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Designing Bathrooms for the Elderly
With the aging of the baby boomers, coupled with the medical breakthroughs that have pushed life expectancy to the 80s, the number of persons aged 65 or over is increasing. As of 2010, they constitute 13% of the population and this is expected to increase for a number of years reaching 30% before it begins [...]
Jacuzzi Whirlpool REA7242WCR4CH Real Whirlpool Tub
There is nothing like soaking and basking in the hot water of a tub, along with a relaxing water massage, after working like a dog all day. Even if your city apartment or condo does not have a garden or patio for an outdoor hot tub, you still can luxuriate in steaming water with a [...]
Which Tile Size is Right for Your Small Bathroom?
Tiling a large bathroom is different from tiling a small one. The effect of the colors, designs, and sizes of tiles are not the same with spacious floors as when they are cramped. If you are building or remodeling a small bathroom, therefore, pay attention to the sizes of the tiles, otherwise you might end [...]
Different Types of Finishes of Bathroom Travertine Tiles
Made of calcium carbonate, travertine is classed along with marble under the limestone family. While travertine is a sedimentary rock, marble, having been subjected to intense heat and pressure, is described as a metamorphic rock. The result is that travertine is more porous than marble. Both stones, when hewn and cut into tiles, however, exude [...]
Why Choose Wood Bathtubs
For the last two millennia, winemakers have been transporting their produce in wood barrels. The Mesopotamians used palm wood, but today oak is more commonly used. It did not take much leap of the imagination to use the same wood slats employed in making wine barrels for constructing bathtubs. In addition to oak, cedar, teak, [...]