the i image: of: ‘pampering: oneself: than
Toxoriating ina relaxing bath. Perhaps

have added touches of elegance: to their
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3,600 ‘years: go, the
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glass, heavy, curtains paneled. wood-
“work, rugs. chaises ongue sand
Saunas, hoc tubs and: whirlpoots. is: just - ‘cl

Fillmore. And by the 1880s. ostenlu-

“That is because, for many peaple.
tious: bathrooms. became something of

the bath is a refuge — a place of
privacy, where they can enjoy the

, For.instance, most new houses were therapeutic effects of water: for relax-

“built with: bathrooms of an extrava-.° ation,” Cairo says: “Sorthey want
gant size,.many teplete, with stained < beautiful surroundings: 1 add In their
enjoyment.

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” bedecked with'a. beautifully shaped and.)-1

decorated | bath; remarkably :intact-to

and sculpted. spouts.

: The: practice of bathing-f ‘fell i ‘intoe
wide disuse: throughout. the. Middle.

Ages: although even’in. ‘houses of
nobility. plain. wooden ‘tubs ‘were often

revived more claborate decors high-

dighted by frescoed-walls;.marble baths. .

and hot and cold water taps:
A little later,-in France,” Louis X{V
‘went so far as to install six baths in his

suite at Versailles, climaxing the ven=::

ture with ‘the. addition: of a rose-pink
‘marble octagon. -10 feet wide and three
feet deep, with gilded ceiling, cush-.
tons, drapings.and a great fabric pavil-

on. The: last. was distinctive enough to

. survive three centuries, and is now sit-
uated in the. Versailles orangery.

. By the second half of the 18th centu-
cry, the bathroom proper was well in
vogue. with Parisian — nability.
‘Napoleon’s. bathroom in the Palais de
V'Elysee, in: which he took a daily bath,
was really more like a, ballroom. And
La Paiva. the famous coquette, had a
Moorish: bathroom in her home on the
Champs Elysees, complete with silver-
plated. bath, turquoise-encrusted taps,

walls inlaid with onyx, and a cornice of ;

alass stalactites."
The’ Elector Palace at Baden,
Germany. also:was outfitted with an:

elaborate bathroom, built with a‘pink-"°

and-black marble floor und walls. of
“white stucco. with panels bordered ia

amethysts:) containing. reliefs: of :
steps:led down into the: :
‘sunken bath, in which. water reportedly a
gushed from the mouths of eight ser-"”,

nymphs- Three

pents coiled around the edge.

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‘installed in the White House —but: +
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“it can-be a: place to linger and relax
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: the: new surfacing material colors.
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“Our. industry i is acutely aware of,
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President, Industry Relations/Marketing.
“NKBA kitchen and bath dealers, design
specialists and manufacturers play a key
tole in providing the affordable, practical
products and design solutions to enable
homeowners to make their contribution
to conservation and responsible waste
munagenient,”” he adds,

“Amon the products ‘designed with
im eye toward ecological awareness at
NKBA’s.show was a full-sized dish-
washer ‘that requires less than six gal-
lons of water, a faucet that automatical-
ly. turns the water on when an object
(toothbrush, glass or hands) interrupts

_an infrared light beam, and quieter,
-more éffective, law-flush toilets that

use just 1.6 gallons of water per flush.
Consumers can find.scores of colorful,
attractive water-saving showerheads
and ‘hand-held showers, featuring
adjustable.flows that range froma

misty, fine, gentle rain to an invigorat-.

ing, pulsating massage.

At least one appliance manufacturer
reintroduced trash compactors as an
aid for the home waste-management
program. Used with color-coded,
biodegradable bags, the compactor can
help reduce the volume of trash pro-
duced’ by: the household while
complying with many local recycling
and.collection programs. And to help
make recycling Jess of.a chore; hard-
ware manufacturers now offer a vari-

ety of roll-out bins, designed to keep:

trash: out-of sight,.as well as out from
underfoot. Installed:under the sink, the

_, divided bins: provide a convenient
“place to separate-and store trash until

me for disposal. And some. offer
color-coded bins to make: ‘Sorting even
easier.”

Safety. in. the: kitchen and bathroom

mine how far the. hot water handle can

be pushed,- thus preventing scalding .

accidents.. And at least one hardware
manufacturer now offers a lockable,

: ; purple, ‘pink and green (or.
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Make no mistake, environmentally-
sound products do not sacrifice design
aesthetics for functionality. The new

. products are availible in attractive
And inviting colors and styles, indicat-
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eos “2” eomprises’kitchen and. bath dealers.
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“kitchen: and: bath: components; such -as ;
a plumbing: produets,. hardware; cabi-:
“ netry, ‘surfacing: materials s-appliances’-
“sand. accessories, showcased product: -
“refinements and improvements, and:
Introduced new ‘products, colors, ‘styles
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“able surface at the annual, three-day

trade event, heid recently in Dallas.
“No doubt about it, the kitchen is a
fashion statement,” says Paul L.
Kelley, Vice President, Industry
Relations/Marketing for the National |
Kitchen and Bath Association
(NKBA), which sponsors the industry-
wide show. “And, it should be.
designed around the needs and.

, lifestyles of the people who use it. The ~
kitchen is still referred to as ‘the heart -

of the home,’ but now it looks less
like a laboratory,” he adds,.“It stops
being strictly 4 working, environment
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The kitchen needs to look’and feel -
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built-in seats. Countertops and a.

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marble and granite. Today’s home-
owners will find plenty. of hardware
and accessories to: match, making it
easier than ever to create a totally
coordinated look.

Don't forget the ‘creature comforts’
when shopping for: the bith:: Today's
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good lighting, and‘an interesting and
eclectic combination of: color: and

greater use of furniture and fabrics.and
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color, texture and materials’ for: the,
kitchen and bathroom of tomorrow,
“Functional dependability is’no

Styling: and built-in looks have made

resulting in some innovative appliance
design from ‘U:S.-based_ manufactur-
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bathroom as well, including an array
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