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Chandeliers in the Bathrooom

Chandeliers can add a touch of class and sparkle to any room. And who wouldn't like a bit of elegance in the water closet? Actually, chandeliers fit with any style from modern mansions to industrial...

Update Our Bathroom Around This Corner Tub?
Good Questions

Q: I have a 1950's blue corner tub. The contractor we consulted told us, in a sense, that the house was built around the tub and that we would literally have to take our house apart to move it. Since ...

Applying a "Wet Look" to Black Tile & Grout?
Good Questions

Q: Hi — My boyfriend and I recently bought a "cottage" in Connecticut and remodeled the bathroom. We put in black hex tile with black grout, for the shower floor, but it isn't looking so hot.....

Best Outdoor Garden Hose Showers 2009

It's been really hot lately, and I've been wanting to find and purchase a simple outdoor shower that would hook up to a hose and stick into or sit on the lawn. At the house we visited in Italy in J...

How To Hack a Showerhead That Is Too Low?
Good Questions

Q: We desperately need your help. We just moved into a beautiful apartment with a clawfoot tub. The showerhead looks like the picture above. My boyfriend is 6'5 and the shower head is not tall enough...

The Brondell Swash 800
in the Test Lab

Our new Brondell Swash 800 - closed position Product: Brondell Swash 800 Designer: Brondell Price: $850 Rating: Strong Recommend I have always been fascinated by these funny, new-fangled bidet se...

Dishwasher & Sink Combo: Colo by Wachs

The Colo Sink and Dishwasher concept combines a deeper-than usual sink with a hood with water jets: "The colo-concept breaks with the handling-habits of an old-fashioned dishwasher. it’s a reducti...

Gardenside: Premium Teak Furniture
ICFF 2009

This booth had something we'd never seen before: a full wood bathroom (sink, tub and all!). We stopped to chat with Laurie and Daniel, who run Gardenside and take pics. More info and pics below.....

Good Questions: Source for this Space-Saving Sink?

This sink would be great for tiny apartments. I was at Bar East in the LES (NYC) last night and noticed their sinks are mounted in the wall. The tap comes out at an angle and underneath the soap dis...

Design Within Reach Bathroom: Fixtures & Furnishings

A few months ago, Design Within Reach launched their own collection of Kitchen Cabinetry. To complement that move, they've recently introduced bathroom collections of cabinetry, fixtures (sinks &...

Xavier Pauchard's Marais Stool Used as Sink Pedestal

Designer Jennifer Levy of CAV Design was looking for an industrial sink pedestal for a client. In keeping with her goal of an indoor/outdoor aesthetic for the small bathroom, she ended up re-purposi...

Good Questions: Ideas for a Bathroom Sink?

I have the teeny tiniest bathroom and I know it's not uncommon for New York City apt bathrooms to not have sinks, but it kinda bugs me. Does anyone have any suggestions on a bathroom sink solution?...

O Image Mirror, Sink & Storage Combo from Delpha

click thumbnails for larger pics This large mirror is also a Corian sink and hidden storage — all wrapped up in a single, seemingly simple, design... ...

Three Cool New Sinks from Kohler

Kohler's Indio kitchen sink Three recent introductions to the Kohler lineup are particular standouts to us. One's a kitchen sink, one's for utility, and one's designed especially for food prep... ...

Hot or Not? Abisko Washbasin by Eumar

click thumbnails for larger pics As a child, this new cast marble sink washbasin by Estonian company Eumar would inspire hours of play — sending toys and dolls down their own mini waterslide. A...

Good Questions: Stool or Bench for Shower?

My grandfather is coming to stay with me a few weeks and I'd like to find a stool or bench for him to use in the guest shower. I've found some really ugly ones online, but I'd like to find something ...

Good Questions: Identify this Modern Bathtub?

Hi Apartment Therapy, We're looking into remodeling our bathroom, and I found what appears to be the perfect bathtub. The problem is, it's on the West Elm website, with no identifying information. C...

Creative Reuse: Copper Ballcock Planter

click thumbnails for larger pics If you already knew what a ballcock is — you are much smarter than us! Crafter-extraordinaire Kelly Wilkinson, of Make Grow Gather, came up with this awesome li...

Best Small Toilets 2009

I rounded up some usual suspects for this list last year and not a lot has changed for 2009. Toto and Duravit still lead the pack. However, I got a lot of great comments to fill in during the past ...

Kraft Hardware
Updated Post

For high end decorative and plumbing hardware, stop into Kraft Hardware's showroom in the east 60's where you can see manufacturers like Jado, Lefroy Brooks, and Valli & Valli in person — just...

Relax Lounger for Conoduo Bath Tubs

Here's an interesting concept from luxury German bath fixture company Kaldewei — their new Relax Lounger is a series of 3 double-panel folding padded boards designed specifically for their Con...

Best Japanese Toilet Posts

Japan is a huge influence on design, but nowhere do they influence it as much as in bathroom design. Due to the small spaces we wrestle with in our cities, Japanese bathroom's offer a lot of insigh...

Crazy Swiss Toilets: Self-Cleaning & You-Cleaning (with dryer)

There is something about this video that is mesmerizing not only due to the fact that what the toilet does to clean itself can only be called marvelous, but also because the American ladies filming ...

Fixing and Refreshing a Bathtub
The New York Times 3.5.09

A helpful piece from The New York Times outlines the 4 types of bathtubs and the options a homeowner has to refresh an older tub — often with significant savings over the cost of installing a ne...

Modern Bathrooms from the 1100 Architect Portfolio

click thumbnails for larger pics We're kicking off Kitchen & Bathroom month with some modern bathrooms from the portfolio of 1100 Architect. We've enjoyed their bedrooms and custom staircases rec...

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