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There may be instances where you need a bathroom mirror but can't hang it on the wall over your sink. Say, for instance, your bathroom sink is at a window. For just that use a while back, we loved this Triptych Vanity Mirror by Baker Furniture, but its price was sooo high! We've now found another at exactly the other end of the spectrum...

We didn't realize one of Wednesday's carrara marble bathrooms was on this editors' list of This Old House's favorite bathrooms ever. But it's on there, along with many others, which we're sharing after the jump. Get ready for beautiful pre-war bathroom inspiration galore:

We heard on NY1 yesterday morning that three cranes in the city have failed inspections since the recent east side crane accident. And it got us thinking about those who live or work near a construction site with a crane. We don't ourselves, but we're sure lots of you out there can see a crane from your window...

Just on the heels of discovering Spark Fire's Six Foot Fire Ribbon, we've learned that they have something new up their sleeves. It's called the linear burner...

Tallinn, Estonia has to be one of our favorite places to visit. When we recently heard about the Three Sisters Hotel, we checked it out online. And it was their bathrooms that blew us away...

Most of us probably have some carrara marble in the bathroom, in the form of the saddle at the room's entry. But carrara is great for more than that. We've rounded up some beautiful uses of the material in bathrooms here, starting with Stephanie's Tile & Marble Vision...

We think it's the perfect classic bathroom light. The Kent fixture at Rejuvenation comes in all of their finishes, has an opal glass shade, and is damp proof. Rejuvenation's pitch on the fixture is unexpectedly sexy...

Not a bed for the small apartment dweller, La Montana Rusa is a roller-coaster-like structure of a bed currently installed at Sean Kelly Gallery on West 29th Street. The sculpture, by Los Carpinteros, resembles a bed with pink cushions that follow the bed's frame up, down, and swooping around. It reminds us of a cat climbing wall made for humans...

Something as simple and temporary as your bathroom linens and accessories can change the look of your bathroom. Just look at the bathroom ensembles offered by Anthropologie. While we touched on Bathroom Sets on Friday, we do like these sets from Anthropologie because they aren't too "matchy"...

Architect Peter Zumthor's Baths at the Vals Thermal Spa in Vals, Switzerland are a real lesson in restraint, tranquility, and ceremony...

We love this rammed earth construction by Terra Firma Rammed Earth Builders. It's uncommon enough to see on a home's exterior. But would you believe you can also use the material in bathrooms? Check it out after the jump...

The Italian ceramic tile manufacturer has an outstanding portfolio of bathroom photos, ripe for the picking for bathroom design inspiration. While the bathrooms shown are so much more glam than we can afford for our own, we still dig the moody, atmospheric spaces. And we're sure there's lots to glean from these truly inspirational photos. See more after the jump...

We were simply checking out this cool material called Shimmer Screen. But we didn't expect to see this use of the material, which could be done by anyone in their home. Even though it's not Bedroom Month, we still wanted to share...

If our medicine cabinet weren't our bathroom's only storage, we'd make a beeline for one of these Bistro Frameless Pivot Mirros at Restoration Hardware. The mirrors come in oval, round, and rectangular shapes, all with a fancy beveled edge...

Stark design paired with unsurpassable quality, the XO collection of plumbing fixtures by Lefroy Brooks is simply stunning. The collection, introduced in 2000, is a suprising addition to Lefroy Brooks' otherwise traditional lines...

Hope for small apartments everywhere: The tiny one-bedroom prefab house by Perrinepod has an inspiring partition between the bedroom and bath. It's made of frosted glass and divides while retaining openness...

Want a bathroom that feels like it's carved out of stone? We love the material travertine. It's a type of limestone and it can create a sense of nature like none other...

Excited about spring coming? Bring the beach into your bathroom. These bright striped towels are bold in a way that only Marimekko can pull off...

These handpainted canvas floor mats by Saneity are available at Etsy. They could work in the bathroom because they have a non-slip backing and the surface simply wipes clean...

We can't get over the beauty of these hinoki bath tubs by Bartok Design. They combine the stark simplicity that's appealing in modern bathrooms with warm wood craftsmanship...

We told you we're suckers for displaying Granny Smith apples. That's why the Fruit Stack caught our eye and we want to add it to the Granny roundup...

Flush is the thing to be. No, not in the Bathroom Month sense of the word. Flush modern doors! It's tough to acheive a detail that puts a door surface flush to a wall surface without a jamb of some sort, but Modern Doors Direct offers them up in their Linea Collection...

You'll rarely find us chanting a mantra of "bigger is better". But, when it comes to Spark Fire's Ventfree Fireplaces, we were exhillirated by their Six Foot Fire Ribbon...

Power your house with your toilet. When you flush and water rushes through the drainage pipes, the idea is that the Benkatine Turbine would turn that motion into electric energy...