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    In-Home Spa

    Expert design tips to create the ultimate at-home spa bath experience

    CultureMap Create
    Jun 26, 2014 | 1:49 pm

    Inspired by resort adventures, today’s homeowners are looking for ways to bring the spa bath experience home. Spa baths typically feature a calming color palette; mood lighting; frameless glass doors and minimal hardware; and the integration of smart technology that allows for remote and customizable control of water pressure, temperature and more.

     

    Mark Danuser, president of Tatum Brown Custom Homes, shares some of the most coveted products and trends in spa bath design.

     

     Get smart with technology
    Showers, fixtures and tubs are much more technologically advanced today than they were even just a few years ago. Now homeowners have the option of incorporating high-tech features such as heated tubs and shower systems that provide a more knocked-out spa-like shower.

     

    Popular brands like Kohler offer products that incorporate mood lighting (called chromatherapy), play music, and adjust water settings and pressure, all of which can be done via touch screen or smartphone app.

     

     Go sleek with fixtures and plumbing
    Green building code requirements have prompted the popularity of low-flow plumbing fixtures. Aesthetically, sleeker fixtures are in high demand, and cooler materials such as brushed steel or stainless steel are the most requested, Danuser says.

     

    With the popularity of clean lines and transitional/contemporary home design styles, many brands and larger retail stores are rolling out more modern bath fixtures, he adds.

     

     Incorporate mood lighting
    Energy-efficient LED lighting packages are popular, as are shower systems that feature user-controlled chromatherapy, a lighting technology that uses color and brightness to set a certain mood. From starting off the day with a shower filled with energetic lighting to wrapping up a long day with a soothing soak in the tub, lighting can really enhance the spa bath experience.

     

     Take it up a notch with tile
    Sleek, spa-like tiles in neutral colors, arranged in modern or contemporary patterns, provide an interesting focal point for the shower or bath. Tatum Brown’s clients largely prefer to use more durable materials in the bath and shower, and Danuser says he has seen a rise in popularity for porcelain because it’s not as porous as natural stone.

     

    “Today, these more durable materials are available in larger dimension pieces, which allow for sleeker applications in the shower and on the floor,” he explains.

     

     Calculated countertops
    For their counters and vanities, homeowners want surfaces made from “genius” materials, which are dense, man-made products, quartz and glass blends that are more durable and have a longer life cycle than other natural stone. For instance, the look and feel of Calcutta marble is now available in a denser option that is easier to clean and more resistant to build-up than the original stone.

     

     Hardware goes minimalist
    “The trend is minimalist,” Danuser says. “Less is more. Smaller knobs, thumb tabs and blending in so the hardware doesn’t compete with the aesthetics are popular. Spa bath hardware is about functionality. And often we find that homeowners want to eliminate as much hardware as possible.”
     
     Design considerations
    Spa bath design has grown in popularity, and there are more products and technology options than ever before. When designing a spa bath, Danuser says there are several things to consider, and these are some of the most common issues:

     

       
    • Are the shower heads the correct height?
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    • What natural stones should be used that aren’t so porous that they require heavy maintenance?
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    • Where should the windows be placed to allow for the greatest amount of natural light?
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     See examples of great bathrooms and the latest custom home trends by visiting the Tatum Brown Custom Homes website or Facebook.

    Homeowners now prefer sleek fixtures and glass-enclosed showers.

    Custom contemporary bathroom on Sunnybrook Drive in Dallas
      
    Photo courtesy of Tatum Brown Custom Homes
    Homeowners now prefer sleek fixtures and glass-enclosed showers.
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    Doors News

    Dallas Habitat For Humanity home store gets all the garage doors

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jun 24, 2025 | 11:12 am
    Habitat For Humanity
    Perry Homes
    Doors doors doors at Habitat For Humanity

    It's doors doors doors at the Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore, the discount home furnishings store at 2800 N. Hampton Rd., thanks to a charitable donation from Perry Homes, a major Dallas-area homebuilder.

    Habitat for Humanity ReStores is a chain of home goods and hardware stores that sell new and donated items on discount, with a constantly-changing inventory of furniture, appliances, building materials, lighting, and home decor at up to 90 percent off retail price.

    It's a favorite for homeowners, landlords, contractors, interior designers, and recyclers who prefer to re-use rather than buy new. Lighting is always expensive and they often have amazing fixtures, from places like hotels that have undergone renovations or stores that have closed, at discount rates.

    In Dallas there are also stores in Lake Highlands, Garland, and Walnut Hill/North Dallas.

    Perry Homes donated more than 400 new garage doors, valued at almost $500,000, to support Dallas Habitat’s mission to provide safe, affordable housing for families throughout the community.

    The garage doors are valued at $1,000 or more each, but will be sold for 70 percent off. Models include

    • Clopay Classic Steel Long Panel 8 ft x 7 ft Non-Insulated White Garage Door without Windows
    • Clopay Classic Steel Long Panel 16 ft x 7 ft Non-Insulated White Garage Door without Windows
    • Steel Carriage House Garage Doors - Clopay Coachman

    According to a spokesperson from Perry Homes, they became available following shifts in the company's supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    "Rather than allowing this inventory to go unused, we saw a meaningful opportunity to support local families and further strengthen our ongoing partnership with Habitat for Humanity," the spokesperson says.

    Perry Homes has an ongoing partnership with the Dallas Area for Habitat for Humanity that includes projects such as the recent Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Dallas 2025 project, in which the organization spends a day building a home for a local Dallas family.

    In addition to selling the doors, Dallas Area Habitat For Humanity can use them on future builds.

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