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From puge 14

since they absorb up to 75% of the

“available light.

©. As in any other room in the
house, lighting should be
adjustable so that you have a
choice from bright and efficient to
warm and romantic. Good task
lighting above the sink is especial-
ly i important. Ideally, it should iltu-
minate the mirrorand be free of
shadow. If the light comes from
above only, it tends to throw a
shadow onto the fuce.. °

One solution is to install fluo-

“ rescent lighting behind the mirror
‘on three sides. This produces an
attractive “halo” effect. Circular
fluorescents would be particularly

appealing behind a round mirror. °

v2 ¢ Uf you prefer incandescent light, :
‘suspended fixtures or wall sconces °

could be installed on either side of
». the sink at just above eye height.
_ Low-voltage lighting should be

: recessed in the ceiling and adjusted ‘

to. illuminate the. mirror.

Safety is a main consideration
in all planning. This includes non-
slippery floor surfaces as well as
tubs and shower stalls that are non-
skid.

Grab bars « were originally
designed for the physically handi-
capped. I believe that many bath-
room accidents could be prevented
if they were standard in all bath--
rooms.

Storage space scems to be in
short supply in all bathroams.
Where else do you need to. safely

“store away so many small items

and supplies?
For those who are lucky enough
to start from scratch, i! might be a.

’ real challenge to design a floor to

- ceiling storage unit. It could be
open or partly concealed behind

_ mirrors, and have a
partment for medicine, adjustable.
shelving, space for towels.
bathrobes and cleaning supplies.

For true gourmets it could even

have a built-in fridge to keep the:
champagne on ice.

‘TERRA COTA:
FLOOR TILES -

"HAND PAINTED -
- WALL TILES .

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PINE FURNITURE -

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~ FURNITURE ©.

| Welcome the Public to oattend @.

“noon to odpm

“are? smn by the |

lockable com- .

And just in case you have always
wondered about the origin of the let-
ters WC: this abbreviation goes
back to the Victorians who discov-
ered that-any closet could be trans-
formed into a toilet room by nin-
ning a water pipe into it; the “‘clos-
et” thus became a “water closet." In
North America we added a sink and

‘called it a PR (powder room).

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(not exactly as shown)

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