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European bathrooms can be quirky by American standards. Your hotel’s WC may come with luxurious heated towel racks — or a rattling fan and leaky sink. Just keep an open mind, and remember that nothing beats a good bathroom story when you get home. No matter what, my advice is to wash up quickly and get out and about in the place you came to enjoy. First, don’t expect big spaces . Over the years, hotel owners have carved out chunks of elegant bedrooms to shoehorn in prefab private bathrooms — and they can be very tight. Counter space is often limited, and showers can be surprisingly tight, especially if you’re a larger person. Be careful bending over to pick up a dropped bar of soap — you might just hit your head on the toilet or sink. Even in top-end hotels, I find some things poorly designed . Once, I used a particularly narrow shower stall with the hot/cold lever directly in the center. If I nudged it accidently while washing, it would either scald or freeze me....

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 22 / Leave it to the hotel company that created the Heavenly Bed® to give travelers something just as tempting to wake up to. Westin Hotels & Resorts is tearing out showers and tossing out towels to make way for the new Heavenly Bath, designed to provide travelers with a therapeutic spa shower and luxurious bath amenities . The company is spending $10 million to replace showerheads, curtain rods, shower curtains , towels, robes and amenities in 32,000 rooms at 70 hotels across North America with its new Heavenly Bath, developed after a year of research and development that included testing more than 150 showerheads. So what's a Heavenly Bath?The showcase of the Heavenly Bath is a custom- designed Speakman shower with two heads to provide more power and wider water coverage . In addition, each of the showerheads features five adjustable jets and several spray options, from a light mist to massaging needles, meaning that guests can customize their own...

These three designs let you choose from a simple portable unit , a casual shower with cottage charm, and a spa-like sanctuary. Get ready to stay cool this season! Proj ect 1 Easy, Inexpensive, and Portable Cost $125*Park this shower poolside, by the garden, or near an entry where you can hose off the kids before they come inside. Water shoots up through the PVC pipe and out through holes drilled in the top pipe section . The pipe branches serve as handy racks for towels or swim goggles. Casters on the back side of the wooden base let you easily roll the base unit after the shower section has been removed. Good to Know: Use a black hose to get warmer water. The dark material will soak up the sun's heat and transfer some warmth to the water.     Project 2 Casual and Convenient Cost $580*How about a cozy spot just steps away where you can catch an early morning shower or rinse off the dog after a long walk. The 6-foot- high walls ensure privacy , while a drainage pipe under the dec...

Remodelling a bathroom doesn’t need to be a daunting or expensive task. Here, Bunnings Bathroom Category Manager , Andrew Feola, shares some budget- friendly bathroom ideas and easy DIY updates that will refresh your bathroom in no time and at a fraction of the cost of a complete bathroom renovation . Finish off with some contemporary décor and a couple of indoor plants to give your bathroom a designer look. 1. Consider tile paint If your bathroom is in need of a much-needed makeover, the easiest way to do so is to give it an all over paint job. Painting your old tiles, existing cabinetry and even your bath will provide a much needed refresh without having to make any structural changes. It’s also worth giving the walls a coat of paint to ensure they’re looking good as new. When choosing a paint, make sure that is suitable for wet areas, as bathrooms require paint that inhibits mould growth . original pink tiles has worked wonders for this bathroom." src="src" />...

4 bedroom luxury villa with private heated pool and tennis court is set in a tranquil location with stunning sea views , walking distance of Carvoeiro beach,bars, shops and restaurants. This fabulous 4 bedroom luxury villa with private heated pool and tennis court is set in a tranquil location with stunning sea views , and within walking distance of Carvoeiro with sandy beach and an array of bars, restaurants, cafés and boutiques. The perfect location for your Algarve holiday. Casa Vista Mar is a large 4 bedroom villa finished to a high standard with all the amenities needed for that special holiday. It is situated on a raised private plot , not overlooked, peaceful and with stunning views of the sea. The huge open-plan living/dining room is bright and airy with modern comfortable sofas and armchairs and dining table & chairs. There is a flat screen TV , DVD Player, and Ipod dock, and a beautiful open fireplace , perfect for the cooler Winter evenings . Patio doors lead...

Designing the perfect cabin kitchen or bath. By Janice Brewster With their expense and critical importance to a cabin, kitchens and baths are spaces every homeowner wants to get right. A design misstep in these spaces can lead to daily annoyances at best and unsafe conditions at worst. Careful consideration of these spaces when you’re building new or renovating an existing cabin will pay off in ease of use, efficiency and comfort. Take a look at our tips below, but also consider working with a kitchen and bath designer. Because design pros configure layouts and specify materials and fixtures every day, they can offer solutions and ideas that might not occur to you. In the kitchen Know what your kitchen budget is? Good, because that number will help you make decisions throughout the design process. If you’re building a new cabin, Juanita Galliford from Bosch Home Appliances offers this tip: “After taking into account appliances, cabinetry, flooring, plumbing and more, I would estimat...

BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF You're not just washing your hands or a dish, you're living a lifestyle and plumbing manufacturers are happy to help. When the home builders met in Orlando, Fla., in January, their show was all about function (April, pg. 39) . The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show , on the contrary, is all about pizzazz. While the show covers everything one will find in a kitchen or bathroom, the 60,000 designers, contractors and remodelors at this year's show in April in Chicago saw plenty of plumbing products . High-tech plumbing Kohler has entered the programmable shower market with its DTV custom showering system . Featuring the DTV Digital Interface and DTV Digital Shower Valve , the product offers customized shower experiences with multiple showerheads, hand showers and body sprays. The DTV's pre- set hydrotherapy experiences include up, down and wave massage, as well as temperature therapy that can ...

Drew Shepard, senior director of consumer insights for Marriott Hotels , spends copious amounts of time listening to travelers: in 2010 and 2011 combined he interviewed more than 7,000 hotel guests in person or through surveys to inform the renovations now underway at Marriott. “The bathroom is a really important signal for a bunch of things,” he said. “You hope it’s a little aspirational, a little better than what you have at home. A little fun.” And it’s the little things, he said, that add up, which is why Marriott is not only renovating but also investing in things like thicker towels and a new amenity brand (from a Thai company called Thann ). It’s also considering — attention, fellow longhaired travelers — more powerful hair dryers . An internal study of more than 6,000 guests last year found that seven in 10 women use a hair dryer when at a Marriott and, when asked, everybody requested higher wattage . When it comes to bathroom light wattage , TrustYou said it’s not something ...