(Jun 28th 2012 10:24AM) The most important? Really? Sure; it\'s likely that the last room you\'re in before you head out the door for work or play is the bathroom, because it has the mirrors and lighting that you use to make sure you are ready to leave. With good lighting, you may be assured that you\'re good to go. Literally. Fitted with ...
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(Apr 13th 2012 10:20AM) When it comes to remodeling projects, bathrooms and kitchens top the list; they add more value to a home than any other kind of updating. Bathrooms, in my view, tend to be somewhat less expensive since they generally don\'t require removal and replacement of large items such as stoves, counter tops, refrigerators, ...
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(Mar 19th 2012 9:59AM) In addition to changing your bathroom faucets, an easy way to remodel your bathroom is to replace the shower heads; you\'ll have an updated look, increased efficiency, and may possibly reduce your water consumption. There\'s an entire horizon of great shower heads that, in many cases, require only a few turns of ...
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(Mar 14th 2012 10:05AM) When it comes to faucets, kitchens have it easy -- they don\'t necessarily have to do much more than get the water from the supply to the sink or cooking pot; kitchen faucets are more or less utilitarian, although they can have some flair to them. It\'s different story for the bathroom -- here\'s where design can ...
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(Feb 29th 2012 8:00AM) Here\'s a bit of info that will shock you: The age old idiom of "get your beauty sleep" is actually sound advice. Turns out that a lack of sleep -- both quality and quantity-wise -- accelerates aging. That means that despite expensive beauty creams, teeth whiteners and deep hair conditioners, your skin, hair, ...
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(Feb 13th 2012 3:30PM) These graphic pillowcase sets from Urban Outfitters may be too youthful for some of you, but we like them, especially for personalizing a guest room. Some are quirky. Some are charming, but each one will surely get noticed by houseguests, who\'ll probably ask where you found them. If you\'ve only got a white fitted ...
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(Jan 30th 2012 11:27AM) I recently finished a remodeling project on a small residential half bathroom; because it was shoehorned into a former closet, space was at a premium. Built-in shelving was a non-starter, so I looked around for something that would fit the (contemporary) remodel scheme but could be moved around as necessary. I ...
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(Jan 25th 2012 10:04AM) I\'m a big fan of bathroom clocks -- if I\'m getting cleaned up to head off for entertainment or shopping, I like to know that I\'m on track to be where I\'m supposed to be, when I\'m supposed to be there. While I wear a wristwatch, it\'s nice to be able to glance at the clock when my hands are otherwise occupied. I ...
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(Jan 25th 2012 9:25AM) I like using liquid soap in my shower; I don\'t like it when the shampoo overflows the top of the bottle, making it slick and hard to hold; it then ends up -- you know where -- on the floor of my shower. Aggravating. That\'s why I appreciate the usefulness of this simplehuman Shower Wall Soap Dispenser ($50). The ...
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