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Rapid Reel Hose Reel by Eley Corporation :: Product Review
Today I would like to introduce you to the company called the Eley Corporation who are the fine makers of the hot-selling Rapid Reel Hose Reels. In addition to selling garden hose reels, they also sell garden hoses, accessories and replacement parts.
For the past few months I have been blogging about all of the home improvement projects that we have been making to a home that we purchased 2 years ago. The home is 65 years old and the previous owners did very little to update it over the years, so it needs a lot of work!
One of the things we needed for our new home was a new garden hose reel and the great folks over at Eley Corporation sent us their 1041-GH Wall Mount Garden Hose Reel to review for all of you! What a great product to feature during our Fun in the Summer Sun Event! This product sells for $154.49 (flat-rate shipping included) and my hubby said it is worth every dime.
The Wall Mount Garden Hose Reel comes with a 10 year warranty so you know it’s a quality-made product! The 10-year warranty is a no-leak, no-rust, no-break factory warranty. It is one model but comes in 2 different configurations which is really cool.
It is made from ultra-durable alloy aluminum and mounts quickly and easily to any wall you want to mount it on. It comes with screws and concrete lags for mounting. Hubby chose to mount it on the backside of our house. From start to finish, it took hubby only 30 minutes to assemble it and to mount it onto our house.
The Garden Hose Reel will hold 150 feet of 5/8″ hose and if you need it to hold more, you can purchase their extra-capacity kit. The garden hose reel does come with a 5 ft. supply hose that hooks up to your outdoor faucet and runs to the garden hose reel.
Everything that came in this Wall Mount Garden Hose Reel Kit was heavy-duty and you could immediately tell that this was a quality piece that will last for many, many years!
My husband is absolutely in love with his new toy! He has been using it almost daily for when he waters the yard, waters the garden, sprays down our aluminum siding, sprays down our patio deck, etc. He could not be happier with his new garden hose reel and rates it 10 stars out of 10 stars! He highly recommends this company and their products to all of you!
Disclaimer: Shelly Hill has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog. We are not responsible for injury or mis-use of any products won from the Two Classy Chics Blog. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. Thanks!
RAFI Creations Corner Shower Shelves – Review and Giveaway
For the past couple of months I have been telling you all about the various home improvement projects we have been doing on the house that we purchased early last year. Today, I get to introduce you to a company called RAFI Creations who makes hand-crafted bathroom shower shelves and recessed ceramic tile shower niches.
What is really cool about RAFI Creations is that you can purchase their do-it-yourself kits and install these beautiful bathroom accessories yourself in your own home. All of their DIY kits come with complete easy to understand instructions and there are various YouTube Videos on their site to help guide you.
Our Review: My husband was super excited about receiving the hand-crafted Konos-M bathroom shelf for our product review. It is available in 3 sizes and we chose the medium size which measures 7 1/2″ in size. The shelf is available in 8 different color patterns, so you can choose the one that will go best with your bathroom decor. We selected the Ankara which works well with our ivory colored ceramic tiles.
The Ankara corner shower shelf is in a creamy beige color in unfilled Travertine stone. It is finished on both sides with a full bull-nosed edge. Along with the shelf, we received their handy dandy wall-mounted installation kit which includes everything you need to install the shelf. Everything arrives safely secured in a sturdy box and is ready to roll once you receive it.
My husband spent a few minutes reading the instructions included in the kit and spent an additional 10-15 minutes watching the YouTube videos on their site and then got busy with the installation. We washed down our shower wall and dried it. He also made his pencil marks to make sure he had it even and at the placement height that I wanted it.
Once he was done with all of that he got busy using the sandpaper to roughen up the tile surface so that we would get good adhesion when he applied the self-stick support tabs up onto the shower wall. (these support tabs remove once you are done installing the shower shelf).
He then applied the epoxy adhesive onto cardboard and used a putty knife to put a thin layer of epoxy onto the shelf support. He then applied both of the shelf supports on top of the self-stick support tabs. As he went along, he made sure everything was nice and even. You need to let all of this dry and set up for at least 4 hours. We decided to let ours set up overnight.
The next day he made sure everything had cured and was stable. He then applied a thin line of silicone where the shelf supports meet the bathroom tiled wall. He then placed the shower shelf onto the silicone & shelf supports. He then inserted these little foam wedges between the shelf and the shelf supports. He then adjusted the shelf just a bit so that it will drain properly when wet.
We then waited about 8 hours before he finally went back into the bathroom to remove the wedges and temporary install tabs. He got out his caulking and applied a thin line of caulking around the shelf edges to fill in the gaps. He got out a sponge and cleaned up the area so that it looked nice and clean. We left the caulking part set up and dry overnight.
The very next morning we went into the bathroom to check it all out. Wow, what a major improvement to our bathroom! I love this stone shower shelf and I am really happy that I had hubby place it lower down the wall, because I am a bubble bath girl and needed a low shelf. The shelf is super sturdy and very beautiful to look at.
This do-it-yourself shower shelf kit is absolutely fantastic! It took my hubby 2 days to complete but that was because he needed to allow the epoxy and caulk to set up and dry. All the instructions were super easy to follow and anyone can do this DIY project! The shelf materials are all VERY HIGH QUALITY, you would NOT be disappointed with this bathroom shelf kit at all!
We would not hesitate in purchasing additional products from this company and we do intend on making a few purchases once we gut the guest bathroom and remodel it later this summer. We give this company & their products 10 stars out of 10 stars!
Giveaway: One lucky winner is going to win the Konos medium shower shelf with after tile installation kit in winners color choice. Value $65 to $80.00.
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Baby Gates & Home Safety Products by KidSafe | Review and Baby Gate Giveaway
My Review: The great folks over at KidSafe sent me their KidCo Extra Tall and Wide Auto Close Gateway to review for all of you. I have an almost 3 year old grand-wee-one who is often at our home so I was really excited about reviewing this particular gate since I have an extra-wide hallway entrance. The baby gate was well packaged and arrived super quickly to my home.
Product Features:
- Magnets and hinge automatically close and lock door
- No damage to walls or woodwork
- Installs quickly with no tools
- Heavy duty steel construction
- Passes all ASTM and JPMA safety standards
- Two-way door
- Hold-open button
My husband quickly unpacked it from the box and read the instructions to assemble it and to install it. This took him about 10 minutes to do and trust me…he took his time with it! The baby gate measures 36″ tall and up to 47 1/2″ wide out of the box. He didn’t need to use any tools or hardware to assemble it or to install it. It’s a really easy process! It’s constructed of strong tubular steel which we find to be extremely light-weight and very durable. You can quickly and easily move this baby gate around your house if need be.
The u-shaped frame remains firmly installed while the center, self-closing walk-thru door will open and close in either direction. I love that feature! I also appreciate the 36″ height on this baby gate as it will grow with our grandchild. (as she gets bigger it will still do the job of keeping her from wandering all around my house). It’s also a great height for those of you who have large sized dogs that you want to keep contained to one room in your home.
Personally, I love the white finish to this baby gate as it blends in well with our white walls but it also comes in black for those of you who prefer the black color. I really love how easy it is for “adults” to operate but yet…it would be difficult for a toddler to master the opening of the gate. On the top of the gate door is a latch and you simply press the latch and pull up on it at the same time to open the gate. You don’t have to worry about closing it because it closes all by itself once you are through the gateway.
It is tension set to the sides of your walls and I was a little worried that if grand-wee-one threw herself against it that it would come down…however, let me assure you…that won’t happen! My hubby and I both pressed against it with full force and it didn’t even budge an inch! It’s extremely stable!
This is a fabulous auto-close baby gate! It is extremely well-made, very functional, highly attractive and guess what? It’s super affordable at only $79.95. Wow, for that price you could purchase a few of them for around your house! We give this product 10 stars out of 10 stars on our rating scale and highly recommend it to you and your family.
Giveaway: One lucky winner is going to win the exact same KidCo Extra Tall & Wide Auto Close Gateway Baby Gate (in white) that I got to review! Value $79.95.
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Disclaimer: Shelly Hill has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog. We are not responsible for injury or mis-use of any products won from the Two Classy Chics Blog. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. Thanks!
Bamboo Bath Accessories by ToiletTree | Review and Giveaway
Today I would like to introduce you to the company called ToiletTree who sells some of the most innovative and unique bathroom accessories that I have ever seen. When you shop at ToiletTree you will find fogless shower mirrors, bamboo bathtub caddies, bamboo towel racks, bamboo shower mats for the floor and other bamboo bathroom accessories.
My Review: The great folks over at ToiletTree sent me their new 3-piece Bamboo Accessory Kit to review for all of you. This beautiful set includes a soap dish, lotion dispenser and a toothbrush holder. I absolutely love the elegant but yet simple “look” to these bathroom accessories and I appreciate that they are made out of eco-friendly bamboo.
There is absolutely no assembly required with these beautiful pieces. If you wanted to use the lotion dispenser for liquid hand soap…you certainly could! I love the matte finish to the metal that trims out all of these pieces and if you ask me…the matte finish is a lot better than a shiny finish.
The lotion dispenser is really easy to use and super convenient. I filled my lotion dispenser with my favorite liquid hand soap. I love the toothbrush holder too and it will hold 4 standard size or child size toothbrushes. The metal holder that holds your toothbrushes upright lifts off so if you need to get inside it to clean out toothpaste debris, you can! I love handmade bath soaps so I really appreciate that the soap dish is slatted which allows the moisture to drain away which helps to extend the life of your soaps.
Final thoughts…I love this 3-piece accessory set from ToiletTree! It’s so sleek and modern looking plus it is super functional! You can purchase this wonderful set from Amazon.com for only $29.95 which is a fabulous price! I would love to someday add the Bamboo Bath Mat, Bathtub Caddy and the Bamboo Towel Rack to my collection!
Giveaway: One lucky winner is going to win a gorgeous 3-Piece Bamboo Bathroom Accessory Set just like the one I got to review! Value $29.95! You are going to LOVE it!!!
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Disclaimer: Shelly Hill has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog. We are not responsible for injury or mis-use of any products won from the Two Classy Chics Blog. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. Thanks!
