One Design Trend You May Not Have Seen Coming

Brushed Bronze handshower
by Moen

Brass. It’s showing up in an increasing number of design showrooms and making its way back into your home!

Never completely gone, brass designs have had a rougher, more patinated feel to it in the past few years. For 2013, however, interior designers are embracing the shine. From gleaming chandeliers that incorporate a mixture of metals and hang above your dining tables, to brushed bronze hardware for your kitchen and bath cabinetry, there’s no denying it: brass is back and here to stay.

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Brushed Bronze

“I love the fact that most of the new finishes are polish-free,” says Monarch design Marion Cuddie. “If you are a traditionalist at heart, brass is a great way to honour the past with all the style and convenience of today.”

Brass Ring Knob
by Berenson

Savvy kitchen and bath manufacturers are fully aware of the stigma attached to the word “brass” and have found ways to ease consumers into including brass décor into their homes.

Ever fearful of furnishing their homes with the shiny polished brass that decorated their parents’ homes, consumers are now purchasing items with such descriptions as “antique bronze” and “brushed bronze.”

What’s old is new again! For more ideas on including brass into your kitchen or bath décor, drop by the Monarch showroom and speak with one of our designers.

Moen Home Care Products Make Home Safety Stylish

Sacrificing the beauty of your home is no longer a necessity when you’re looking after others or taking care of yourself.

Moen’s Home Care line includes a variety of products designed to make home safety easier without sacrificing style.

Monarch designers often design spaces for individuals choosing to stay in their homes well after retirement, or “age in place.” Special considerations like hand grips and grab bars in shower bathrooms can make life easier, but homeowners often put off installing them because of their sterile, institutional feel.

Thanks to Moen, this is not the case. “Moen has many products that not only enhance the safety of your home, but they are stylish too,” says Monarch designer Amanda Willson-Suppa. “You no longer have to sacrifice your stylish bathroom for added safety features.”

Photos courtesy of moen.ca. 

Shower in Luxury with the Halo™ Rainshower from Moen

Often it's the little things that make the biggest impact.

If you're planning to renovate your bathroom in 2013, you can make it a sanctuary of relaxation with the help of Moen's newest shower head, the Halo™.

The Halo™ showerhead delivers a truly luxurious rainshower experience. In addition to three spray settings, it has a unique pivoting outer ring so you can customize your showering experience with up to 60% more coverage than a standard rainshower.

Its clean and modern design makes a style statement in any bathroom.

Product features:

• chrome finish to create a bright, highly reflective, cool grey metallic look
• 9" diameter rainshower 
• three–function deep massage; full rainshower; relaxing massage
• limited lifetime warranty
• pivots to increase coverage up to 60%
• for full product details, click here.

MotionSense™ -- Hands-free Convenience from Moen

Whether you spend a lot of time in your kitchen or are just there long enough to prepare and eat a meal, it's easy to see the benefits of the MotionSense™ faucet from Moen.

Unveiled at the 2012 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), MotionSense™ products become available to consumers this fall.

With MotionSense™, you can easily:

Simplify your routine
Two sensors provide flexibility to conveniently complete many kitchen tasks.

Maximize efficiency
MotionSense™ delivers consistent, hands-free activation -- even when the handle is in the off position.

Keep clean
Hands-free means your faucet needs less cleaning and helps you control the spread of germs.
 
To learn more about MotionSense™, visit moen.ca. Considering a kitchen or bath renovation? Contact Monarch Kitchen and Bath Centre today at 905-686-2001.

Say Goodbye to Water Spots with Spot Resist™ by Moen

Leave it to Moen to find a way to make cleaning your kitchen and bathroom—often the most used rooms in your home—easier!

"Spot Resist™ does just what it says—resists fingerprints and water spots. This innovative Spot Resist™ finish maintains the brilliance of your faucet or shower head to help you spend more time enjoying your home...and less time cleaning it. And, when it is time for periodic cleaning, Spot Resist™ easily wipes clean."   
— moen.ca

Spot Resist™ brushed nickel and stainless steel surfaces are available on a wide variety of kitchen and bath faucets and shower heads. For a full list of products featuring Spot Resist™, click here.

Reflex: Moen's Newest Pull Down Faucet

courtesy of www.moen.com

"With Reflex, Moen has created the best, most user-friendly pulldown faucet experience.

Driven by input from actual users, Moen focused on improving the way the pulldown system functions overall, not just individual features. The result was the Reflex pulldown system — a comprehensive collection of improvements and enhancements that work together to naturally respond to the way you work, and the way you want your faucet to work."

                                                                                    — moen.com

Kitchen Design Inspiration from Moen

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