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Show Bathroom has become soul's last refuge, with styles to match book. Her 'dream was so jeutx in fey CHARWWE VJkm&HYX fort LaattefGate the Sun-Seren- e! Arc any of as. really completely satisfied with our bathrooms? 'e hbudckr when we look at the maue and pay liles that the Angina! owner adored. We yearn ior mure space. Or we dream about having & bathtub like she ae in "Hull Durham" m we can relax in a bubble balb sumiundad by ber bouse w Rye, N.Y, and gaze out the windows at She gnuon aad the .bathtub off stars. For bet project, she penl a year ion jesearufa .dreaming, clipping favorite ideas feiai ixiagaRmes, ialktsg m sales people and crafts-ans- a and pruasg failures. When she titxll w&sa't .able io pnuntize what kle warned, she alksd is 3 Bathroom remodeling lips fvf will you Sun-Sentm- Doing She right thing whtn reaiodeluBg your bmimwso means dol&g your huinewi Take some advice from Chris Casson Maddea, atffihor of "Batbrouois." (QarUon Potter, J3U): INVENTORY: How big is your bathroom? Where are the fixtures located? Hww auttib lines storage is (here? How is your towel bar? Does your vanity Ikold all your Usiag graph paper aad a straight edge, make a floor plan. (Use she wale 1 tech equals i foot.) Note iouatioD of doors, wkdows. skylights and cuo-vefiie- at .archi-tecair- al eJefioeats. LIST: Make two lists one with ail the eiemeats of the bathroom you Uke aod the after with what you don't like. ANALYZE: Look at the flaws aod figure out what could be done 10 correct them. Is the lighting poor? I s the lob Jousted m a bad spot? DECIDE; What type faatfh- No woader Americans are catching renovation fever in record numbers. Kitchen and Bath Business magazine reports that 5.69 million bathroom remodeling projects took place last year. That's up from this decade s low of million jobs in 192. Even more of us are expected to catch the fever this 5-- year. Each aad? What else k shere? Read? feerte? Write a descripikia. THINS. RESALE: Yoar color busv be blue, hot av fitsutral colored it's bed to tiles nod fissures for resale. Color can come rotn wallpaper, pauat aod jactiCfehones. Select futures that won't Jock too iratdy or dated in a few years. BL'DGET: DeuanRtine how much can you spend. fittBoember caosl ffe&ovaiioas wiil tust 20 peroaBt to 30 per-temore than you expect GETTING STARTED: Gel three esusaaies aad ask for the KaovaisrV budget in wratieg. Don't be forced mo tct&etkktg you don't want. Make Mere the professional makes ins or her own Soar plan. TIMETABLE: Before the fi oootraoor begats. get the date in wntiflg and ooake wire the kobcoeiraciors wiJJ be available to work during that period. Always allow yownejf ooi etra time. Remember that every proect can run into delays. euwai do you Laucteniaie bathroom renovation Everages about $8,800, according to the & Kitchen Bath Association. That's a good chunk of change for most of us so we want to make sure we handle our projects the right way. But where do we start? Ooe good reference tool is the recently published "Bathrooms" (Qarkson Potter, $30) by Chris Casson Madden. The author, a Home & Garden TV channel host and recognized design guru, traveled around the country to find M) of the country's most stylish and creative bathrooms. She these inspirational packaged designs with an extensive resource guide that includes the latest advice on what's available, bow to find it and how to deal with a contractor. Madden also brings some per-- at com-pktio- contractor who helped make her dream a reality. bathroom hadThe 7 by n't been touched io years. It was so cramped that Madden said someone sitting down was unable to close the door. The contractor's clever solution doubled the length of the room aod gave Madden her dream view. A wall separating the small bathroom from a dressing room was torn down. The new shower came from space that was origi- -- a .daset in the adjoining guest coom. Finadung coaches include a spak, manly beige awtine marble flora, a pmod pedestal wnk, tub whkipoo jets an a regular-siz- e ,and a steam bath aunt in the shower. This toWgJ) wwsks k Madden jind kes imxAy aod your bathroom jtbuuid wcxk m you aod your family needs. Adsqsuss planning is important and she ressed the MUpcfianue timtg a professional jtrtintect m ertsfaod baihrooai des;gscr. But ym anma js1so be part c! She dewgn process. "A great barJuxxan is cot eflQcaeatt, st has msLT the md in a seiephose iateiview trm ber iUxBC. ""Defapi is snore abont weii-bdn- g than about axc2y or faraftisre. If you happen to like caadtes, or flowers or plaets cr ht bars of Ivory soap, go for it. If you like to have pictures of csbsiiren or gradchskhen or your bayfriesd, put them in inalH tly Ihere.' Maddes cekbrates this "soul in ber book as an appealing individuality that transcends choices of cabmetry. fixtures and handmade tile. The bathroom can be a place to display his collection of aatkjue mugs, her Chiuese robes, featboxes aed rose paintings, it can be a home for beaded handbags and dried flowers. Or even a place w&erc roosters reign. Soul is reflected in the romanticism of the bedroom turned bathroom of fashion designer Jessica MrClintocL The bathtub is made from two Victorian-er- a tubs that were cut apart and joiaed together with a hand-carvcasing. The light wood floor is painted with cherubs and n flowers. Over the tub is a Venetian glass chandelier. The focal point is ber dressing table, which features a cover of softly worn Battenberg and Irish lace, a bust of a young French girl, framed photographs, an elegant carved mirror, antique crystal jars and McClintock's signature cluster of roses. The nostalgia of another era is evoked in the cabana bathroom in the Los Angeles home once owned by film director George Cukor. Present-da- y owners Lynn von ke; sling and her husband. Richard Irving, have dedicated the know what parts of our lives w can show in our homes and how; Madden urged decorphobics td relax. "You can make a spa baskef and fill it with face mitt, soap ana towets, sue saso. "it yotf have a tub surround, you can ad candles. If you have a ledge, adi a plan! that does well in bath rooms such as ivy or ferns. Do if furniture, stacks of books by fin vy 011. mc vigneue at a cabana-stnp- e time. Maugham and a jaunty At all costs, avoid going into canvas skirting on the origi.foaih shop and buying every thin nal sink. bathroom in that matcbes from wastebaskei The Miami-are- a the book looks more like Santa Fe to soap holder and cup. Carol "it's the kiss of death if every South Florida. than Madden said Miami bathroom thing matches. 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