After a long day, you naturally want to relax in hot water that whirls around you, massaging and loosening your tired muscles, eventually lulling you into a sleep that will enable you to get up and do it all over again tomorrow...
So why not invest in a Conair Body Benefits Bath Jet, like the one here? Just under $40, not the arm and a leg it would cost to have a real jacuzzi put into your bathroom.
Then, get creative. Sprinkle some scented oil and potpourri in your tub, or just your favorite bath or shower gel or milk. The best way to make it feel truly lux? Turn out the lights and bathe by candlelight. Add gentle music. Forget the world.
It's just another easy way to make life more lux for cheap or free.
When is the last time you took a bath in a hotel room? Not a shower, but a real down-in-the-tub bath? I appreciate a good soak as much as anybody, but with the busy schedules we all have, showers just make more sense. And when you're traveling, something most people don't have is all kinds of time to waste in the bathroom. The statistics agree, saying that for whatever reason, only 2% of people ever use the tub in hotels.
Now resorts are another story altogether, but I totally get why many hotels (the Hilton is one in particular) are looking at doing away with the bathtub altogether. What do you think, should high-end hotels continue to offer them just in case, or is it reasonable that they do away with them?
We're not there yet but the holidays are just around the corner, and along with them all the stress of thinking up gift ideas for everybody and finding time to shop. Some bath and body products probably belong on your shopping list regardless, whether as a gift for someone or just a way to help yourself relax amidst the annual holiday stresses, and I'm thinking the Usiku Organic Bath Collection sounds particularly good since they work for men or women and I love all things organic (not to mention the fragrance description sounds heavenly).
The collection from Jo Wood includes body soap, body lotion, body oil, and bath oil, and prices range from $24-$125 each.
Talk about a great way to relax -- just looking at this Thalassor Beleina Whirlpool Tub makes me feel a little less stressed. It must be the sweeping sculptural tub design, coupled with the raised faucet that makes the whole thing feel a little like you're sitting in a fountain. But most fountains don't have massage jets, hydrojets, and a chromotherapy system that offers 512 colors (that's ridiculous!) for an experience that is absolutely and completely tailored to exactly what you need. Can't get better than that!
A shower is in many ways defined by its shower head. No matter what else a shower has going on, if the shower head fixture isn't up to par there's just something lacking. But everyone has their own ideas of what a "perfect shower" should be, so this Cloud Cover shower head from Rogerseller may or may not be the perfect thing your current shower is missing.
Measuring 282mm square (or about 11 inches) it installs flush with the ceiling so you'll have no more bulky fixtures sticking out. It sprays fine jets of water while maintaining low water consumption (for the environment!) and the result is a soothing spa-like shower experience.
If you're into invigorating showers with adjustable massaging water jets, then this probably isn't going to appeal to you. But if you want to imagine you're standing under a waterfall in the tropics, then this could be just the thing!
The Profil-Lalique Bath Faucet by THG Paris brings a sense of luxury that will never go out of style. It mixes an older more traditional feel with the clean simplicity of modern looks. Designed by Jamie Drake and embedded with 4 pieces of Lalique crystal in each finely crafted handle, keeping a pristinely clean sink is paramount when it features this faucet! As beautiful as it is, I think it's simple enough to look fairly standard and lose most of it's artistic appeal if allowed to get even a few water spots.
Free-standing bath tubs seem to give the impression of elegance and indulgence because they are made using large quantities of expensive materials and almost always require a very large bathroom. The WS Bathcollection Orion Tub is no exception to these rules. Each tub is carefully hand-caved from natural stone, with a finishing polish or texture added that the end to ensure that each is not only unique, but that the tub looks its absolute best. Lymra and Travertine are the two basic options and the standard size is 75" x 48" x 23.6, although custom shapes and materials are available upon request. Price: $14,000.
The worst thing about a nice, hot shower on a cold day is that fact that you have to get out at some point. With the Roca Aquatec Club 1700 in your bathroom, you may just lose all motivation to get out and carry on with your day. The ultra posh "hydrotherapy cabin" offers a steam bath, chromotherapy, 10 multi-function jets, a Scottish shower (mixes hot and cold water jets), a waterfall and an FM radio. Everything is controlled using a waterproof electronic control panel and there is even a hands-free phone so you won't miss a call while you're inside. It will cost over $20,000 by the time you have it installed, but take comfort in the jets and the fact that you might spend more time inside it than in any other room.
Our kitchen-and-bath-loving friends at Trendir discovered the gorgeous glass designs of Prizma Studio. Prizma makes bathtubs, sinks, shower stalls and even floor tiles of clear tempered structural glass. The designs are simple and elegant. The only thing that is missing is a glass toilet. I'm not sure I would want one but it would be interesting to see. The Prizma tub sells for around $8,000.
The spiraling Chiocciola Shower is like a room unto itself, rather making up some small portion of a larger bathroom. The shower has a matte-finish acrylic screen and can be configured for access from the left or the right. Since this design would not look nearly as elegant if positioned up against a wall, consider it for an airy bathroom, preferably one where it can be sort of centrally located and highlighted with skylights. Price: $12,470.
Dough-Heat Ltd. produces a collection of steel heated towel warmers that will provide the user with the ultimate level of luxury every time they step out of the shower. After all, who doesn't want a warm towel to wrap themselves in when given the option? They offer three designs to suit your design preferences and toiling needs. Slice is a wall projection fixture that resembles a waterfall's ledge and offers direct surface heating for a flat towel. Icon has projecting cylindrical pods that allow for many variations of towel storage, in addition to heating. Aroma (pictured) features an "aromatherapy heated pool" that releases scent into the room as it heats, creating a spa-like atmosphere. All are hand-finished and controlled with a discrete pop-up knob.
The Serenity 27 Air Bath from Aquatic Whirlpools combines all the best functional features of whirlpool bathtubs with the old fashioned look of a free-standing copper tub. There are more than 50 air-powered jets that provide soothing relief for sore muscles or simply allow you to de-stress at the end of a long day. The copper tub measures 73" x 36" x 36" and is more than large enough to fit most people comfortably, while its dark,shining color will add a touch of sophistication and romance to any bathroom. A free-standing faucet is needed for the tub to function optimally. Price: $15,000.
Did you ever take a small, portable TV (probably of the variety that always got horrible reception) into the bathroom and set it up on a TV tray so you could watch Seinfeld (or other show) while taking a bath? Don't lie, of course you did. Baths are relaxing, but dull, and having something to watch while you enjoy the water and bubbles makes the experience perfect.
Aquavision TVs are designed to work in the one space where televisions, not to mention most electronic devices, have been traditionally unable to go: places with water. This means that can be used in the bathroom, shower, sauna, kitchen or any other place where they might be in a moist or humid environment.
All Aquavision TVs have heated screen areas to prevent the front misting up in humid conditions or even freezing up in cold conditions, and come with a floating, waterproof remote control. The super-slim units blend seamlessly into the wall and come in a variety of sizes (up to 40") and finishes, including a "mirror-vision" option that turns the screen into a mirror when not in use.
It goes without saying that they offer a significantly better picture than those old portable TVs, too.
This new multi-function shower from Duravit was designed by Jochen Schmiddem does double duty as a steam shower cabin by folding out the two seats and turning on the generator. The cabin is made of silicon-free safety glass and has seats and shelving of Robinia wood. The shower also has LED chromatherapy, aromatherapy and built-in sound and a remote control as well as multiple shower heads and massage nozzles. The shower sells for $22,587. All it needs is a television and you could spend the whole day in here.
It's a shame that there are no "before" pictures of this bathroom remodel, but from the description as a "corridor-style" room, only 3x10-feet, with "a small shower, a toilet area that was not separated, and an entrance door that blocked movement when it was open," it sounds like it was built by someone who didn't realize that a bathroom is a fairly well-used part of the home. Rather than continue to live with their outdated master bath, the homeowners looked for a way to make better use of the space, turning it into a formal, more elegant space. For a final cost of $45,000, they used Sea Pointe Design, who expanded the bathroom by converting a nearby closet into part of the room, separating the toilet into its own walled space and adding recessed lighting. The closet space became the new shower with multiple shower heads and is almost the size of the original bathroom at 4x6-feet. They also added granite countertops and sinks made of gold glass from Oceana.
Got a regular bathtub? We're sorry. How awful.
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Did you ever take a small, portable TV (probably of the variety that always got horrible reception) into the bathroom and set it up on a TV tray so you could watch Seinfeld (or other show) while taking a bath? Don't lie, of course you did. Baths are relaxing, but dull, and having something to watch while you enjoy the water and bubbles makes the experience perfect. 
