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California Faucets Virtual Faucet Creator Online Custom Faucet Design Tool

California Faucets Virtual Faucet Creator is a new web based tool that provides anyone with the ability to design his/her own custom bathroom faucet or kitchen faucet by combining any spout style with any handle, in any of over 25 decorative finishes.

Interior designers, architects and homeowners can enjoy creating unique custom faucet designs for their home, clients and friends. You can design your custom faucet and share it via email, online or printed in Adobe PDF format. California Faucets’ flexible product line allows you to create over two million custom faucet combinations quickly and easily.

Virtual Faucet Creator’s Key features include:

• Thousands of custom faucet configurations
• Select custom spouts, handles and finishes
• Custom bathroom faucet and kitchen faucet designs may be printed, emailed or saved on-line

For more information or to use California Faucets Virtual Faucet Creator, visit www.calfaucets.com/vfcpress.

Sterling Latitude Utility Room Sink

The Sterling single-basin Latitude sink offers a stepped ledge that allows users to accomplish multiple tasks at once, such as cleaning paint brushes, rollers or plant pots. Featuring a scratch- and stain-resistant micro-textured finish, the Latitude sink can withstand any number of a household’s messy projects.

Available as a self-rimming drop-in model or undermount, the Latitude utility sink is 25 inches wide by 22 inches long and features 12 inches depth. The sink is available in White, Almond or Biscuit and can accommodate up to three-hole faucet configurations.

Constructed of a combination of polyester resin and fiberglass, Vikrell material is a material whose strength lies in its engineering. Compressed under extreme pressure and formed at a high temperature, Vikrell is one solid piece of material with the color molded throughout eliminating layers and, therefore, chips or cracks.

For more information or to locate a dealer, visit www.sterlingplumbing.com.

Walker Zanger Contessa Collection

Walker Zanger Contessa Collection hand-finished terra cotta tiles feature patterns that are evocative of Old World splendor, spanning Spain, Italy, China and Morocco. Yet the colors are at home in today’s world, with a graphical punch that can make a bold statement, or genuine metallic leaf imparting a luxurious shimmer.

With colors ranging from bright Mediterranean hues to subtle browns and grays, the tile designs in the Contessa Collection are perfect for a variety of palettes. Their influence is clearly antique, yet the interpretation spans contemporary tastes, replete with bold black and white tiles. The Contessa Collection capitalizes on the all-over pattern micro-trend taken from fabrics and wall coverings; and the fashion trend that incorporates metallic finishes, as is evidenced in the Contessa Collection tiles available with genuine gold and silver leaf.

With all its styles and variations, the Contessa Collection encompasses 34 choices for the discriminating homeowner, who will find the collection equally at home in a traditional or contemporary interior, gracing walls, backsplashes, wainscots or even showers.

For more information or to locate a dealer, visit www.walkerzanger.com.

Amerock Industrial Chic Collection Kitchen Decorative Hardware

Amerock Industrial Chic line of retro-inspired kitchen hardware is inspired by industrial loft aesthetics and professional kitchen design trends. The Industrial Chic line features masculine and authentic hardware within the Rochdale and Westerly collections.

Inspired by the functional forms of industrial lighting, furniture and faucets, Amerock is embracing professional kitchen design trends with its Rochdale and Westerly 34-piece line of cabinet hardware. The Rochdale collection features rivets and masculine designs on each piece creating an industrial look. The Westerly collection features sleek, modern lines with a more substantial feel.

Created as an extension of Amerock’s popular Kane & Crosley collections launched at K/BIS 2007, both collections are available in the Satin Nickel finish and the new Graphite finish offering consumers the ability to coordinate hardware and appliances throughout the home.

The Rochdale and Westerly collections both feature a variety of pulls, ranging from 3” to 18”, with the 12” and 18” sizes designed for use with appliances, large drawers and doors. The Rochdale collection also includes cup pulls in 3-inch and 96-millimeter sizes and a knob, while the Westerly collection includes two knobs. Both collections within the Industrial Chic line carry the Amerock Guardian Lifetime Guarantee.

See the Amerock Industrial Chic Collection here: Amerock Industrial Chic Collection

Water, Inc. Classic Kitchen Faucet

Water, Inc. Classic Kitchen Faucet is available in six colors and finishes. With its elegant retro design, and interoperability with water filtration systems and Water, Inc.’s EverCold instant chilled water system, it adds a deft accent to any room, regardless of color scheme.

The faucet features curves and proportions that give a retro flair. Its single-lever design is complemented by a tall (10 ¼”), gracefully arched swivel spout that offers a 5” reach for filling pots and pitchers. With twin collar bands at the spout base and the word PURE imprinted within the control lever’s central bezel button, the Classic Faucet is a refreshing addition to any kitchen, den, pool, bar or bathroom. The faucet also features lead-free, solid brass construction and a smooth-acting ceramic disc valve for precise flow control.

The Classic Faucet is available in chrome, white, polished brass, polished nickel and satin nickel. The Classic Faucet is also available in the premium finish of Tuscan Brass.

The PURE label on the Classic Faucet’s lever is appropriate when it is teamed with any of the home water filtration systems offered by Water, Inc. The Classic Faucet is at its best when it’s paired to the EverCold instant water chiller. Small but powerful, the EverCold system can chill 1.75 gallons (6.6 liters) of water per hour to temperatures between 43 and 52 degrees. The temperature can be easily adjusted to fit the user’s taste, and when paired with a water filtration system, users can have filtered, chilled water instantly. The EverCold instant chilled water system produces cold water with refrigerant gas (HFC 134A), so the system has a zero ozone depletion potential (ODP).

For more information, visit www.waterinc.com.

Meyda Lighting Marea and Il Drago Fused Glass Sconces

Meyda Lighting Marea and Il Drago fused glass wall sconces are part of the Metro Fusion Collection. Meyda Lighting is a Meyda Tiffany Company and a leading designer and manufacturer of Tiffany lamps, custom and decorative lighting.

Italian for wave, Marea Wall Sconce (98784--pictured on the left) features a contemporary clean look. This curved sconce is crafted of fused glass by the Meyda artisans and designed to meet ADA standards. Marea features a wave of light blue jewels on a background of sapphire, iridescent clear and light blue colored art glass. The sconce is 9” wide and 11” tall.

Il Drago Wall Sconce (98904--pictured on right) is Italian for The Dragon and features a dragonfly design with fused art glass in reds, ambers, clears, blues, greens and frosted glass. The curved fixture, which is 11” tall and 11” wide, offers a contemporary version of a classic design.

For more information, visit www.Meyda.com or call 800-222-4009.

W.A.C. Lighting Flava Quick Connect Glass Pendants

Pushing the boundaries of original lighting design, W.A.C. Lighting unveils Flava Quick Connect Glass Pendants. W.A.C. Lighting is a manufacturer of track, recessed, undercabinet, decorative and monorail lighting.

Flava Pendants (G936 Series) integrate an abstract profile with combinations of artistry and hues. Pendants are offered in Brilliant Red, a Black/White syrup-dripped design, and an Amber fish scale motif. Pendant hardware is offered in three metal finishes: Bronze, Chrome and Platinum.

Flava Glass Pendants use Quick Connect components to work effectively with Low Voltage Monorail, Line Voltage Flexrail1, Low Voltage and Line Voltage Tracks, Mono and Multipoints.

Flava pendants are 4 ¾” wide and 18” tall and include a Xenon Bi-Pin 50-watt lamp. W.A.C. Lighting fixtures are backed by a five year warranty.

For more information or to locate a dealer, visit www.waclighting.com or call 800-526-2588.

Kalamazoo Sculpture Grill

Innovative in its design and breathtaking to behold, the Kalamazoo Sculpture Grill, part of Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet’s Contemporary Series, has been called the hardest working piece of art in the backyard.

Each Sculpture grill is hand-built and offers a combination of serious grilling performance and graceful curves of hand-welded and hand-rubbed stainless steel. The Kalamazoo Sculpture Grill delivers 50,000 grilling BTUs with two control zones on a 24" x 18" stainless steel cooking surface. The cast stainless steel Kalamazoo Dragon Burners, warranted for life, deliver uniform heat and provide a wide range of grilling temperatures: from a warm heat up to an intense, searing grill. For further performance enhancement, each grill surface can be optimized with custom laser cut stainless steel surfaces in meat, fish, veggie, or hibachi (solid) patterns.

See the Kalamazoo Sculpture Grill here:

Kalamazoo Sculpture Natural Gas Grill

Kalamazoo Sculpture Propane Gas Grill

Water Inc. Elite Faucet

Water, Inc. Elite Faucet offers homeowners an array of design choices with one single faucet. This accessory faucet is ideal for dispensing instant hot and cold filtered water, and is available in nearly 20 different finishes, making it a perfect fit with any color scheme.

The Elite Faucet features a slim, angled spout that rises from the wing-like placement of its hot and cold control levers atop its round, sculpted base. Measuring 9.25 inches above the counter, the spout terminates in a tapered, barrel-shaped dispenser with a 6.75-inch reach, which translates into easy filling of large vessels such as pots and pitchers. A traditional J-shaped spout is also available.

The finishes include chrome, almond, biscuit, black and white. It’s also available in the Special finishes of Polished Brass, Polished Nickel, Satin Chrome, Satin Nickel and Stainless Steel; Premium finishes of Antique Brass, Antique Copper, Oil-Rubbed Bronze, Pewter, Polished Copper, Weathered Brass, and Weathered Copper; Premium Plus finishes Gold and Satin Gold; and custom plating.

With its lead-free construction, the Elite Faucet is designed for use with one of Water, Inc.’s under-counter water filtration systems. With its hot and cold levers, it’s also ideal when paired with the EverHot instant hot water system and the EverCold instant chilled water system, both from Water, Inc. The former provides up to 60 cups per hour of piping-hot, 190-degree water on tap while the latter can deliver 1.75 gallons of water per hour at a chilly 43 to 52 degrees.

For more information, visit www.waterinc.com.

Bosch Premium Wall Ovens

Bosch offers a collection of built-in wall ovens that deliver outstanding performance and efficiency in a high-quality package. Able to tackle any type of cooking need in the home, the 30” models have the largest capacity on the market at 4.7 cubic feet. Available in a 300, 500 and 800 Series, these advanced ovens make cooking a pleasure with convenience features such as Genuine European Convection, an ultra-fast preheat in just seven minutes, a recessed 10 pass broil element and the Bosch ECOCLEAN, a two-hour from start to finish self cleaning function. All models also feature a sophisticated design, with easy-to-clean glass touch controls, flush installation to cabinetry, soft curved styling and a large see through window.

Bosch’s built-in wall ovens feature a stainless steel finish and true glass touch controls, while German engineering, 100% quality testing before shipping and highly durable parts guarantee that they can withstand the most rigorous use. Bosch wall ovens can easily cook an entire meal at once with its Genuine European Convection, which offers a 2,000-watt third heating element. This translates into faster and better cooking without the transfer of flavor or aromas, ultimately saving consumers time, energy and money.

Bosch wall ovens offer a recessed top heating element and a concealed bake element. This helps prevent accidental burning when removing dishes, and when combined with the ECOCLEAN true two-hour self-clean function, makes clean-up a snap. Quick yet highly effective, ECOCLEAN takes care of the interior cavity, as well as the racks and porcelain rack supports, ultimately using less time and energy consumption.

800 Series
With the 800 Series, all it takes is a quick touch on the glass control panel to utilize 16 different heating options. The full-text amber display, featuring a separate section for each oven, contributes to the contemporary look. Avid cooks will appreciate the full extension telescopic rack that can accommodate heavy loads up to 45 pounds, as well as the convenient meat probe. The 800 Series comes in a 30” single, double convection oven, and combination convection oven plus convection microwave, which features 1,000 watts of power, 10 programs and a 1.5 cu. ft. stainless steel cavity.

500 Series
The 500 Series is highlighted by its easy-to-use touch panel with retractable and ergonomic knob control. It features 16 heating modes, including Genuine European Convection, a meat probe and a full-text amber colored display. The 500 Series offers a 27” and 30” single convection oven, as well as a 27” and 30” double convection over thermal model, and a 30” convection oven plus conventional microwave. The telescopic rack, which allows consumers to easily baste meats and access the interior cavity without having to reach into the oven, is also available as an accessory for the first time.

300 Series
The 300 Series delivers convenience and excellent cooking results with 27” and 30” single and double thermal or convection oven options. Other features include 12 heating modes, a touch panel with ergonomic knob controls and an amber colored display, and a telescopic rack as an accessory item.

See the Bosch 800 Series Wall Ovens here: Bosch 800 Wall Ovens

See the Bosch 500 Series Wall Ovens here: Bosch 500 Wall Ovens

See the Bosch 300 Series Wall Ovens here: Bosch 300 Wall Oven