As much as I hate to admit it I’m 61 years old so I have seen a lot of changes in bathroom technology and décor. There are dozens of shower configurations with the two latest rages being rain simulating showerheads and body sprays located around the shower. But as in so many things what’s old is new again, I was privileged to own a beautiful old 1928 Spanish style home in Los Angeles many years ago and it had the body sprays around the shower but I had never seen them anywhere else before and thought they were a great idea. Toilets have changed. My frequent readers know that I talk up ADA height toilets, water saving toilets and Toto Washlets constantly although the idea of bidets have been around as long as running water in bathrooms yet we are installing them now in homes now like they are brand new. Although I must admit that the Washlet is one great new invention that has been a great new feature to my bathroom.
Toilet styles have changed with some space age automatic models like Toto’s Neo line that even has an MP3 built in to retro styles that imitate the old original look. Again this is a prime example of what’s old is new again. This fad is especially popular with us older folks.
Before running water people had, in their bedrooms beautiful pieces of furniture called “wash stands” that were used as the center of one’s daily washing and toilet needs. One would have a nice picture and bowl on the top (usually marble to be water proof) and a “chamber pot” tucked away privately in the bottom of the washstand to save a trip to the outhouse in the middle of the night. This wash stand idea and look is now being recreated with furniture styled bathroom vanities with bowl type sinks that sit on top of the vanity instead of being recessed. These new vanities are often of high furniture quality and can be found in styles from French provincial to Mid Century modern. I recently replaced a 30 year old vanity in one of my bathrooms, that I’m sure was state of the art when new but man was it outdated. The new vanity I chose is a dark finished simple design with a slight Asian influence in design and has now changed the look of the bathroom so much that I will now have to change the wall finish, the tub, the style of show enclosure and have already changed the floor (laminated wood) so be careful. Most people know National Builder Supply for their great selection, prices and service on all kinds of faucets, fixtures and light fixtures but if you dig around their web site, http://www.nationalbuildersupply.com/ , you will find a dozens of beautiful high quality furniture styled vanities along with every conceivable type of top and sink you could desire. Be careful thought it could lead to major renovations as well as a trip down memory lane about the bathrooms of your life.
Toilet styles have changed with some space age automatic models like Toto’s Neo line that even has an MP3 built in to retro styles that imitate the old original look. Again this is a prime example of what’s old is new again. This fad is especially popular with us older folks.
Before running water people had, in their bedrooms beautiful pieces of furniture called “wash stands” that were used as the center of one’s daily washing and toilet needs. One would have a nice picture and bowl on the top (usually marble to be water proof) and a “chamber pot” tucked away privately in the bottom of the washstand to save a trip to the outhouse in the middle of the night. This wash stand idea and look is now being recreated with furniture styled bathroom vanities with bowl type sinks that sit on top of the vanity instead of being recessed. These new vanities are often of high furniture quality and can be found in styles from French provincial to Mid Century modern. I recently replaced a 30 year old vanity in one of my bathrooms, that I’m sure was state of the art when new but man was it outdated. The new vanity I chose is a dark finished simple design with a slight Asian influence in design and has now changed the look of the bathroom so much that I will now have to change the wall finish, the tub, the style of show enclosure and have already changed the floor (laminated wood) so be careful. Most people know National Builder Supply for their great selection, prices and service on all kinds of faucets, fixtures and light fixtures but if you dig around their web site, http://www.nationalbuildersupply.com/ , you will find a dozens of beautiful high quality furniture styled vanities along with every conceivable type of top and sink you could desire. Be careful thought it could lead to major renovations as well as a trip down memory lane about the bathrooms of your life.
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