Show WOMANS WOMAN S WORLD consider your bathroom first in remodeling plans by ertta haley are usually the B smallest rooms in a house and deserve careful planning with one bathroom the whole family must use its essential to make it as colorful and useful as a possible it if you youre re remodeling or buil building dirig a home experts say that the bathroom should be at least five and one h halt 0 if feet by seven this Is the minimum size to be practical and if it can possibly be slay any larger its wise to make it so for those who air already eady have their homes and ca lannot annot change the size c of f the baehr bathroom oom it might be wise to look to some tips for making more storage space available it if you can clear the floor of a small bathroom for example you will really have more room and thus simplify the cleaning job decoratively much can be done don e to improve the bathroom and make it more cheerful there are many accessories which will spice the basic color scheme which you can change at little expense the main thought to remember in this respect Is that the room is small and too many different colors cause a jarring note as well as a confused appearance it if you store soiled clothes in the bathroom then have hav a a hamper for them lack of floor space can lead you to place one which attaches 8 t to 0 the back of the door it if several towels to hang are your problem r 4 1111 good stores storage space land and you dont want them draped over the bath tub then racks at different levels solve this problem nicely hooks for brushes combs hand mirror shower caps and such wms items will also help clear the room and keep it more neat good planning held essential windows in bathrooms are a necessity but they should never be placed over the bath tub it if set act there they would be hard to open and close and it would provide too much of a draft tor for bathers the window Is well placed on one aide ida of the basin or against a free wall frail A separate shower stall Is nice to have but it if there is not the pace apace for this the bath tub show shower er combination works out well in roost most cases it if tiled the work should be carried to at lea least st the height of the shower curtain bar to avoid damage around the walls around the hie shower and the rod itself itsell should bould be firmly anchored it if a bather feels himself slipping he be will grab tor for the nearest object and this Is the shower curtain or rod on this account have the rod fastened with long screws into the actual letual studding not just into lath end and plaster modern bathroom 7 f A f aaa aaz tyr q ample storage x space p a c e for towels drawers for cosmetics and toiletries toil etries and easily cleaned clay tile walls and floors boorn are some ome of 0 the excellent features of the modern bathroom since the tile Is 1 waterproof and colorfast the llie bathroom never needs need painting or decorating it if all fixtures can be placed on tho the same wall a considerable saving can be made in plumbing costs in homes with two baths or with I 1 powder room on first floor and bath on the second savings can be made by placing one room over the other so they can both use the same waste pipe electric outlets should be placed carefully switches should be an arms length or more from the tub and wash basin say safety experts so theres no temptation to touch them while hands are wet avoid metal pull chains on lights and put in wall fixtures for safe tys sake plugs for electric curling irons and razors as well as vaporizers vaporize rs should be placed conveniently so the user can see in a mirror while the first two of these are being used let complexion gulde your color choice colors can enhance or detract from your own personal appearance and its wise to choose those tor for the bathroom which will look right for your family it if you and other members of the family are arc fair skinned the walls of the bathroom can be bl blue ue peach green or yellow these shades compliment light skin tones on the other hand tons tans browns and aquamarines aqua marines will set ott off brunettes to best advantage makes bat bathroom broom practical its wise to stick to one color or shades of one color inasmuch as the bathroom is small glazed tiles tor for bathroom walls are now manufactured in about shades of basic colors and angin unglazed zed tiles tn in a about out 75 the tile of the floor sho should ad be darker shade than that ot of the wall those who desire to use different colored accessories in the bathroom would do well to choose a subdued color like gray this may seem monotonous but put in towels shower curtain and mat of clear yellow and the room will fairly sparkle change accessories to different colors and you change the scheme successfully and easily it if colored fixtures are chosen chasen for the both bath plan to have them blend with the basic shade of 0 the rather than seek an exact match both fixtures and tile may vary slightly in shade from samples sample from which you select avoid intense colors as they s seem eem to hem in the room and make occupants uneasy finish tie the tiled it with a cap of the same color rather than black or a contrasting shade this makes the room appear larger provide maximum efficiency with storage space far from the least consideration in the bathroom plan la is adequate storage space fully half of the home owners are dissatisfied with this facture in their bathrooms and would provide more storage facilities if they could medicine chests are standard equipment but many times they are completely inadequate for the average household it the wall area permits build a man size chest with a full length mirror as the I 1 door storage cabinets built u under nde r the wash basin are con convenient verile nt and I 1 inconspicuous places to keep face ace towels soap supplies and powders and cloths claths tor for cleaning cabinets for these may also be built under counters adjoining the wash basin unused wall space coula coul be used beside the shower stall or behind the door tor for a built in cupboard cupboards put in the space above the toilet can transform this space into t 0 a chache for medicine chest in overflow y efflow in bathrooms where the shower Is not over the tub cabinets built high on the wall over the tub can house towels bath mats extra paper and tissues tiled counter space around the wash basin provides extra working space for those shaving fixing hair or makeup make up the surface would be moisture proof and can be cleaned with a swish of the cloth some of the storage space strain can be relieved in almost any old fashioned bathroom by hanging whatnot what not shelves in the corners use these for lightweight light weight items such as soap and cosmetics provide enough spice space for hanging towels its no fun to get ready to step out of the bath and find that you must run out into a hall closet to find a bath towel for this reason its good to place the towels within easy access of the tub |