, Here's Your Connections Issue for March 6, 2020

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MARCH 6, 2020

New Shower Systems Manual Released.

The DPHA team is proud to share the updated Shower Systems manual with our members! The revised manual is available for download through the member portal of the DPHA website.

What has changed:

Updated format to match branding
Updated content with new technologies, such as digital showering
Updated imagery
Testing for the manual is reserved for Recognition Program participants

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DPHA Members' Blog - March 6, 2020.

HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR NEW BATH TO FEEL?

We often ask our clients how they want their new bath to feel when the project is complete. The question often catches our clients in ( insert name of service territory ) off guard. What we are trying to understand is which features of a new bath will strike a resounding chord with our clients. A well-designed bath is not only functional and beautiful, but it also hits the mark emotionally. Outstanding design enables homeowners in ( insert name of service territory ) to make a personal statement...

Sales Tips and Industry Thoughts

Warmth in the Bathroom: Thoughts from Marketing Committee Member Harris Wattles

There are few things less appealing than getting out of your warm, cozy bed after a good night’s rest. Sliding out from under the covers, you stumble into the bathroom, eyes half open, fumbling for the light switch as you start your day. Unless you are one of the lucky few, you are likely walking into a cold bathroom – cold bathroom tiles, cold toilet seat, cold towels and cold ambient temperature...

How Showrooms Can Emulate Apple.

Have you ever noticed how crowded Apple Stores always are? It doesn’t matter the location; enter an Apple Store, and swarms of people will surround you. Apple Stores attract crowds because going to an Apple Store is enjoyable. The open environment features lots of room and a plethora of products that anyone can test drive.

Apple provides pleasurable experiences by

offering...

Weekly DPHA Poll.

DPHA would love your feedback! In this section of Connections, we will be asking for your opinion on a different topic each week. Let your voice be heard!

Last week we asked what you were doing with your Leap Day: 39% of you spent the time with family, 26% worked and 13% caught up on some sleep!

This week we want to know:

How often do you add in-floor heating or a towel warmer to a bathroom project?

76-100%

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51-75%

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26-50%

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10-25%

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Less than 10%

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Member News

California Faucets Rolls Out New Website.

With a wealth of beautiful new photography and a focus on the artisan spirit that infuses every California Faucets product, the new easy-to-navigate site tells the complete story of the brand—and the people behind it. In addition to an expanded Finishes section with videos that demonstrate the various processes, there is a library of inspirational photos and videos of kitchen and bath products to get creative juices flowing. Other highlights include enhanced searchability and navigation, detailed information on care and maintenance, and an expanded FAQ section.

EXPLORE THE WEBSITE

Keuco's Customizable Edition 90 Furniture.

Keuco's Edition 90 merges the round with the squared in perfect harmony. The 90-degree angles that inspired the edition’s name are found throughout the entire collection of furniture pieces with matching bathroom accessories and light mirrors. Possibilities are endless when it comes to bathroom design with Edition 90 furniture pieces can be combined freely and in multiple ways in both size and color with separate washbasins, enabling individual design creativity. Plinth packages or polished chrome legs as well as ceramic cover plates in slate or marble optic are available for the furniture.

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Architectural Digest Features NativeStone Tub .

Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul and his wife Lauren think Native Trails' Avalon Bathtub is "pretty epic." Follow Architectural Digest as they take a tour of Aaron and Lauren Paul's amazing Idaho cabin. Designer Jake Arnold and Pearson Design Group included Native Trails’ concrete Avalon bathtub as one of the many incredible installments throughout the home.

TAKE A LOOK

BLANCO Sink is Honoree of the Interior Design Best of Year Awards.

BLANCO proudly announces the BLANCO QUATRUS® R15 ERGON Apron Super Single sink has been named a 2019 Best of Year honoree in the Kitchen Fittings category at the 2019 Interior Design’s Best of Year (BoY) Awards. Featuring a transitional, geometric design the QUATRUS® R15 ERGON refreshes the classic farm sink with a modernized look and functionality that meets the everyday needs of the most practical, yet beautiful kitchens.

Kymberly B Weiner

Director of Marketing & Sales

Decorative Plumbing and Hardware Association (DPHA)

504.475.8111