If, for any reason, you've ever showered in the dark, then you'll know just how wicked awesome this LED Shower Light is. From Think Geek, the shower-head-light ($40) fits your standard shower pipe. When you first turn on the shower, the light glows blue, indicating the water is chilly. When the light turns red, it means the water has heated up to a very comfortable 89 degrees. It installs in minutes and there's… Continue Reading
Alchemy Glass’s bath sinks might be the most beautiful out there. They look like something you might see through a microscope or perhaps a telescope. Even their names are magically celestial.
Like Cosmic Burst:
Or Aqua Luna:
Or even Retro Orbit:
As Alchemy’s sinks are handcrafted, they are one-of-a-kind works of art. To view their gorgeous glass sink portfolio, visit their website.
While helping a friend with her booth for a trade show, we learned how to install grommets simply and frustration-free. If you are needing grommets installed for a craft, drapes, shower curtains, drawstring totebags or your handsewn tent, DO NOT think that a grommet kit from a fabric store will be sufficient. Try to get a semi-industrial kit from the hardware store. They are heavier duty and the pricing is more… Continue Reading
The latest trend for bathrooms is turning them into private spas. As you can imagine, the transformation can be rather spendy. Here’s just some items that scream ‘spa’ as well as ‘I have enough disposable income to splurge on stuff like this.’
Translucent Bathtub from Jason International, $10,800.
Art Deco Mirrored Vanity by Maitland-Smith.
Programmable Shower from Kohler.
Illuminated… Continue Reading
The thing that I find slightly ecstatically unpleasing with the glass bowl sink is it looks like a bowl. Or, more specifically, a salad bowl. But I digress. Kohler has unveiled three new bowl sinks that are less utilitarian bowl and more decorative vessel. Via.
The Pallene™
The Toric™
The Mirovia™
My mother has a picture of me at about 9 months old getting a bath in the kitchen sink. It could very well be Phillippe Malouin’s mother has a similar picture of him at home too, which ultimately served as inspiration for the designer’s ‘The Unit’.
‘The Unit’ is a kitchen, table, refrigerator (the rectangle on the lower left) and a bath tub. It looks like there's an insert for the tub when not in… Continue Reading
Mark Constantine of Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics passes along 10 ways to green our bathrooms.
Save money and save the planet with these tips from YahooGreen:
Reduce water use from showers and faucets
The Eris by Victory Spa has a window to the world. Why would you want a window in your bathtub? To illuminate your bubble time, of course. Referred to as ‘chromotherapy’, the light is said to elevate you mood–that along with the spa’s cascading waterfall, which ‘massage[s] the neck and shoulders intensifying an indulgent bathing experience.’
"Is it difficult to find enthusiasm about cleaning the bathroom? Are you living in a place that someone else rented or owned before you? If you said yes to both, try not to think about what may have happened in your bathroom before you moved in....Here are five inexpensive things you can do to make your bathroom truly feel like it is yours. Doing these will not make the room look new but it will make it feel much more new to you."
Epsom salt - magnesium sulfate - are a major component of most bath salts, potting soils. and in some lotions and gels intended for pain relief. Its high magnesium content and gritty texture makes useful for all sorts of other tasks. Gomestic has assembled a mighty fine fifteen here.
The Pluviae, by Matteo, Thun & Partners, is a shower head/shower rail combo that has to be seen to be appreciated.
Splatgirl shares her totally amazing and DIY'd bathroom on Apartment Therapy:
Hello! I would love to share my bathroom. I designed and DIY'd this room from scratch. It includes a poured concrete Japanese soaking tub, concrete countertops and a 9 1/2 foot tall tile mosaic shower wall. It has his and hers vanities and a double shower with ceiling mount rain heads...
As far as bathrooms go, it was done very inexpensively and incorporates some… Continue Reading
"Drains are hidden heroes in your home. If you’re lucky, you can go for years without thinking about them, but when dirty sink water suddenly won’t go away or a toilet won’t flush, they can be a major frustration. A plugged drain certainly demands attention, but fixing it is probably something you can do yourself. You’ll get faster results than calling a pro, and you’ll save money, too."
Unclog sinks, tubs, toiilets… Continue Reading
Curbly fan Kristina hit local thrift stores and stocked up on plastic shower rings, which she then strung into a curtain for her craft room doorway. Clever!
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