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09/01/2026

This bathroom is different, featuring a freestanding bathtub Most People Hide This Faucet Behind the Tub So They Stood Theirs Out Front to Show It Off

It's a floor-mount filler that stands on its own legs, so it doesn't have to tuck against a wall where only the spout peeks above the rim. Standing free beside a double-slipper clawfoot tub, the polished metal reads almost Victorian — a finished piece, not just plumbing.

08/31/2026

In this accessible design, they Made the Shower Floor Level With the Bathroom So There's Nothing to Trip Over

No curb, no step up and over — the floor runs straight in and pitches gently to a single drain, so water still clears while the entry stays flush. Easier to walk into, easier to sweep out, and it'll still work just as well decades down the road.

08/30/2026

They Put a Wall of Windows in the Master So the View Is the Main Event

When the lot has a view like this, the smartest move in the whole build is free: point the glass at it. A big wall of windows in the master turns the landscape into the headline of the room, so the scenery does the decorating and the space feels twice as large. No feature wall, no art, no TV competing for attention — just the window and what's outside it. Orient the room to the view early in design and it pays off every single morning.

08/29/2026

They Used Tiles That Don't Lay Flat So This Fireplace Catches the Light

Machine-made tile lays dead flat and uniform — clean, but it reads a little lifeless on a big surface. These are handmade, so every piece is a slightly different thickness and none of them sit perfectly flat or square. That irregular surface grabs light and throws tiny shadows, so the white fireplace shifts and shimmers through the day instead of sitting there as one solid block of color. The "imperfection" is the whole reason it looks expensive.

08/28/2026

They Put Each Bedside Light on Its Own Switch So One Can Read While the Other Sleeps

Most bedrooms run both bedside lights off one switch — or the room switch kills everything at once — so one person reading means the whole room is lit. Here a pendant hangs over each side of the bed in place of a nightstand lamp, and each one is wired to its own switch. One of you reads a paper book late; the other side stays dark. It's a small electrical decision you make long before drywall, and it's the kind of thing you only miss once. Placing the pendants right over each side takes planning around the bed itself.

08/27/2026

They Went Linear Instead of a Boxy electric fireplace So the Flame Runs Long and Low

A traditional firebox is roughly square — a deep little window of fire. A linear unit flips that into a wide, shallow ribbon of flame, so the fireplace reads as a horizontal line across the room instead of a box punched into the wall. It's one of those newer elements that leans modern but still feels warm and a little retro against the wood. This one runs on gas, though electric versions are getting popular purely for the same low, stretched-out look without a flue.

08/26/2026

They Cut the Tile on a 45 So the Color Wraps Right Around Every Corner

On most tile jobs, wherever the wall turns a corner you see the raw cut edge of the tile — a thin unglazed line. Here each piece is cut on a 45 and given a small return, so the glazed face folds around the corner and the color runs unbroken instead of stopping at a cut. Add handmade tile that's rough and uneven, no two faces alike, and the fireplace gets real depth with a clean, finished edge. Small move, big difference in how custom it reads up close.

08/25/2026

They Went Full 70s With Green Checkerboard ceramic tiles So It Ties Right Into the Wood

This is the kind of color call most people talk themselves out of — bold green checkerboard, straight off a 1970s mood board. What makes it land instead of shout is everything around it: warm walnut walls and a neutral concrete floor ground the green so it reads vintage and intentional, not loud. Pick one brave period element and let the rest of the palette stay quiet, and a brand-new shower ends up with real character instead of looking like every other gray box.

08/24/2026

They Grain-Matched These Giant Wood Handles So They Blend Into the Cabinet

These oversized round pulls are about as big as hardware gets on a cabinet, yet they don't fight the doors — the grain is matched so the handle reads as part of the panel, top door to bottom. This house runs the full hardware spectrum: the kitchen wears no pulls at all, and this room goes the opposite direction with the largest possible. Either extreme only lands when the grain is matched on purpose, so the eye sees one continuous wood front instead of a handle stuck on top.

08/23/2026

They Ran the Shower Ledge the Full Wall So Bottles Never Pile in the Corner

Most showers get one small corner niche that fills up the day you move in. Here the recessed ledge spans the entire back wall, so it works as both storage and a clean horizontal design line. The trick is in the layout — the ledge lands right on a grout line and the tile courses run straight into it unbroken, top and bottom, so it reads as part of the wall instead of a cutout. Plan it during tile layout, not after, and you get the look and the function in one move.

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142 W Main Street
Rigby, ID
83442

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