(ARA) - Practically everywhere you look these days there’s
a TV show or a magazine article devoted to home makeovers,
decorating tips or remodeling. Not just for the professionals
anymore, home design has entered the mainstream and consumers
are a lot more sophisticated than they used to be.
“Interest in the home is definitely on the upswing,
but I think it is more than just a trend,” says
Ann Roever, product manager for Kohler Co., which designs
products for the kitchen and bath. “I see it as
a natural evolution of our culture and lifestyle -- 'design'
is spreading into the home.”
All this attention to design has not only stimulated
more interest in home decorating, but has also served
to educate consumers. There is much more awareness about
trends and what constitutes value. Consumers now have
the confidence to choose what they want, and they know
how to put it all together.
“Consumers are getting an eye for and a feel for
design -- traditional, contemporary, eclectic or international,”
says Roever.
This new design consciousness has even entered the bathroom.
“Bathrooms aren’t just utilitarian spaces
anymore, they are now extensions of the bedroom: a place
you can go to relax or retreat,” explains Roever.
The bathroom decorations are now as carefully coordinated
as those in other parts of the house. To assist consumers,
Kohler develops complete design solutions that eliminate
the guesswork and concerns about having to coordinate
an entire bathroom. Called the bathroom suite, it offers
an array of integrated products including fixtures, faucet
choices and decorative bath accessories that are designed
to coordinate well together.
“Bathroom suites take the worry out of the decision-making
process,” says Roever. “A homeowner can fall
in love with the look of a product -- say a pedestal lavatory
-- and know that there are other products that go with
that particular piece.”
Kohler’s bathroom suites are offered in a range
of designs with numerous choices within each line. For
example, the Memoirs suite, which is architecturally based
and inspired by traditional crown molding, offers six
different toilets, a bidet, a whirlpool, a cast iron bathtub,
an acrylic soaker tub, two lines of faucets, pedestal
lavatories and bath accessories. Homeowners can outfit
more than one bathroom, and each will be completely different,
yet the designs will be complementary.
Arguably, the most universal design of all the Kohler
suites is the new Devonshire. "With the Devonshire
suite, Kohler is offering more than one design at a competitive
price point. Kohler knows that every consumer has different
interests and tastes, and we’re offering many more
design choices for every budget," says Roever.
Most suites at this entry price-point are ensembles --
they don’t include bathing or showering components.
But with Devonshire, Kohler offers a bathtub, a whirlpool,
a shower door, mirrored cabinets, bath accessories and,
of course, faucets.
For more information about Kohler bathroom suites, call
(800) 4-KOHLER or visit www.kohler.com.
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