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Constructive Comment: Creative ways to transform spaces

Constructive Comment: Creative ways to transform spaces

Our Principal Designer, Laurel James, talks transforming spaces in The Province with @GVHBA CEO @rdewit

 ...Following Mortensen’s talk, I reached out to Laurel James, principal designer of Novell Design Build, to learn more about trending designs related to this concept.To begin, I learned that the great-room concept, which has been trending for some time, is spilling over into the bathroom. James said people don’t want to be confined by the traditional toilet, sink and bath combo.“They want function, but they also the spa-like experience, with the ability to choose how the room is used, creating different experiences for different family members within the singular space.”...

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