I'm presently adding a tub alcove to an old bath which will turn it into our master bath and part of a new "suite" . I love Sarah Richardson's designs, like her program because she always explains the decision making process. In the link you gave to her bathrooms, the first photo shows the hand held "British telephone set" option for a shower. That is the one I've chosen for my clawfoot slipper tub. I did not want a curtain or any of the attendant hardware. There is a standup shower elsewhere in the house, and this bath of ours is strictly for the TUB experience. I did not want any mildew and mold issues with it. And the alcove is still under construction, so I cannot give pictures of it. They are framing the walls on three sides now, and will soon knock down the existing exterior wall in the old bath, which will give us a space approximately 6 foot long by 5 foot deep as an alcove. The tub is about 28 inches wide, and 60 inches long. The tub rim is drilled for the faucet set, which will go down through the floor. The tub will be pointed WEST, and that 5 foot wide end wall will have a nice sized antique stained glass window in it (which was salvaged from an old house in downtown Mobile). I picked it because of the warm golds and reds and greens and creams in it, because a tub bath at sunset is a great experience. The walls in the alcove will have beadboard up to the high clerestory windows (Lexan) on the wall behind the tub, and then the sloping ceiling will also be beadboard. The old or existing part of the bathroom will have the thick and molded plaster walls removed to install wallboard with beadboard wainscoting below. The toilet and sink are already installed in their new spots, with the rebuilt American Standard 1.6 gallon flush toilet having a Toto washlet on it. I'm having blocking put inside the walls now so I can add grab bars in the future. Also blocking in the ceiling so I can place hooks for my humidity-loving hanging baskets...about four of them where I won't bang my head. And in the middle, a Kichler Palla 3 light mini chandelier which will be high enough not to present a problem...or so I'm told. That open ceiling over the tub will be 9 foot or more at its highest, so I will find out this Tuesday how to hang the chandelier when the electrician arrives. Just so I cannot reach it while standing in a tub of water, I think that is the criteria, right?

I believe the degree of "hum" varies with the type of cookware. My cast iron stuff never hums, but my All-Clad Stainless hums -- the smaller fry pans even vibrate and start to move on their own! I had a scare a few days ago with my unit. In the middle of cooking it started beeping and these two strange symbols appeared on the display of every burner. It was like the letter "O" and the symbol to the right was just the top half of the "O". I freaked out, I thought something horrible happened. I turned off the circuit breaker for about a minute and the unit came back to life. It happened again when my partner was cooking, but this time the circuit breaker had no effect... I did some online research and discovered it is a child lock! This feature isn't even covered in my De Dietrich 308X manual. I'm so glad there was nothing wrong with my unit. My heart completely sank when I saw that strange code blinking. This actually brings me to another point. With any electric cooktop, you can only cook as long as it has electricity. With gas, you can cook even if your power goes out. There is something to be said for not being dependent on electricity for the most basic tasks, such as cooking.

I think you should shave it off now. I know that sounds harsh but, this way, you have the control. Two of my sisters had cancer and both asked me to shave them at my salon which I did. They were relieved to be able to forget about it and go on to the next step. Both of them got Raquel Welch wigs which are the most realistic to the point that people asked them where they got their haircuts. I wish you didn't have cancer but I'm happy you can speak about it and share. It's so important. Both of them are living happy lives and you will do the same. We took joke books to chemo and laughed so much, both had the other four sisters for support and love. I wish you the very best that life can offer.

Faith M....glad you’re loving your set as well! Ours does not get too loud in the spin cycle...it’s actually much more quiet than our previous Frigidaire Affinity washer on spin cycle. Just a few very trivial caveats for me, I don’t like the tinted doors or lack of light in the washer. And I’d like a soak option. But those are not a big deal at all. This set really is terrific in many ways! Our whites are super bright too now that we have this set! Yes Tania, curious how you like yours?? :)