We recently blogged about why you shouldn’t keep reading materials out in the open in your bathroom. Yet we also blogged about making your bathroom a relaxation sanctuary. For a lot of people, relaxation and reading go hand in hand. We didn’t mean to be party poopers, and we do know the bathroom is a…
There’s no denying it: Glass shower doors can really beautify a bathroom. They allow in ambient light, and they make a room feel more spacious and open. They just look upscale. But did you know they can spontaneously shatter? A quick search on the internet turns up a fair amount of stories about people who…
Last week we hinted at the importance of lighting in creating a mood in your bathroom, by suggesting you keep candles handy for spa nights. While candles are a romantic and cheap way to create mood lighting, there’s more than one way to skin that horse. And quite honestly, stark bright fluorescent light and candlelight…
Who doesn’t like a trip to the spa? It smells good. Sounds are gentle and subdued. The colors are easy on the eyes. The temperature is comfortable. The environment is a full sensory experience that does both the mind and body good. But a spa appointment every day—or even every week—is out of the question…
Nothing spoils a relaxing shower like a sudden spike or plummet of water temperature. Someone in your house flushes a toilet, turns on the dishwasher, runs a load of wash—and surprise!—your moment of Zen turns into a moment of seeing red. And “seeing red” can be taken quite literally here: Scald burns from hot water…