Show Lar Larger Lamer er Bathrooms v The bathroom is no longer longera a neglected area of home de de- sign Through the use of colored colored colored col col- col- col ored fixtures beautiful faucets faucets faucets fau fau- and other accessories it can have almost any specialized specialized specialized decor Popular today are Oriental Early American French Provincial and Con Con- temporary AS EACH homemaker strives to make her bathroom bathroom bath bath- room as attractive as possible possible possible pos pos- sible however she should provide for another important factor safety Three spots to check carefully carefully carefully care care- fully according to the Plumb Plumb- ing-Heating ing Cooling Information Information Information tion Bureau are the tub and shower area the medicine cabinet and the actual positioning positioning positioning po po- of bathroom fix fix- tures TODA TODAY'S VS V'S bathroom is 7 x 9 or larger rather than the 5 x 7 foot size of an earlier day It allows enough space around tub lavatory and water closet to prevent banging banging banging bang bang- ing and tripping If you arent aren't planning to remodel your bathroom completely completely completely com com- this year there still are products that will make it safer 1 MEDICINE cabinets with special locked compartments keep dangerous medicines out of childrens children's reach 2 Grab bars installed above the bathtub and next to the water closet prevent falls 3 SHOWER controls have mixing valves that enable the bather to the temperature temperature temperature tem tem- of the water and the force of the spray For those who are building or remodeling their bathrooms bathrooms bathrooms bath bath- rooms features to look forare for forare forare are 1 LONGER wider or lower tubs with in built-in seats or flat- flat rimmed areas at the corners for sitting 2 Flat tubs with skid re bottoms 3 SHOWER doors that open outwards 4 Adequate space around fixtures |