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Bathroom is a part of the house intended for private sanitation. It is also a place where we can loosen up our tired mind and body to isolate us away from stress. Immersing in a half-filled bathtub has been a custom for a few to relax after a long tiring day . People feel refreshed after taking a nice shower and feel comfortable after attending to their hygiene. Basically, there are plenty of things a bathroom can offer that its definition does not only limit to as for personal cleanliness or a word used to euphemize as a room containing a toilet, but a room vital for people to meet relaxation at its best. So you might want to consider adding up an extra effort to beautify your bathroom to maximize comfort, space and aesthetics. There are many style options to choose when setting up a design for your bathroom. You can pattern your design based on your personality or go with something that deviate the kind of plan you have in mind yet make it still visually attractive. But if you have...

It’s the final stop on the tour of our 7th flip – the bathrooms! You’ve seen this pic of the master bathroom before, but now it’s time to check out the rest of the space – I hope you love it as much as we do. The master bathroom started out split into 3 different rooms (+ 2 closets) – a “his” side, a “hers” side, and a shared room that held the tub, shower and toilet.  We thought all the doors made the space feel claustrophobic and we wanted to switch things up a bit! So we took out the doorways between the “his and hers” areas and the shared space, creating one large room.  We also switched out the tub for a huge walk-in shower – the opposite side where the original shower and toilet were located have now become a private toilet closet . This is one of the more “wowzy” showers that we’ve done, with gorgeous glass and marble mosaic tile and body sprays.  Body sprays! Our tile guy took the 12×24 porcelain tiles that were used throughout the rest of the bathroom and cut them down into...

As featured in the May 6th issue of Maclean’s Photo courtesy of Kohler.ca Text by Bryan Baeumler Edited by Chris Daniels When it comes to renovation, bathrooms have traditionally played a supporting role to other rooms in the home. As we witness the evolution of bathroom design in creating personal mini -havens, this is beginning to change. Homeowners are opening their minds, and their wallets, to the idea of opulent bathroom renovations . The consensus is that whether modest or luxurious, the most private space in our home has acquired an important respite and importance all of its own. Renovation Essentials An average cost for a bathroom remodel in my experience ranges between $10,000 and $15,000 for a basic redesign and in the range of $40,000 and up for a more specialized design. Expenses can vary immensely, but often times they should directly correlate with the number of years the homeowner plans to spend in the home. If you’re looking at completing a bathroom renovation in a h...