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Paon Porcelain Bath Accessories by Kazuhiko Tomita

These are refreshing! Kazuhiko Tomita designed these modern ceramic bathroom accessories for Authentics. The shape of the eight-piece Paon collection was inspired by elephants......

Primo Stainless Steel Hairdryer Holder from Blomus

A holster for your hairdryer! So we're a little late to the Hairdryer Holder Party that took place at ATLA during bathroom month. This is an upgrade that is affordable and could make a huge differen...

High End Bathtubs
The New York Times 5.8.08

Bath tubs have morphed into sculpture. The New York Times rounds up some very, very pricey tubs that will elevate your bathroom to art gallery status. If you have the budget — and space — for s...

Debranded Home Bathroom Labels

Maxwell has long been a fan of de-branding your home by reducing the number of branded bottles and containers of necessary cleaning products. Debranded Home is on a similar mission. In addition to H...

Hot or Not? Oil-Rubbed Bronze Modern Faucet

This image of Altman's new Nuva faucet surprised us a bit: It's one of the few modern faucets we've seen in an oil-rubbed bronze finish. Sleek and modern faucets have always been most popular in a s...

Crazy Linen Laundry Hamper from CB2

We made sure to swing by CB2 last night on our way to the Design Meetup — we were on a mission to check out their Crazy Linen Hamper in person. First off, it's definitely not crazy. It's about as ...

Hidden Commode: BenchToilet from Julien

This is an interesting — yet odd — idea. The Julien bathroom suite by Troy Adams Design features a toilet that is hidden within a bench. The bench design includes one or two storage drawers (per...

AT Europe: Books in the Bathroom from Elle Décoration

Last week's post about French Elle Décoration's suggestion that bookshelves make a nice touch in a bathroom solicited a certain amount of alarm from the "hygiene" patrol. Maybe I've lived in France t...

Toothbrush Holders
The New York Times 4.17.08

Don't ask us how The New York Times came up with a 1600-word story concerning the evolution of the toothbrush holder. (we're still shocked we read the whole thing). With a new Stylish Toothbrush, AT...

NY Good Questions: Design Ideas For My 1/2 Bath?

Dear AT, My husband and I just finished building our house. The tile has been chosen, the cabinets picked out, the faucets selected...now what? Design is extremely important to me, however, I was...

AT Email: Create Your Own Mirrors & Custom Sizes - 4.7.08

April 7, 2008 I've been wanting a mirror for our dining room (to go behind the dining table) since we moved in last November, but had been unable to find one that was a nice strong ho...

Good Questions: How Can I Make This Mirror Fit?

Hello AT, Our bathroom is very spacious with a large tub, shower and a fireplace, however, we recently moved in so it is desperately lacking a coherent style. I have a beautiful large mirror that ...

Look! Gisela's New Bathrooms

Reader Gisela was eager to show us her updated bathroom before Bathroom Month ends. In addition to sharing pictures (both before and after) she has thoughtfully shared all her resources with the AT ...

Hot or Not? : Aaah! Toilet Paper Foam

Aaah! Toilet Paper Foam - Makes Ordinary Toilet Paper Extraordinary We found this as well at the Home & Housewares show in Chicago (this is not a joke): "What is clean? Clean is how you feel after...

Look! : Eucalyptus In the Bathroom

Here's our Bathroom Month closer: this week Sara Kate went out and bought a few branches of eucalyptus, hung them in the shower, and w o w. Every time you take a shower, the hot steamy air opens up...

Tufted Tiles from Rex Ceramiche

Earlier this week, Gregory posted cool Tufting Stickers. If you're into a more permanent look, we'd like to point you in the direction of the new Capitonne line from Italian tile manufacturer Rex Ce...

Figgjo Freestanding Mirror by IKEA

There may be instances where you need a bathroom mirror but can't hang it on the wall over your sink. Say, for instance, your bathroom sink is at a window. For just that use a while back, we loved t...

This Old House's Favorite Bathrooms Ever

We didn't realize one of Wednesday's carrara marble bathrooms was on this editors' list of This Old House's favorite bathrooms ever. But it's on there, along with many others, which we're sharing af...

Hot or Not?: Japanese Aquarium Toilet

Would you do this at home? This underwater restroom, built into the side of an aquarium, is located at a cafe in Akashi, Japan. ...

Massa Tile System

Like nipples. If you are an organization junkie, own your apartment and want to kit out your bathroom, we think these would do a mighty fine job.... ...

Sale: Larch Shower Curtain

This popular modern shower curtain is a collaboration between Unison and CB2. It's recently made many appearances throughout bathroom month and it's now on sale at CB2......

Bathrooms at the Three Sisters Hotel in Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn, Estonia has to be one of our favorite places to visit. When we recently heard about the Three Sisters Hotel, we checked it out online. And it was their bathrooms that blew us away... ...

Carrara Marble in the Bathroom

Most of us probably have some carrara marble in the bathroom, in the form of the saddle at the room's entry. But carrara is great for more than that. We've rounded up some beautiful uses of the mate...

Look! New Method Bathroom Cleaners

Method is moving beyond air-fresheners and soaps with their newest products, Le Scrub and Lil' Bowl Blu. These are deep cleaners for the bathroom, but they still stay true to Method's goals of being n...

Best Bathroom Scales 2008

We've blogged our 5 Best Bathroom Scales for Minimalists, good high tech scales at Unplggd, and awhile back we looked at the Bathroom Scale by Stefano Giovannoni for Alessi. While we like its slim a...

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