Bath Shower Home Design

Everybody has their own ways of cleaning.  I have noticed that people have different ideas of clean.  And I have really noticed this as I have looked around the internet (Hello, Pinterest!) to find solutions to household cleaning questions .  I often run into “solutions” that just don’t work for my housekeeping problem.  My latest problem was our spotty, streaky, hard water stained glass shower .  You might not have noticed it immediately upon stepping into my bathroom, but I hated how spotty my glass shower was.  Mind you, it was really upon close inspection, that you would have noticed my clear problem.  And so I went to the internet to solve all my household problems.  What I wanted was “like-new” shower glass .  What I got, was not!  And I tried a LOT of solutions. And then my nerd cleaning buddy , Gil (a car glass repairman ) and I were talking cleaning one day (as you do) and he gave me a discourse (seriously!) on the best products for cleaning glass .  I was overwhelmed by his e...

If you look around your home today, you’ll probably see tile on one or more surfaces. Tile is commonly used on foyer, bathroom, laundry and kitchen floors, shower walls and fancier backsplashes in American homes.   If you lived somewhere else in the world —  like Europe, for example —  you’d probably have much more of it in your house. Tile makers want us to see the greater possibilities here, too, and so they sponsor visits by American architects, interior designers and journalists to their major trade shows . Cersaie, held in Italy every September, is one of those shows. Organized by the country’s ceramic trade association , it brings 100,000 attendees to Bologna to ogle acres of tile and buy boatloads (literally) of it for their projects around the world. Some of those shipments make their way to the United States. Given tile’s versatility, low maintenance and durability, it’s definitely worth considering for your home, beside the spaces we traditionally think of using tile. Here ar...

It’s 7 a.m. You’re awake. You have been for awhile. But you don’t open your eyes. Maybe if you don’t, you won’t have to see how the world has changed overnight. No, not the world. Just your world. Maybe if you lie very still and don’t move at all, she’ll go away. She’ll go stay someplace else. It’s too soon. Not again. Your brain turns to panic. How will you get rid of her this time? You try to talk yourself out of it. She’s not really back, you just didn’t sleep well enough. Get up. Make some coffee. Take a shower. “You’re lazy!” she says. That’s all the confirmation you need. Last time she was here for months and she only stayed away for weeks. How long will it take, this time? Maybe this time she’s here permanently. You avoid starting the day with a foolish hope that you can avoid her. But it doesn’t matter what you do or don’t do. You can feel her in the soul crushing heaviness upon your chest. You can sense her toxic presence by the churning in your stomach. She’s the pressure b...

I’m sure we all have our own routines when it comes to cleaning the bathroom. I usually start with the toilet, then move to the shower, then address the sink, mirror, and floors. In fact, if I can clean all of those in one go, I’m probably feeling really productive! But beyond those weekly maintenance cleanings , there’s definitely more we should be doing. Bathrooms have the potential to become the dirtiest room in the house if left unchecked, due to the unique combination of warmth, humidity, and bacteria that congregate there. But with just a few basic cleaning supplies , it’s easy to keep your bathroom (and the things you store in there) clean and healthy. Here are 9 common bathroom items that could probably use a cleaning. 1. Bath Toys Bath toys can build up layers of soap scum and mildew if they aren’t being cleaned. A quick soak with some vinegar will take care of that! Just put your bath toys into a bucket, then fill with warm water and add 1 cup of white vinegar . Let the toys...

Bathtubs used to be simple things. They were attached to the wall. There was a shower head at one end. You pulled a curtain to keep water from going where it wasn’t supposed to. But like many other aspects of home decor, tubs and showers have gone uptown. “People want their tubs to be the masterpiece of the bathroom,” said Thomas Phan, principal owner of Lifestyle Fixtures in Huntington Beach. One of the most popular ways to achieve that aura is with a freestanding bathtub, which sits in a prominent place and doesn’t abut any wall. “A freestanding tub sits in the middle of the bathroom,” Phan explained. “It says, ‘Look at me!’” Clearly, you need some space for such a large hunk of plumbing hubris. But there are a variety of freestanding tub sizes now, so even smaller bathrooms can accommodate the look. There are some challenges, Phan warned. “If you install one in a downstairs bathroom that’s on a concrete pad, that’s a little more work. You have to jackhammer through the cement flo...

Marble, although in a limited supply, continues to be a very popular material, especially in bathrooms. Marble bathroom counters , floors and walls are appreciated for their refined and elegant look. But before you fall in love with its beauty, you should take some time to consider all the important facts that are marble-related. First of all, marble may look durable and hard-wearing but it’s actually a very vulnerable material. It’s a soft stone so it’s very porous and absorbent so it soaks up stains very quickly. If you plant on having a marble shower or marble floor in the bathroom, you need to be extra careful. In addition to the fact that you can stain a marble floor easily if, for instance, you dye your hair in the bathroom, marble also gets easily damaged or etched by acidic substances or certain cleaning products. You need to be careful when choosing your lotions, shampoos and everything else as they can damage the shower floor. As it turns out, there’s more consider before ch...