Shower or Bath?

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shower or bath - which do you prefer? A beautiful freestanding tub is like sculpture in a room. It can add a vintage touch, a bit of glamour or possibly, a private place to enjoy a beautiful view. Practically speaking, a tub is a necessity for households with young children. While a soak in a luxurious tub is a relaxing way to unwind, an energizing shower is the perfect way to start a new day. Overhead and wall-mounted shower heads provide invigorating massage. Glass shower enclosures contain water while keeping bathroom interiors light and open. So, which is better -- shower or bath? If space and budget permit, the best bathroom is one that offers both. Here are some options . . .</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau8fLVz93ECLdk9JXOtc16VfmYVeCp5K7tSGkSrSHKooIztZTA_v4Atnv4n8kS7AGQYA5_7bwayP5wmaRq5hlC64mmcCl-NH8ChUJfX_2gZ4NBXFDiYIJ4-YFZrazDtyEqZ-WmWThl9M/s1600/hbx0512Brahler13-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau8fLVz93ECLdk9JXOtc16VfmYVeCp5K7tSGkSrSHKooIztZTA_v4Atnv4n8kS7AGQYA5_7bwayP5wmaRq5hlC64mmcCl-NH8ChUJfX_2gZ4NBXFDiYIJ4-YFZrazDtyEqZ-WmWThl9M/s640/hbx0512Brahler13-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bath's chocolaty walls play up the brilliant whites of a recycled tub, curtains in Kally Almost White sheer from Hancock Fabrics, and Daltile floor and shower tiles. The crystal light fixture is a 1980s update of old-school glamour."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jacksonville, Illinois home of Annie Brahler, owner of <a href="http://euro-trash.us/" target="_blank">EuroTrash</a>, which offers interior design, styling and customized buying trips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Annie Brahler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ideas/annie-brahler-interview-0512" target="_blank">Interview </a>by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOs3_kjVdweUaIqUYpICFJI1pK6qHZ0UzZ6w0EUGuNFFmmmZz5BbNFwba1qqxaAvEuXF5nshDWzwEGAPbkvgLBXu2PyBQfSeodcfDCnikFP5mOQk6DQkGHYjGanY0qous82-O9m2TGC0/s1600/hbx0611fulk15-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOs3_kjVdweUaIqUYpICFJI1pK6qHZ0UzZ6w0EUGuNFFmmmZz5BbNFwba1qqxaAvEuXF5nshDWzwEGAPbkvgLBXu2PyBQfSeodcfDCnikFP5mOQk6DQkGHYjGanY0qous82-O9m2TGC0/s640/hbx0611fulk15-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The crystal ship chandelier 'was a whimsical last-minute selection,' says designer Ken Fulk about the master bath in a Victorian San Franciscan house. Floor tile from <a href="http://www.annsacks.com/" target="_blank">Ann Sacks</a>. <a href="http://www.sunrisespecialty.com/" target="_blank">Sunrise Specialty Tub</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kenfulk.com/" target="_blank">Ken Fulk</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/san-francisco-victorian-ken-fulk-0611#slide-15" target="_blank">Dress it Up</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMNgBvYwrLIASkK2sUbmIeH1mgaQ3HmcO8f_P7kiX4kG1YCR-uoSQJhKlo6ZlCzEpp8bmIFzwUeu4lHB8aXkuvVwVYRPJETcIss4eRQWXVDgq8OFci1XnSQPozfHU-XkiP_tjsJXYQuY/s1600/hbx-glass-enclosed-shower-1210-bath03-de-76060307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMNgBvYwrLIASkK2sUbmIeH1mgaQ3HmcO8f_P7kiX4kG1YCR-uoSQJhKlo6ZlCzEpp8bmIFzwUeu4lHB8aXkuvVwVYRPJETcIss4eRQWXVDgq8OFci1XnSQPozfHU-XkiP_tjsJXYQuY/s640/hbx-glass-enclosed-shower-1210-bath03-de-76060307.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Glass walls make it feel as if the shower takes up less space. Fixtures from the .25 collection by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a>." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The white pebble mosaic in the shower was designed to create a "subtle feeling of the beach." Radiant heat under the marble floor. Glass shower sealed with silicone to waterproof it. Clear plastic gasket on door.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The photo below shows the .25 Freestanding Oval Tub by Waterworks more clearly.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenwich, Connecticut bathroom designed by Peter Mark and Elizabeth Needham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Julian Wass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced by David M. Murphy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stylist: Gregory Bissonnette.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/white-waterfront-bath-1210?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Bath of the Month</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (December 2010 - January 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr8uDm7-7rW1HK5-Wfz-iL-tee-M3ZGGBcFhYw7xDw8WPX92Qx2L2zegTUvLR8e-rcHyi8QwYOPXa1D1yJehdDrDm6BXdxpkjj3nJdKNpCfiGBn7G3flHU2-lJkSW2nfSBz9Mj0E92TY/s1600/hbx-modular-bathtub-1210-bath02-de-17071151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr8uDm7-7rW1HK5-Wfz-iL-tee-M3ZGGBcFhYw7xDw8WPX92Qx2L2zegTUvLR8e-rcHyi8QwYOPXa1D1yJehdDrDm6BXdxpkjj3nJdKNpCfiGBn7G3flHU2-lJkSW2nfSBz9Mj0E92TY/s640/hbx-modular-bathtub-1210-bath02-de-17071151.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The .25 Freestanding Oval tub by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> has clean, sculptural lines." This tub is deeper than usual tubs. "It's a real soaking tub. You can have water up to your shoulders. . . . When you set it at an angle, it looks more ethereal. We also placed it to face the best view. We have a truly spectacular spot on Long Island Sound, and we wanted to keep everything simple so it wouldn't detract from the view."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>This tub is the companion to the glass lined shower pictured above.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenwich, Connecticut bathroom designed by Peter Mark and Elizabeth Needham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Julian Wass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced by David M. Murphy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stylist: Gregory Bissonnette.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/white-waterfront-bath-1210?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Bath of the Month</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (December 2010 - January 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_hjxKRPmBIS9xwCogTACXU-QOK-OPNECDBcqtSG0N-x5Q1APioftgc7qDzKR4_ITEDnN0emBASRtg-dgsML9fmmGmcpk6uJjpJ6jqYfToIPd1ErhlECKpa4y_V-EvfOEz1O2vDAvigs/s1600/BlogShowerandTubEDOct2012Two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_hjxKRPmBIS9xwCogTACXU-QOK-OPNECDBcqtSG0N-x5Q1APioftgc7qDzKR4_ITEDnN0emBASRtg-dgsML9fmmGmcpk6uJjpJ6jqYfToIPd1ErhlECKpa4y_V-EvfOEz1O2vDAvigs/s640/BlogShowerandTubEDOct2012Two.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A tub with <a href="http://www.lefroybrooks.com/" target="_blank">Lefroy Brooks</a> fittings in the master bath; the towel stand is custom made, and the mantel is original to the house."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>See picture below for shower room that accompanies this bath.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London home of Kim Hersov, editor-at-large for <i>Harper's Bazaar UK</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Celia Barbour.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"London Assurance" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (October 2012).</span></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSt9MIe2cNqu67BgSnRPVmyHt9nOFcCYggCpkGL6bDN7bLEm7B5-VuRadxUiFh2ozBBavP5Kv6wkShyphenhyphensSML6mQQSsRSGWk8R8FsQvDsi3taJKHkvWydnTIXCH2M1u3bNpjCBlRyLAO4c/s1600/BlogShowerandTubEDOct2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSt9MIe2cNqu67BgSnRPVmyHt9nOFcCYggCpkGL6bDN7bLEm7B5-VuRadxUiFh2ozBBavP5Kv6wkShyphenhyphensSML6mQQSsRSGWk8R8FsQvDsi3taJKHkvWydnTIXCH2M1u3bNpjCBlRyLAO4c/s640/BlogShowerandTubEDOct2012.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Shower room that accompanies tub pictured above</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The shower room is sheathed in horn tiles, and the floor is teak."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London home of Kim Hersov, editor-at-large of <i>Harper's Bazaar UK</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.<br />Text by Celia Barbour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"London Assurance" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (October 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQFufj6FJHssUtpKmTdCouJdh6vaZrM8sZrh10XEb-Tk4R_NH3V909TSWpIc4YOR_p87-f5GyL9yOBb2otpfgJXO66Fst3sBmZTSls9_nYcR_NI3NpMkloihrV8LKjZkw8mr-yJOtiXA/s1600/BlogShowerandTubVerandaNovDec2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQFufj6FJHssUtpKmTdCouJdh6vaZrM8sZrh10XEb-Tk4R_NH3V909TSWpIc4YOR_p87-f5GyL9yOBb2otpfgJXO66Fst3sBmZTSls9_nYcR_NI3NpMkloihrV8LKjZkw8mr-yJOtiXA/s640/BlogShowerandTubVerandaNovDec2010.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Seamless glass shower doors open up the space to create light and tranquility. Tub and fittings, <a href="http://www.kohler.com/" target="_blank">Kohler</a>. Art, Laurent Elie Badessi. Ceramic table, Christophe Delcourt for </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ralphpucci.net/" target="_blank">Ralph Pucci International</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenwich, Connecticut home of Ralph Pucci.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.vicentewolf.com/" target="_blank">Vicente Wolf</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural design by Peter Glazer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Vicente Wolf.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Stephen Treffinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Comfort Zone" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (November - December 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyVfH81ysv4PnAFYexjI2FL_Wv9W3kGvF8fTdfOqJgtwvMSPiASyKtrOT_L1iMlrPWNgKdoZ_i3VaQ4yVlmkIabRLGrNDT2b6aWzeWAIUC9LHC2jqkZ7uQdKYm8VJ4LgfrYrj8IOjohU/s1600/open-showers-decorating-ideas-06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyVfH81ysv4PnAFYexjI2FL_Wv9W3kGvF8fTdfOqJgtwvMSPiASyKtrOT_L1iMlrPWNgKdoZ_i3VaQ4yVlmkIabRLGrNDT2b6aWzeWAIUC9LHC2jqkZ7uQdKYm8VJ4LgfrYrj8IOjohU/s640/open-showers-decorating-ideas-06-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bath of the Manhattan apartment of fashion designer Lela Rose, a partition of glass and steel shelters both an open shower for her husband and an antique claw-foot tub that she prefers. The nickel showerhead and fittings are from George Taylor Specialties in New York City."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Irresistible Open Showers" by Dickson Wong.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcBwWxZejSXCCZyBwBcurpTilOwEieNneKYZ342S7B-sa7GEbW5IVUZcroyYuqmYMfX5n5TbGhekg-XwOt6RiaJdQL57KWorp3M4xUCn9w6Ng7WgQnsye8X1x4qG_ZJigqXMt_63mkiM/s1600/neunsinger-4-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcBwWxZejSXCCZyBwBcurpTilOwEieNneKYZ342S7B-sa7GEbW5IVUZcroyYuqmYMfX5n5TbGhekg-XwOt6RiaJdQL57KWorp3M4xUCn9w6Ng7WgQnsye8X1x4qG_ZJigqXMt_63mkiM/s640/neunsinger-4-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A claw-foot tub from</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.sunrisespecialty.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Sunrise Specialty</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">adds a period touch to the master bathroom.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Waterworks</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">faucet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amy Neunsinger's home in Los Angeles's Laurel Canyon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ranch-house-makeover?click=main_sr#slide-20" target="_blank">A Ranch House Makeover</a>" by Alexandra Mott.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4X0__LudBmdw58EPr_98665C0tLO_q0kC-FGgFDNtrviLh6Mb_GQFR-YLjjzJmqB1zRP0EAeP_ggzTbW2G2zJ1E2-C8bm2S3kQGbInxW8-5584PjDMiJtdQRKF45R5nazxx0P9JEwRI/s1600/neunsinger-9-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4X0__LudBmdw58EPr_98665C0tLO_q0kC-FGgFDNtrviLh6Mb_GQFR-YLjjzJmqB1zRP0EAeP_ggzTbW2G2zJ1E2-C8bm2S3kQGbInxW8-5584PjDMiJtdQRKF45R5nazxx0P9JEwRI/s640/neunsinger-9-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Amy Neunsinger's master bathroom is pictured above. Here is her guest bathroom. If a separate tub and shower enclosure are not feasible, a tub with a rain shower head can provide optimal bathing options.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"With its <a href="http://www.sunrisespecialty.com/" target="_blank">Sunrise Specialty</a> cast-iron tub and rain shower head, the guest bath is as inviting as a spa."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amy Neunsinger's home in Los Angeles's Laurel Canyon.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ranch-house-makeover?click=main_sr#slide-14" target="_blank">A Ranch House Makeover</a>" by Alexandra Mott.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDEXW9S4CT6noYh5GUGYRFmJjkBA43sss0f49NXDewmXg7Qi25Ps2QBWYplSsSKGebycVaJbCLZm72EaFTglf-n4dK5bgT8gifE4o1Xq6JNj-rTbosJszBhQVt83zwSyuwWj5hPUYJuE/s1600/BlogShowerandTubDominoNov2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDEXW9S4CT6noYh5GUGYRFmJjkBA43sss0f49NXDewmXg7Qi25Ps2QBWYplSsSKGebycVaJbCLZm72EaFTglf-n4dK5bgT8gifE4o1Xq6JNj-rTbosJszBhQVt83zwSyuwWj5hPUYJuE/s640/BlogShowerandTubDominoNov2008.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Jenna] Lyons obsessively sprayed the fixtures with ocean water, so the brass would appear as seasoned as the herringbone floor."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tub (similar to shown): cast-iron claw foot at <a href="http://www.vintagetub.com/" target="_blank">Vintage Tub and Bath</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Faucet: "Regent" exposed thermostatic tub/shower from <a href="http://barwil.co.uk/" target="_blank">Barber Wilsons and Co</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chrome-plated brass towel rack from <a href="http://www.mysoninc.com/" target="_blank">Myson</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Niche Modern solitaire pendant from <a href="http://www.ylighting.com/" target="_blank">YLighting</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Former Park Slope, New York home of <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/" target="_blank">J. Crew</a>'s Jenna Lyons.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Melanie Acevedo.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Lauren Sandler.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Totally Modern Timelessness" produced by Kim Ficaro.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Domino (November 2008).</span><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />

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