling a bathroom around existing layout, plumbing and windows requires surgical precision and laser focused design. The designer must carefully extract what’s broken, awkward or dated and insert elements that elevate function and feel without creating a patched together space.

Keywords: Emerald Coast, Bathroom Design

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Dream Beach House Uses Blue and Vetrazzo Surfaces In All The Right Places

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Nestled in between the beach and the sound is a picturesque barrier island in North Carolina aptly named Figure Eight Island. This coastal southern paradise is an ocean lover’s dream and a creative inspiration, thanks to its vibrant blue waters that sparkle in the sun, nearly white sands and pops of lush green vegetation scattered around the island. In fact, the natural beauty of the colorful seascape was exactly what inspired the designer Lindsey Cheek of Gathered, a full-service interior design firm and shop in Wilmington, North Carolina, when she was called on to design one of the beachfront homes. 

Keywords: Bretagne Blue, Coastal Inspired, Kitchen Design

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B-bye Tiny Dark Kitchen - Hello Light Bright Design and Artisanal Recycled Glass Countertops 

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At first glance, you’d never be able to guess that this spacious, bright and airy kitchen was once a set of small and cramped rooms. Closed off, constricting and divided by partition walls, the four medium to small spaces were in desperate need of an update for both style and function.

Keywords: Palladian Gray, Kitchen Design

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Designing The Ultimate Beachfront Bathroom with Recycled Glass Countertops

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After spending their summers in Florida’s Ponte Vedra beach, a former Atlanta-based couple decided to set sail and relocate to this coastal town full-time. Built in the 1970s with a dated look and feel to match, it was clear to the couple that their newly purchased, 2,000 square foot condominium needed a total makeover. So, the homeowners called local designer, Amanda Webster of Amanda Webster Designs to help them achieve just the right kind of coastal aesthetic that would truly embody the feeling of an oceanfront getaway.

Keywords: Bathroom Design

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2017 Year in Review: 8 Recycled Glass Kitchens, Bars + Islands

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As the year comes to a close, we are always excited to reflect on the many unique and creative Vetrazzo projects that were completed in 2017. From beachside bungalows to celebrity kitchens and more, we spotted Vetrazzo in all its many colors and forms from coast to coast. It turns out, homeowners love the look as much as they love the craftsmanship and heart behind this eco-friendly material. And one designer, Laura Umansky, fell so hard for the material that she designed four of her own custom Vetrazzo color mixes and installed her favorite in two of her home kitchens.

Keywords: Outdoor spaces, Coastal Inspired, Bartops, Kitchen Design

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The White Quartz Alternative: 5 Neutral Countertops That Sparkle

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If you love a neutral but feel numbed out by white quartz or bored by beige granite, do not give up hope for your kitchen or bath design.

Keywords: Palladian Gray, Umbo White, Cubist Clear, Martini Flint, Neutrals, Fair Pearl

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Cali Couple Brings The Beach Inside For A Coastal Kitchen With Turquoise Recycled Glass Countertops

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Lita and Lonney Mills knew that when they could finally upgrade their kitchen they'd fill it with the tones and sparkle of the Pacific Ocean.

Keywords: Bretagne Blue, Coastal Inspired

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Cool, Calm and Collected: 6 Recycled Glass Countertop Pairings for BEHR's New Color of the Year

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BEHR’s Color of the Year: In the Moment T18-15 is a nature-inspired, soul-soothing hue that brings the outdoors in. A cool, tranquil, spruce blue (blue, gray and lush green combo), In The Moment is meant to create a soothing atmosphere within the home.

Keywords: Palladian Gray, Coffee House, Aqua Current, Cubist Clear, Fair Pearl

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