The first consideration in choosing your lighting is determining how much light you will need. Larger bathrooms require more light fixtures in different places. If your bathroom has lots of windows, the balance of natural light will reduce the amount of light fixtures you need to add. Think about all the areas of your bathroom and consider how much light they need.

The next factor to decide is where to place your lights. When placed at certain angles, lights can create shadows on your face. To eliminate shadows, it’s best to place lights along the top and sides of the mirror.  A strip of lights or sconces can create balanced and consistent illumination across your mirror, and therefore across your face. For small bathrooms, one hanging fixture in the middle of your bathroom may produce enough light.

After figuring out where you need lighting, you can decide what kind of lights you need. Wall brackets are available in different finishes and styles to match your bathroom décor and hardware. Recessed lights are fixed into the ceiling, so they are ideal for low ceilings or above your shower. You may also choose an elegant hanging chandelier to make your bathroom feel more luxurious. Along with the fixture, you should also consider the brightness of the light. Halogen and fluorescent bulbs often provide brighter illumination, making it easier for grooming around the mirror. Soft lights and frosted bulbs can reduce glare and set a more romantic mood, perfect for a relaxing bubble bath.

Chris Duty can help you pick out the best light fixtures to coordinate with and accent your new bathroom surfaces. For all your bathroom remodeling needs, call Striking Image Porcelain Refinishing at (940) 395-1406. We serve customers in the DFW area, including the cities of Grapevine, Roanoke, Keller, Southlake, Lewisville, Fort Worth, Flower Mound, and surrounding areas.

Granite

Granite is a natural stone material that is long-lasting, stain-resistant, and beautiful. It is viewed as elegant and luxurious. Granite surfaces are durable and easy to take care of. Small scratches can be polished and touched up. To keep the shiny surface clean, use warm water and a liquid detergent, but beware of abrasive cleaners that can dull the finish. Granite countertops may need to be sealed once a year.

Quartz

Quartz is even stronger and more resistant to scratches and stains. Quartz can look similar to limestone, granite, or marble, but the synthetic composite is a durable, easy-to-clean surface. As a bonus, it doesn’t usually require regular sealing or maintenance.

Tile

Tile is very popular in older and traditional bathrooms. However, the spaces between each tile, called grout lines, can attract dirt and bacteria, and the small space is difficult to clean. Tile surfaces are often made from ceramic or porcelain, but glass is also becoming more popular. Tile allows you to be more creative in the design of your wall or countertop. It comes in many different colors and textures that can be arranged to create a unique image.

Solid Surface

Solid-surface materials are designed to look like natural stone and are available in a wide selection of colors. It is one of the most popular countertop options because it can be molded to fit any design or area. The solid-surface material is also very easy to clean, and the nonporous, hypoallergenic surface reduces the growth of mold and mildew.

To help analyze your bathroom needs and determine the surface that is best for you, call Chris at Striking Image Porcelain Refinishing at (940) 395-1406. We serve customers in the DFW area, including the cities of Grapevine, Roanoke, Keller, Southlake, Lewisville, Fort Worth, Flower Mound, and surrounding areas.

• Use a liner. When dishes are dropped into your sink, they could scrape, dent, or chip the finish of a porcelain sink. Placing a thin liner in the sink will help protect it from scratches. However, be careful that your liner doesn’t contain powerful adhesives that could peel off or corrode your finish.
• Wipe it down. Specifically during the Super Bowl, Buffalo wings, dip, and soda can become very messy. Grease and food can stain the inner surface of your sink or get stuck between crevices of your tile countertop. Wipe off your surfaces regularly to keep them clean and prevent drips and spots from hardening.
• Use the remote. Since you don’t want to miss any touchdowns, you or your house guests might rush around during the commercials to get food or go to the restroom. In the hurry, food and drinks will spill on the counter or floor, possibly ruining the surface. Consider pausing the game for a brief moment so everybody can get what they need in a relaxed and careful manner.

Super Bowl excitement leads to carelessness and accidents that can ruin the finish on your sink or counter. If your party activities damage any area or room in your house, call Chris for remodeling and refinishing. Striking Image can refinish your sinks, countertops, and tubs to make them look brand new again. Call (940) 395-1406 to request a consultation. We serve customers in the DFW area, including the cities of Grapevine, Roanoke, Keller, Southlake, Lewisville, and Flower Mound.

Double vanities will give you more space to spread out your materials and keep them separate. You won’t have to fumble through all the products or leave your countertop cluttered and messy. As you dig through your sink area in your morning rush, you’ll likely knock over bottles and spill hair products, facial moisturizers, or cleansers. These products may be too abrasive for your tile, leaving stains and erosion. When your areas are separate, you can sort out your products to find exactly what you need in an organized, timely, and clean manner.

Be careful to avoid sink and countertop destroyers. For example, around “her” sink, makeup products can stain the finish, hair spray and perfume can stick and peel off the porcelain or tile coating, hairbrush bristles can scratch the texture, and facial moisturizers can eat away the surface. On “his” side of the vanity, razor blades can cut or chip the finish and dripped toothpaste can harden on the counter.

His and her sinks will help keep away clutter and prevent ruining your countertops or sinks with personal hygiene products. If it’s too late to save your porcelain sink or tile finish, call Chris at Striking Image Porcelain Refinishing at (940) 395-1406 to help clean up and repair your bathroom defects. We help customers in Grapevine, Roanoke, Keller, Southlake, Lewisville, Flower Mound, and the general DFW area keep their bathrooms shiny, sparkling, and looking new.

Things Fall Apart

When your bathroom starts to show extreme wear and tear, you should consider refinishing or repairing. Over time, your shiny, white tub will turn yellow and chipped. Rust and mold can also make your bathing experience a little less sanitary. When things start to go wrong, it’s time for a fix.

You Need a Change

One of the most common reasons for bathroom remodeling is to change up the environment. You may get tired of looking at your same finish and tile, day after day. Chris offers a variety of surfaces and colors that can repair your bathroom bore.

You’re Selling Your House

The bathroom is one of the first places home-buyers look. An updated bathroom will help give your house more value. Even if you don’t want to redo the whole room, minor refinishing and repairing can help make your room look brand new.

Your Needs Change

Children and seniors require extra bathroom care. As your family needs change, you may need more storage space, a bigger tub, shower rails, nonslip mats, or any other upgrade that makes the bathroom easier and safer to use. In addition, a rough, cracked, and peeling tub finish can be uncomfortable to bathe in for people with sensitive skin.

No matter what your reason is, refinishing can help your bathroom look brand new. Call Striking Image Porcelain Refinishing at (940) 395-1406. We serve customers in Grapevine, Roanoke, Keller, Southlake, Lewisville, Flower Mound, and the general DFW area.

“The texture is too rough.”

 Our refinishing process will buff rough areas to make your shower or tub smooth, shiny, and strong. Our coating can be applied to many different textures, including porcelain, marble, fiberglass, tile, and other surfaces.

“It’s stained and discolored.”

Our chemically-bonding finish comes in many different shades of white to match your desired color tone and represent cleanliness. It also comes in custom colors to coordinate with the rest of your room. Soap, paint, and rust stains are quickly covered up with refinishing or spot repair.

“It’s scratched and cracked.”

Refinishing can help cover imperfections, but we also offer chip repair for a quick, effective solution. Our treatments will fix any surface blemishes, including chips, dents, scratches, stains, rust, holes, cracks, and other surface damage and spots.

Determining what’s wrong with your bathroom will help you decide which treatment processes can restore it. If you agree with any of the above statements, call Striking Image Porcelain Refinishing at (940) 395-1406. Striking Image can refinish bathtubs, showers, sinks, and countertops to restore your surface to look brand new. We serve customers in Grapevine, Roanoke, Keller, Southlake, Lewisville, Flower Mound, and the general DFW area.

• Avoid Injuries: Chips, scratches, and rust can make the surface of your bathtub rough. This makes it uncomfortable to bathe in and the potential to cut yourself on the uneven surface. Refinishing your tub will leave a smooth surface.
• Prevent Slipping: The surface of your tub becomes very slippery when wet. Many bath time injuries are the result of falling in the tub. To protect yourself, Chris can install an anti-slip mat in the bottom of your tub. Please note that using a bath mat with suction cups can peel off the finish on your bathtub. Hand rails and shower seats can also prevent accidental slips and falls.
• Keep It Clean: You should keep your tub clean to help prevent rust and dirt buildup. A shower caddy can help keep your items organized and prevent spilling soap or shampoo on the surface. Bath toys and other items should not be left in or on the tub. Razors can be dangerous to young children, and can also chip your bathtub finish. Once a week, wipe down your refinished tub with a towel. You should also keep toys and bottles clean to prevent mold growth.

Celebrate Bath Safety Month by reducing your risk of injuries with a clean, newly refinished bathtub or shower.  To repair your bathroom in the DFW area, call Striking Image Porcelain Refinishing at (940) 395-1406.

Refinishing can change the color of a bathtub, sink, shower, or counter top, but it can also erase imperfections. Chips, scratches, paint drips, cigarette burns, and rust stains disappear beneath the two-composite polyurethane process Chris uses. In some cases, buffing rough areas and repairing chips is necessary prior to refinishing. The entire process takes only a few hours, and it will last for years.

Before you replace your bathroom or kitchen fixtures, consider refinishing. It’s cost effective, convenient, and durable. Call 940-395-1406 today for a free estimate if you live in Grapevine, Roanoke, Keller, Southlake, Lewisville, or the Mid Cities.

If you never thought to keep your tub organized, here’s some major motivation: leaving shampoo bottles on the sides of the tub or using suction cup shower caddys could damage to the finish. The reason is, water can get trapped beneath the suction cups and bottles and wear down the surface, ruining the finish. This leads to cost of repair, and until then, a dirty, unsightly bathroom.

To inspire you to get de-cluttered, I’ve searched the world wide web to bring the best of the best when it comes to “over the shower head” shower caddys. If any of these come with suction cups, throw the suction cups away! And, after each shower, be sure to wipe the caddy and shower stall dry where the two meet.

Below are three options to suit your design aesthetic and organizing needs.

The All-Natural : Available at Bed Bath and Beyond for $69.99, this shower caddy is made entirely of teak wood. Durable and functional, it has two product shelves and several other features to keep your razors and soap bars separate.

The Traditional : I can hear all the Pottery Barn junkies hyperventilating. Yes, for a small price of $59.99,  you can be the proud owner of this piece of fine decorating heaven. Plus it will make all your interior designer friends flush with envy. Two hooks for your loofahs and two level compartments so your Mr. Bubble’s Bubble Bath and Biolage Leave-in-Conditioner do not have to compete for shelf space.

The Discount : At the price of $14.97, this one does the job without breaking the budget. Just remember to use it! A shower caddy can only prevent tub finish damage if you actually remember put the shampoo bottles back.

If your bathtub and shower are separate, use one of the above caddys in the shower, and mount shelves or a caddy to the wall beside  your bathtub. Perhaps it’s too late for you. If it turns out that you need someone to rescue the finish on your porcelain, tile, cultured marble, or fiberglass tub or shower, call 940-395-1406 or email today for a free estimate.