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Inspiration: Travel Souvenirs in the Bathroom
Washington DC

Escapes Month is almost over, but you can use your travel inspirations to decorate your home. Shown is a travel-themed bathroom, with a painting picked up in Madrid, Spain and pictures ledges fille...

Look! Can You Guess What's Behind this Bookcase?
Washington DC

Imagine a place to escape to in your home, that only you can find. We've always been fascinated by hidden rooms, secret passageways and hiding places. So we were excited to discover that this bookca...

Best of Three: Tree Shower Curtains

Yesterday we looked at some tree-inspired designs and today's Best of Three is a roundup of tree-themed shower curtains......

Shower Octopus
Boston

It's hard to resist this eager shower helper! If you don't have a lot of tub space and want an alternative to suction-cup or wire shelving, just hang the shower octopus in your shower and load him ...

Rubber Duckies... in Your Bathroom?
Washington DC

Do you have rubber duckies in your bathroom? Do you use them in your bath? If not, you may change your mind when you see the selection of duck bath products (in rubber, soap and more) from Pulp on ...

Pluviae Shower Head & Rail by Matteo Thun & Partners

We found this while Google image searching and loved it. Super smart and simple, Matteo Thun's shower head truly is both form and function, with stainless wrap around tubing that carries both water...

Flickr Finds: Facade of Bathrooms

This snapshot is just plain surreal. We think this may be in the UK, but we really don't know for sure. But look at how those bathroom fixtures are still intact, mounted to one wall after the other ...

Look!: The Bathroom in the Kalkin House

We've posted the Kalkin House, designed by architect Adam Kalkin, before. But a visitor on Flickr has posted a shot of a shower in the house......

Serafina Pattern from Pottery Barn Emulates Josef Frank

Last week, Regina posted the new bold and graphic upholstery options available from Pottery Barn. Readers, paintitbright and pinchas, pointed out that the Serafina pattern closely resembled the styl...

Close-Up: The Toilet Library
Paris, France

One notable detail of our recent tour of Marianne's Paris apartment is her toilet library. This space-exploiting idea is a common sight in Paris apartments, where toilets often occupy their own room.....

Look!: Combine Hot & Cold Faucets on Old Sinks
Boston

We relish our old bathroom sink; it’s decrepit but it’s original to our 1907 home in Jamaica Plain and for that we remain faithful. Granted, it can get a little irksome to not be able to genera...

Flickr Finds: Open Loft Bath

This tub is in a space we can't really name. It's not a bathroom or even a bedroom, from what we can tell. It looks like a tub right in the middle of a big, open loft......

Rejuvenation's New Chandler Porcelain Hardware

New this month at Rejuvenation is the Chandler porcelain hardware collection. We were happy to see the retro collection on the back of the new Rejuvenation catalog that arrived in the mail today......

Look!: Towel Rack Radiator
Boston

We know its summertime but winter is never far from our minds and, while taking a self-guided tour of a house party the other weekend, we ran across this great wall-mounted towel rack radiator......

Lava Lamp Night Light

Okay, if you've gotta have a lava lamp, just keep it small. This lava lamp night light just might be the solution for couples who spat over getting rid of one or the other's tacky decor......

Banjo Countertops

The name struck us as funny when we learned about banjo countertops a few years ago. But now we just think of them as great space-savers in tiny bathrooms. They're named after the musical instrument...

Look!: Corner Toilet
Boston

We fantasize about someday revamping our old, tiny bathroom, when the budget allows. We wouldn't be able to expand its ultimate size so instead we ponder creative ways to reconfigure the sink, show...

TileVault: Convex Bathroom Tile at IKEA

What: Rectangular grey tile with a convex-arched profile. Where: A bathroom showroom in IKEA Brooklyn. Why: The warm, pale grey tile is simple and minimal, with a tiny twist — can you tell from th...

Teak Towel Bar by Skagerak Denmark

Did you notice those gorgeous wood towel bars in the Margaret Esherick House yesterday? These are surely Louis Kahn custom, but they led us to look for an off-the-shelf version. The best bet we foun...

NY Good Questions: How Should I Fix Up My Bathroom?

Dear AT, The small (5’ x 4’) bath in my prewar co-op has been the victim of several tragic renovations, resulting in the ugly tile, hideous clashing peach floor, crooked horrible water-wasting ...

Jey Modern Bathroom Vanity from Mastella

Check out this elegantly simple bathroom vanity from Italian manufacturer, Mastella. The Jey vanity is a curved open shelf in natural wood. Definitiely designed for the consumer who is not intimidat...

Expert Tips: Organizing your Kitchen and Bathroom from Michelle Lefferts
Washington DC

We wanted tips, so we decided to use our newfound AT muscle and ask an expert. We really like what Michelle Lefferts has done, she's the designer at Smoot Kitchen Gallery in VA, so we asked her to ...

Look!: Many Pictures Make the Bathroom

It's often hard to find enough wall space in your home for all the pictures you want to hang. So, if you're looking for a place to really pile them on, the bathroom is often a very good place. Sur...

ICFF 2008: Mibo Tile Tattoos

These Tile Tattoos are a great solution for renters who need a quick, easy and inexpensive change in their bathroom or kitchen. Though not reusable, these patterned vinyl stickers can temporarily tr...

Mountain Range Coat Rack: By Brave Space Design
Email from 5.13.08

I'd seen this rack around the web and really liked it. On Saturday I got to see it in person at BKLYN Designs in DUMBO. Designed and made by Brave Space Design from scrap pieces of FSC-Certified M...