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NWA Home Show presented by NWA HBA NWA Democrat-Gazette | Sunday, February 25, 2018 16 Sinks and Vanities • Floating vanities enhance the open feel of the room. A simple countertop with cabinet and drawers or a few shelves underneath is mounted on the the wall and seems to float above the floor, leaving an uninterrupted flow and easier cleaning. • Granite and marble remain popular for vanity tops, shelves and ledges, but increasingly home owners are using new stone-based composite materials such as Caesarstone. It combines natural quartz with resins to retain the beauty of the natural stone in a non-porous, scratch resistant, lower maintenance product that comes in a variety of colors and patterns. • A vessel sink, sitting on the surface of a vanity or wall-mounted countertop ledge, may form a visual centerpiece for the room, drawing the eye to its shape, color and material. Most popular vessel sinks are bowls in smooth white, pure black or colorfully patterned porcelain, or hammered metal, cast bronze, and even glass. Dramatic curved rectangles and whimsically sculpted vessel sinks are other choices that add a creative dash. • Simple, sleek lines in faucets are trending. Tubular faucets express basic unity of form and function, as in the wall- and sink-mounted models in the elegant Moen Fina collection. Another clean-lined modernist look is the squared cantilever styling of the Danze Logan Square and MidTown lines and the Moen 90º"open trough" faucet, which reveals the water from above as it cascades to the sink. Showers • Zero-threshold showers create an inviting, seamless flow to the room, while at the same time offering ease of access and cleaning. Floors and walls of ceramic, stone or glass tiles personalize the design and unify the room. Toilets with a smooth, unified design, low water use and ease of cleaning are making a showing. Gerber's high efficiency Avalanche CT has a smooth one-piece configuration, an easy to clean simple, elegant design. Today's Bathroom Trends Clean, uncluttered lines, energy- and water-efficient features, the open and accessible aesthetics of universal design, materials and colors drawn from nature, and a spa-like feel of comfort and relaxation: That's today's bathroom.