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Helen

I have some additions and some slightly recomendations - but really that is based on personal preferences

I went with Showerguard over RainX - it is impregnated at the glass company and isnt a coating like RainX. I have had my glass for six years and have never squeegeed. It still looks pristine with a cursory cleaning once a week

Grab bars - they now make them to look completely non-institutional and anyone can have a fall.

Toto washlet or equivalent. Mine is the 550e and has performed flawlessly for 6 years so it is pennies a day

I opted for one sink because realistically who needs to physically be over a sink for a long period of time - you brush your teeth and wash your face with water. I opted for a sit down vanity area and have customized interior of drawers to hold brushes and dryers to the side.

@jillybean103 would gasp in horror at my bathroom which has four different tiles as part of the design for shower and walls - marble Calacatta basketweave tiles with black border for the floor as well as a marble "feature" in the shower 😂 My design inspiration was the fabulous colorful bathrooms of the Art Deco era along with a soupcon of Hollywood Regency. My counter is a very "quiet" marble - French Vanilla which is warm with almost no visible marbling.

I do have a built in bench at one end of my shower which is one of my favorite features. I have a second hand held shower head at that end and so I am able to luxuriate by sitting on the bench while performing rituals like having conditioners soak in my hair or just relax for a bit in the warm steamy atmosphere.

And on the subject of steam - I have a Panasonic Whisper Fan which turns on and off based on ambient humidity levels in the room. It works fantastically well as the condensation in the room is gone by the time I exit and the fan continues to run quietly in the background for a bit longer.

Code requires bathrooms in my area to be equipped with motion detector lights. I thought it was going to be odd but I have grown to love them.


Handheld shower heads. At least one but I have two as I have one at the end with the regular shower head and a second one by my built in bench which is at a lower level so I can access it while sitting down on the bench.

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deegw

"Neutral" tile, paint, wood tones, etc. don't always play nice with each other. That applies to every room in the house.

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