Bath Shower Home Design

The privacy, comfort, luxury and extreme sanitary conditions that we associate with our bathrooms today are the result of thousands of years of civil engineering and social change. Indoor plumbing, flushing toilets , heated water, water pressure , electricity and ventilation may be features we take for granted in our modern bathroom. But all of our bathroom’s high tech gadgets had a long history in the making. Although humans have always had the need to use toilet facilities and have used bathing as a way to cleanse themselves, it took centuries for our culture to bring these two important functions together into one convenient room. Let’s explore the fascinating history of the bathroom and see how much, or how little, has changed. Ancient Societies and Public Bathing When we talk about the activities we perform in our bathrooms today, we tend to speak of everything that relates to taking care of our bodies: washing, bathing, cleaning, relieving ourselves, manicuring our outer appear...

Like a lot of people I am more inclined to believe research that is in accord with my prior beliefs. Put another (Bayesian) way, I don’t have to change my beliefs much on the basis of evidence. That means I don’t question the evidence rigorously. So with that warning, here’s a story I instinctively believe because it accords with my prior beliefs — and preferences. It has to do with washing your hands after using a public bathroom. To be clear at the outset: I always wash my hands after using the bathroom. I’m not sure what the actual evidence for disease transmission is but I consider it an aesthetic matter and good etiquette. But I also hate the hot air hand dryers many public bath rooms have installed instead of providing towels . Yes, I know there’s a solid waste issue . But it takes longer and it doesn’t leave my hands feeling clean . Now a study of paper towels, warm air dryers and the unique Dyson Air Blade hand dryer , done at the University of Westminster and paid for by th...

We've covered most rooms of the house (kitchen, bedroom, home office and even a home theater) here on the Inside Man, but one room we've inadvertently ignored is the bathroom (perhaps to avoid the toilet seat debate ). Consider it ignored no more with this selection of masculine bathroom accessories . Here's a roundup of necessary no frills bath accessories from shower curtains to toothbrush holders and magazine racks to bath mats that will create a finished bathroom with any feminine flowers or ruffles. Shower Curtains : • Cityscape Shower Curtain from CB2, $39.95. • Organic Color- Block Shower Curtain from West Elm, on sale for $39.99. • Marimekko Hetkiä Moments Shower Curtain from Always Mod, $55. Magazine Racks : • Slat Rack from CB2, $89.95. • 2d: 3d Wall Mount Magazine Rack by Blu Dot from Design Public, $99. Bath Accessories : • Stone Resin Bath Accessories from CB2, $4.95 - $9.95 • Bamboo Bath Accessories from Crate and Barrel, $3.95 - $34.95. • Dark Stain C...

Finnish cabinet ministers do it, Russian hockey players do it, Koreans do it on a first date. Social bathing—known as "naked communion" in Japan—is an integral part of several cultures, strengthening bonds between family members, colleagues, and heads of state. In many countries it's also considered the proper way to welcome a foreign guest. Whether sauna or sento, banya or hammam, the shared bath is society's great leveler, its group hug, its collective sigh. "Not sampling the local bathing culture would be like not trying the local cuisine," says Melisse Gelula, co-founder of Well&Good NYC, an online wellness guide . And like any other institution integral to a society, this one has its rules, the first of which is to behave with churchlike decorum. In Finland, the sauna is the church, says Joonas Berghäll, co-director of the Finnish documentary Steam of Life. (Statistics bear him out: With just over five million inhabitants, Finland has roughly...

If you've never been to Playa del Carmen , you might not realize that the Mexican destination's public beaches are totally unequipped and kinda, well, blah. And if you're new to Los Cabos, on the Baja Peninsula, then perhaps you don't know that very few of the region's beaches are actually swimmable ( blame strong currents and rough waves). Luckily, Oyster's reporters have tested the waters at more than 400 beachfront hotels throughout Mexico, so we're ready to tell you which ones are the best of the best. Take a look at the top beach hotels in the Yucatan (on the Gulf of Mexico), Riviera Maya (on the Caribbean Sea), and Riviera Nayarit and Baja California Sur (both on the Pacific Coast).  Get Prices This stunning, all- suite luxury property in Puerto Morelos has 103 incredibly spacious rooms with huge balconies or patios. Though many have full kitchens, there is only one on- site restaurant , El Faro, which serves international and Mexican cuisine f...