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Have you ever thought about just how much time you spend in the bathroom? Between showers, relaxing baths, putting on makeup, doing your hair, brushing your teeth, and so on, I think it’s safe to say that it’s probably a pretty good portion of your life. Yet our bathrooms are usually last on our decorating and remodeling list. Oh sure, we throw in some nice towels when guests come over, maybe toss up a pretty shower curtain , but really, beyond that. I know my bathroom is the ugliest room in the house. That’s saying a lot since my laundry room has these weird fluorescent green walls ! If you’re ready to take your bathroom to whole new levels and make it a truly serene place to do all your business, check out a few must-have gadgets from interior design blogger Arron Hiddleston ! FYI, this post contains affiliate links. 6 Best Bathroom Gadgets for a Modern Woman Ladies, it’s a hectic world out there, and one of the only places you can hope to escape the chaotic reality at the end of th...

Ted Marules' new bathroom is neither subtle nor cheap. "We had visions of grandeur," he says of the $20,000 renovation to his Houston-area home. "We planned to have some wonderful moments in there." Marules and his wife sprung for all the frills: special- order Spanish tile , marble floors, gold faucets and the Texas- sized whirlpool bathtub . "We got some really nice, fancy stuff, and we spent the damned money for it," says the 53-year-old accident reconstruction expert . "Looks like a Roman whorehouse, but it's beautiful." The centerpiece of Marules' marble palace is the hourglass tub, a 10- jet Jacuzzi mounted like an acrylic altar at one end of the room. It set him back $1,897.70. In its promotional materials, Jacuzzi says the tub Marules bought , the Real model, "surrounds the bather in sumptuous curves for an exceptional bathing experience ." Through the Magic Touch controls and PowerPro jet system , it promises ...