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How to Build a Fresh, Functional Bathroom Is your new home’s bathroom dated and dreary? Or just boring and … blah? Sure, it does the job — all a bathroom truly needs is a working sink, a tub/shower and a toilet. But considering how much time you spend in the space, wouldn’t it be nice if it were fun, fabulous and more functional? “You use your bath every day, so make it a high priority,” urges Amy Wolff , a Scottsdale, Arizona- based interior designer . From brightening the basics to adding five-star (but functional) touches, here’s a three-step plan for a beautiful bathroom. Stage 1: Build Out the Basics Start by getting the room’s essential elements in place. If you didn’t purge before the move, now’s the time to clear the clutter. “Get rid of items you haven’t used in the last six months,” says Wolff. A coat of paint will give the room a fresh backdrop. “Try a soothing aquatic blue , or, if your bath needs some verve, venture into warm saturated yellows and oranges,” suggests Jeff...

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It’s winter, which means we’re looking for new ways to keep dry, cracked skin from appearing. There is nothing better than pouring yourself into a bathtub to relax after a long, cold day, but it also happens to be a great way to give your body the luxury treatment it deserves, especially during seasonal change (hello, chapped elbows, knees and toes). Enter: Bath bombs. Bath bombs are a combination of skin-soothing salts and essential oils that fizz when they’re dropped in water. The salt component helps exfoliate your skin while the oils add moisture , and after soaking for a few minutes you'll feel like a whole new person. They make for a fun bath time experience , and also happen to be really easy to make at home. We've all seen the glittery, multi-colored, cupcake shaped bath bombs at the kiosks in the mall, and while these can look super cool (especially if you like feeling like the main ingredient in a pot of rainbow soup), when DIY-ing them it’s better to skip on the ...

This is a great product. I use it in my bath, and since I usually only have baths when I'm stressed, the whole "stress relief" thing really comes I'm handy there. When I'm running my bath, I squeeze some into it and it has a very subtle natural smell . It feels as if I'm being moisturised when in the bath so that's really lovely, as I hate getting out of the bath with that wrinkly-finger-and-toe-thing while feeling completely de -moistureized (which is ironic because I've been sitting in in a tub of water for usually around an hour). But anyway this oil completely stops that feeling so that I'm not cringing when I have to dry my already parched skin with a towel. It does leave a very subtle sheen on your body when you get out of the bath, but that is absorbed/dried off with the towel quickly so you're not left feeling greasy . All in all, a pretty damn fab product .

By LINDA WANG SAN FRANCISCO – Like any player, San Francisco Giants outfielder Denard Span worries about hitting nasty curveballs and losing fly balls in the sun. But he’s got another concern when he’s playing at his home stadium: birds pooping on him in the field. “I’m afraid of them dropping something, using the bathroom on top of me,” Span said. “Or maybe them dropping some food near me and then all of them just freaking swarming me.” #xa0; It’s a possibility, considering how regularly flocks of gulls come in off the San Francisco Bay to hover low over the Giants’ AT&T Park. Sports venues across the country struggle to wave off pigeons, bats and gulls, but the two Bay Area ballparks’ proximity to the water and dumps attracts birds in large flocks. It has been such a problem at the Oakland Coliseum that stadium operations officials added a pair of vinyl kites this season in an effort to fend them off. Gulls typically feed at dumps, but marine biologists say recent efforts...

The long, hot days of summer may be giving way to the thrill of a new school year, but the transition hasn’t slowed homebuyers from striving to call Rodrock Development ’s Stonebridge home. The community, situated between Ridgeview and Black Bob along 167th Street, has become a favorite to families of all shapes and sizes — and for good reason. Comprised of four neighborhoods — Stonebridge Meadows , Stonebridge Trails , Stonebridge Park, and Stonebridge Village — Stonebridge offers incomparable price points, unparalleled amenities, and unmatched value protection. What’s more, Stonebridge sits within the award- winning Springhill School District . In fact, paved neighborhood trails lead straight to Prairie Creek Elementary School , which has won the Governor’s Achievement Award for more than four years. Darol Rodrock has dedicated adjacent land for a middle school now in the planning stages. Fall is a fantastic season in this community — and with a variety of homes ready for immediate...

I am in early stages of planning remodel of my master bath, primarily for resale. Home is 3100 sf on one acre in upscale neighborhood. Home value $450,000. Master bath space is L-shaped 12' x 10' with room width of 6' in both directions. Existing bathroom has a 6' long, 12" deep sunken tub/shower combo. I am trying to decide if should just remodel with a large, undermount soaking tub , such as Kohler Tea-for-Two tub, and tiled shower surround or construct a large, custom shower with frameless glass shower doors and nice multi- nozzled shower panel . The main problem with having a shower and tub in the bathroom is that it will have to be a combination tub/shower. Unless I move the toilet to an adjacent closet (something I am trying to avoid due to additional cost), there is not enough room to put a separate tub and shower. My initial thought on the remodel was that I needed a tub in the master bath, but a couple of architects I spoke with told me that in today...

This post likely contains affiliate links which may earn me commissions should you click through them and take certain actions. July 4, 2017 By Katelyn Fagan Leave a Comment Ever since I first used Bar Keepers Friend and it completely revitalized a nasty dirty stainless steel pizza pan , I’ve been a big fan! I’ve used it to remove scratch marks from dishes, clean copper bottom pots , easily remove grime from my pans, and more. My favorite use for it though is cleaning my bath tub! Our bathtub gets especially grimy where our shower curtain liner meets the tub. It’s like all the dirt collects there and multiplies. We tend to get this buildup of black grossness between cleaning the tub.  After I finally took the time to clean our shower curtain liner , I again cleaned the bathtub with Bar Keepers Friend . I love using it because it works so well and doesn’t require me to scrub much at all! And I can clean the whole tub in minutes. As someone who hates cleaning the bathtub and shower ...

Chelsea Houska is only months away from walking down the aisle! RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned the Teen Mom 2 star’s exact wedding date and location. According to Houska and her fiancé Cole DeBoer ‘s wedding registry , they will tie the knot on October 1st in Hartford, South Dakota. And it looks Houska’s bridal shower is coming up soon, as she only has four items left on her Bed Bath & Beyond registry. PHOTOS: Inside Chelsea Houska ’s Dream Home! ‘Teen Mom 2’ Star Wraps Up Renovations On South Dakota Digs The items range from a $14. 99 mason measuring jar to a $399. 99 gold KitchenAid mixer . Houska and DeBoer got engaged in November after a year of dating. “Cole and I really like the fall, so sometime around then,” she told MTV at the time of the engagement. “The ceremony will be small and intimate with our close family and friends.” PHOTOS: So Sad! ‘Teen Mom 2’ Star Chelsea Houska ’s Dog Darla Dies The mother of 6-year-old Aubree revealed her wedding will not be fi...

The president might have lived in dumps, but that was  before  moving to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. After Donald Trump allegedly called the home of every president since John Adams a “dump” this week, leading architects confirmed to HuffPost what most of us have known since childhood. ″The White House is a treasure ... It symbolizes freedom, democracy and opportunity,” Thomas Vonier, president of the American Institute of Architects, said. “It embodies our humility as a nation and the humility we expect of our elected representatives.”   “It’s been modified, improved and preserved with great care for generations.” So, why would Trump call it a dump?  According to a Golf.com article,  Trump derided his current home while at the Trump National Golf Club , Bedminster in New Jersey. A Trump spokesperson , as well as Trump himself, denied him calling the White House “a real dump,” but the author of the article insists the president made the remark “in front of eight or nine members and staff...

Engaged couples aren 't the only ones facing big wedding bills . Guests, especially millennials, are shelling out big bucks to watch friends tie the knot. The average wedding guest expects to spend $703 per wedding this year, 5 percent more than last year, according to the American Express Spending & Saving Tracker. Millennial guests expect to pay even more, an average $893 per wedding. (That's just to attend the wedding, mind you. If you're in the wedding party, spending jumps to an average $743 for the general population and $928 among millennials.) "People will tell themselves, 'How can I not do this? It's my best friend, my college roommate [getting married],'" said Manisha Thakor, a certified financial planner and the director of wealth strategies for women at The BAM Alliance. "People are conflating friendship and personal finance, when they need to divide the two." Factor in that folks expect to attend three weddings on ave...

The steam shower is an amenity found in many fitness centers, athletic clubs and homes. Simple in design, the basic steam shower consists of an enclosed tile room with a steam generator . Steam showers, or steam baths, are a centuries-old tradition dating back to ancient Rome. Steam showers remain in wide use due to the numerous health benefits they offer. Exposure to steam causes vasodilatation, a widening of blood vessels. With more room in the blood vessels, blood flow increases , improving circulation. According to the Pub Med website , vasodilatation has a positive effect on blood pressure and is often initiated with drugs. Through the use of a steam shower, though, you can enjoy a safe, natural vasodilatating effect . During exercise, metabolic waste is built up in muscles, which causes soreness and fatigue. Combining a steam shower with a cold bath or shower can help flush out this waste. Alternating between the heat of the steam and the cold bath causes a pumping action in...

Soaring 45 stories into the sky, Vantage in downtown Jersey City is the newest skyscraper on the New York waterfront . The collaboration between Perkins Eastman (exteriors) and S9 Architects (interiors) features bold modern lines , refined aesthetics throughout — and amenities that will astound. Developed by Fisher Development Associates , which has helped shape the Jersey City skyline with their signature residential towers , the recently opened luxury rental building is located at 33 Park View Avenue , adjacent to the charming Paulus Hook and Van Vorst neighborhoods . Vantage is minutes away from Manhattan via the Grove Street and Exchange Place PATH stations and New York Waterway ferry service . The homes are designed for comfort and aesthetics, with open floor plans , recessed LED lighting and in-home washer/dryers. Nine-foot-high ceilings and floor-to- ceiling casement windows frame sweeping views of the Statue of Liberty, the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline. Kitchen...