Bathrss

  • K/BIS Product Picks 2008: Day Two

    Hanley Wood product editors combed the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, held last week in Chicago, in search of innovative and interesting introd...

     

  • K/BIS Product Picks 2008: Day One

    Hanley Wood product editors combed the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, held last week in Chicago, in search of innovative and interesting introd...

     
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    Elise Soaking Tub

    The generous Elise soaking tub anchors the new Boutique Collection of high-end solid-surface bath fixtures. In addition to Elise, the collec...

     

Plumbingrss

  • Waste-Pipe Trade-offs

    My town has recently started allowing plastic waste-pipe instead of cast iron in residential construction, and a lot of my competitors are m...

  • New American Home: Casual Comfort

    Savvy architects and builders know where their bread is buttered: in the kitchen, especially in one that is connected none-too-subtly to a c...

  • Plug and Play

    PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, AND MECHANICAL systems are among the most expensive and labor-intensive parts of a house.

 

Toiletsrss

  • A Dry Season

    A 2003 United Nation report made a grim prediction: More than half of humanity will be living with water shortages within 50 years. That sam...

  • Water World

    THE EPA HAS RELEASED the first list of toilets that have received its WaterSense label, making it easier to identify products that conserve ...

  • Something Fishy

    It's unlikely to top the list of this year's hottest bath features, but here's one toilet that's guaranteed to be a conversation piece at pa...

Showerrss

  • SoundTile Shower Speakers

    Your buyers could use an unbecoming waterproof radio in the shower, or you could install these ultra-cool SoundTile speakers instead. The wa...

  • Old Dominion Showhouse, Mclean, Va.

    IS IT RETRO? IS IT CONTEMPORARY? This heavenly, 340-square-foot master bath defies any one label, proving that eclecticism can be stunning w...

  • K/Bis Day Two: Trend Spotting

    The kitchen and bath are radically different spaces than they were 20 years ago, says Suzie Williford, the 2007 vice president of the Nation...