What's

Space and convenience
are key elements
in today's bathrooms.

P HOTO CO U RT ESY LA UR A ASHLEY.

he bathroom is now
a grand retreat,
where weary home-
owners can relax af-
ter a long day in a sunken whirlpool
tub. Designers, architects and builders
— applauded by an appreciative
public — have transformed the
bathroom from strictly functional to
a focal point of style.
Throughout the Eighties, when
volume and open space became the
buzzword in housing, bathrooms
grew larger and were stuffed with
upscale products. The emphasis be-
came function with
The classic blue
and white color style. "People want a
better quality bath
scheme of this
for luxury," says
traditional
Megan Mager of
bathroom is
International Bath
reminiscent of
antique Chinese and Design, Royal
Oak.
vases.
today's
What
homeowners want
BY ERIC
most in a bathroom,
BENDEROFF
experts say, is space.

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