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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

20 Cute Mermaid-Inspired Bathroom Décor Ideas

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Not only a little girl can be a mermaid fan, a grown up can be too! Whatever type of girl you are, if you feeling the call of the sea, why not add ocean-inspired touches to your spaces? We’ve already shared some ideas but today I’ll be more specific, let’s add some mermaid touches to your bathroom.

Tiles

Tiles are the main thing for any bathroom, and if you want to create a mermaid-inspired space, your choice is fish scale tiles. Fish scale tiles are truly seaside-inspired, they are just amazing! All shades of green, blue and purple are right what you need to remind of fish in the sea.

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teal and turquoise fish scale tiles in the shower zone create a show-stopping impression

one green fish scale tile wall for a bold statement in a marble bathroom

one green fish scale tile wall for a bold statement in a marble bathroom

shower area clad with fish scale tiles in the shades of blue

shower area clad with fish scale tiles in the shades of blue

light blue fish scale tiles create a calming impression and gold fixtures add interest

light blue fish scale tiles create a calming impression and gold fixtures add interest

fish scale tile sink wall in the shades of blue and green

fish scale tile sink wall in the shades of blue and green

Shower Curtain

Add a mermaid feel easily with a proper shower curtain! This is a cheap and easy solution that doesn’t require much expense. Choose shades of green and blue, try a ruffled curtain that will remind of sea waves, and ombre curtains are cool, too.

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fish scale curtain in green shades

ombre ruffled shower curtain from white to teal

ombre ruffled shower curtain from white to teal

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ruffled aqua-colred curtain inspired by sea waves

neutral shower curtain with white sea creatures painted

neutral shower curtain with white sea creatures painted

Mirrors

A mirror or a mirror frame is another cool idea to try, a very easy solution that can be DIYed or bought for cheap. You can find a shell-shaped mirror, or cover the frame with shells and starfish. Sea rope is another cool idea to add a nautical feel.

bubble mirrors inspired by the ocean ones

bubble mirrors inspired by the ocean ones

super lush shell and coral bathroom mirror frame wows

super lush shell and coral bathroom mirror frame wows

twine covered mirror with starfish decor

twine covered mirror with starfish decor

shell-shaped mirror is a cute and very modern idea for a bathroom

shell-shaped mirror is a cute and very modern idea for a bathroom

Accessories

Accessories is one more great solution to rock, cheap, fast and easily changeable. These can be teal and aqua soap holders, sea creature hooks for towels, shell shaped soap holders and bathroom mason jars for storage with sea creature décor.

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mermaid soap holder is a simple and easy idea to realize

blue mason jars with twine and starfish decor for stroing bathroom supplies

blue mason jars with twine and starfish decor for stroing bathroom supplies

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create your own mermaid inspired jewelry bowls with some treasures of old knobs and shells

scallop bathroom containers and holders in shades of green

scallop bathroom containers and holders in shades of green

sea reature towel hooks are an easy and cheap idea to add an ocean flavor to the decor

sea reature towel hooks are an easy and cheap idea to add an ocean flavor to the decor

Sunday, August 20, 2017

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Your query was

shower

Here is a random selection of 50 solutions from the 1529 found.

A7P 528 Celsius is a complete range of complementary products so you can build on your scent by degrees, from a stimulating shower gel to a refreshing splash of Celsius Aftershave.

AAH 100 In quite outrageously comic and very skilful sequences of movement, mime and clowning, they attempt courtship, and in a shower of champagne that misses more often than it hits the glass, approach the great unknown of the wedding night.

ADK 566 PET ‘HOTEL HATES’(THE FREQUENT ONES) * narrow stairs and no lifts * low shower pressure * telephone kiosks built for left-handed midgets * only one plug, down on the floor under the bed and 5AMP * hairdryers on 1m fixed lead from the floor socket 3m away from wall mirror facing opposite direction * just two 40 watt lamps to read and work by * toilet rolls positioned for contortionists only * room service that brings each course separately throughout Dallas * radiators that haven't been on for years * radiators that won't go off * basins that take half an hour to empty after you've cleaned your teeth and you want to shave * stoppers that hang under the cold water tap but don't reach the drain * stoppers that have no chain so you wallow in the dirty water to find them * toilets where you can sit down or close the door but not both

AM0 241 All the rooms sleep two and are very comfortably furnished with TV, air-conditioning and private bath, shower and WC.

AMD 402 Bedrooms are beautifully furnished featuring a bath, shower and loo, minibar, fridge, telephone, TV and radio.

AMD 463 All the bedrooms are most attractive and have a private bathroom with a shower or bath and hairdryer.

AMD 1219 All Enterprise rooms are in the Victoria part of the complex, and all have shower, loo and balcony.

AMW 595 Prices are per person in a room with 2 or 3 beds, bath or shower and terrace.

ARJ 2766 The traditional Elancyl treatment involves the green massage glove containing Elancyl soap with ivy, which you can really enjoy using briskly in the bath or shower.

AT3 2113 To throw in the towel would mean the end of misery, a shower, clean sheets, good food and reunion with my family after the months I had spent in training camp.

B0P 167 You can get wetter than if you had been in a winter shower.

B11 1280 After a hot shower, for the Siberian night air was chilly even in summer, we joined groups of pilot officers in the lounge.

BMF 854 An especially strong shower forced us into motion; we fled, finding shelter under the gable of an apparently derelict croft.

BPA 2347 Then he realised the shower was on.

CCY 600 Opposite left: Give your bathroom the nautical look with Croydex's smart, striped Regency shower curtain and distinctive solid brass bathroom accessories, in chrome-plated finish, from the classic Winchester Collection

CCY 651 If you want bathtime to be the height of luxury, you will be inspired by the very latest in shower accessories: the Cozydry.

CDJ 131 Also give yourself a good rub down in the shower or bath with their Body Sea Scrub Bar, £3.95.

CDN 494 He got up, took a shower, combed his hair with care and put on a new black T-shirt.

CFT 3996 On deck, teak laid decks and cockpits, Lewmar winches and stainless steel hardware, a wardrobe of sails by North, roller headsail reefing and a transom bathing platform with ladder and shower.

EA4 965 ‘Like making sure there were separate shower facilities and a chaperon if only one girl was attending at any one time.’

ED1 674 Rooms all have a WC with bath or shower, telephone, radio, safe and most have a balcony.

EDG 1260 Despite most of you already having a shower, 80 per cent are planning to install a new shower in the near future.

FB2 760 These include quite basic facilities such as bath or shower, sink, WC, and hot and cold water supply.

FBN 449 Pouring water through a shower head or (clean) watering can rose also helps to dissipate the chlorine.

FR9 1442 Not to be outdone, Dave Doyle claimed to have at least 108, but they washed off in the shower.

G2F 1434 Aquamassage brush, £15, BaByliss, can be used in bath or shower for an invigorating massage treatment

G2F 1831 But you may want to add a second (perhaps en suite) bathroom or to re-arrange the existing layout to squeeze in extra equipment, such as a bidet or separate shower.

G37 1037 En suite with the after cabin is a simply furnished head and shower compartment.

GUL 179 Ten minutes later they stopped the shower.

GUL 350 She thought of Mr Bailey's cold smile and Susan's screams in the shower.

H9D 3198 The vigorous shower did not have any of the beneficial effects such things were generally said to have by public-school games-masters of a previous age.

HA3 3418 When he lifted his arm there was the greasy feel and faint shower of sparks that betokened a localised magical field.

HA3 3434 When it reached the door the metal exploded into a shower of hot droplets.

HGL 2215 I shower quickly, spend some time painting my eyes, and select an attractive outfit to the best of my ability, given my makeshift twist of clothing.

HGV 82 ‘Cleaned out again, confound it!’ he said aloud, kicking moodily at one of the logs, and sending a shower of sparks up the chimney.

HJC 1605 ‘Shower,’ said the screw.

HP4 636 The 148 rooms are air-conditioned with a shower, music, telephone and minibar.

HRT 1966 At 6.30 pm I leave for home and a quick shower before going to the darts match and a few beers.

JXW 2323 ‘How about a quick cup of tea while I shower?’ said Lindsey.

JY3 316 It might not be bedtime by St Lucian standards, but second on her list of essentials, after the long cold drink, was a cool shower, and a long, long lie down.

JY7 3371 What I want most just now is a long shower and —’

JY8 3649 Having made up her mind, she rose and went to shower and change.

JYB 1722 ‘Shower, I think,’ she muttered, and went out into the corridor.

KC5 1268 yeah,and I would make him there and then no matter what time of night or morning it was, strip off and go in the shower and , yeah, even in his hair, that's, that's how bad it was, I'd put his clothes downstairs in the washing basket not even in the bedroom one .

KCN 2367 And ask her about the water heater cos if I can't take a shower I will stink!

KD0 10427 That's a shower!

KDA 7807 I, I, I was lucky in the three ground I went too the worst that ever happened to me was I was put head first into a dustbin, but luckily it had been emptied it was still well mucky, but I just fucking went and had a shower, and I come out of the shower and I'd got pounced upon again and I was there, it must of been a funny site, there's me right in just a pair of fucking deck chairs that we used to wear for the, the shower block right, fucking shaving, er like the wash kit bag in my right hand and I was holding me fucking towel round, round me waist with me left, I was streaking across the play ground, going as fast as I could

KM3 282 And Wednesday another cloudy day with the risk of an odd shower it will be warmer than today though Wednesday's high twelve Celsius fifty four Fahrenheit.

KP0 901 listen to this,I'm becoming increasingly aware that my landlady's been making sexual passes at me, I didn't take them seriously until she climbed in the shower with me

KPV 694 I'll tell you what, when I have rugby practice, I'll come and have a shower.



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shower

Here is a random selection of 50 solutions from the 1529 found.

A16 1722 Most major companies in the shower pump market, like Stuart Turner, offer a technical advisory service which can advise on the correct choice of pump and its installation.

AMD 402 Bedrooms are beautifully furnished featuring a bath, shower and loo, minibar, fridge, telephone, TV and radio.

AMU 2194 He went back for the President, lifting him from behind by both elbows and walking him into the shower with his boxer shorts and his sandals on.

AMW 352 Twin and three bedded rooms are available with bath or shower and terrace.

ASA 1225 Tom could see this so he gave me the key to his hotel room and told me to have a shower and put on some of his clothes.

BM4 2633 She wore spring flowers in her hair and carried a shower bouquet of similar flowers, with the addition of Australian mimosa and eucalyptus.

BMR 527 Unless I was awakened by the departure of a bed-fellow who had to work or study, poor girl, my day began at about nine or thereabouts, with a leisurely shower and a small black coffee.

BNT 127 Young people today, they're a ruddy shower.

C8A 245 And ensure you have the right tools for the job — a long-handled back-brush or loofah for the bath, or a massage strap in the shower.

CA3 846 ‘I must shower.’

CAA 274 Most rooms have en suite shower or bath/wc.

CAL 1555 Everyday concerns such as urinating, taking a shower or having a routine medical examination become nightmares of concealment, lest someone spot his giveaway lack in the foreskin department.

CB4 793 He says to shower for at least 10 minutes and not to opt for a bath.

CDX 473 Turning on the shower, I let the water run over me.

CEM 1488 Shower of flowers for sick Liz

CGP 673 If you don't get the chance to really freshen up with a shower then Femfresh has the answer.

CH0 1669 It's November the 9th, 1996, only 47 shopping days to Christmas, and this is Lola, inviting you to share a shower.

CJA 152 Here she was, in after a stiff haul back from Chateaubriand, spacelagged and frazzled, needing a shower.

CJA 2932 Take a shower, a couple of drinks, you'll feel better.

CLX 1341 For this reason, the poppy has been adopted as the flower of remembrance, and a shower of poppies, representing British and Commonwealth fighting men who have died since 1914, is released at the annual service of remembrance in the Albert Hall, London.

CM8 219 Naturalists shower us with intriguing accounts, both anecdotal and experimental, and their range tends to put in perspective the sense, if any, in which we might wish to claim that some were consciously purposive and others not.

ECL 204 Electric lighting, gas cooking & heating, bathroom with WC & shower.

EDG 1363 If you have a separate shower, the base of the cubicle or enclosure is an acrylic or ceramic shower tray.

EV5 1051 She was advised to bathe or shower daily and avoid straining her abdominal muscles and to see her General Practitioner to check that her recovery was progressing satisfactorily.

G17 119 It was already late morning, and the red glare of the sun was evaporating away the moisture left by an earlier shower so that the golden roofs of the principal buildings were wreathed with a mist which eddied and flowed under the influence of the heat which rose off the plain.

G2A 212 Bathroom: Fully tiled and fitted with a Champagne suite comprising of close coupled w.c., pedestal wash hand basin, panelled bath with twin grips, mixer taps with shower attachment over.

G2A 563 Double glazed window, half tiled walls, panelled bath, over bath shower, pedestal hand basin, low level WC, double radiator.

G2A 1222 Enclosed bath with shower unit, pedestal wash hand basin, radiator, double glazed window to rear.

G2F 1888 The Showerpack 922 power shower

GUL 232 One evening, a few months after the shower, Karen met Susan in a bar for a drink after work.

H9G 2054 What a view, the squally shower had cleared and the whole of the dale was shot across with beams of sun from behind a strange thunderous purple cloud.

HHV 12345 Does he agree that a proposal that would impose a massive tax burden on 4 million ordinary people could be produced only by a shower such as those who currently comprise the Opposition?

HNJ 383 ‘We checked his clothes for bloodstains…there weren't many but he told me to wash his shirt and handkerchief while he had a shower.

HWC 814 Sometimes, when I have to make precious substances such as toenail cheese or belly-button fluff, I have to go without a shower or bath for days and days; I hate doing this because I soon feel dirty and itchy, and the only bright thing about such abstinence is how good it feels to have a shower at the end of it.

HWY 430 Accommodation for residential programmes comprises 107 study bedrooms, each with its own telephone, clock-radio, tea/coffee making facilities and private wc and shower.

HX4 179 In bathrooms, scale build up on shower heads constricts water flow, whilst build up around sanitary fittings and lavatory bowls is unsightly and unhygienic.

J0W 172 Here we had a poor suffering sergeant — he suffered a very great deal every time a new ‘shower’ like this lot came his way — just on the verge of retirement.

J0W 2397 ‘Go and have another shower.’

J1M 2309 And that's really the scene for this afternoon, with the best of any sunshine being over the Lothians and the south, and still the chance of a shower in the north west.

JXW 829 Emerging from the shower ten minutes later, skin glowing and towelling her damp hair, she was galled to discover that she was no longer tired and, worse, that her stomach was actually rumbling with hunger.

JY4 381 ‘I'm going to shower,’ Ruth told him, getting to her feet and gathering up the dirty glasses which littered th table-top.

JYF 1417 But, still the same, Fabia felt hot by the time she'd made it to her room, so went and took a shower and changed her clothes and supposed, since it had to be lunchtime, that she should set about getting a snack of some sort.

KB7 2273 Erm and instead of the bath in the bathroom he's just got a shower up there.

KBF 2810 say we'd be, you know, be fiddle around and get to ninety six I would then turn and say to them, I will give you five hundred pounds I will knock five hundred off that so that you can put in a proper shower tray and screen

KCE 4518 So why did why didn't you have a shower

KCL 599 I in the shower in the shower for one.

KCN 7140 Well normal shower.

KE6 10639 until about half past nine, when they said right that's all the dir dirty work done, he said I'm going up to have a shower and he put the carpet, rolled the carpet half back, and picked up a load of mess and we had polythene dust sheets over it

KNR 406 The one in the shower.

KPV 3340 Erm, they've got two things, a bidet, a toilet, a corner bath and a corner shower on the other side, right?



Your query was

shower

Here is a random selection of 50 solutions from the 1529 found.

A75 540 For example, if we have raised our body temperature by exercise or effort then cooling ourselves by taking a cold shower, a swim, or a cold drink makes us more comfortable.

ALU 1277 In earlier editions of the Dictionary the Sweet Briar warranted comment on its scent and ‘though a wild rose in some parts of England, yet is preserved in most curious gardens for the extreme sweetness of its leaves, which perfumes the circumambient Air in the Spring of the Year, especially after a shower of Rain.’

AMB 540 By the end of the day, after more lessons, a cold shower, a cold dinner and two hours of homework, Endill felt exhausted.

AMW 244 The village has 481 rooms with shower in chalets or two or three storey residences.

AMW 1040 Prices are based on apartments for four with two bedrooms (one double bed, two singles), shower and kitchenette.

B24 101 For the novice, who had spent a mere two months in training in the city, far from home in Scottish pit village or Norfolk town, the introduction to beat work was like plunging into a cold shower.

B72 118 Lima, where it rains so seldom that the city's roofs are not designed to withstand more than a mild shower, the inhabitants are anxiously awaiting the worst.

BMR 1244 If it hadn't been so hot, if there had been no row the night before, if Dennis hadn't passed out, if I'd fallen asleep, if any of the others had been there, if Karen had come back later, if she'd gone straight to the pool rather than taken a shower, if any or all of these had been the case, then intercourse would not have occurred.

BNP 995 Pick little holes, by all means, if your shower tap was a little stiff or the beach a trifle shingly, but never voice real criticism.

BNT 127 Young people today, they're a ruddy shower.

CCY 1494 The manufacturers of plastic baths and shower trays recommend strongly that the waste fitting should be bedded into the waste outlet with a clear silicone sealant —not with putty or a non-setting mastic sealant.

CEU 1566 ‘This may be a shower curtain .’

CEX 2752 Water was running; from the shower, Richard called out something that I couldn't catch, and Flora laughed, her head turned away from me, her small breasts bouncing.

CG5 337 Position the shower on the wall at the recommended height — 1.2m (4ft) average height from the bottom of shower to the base of bath or cubicle; the top of the unit should be horizontal.

CJX 45 I'll take a shower and be with you in twenty minutes — I trust you've had plenty of experience in this sort of thing?’

EC9 340 Some rooms en suite, some private shower.

ECF 5072 Bedrooms and suites all have immaculate bathrooms (most with shower not bath), TV and mini-bar.

EV5 1407 1 Ensure the skin is clean with a bath or shower.

FR9 424 What with the shower incident and the strain of management I neglected to recall the fact I could not drive.

FRF 2624 Berdichev shivered but stood straighter, his skin still tingling from the shower.

FYX 1509 A high-energy gamma ray plunging into the atmosphere will create a shower of electron-positron pairs, which initially will be traveling through the atmosphere faster than light can.

G03 124 ‘Shower will be fine.’

G0A 316 Drying off after a shower, I stood looking at two framed movie posters on the bathroom wall.

G12 1797 The slight girl with the tumbling hair, he was thinking, would take a shower (bachelor flats had showers), putting her head back and letting the water cascade down between her breasts…

G2A 1222 Enclosed bath with shower unit, pedestal wash hand basin, radiator, double glazed window to rear.

G33 2538 It was night, and as the wind gusted down the iron chimney pipe, a shower of metal flakes spattered on to the wooden floor.

GUK 2213 Like at the recent fête on the fifteenth of August, when rockets dashed upwards from the dark field outside the village and the Virgin ascended to heaven as a shower of fiery red sparks.

GV8 561 She wanted to shower, to change, to relax for a few minutes.

H7U 1583 It described the double rooms as having ‘private bath, shower, W.C. and terrace.’

H8F 1139 At least she wouldn't run the risk of bumping into Julius in the shower.

HA7 864 Quickly she unpacked, took a brisk shower and dressed carefully in a high-necked dress of watermelon-pink wool, piling up her dark hair at the back so that her neck rose, long and slender, from the draped collar, showing to advantage the chunky silver earrings.

HB6 313 Sanitary Fixtures include baths, wash-hand basins, w.c. 's, shower bases/cubicles, bidets, etc.

HC4 854 Guests pay £25 per person for bed and breakfast in a double room with bath or shower, TV, tea and coffee facilities and telephone.

HGL 2215 I shower quickly, spend some time painting my eyes, and select an attractive outfit to the best of my ability, given my makeshift twist of clothing.

HGN 2892 Anya's attempts at dissuasion, like an unsubtle variant on the old water torture, persist through Rainbow's three cups of black coffee, hasty shower, and struggles with the overstressed zip in her jeans.

HH6 144 Unless the holes in the shower rose are blocked, a weak shower is usually caused by insufficient ‘head’ of water.

HJC 1522 ‘What's this about a shower?’

HJC 1605 ‘Shower,’ said the screw.

HRX 134 The shower curtain business previously under the name Associated Products, was relaunched as Dawson Home Fashions to reflect the business' stronger drive into co-ordinated bathroom products.

HTN 1025 The opening music was greeted by a torrential shower of rain that drummed with deafening force on the stage and put out the fires of Hell.

J0W 1079 In one scene he had to take a handkerchief out of his pocket, and in the process shower Maggie Smith with nuts.

J1M 2309 And that's really the scene for this afternoon, with the best of any sunshine being over the Lothians and the south, and still the chance of a shower in the north west.

JXU 1911 The fact that Marc had registered her exact words seemed to say that they meant something — that he hadn't simply dismissed what she had yelled out from the shower, but that he had remembered and, as it seemed now, had brooded over them for some time.

K2D 894 A rain shower forced the postponement of the featured night match between fourth seed Boris Becker and unseeded Russian Andrei Cherkasov.

K52 671 THE Institute's attractions included a billiard room and a bathroom where a hot or cold shower cost 4d, and quickly proved so popular the building was overwhelmed.

K52 3935 What a shower

KB8 1534 You've been in the shower have you?

KCN 7140 Well normal shower.

KD0 5939 I've I I've got the Oriental shower gel fro got the Oriental shower gel, that means I've the Oriental and Marina.

KDE 1518 Did you want to have a shower with daddy?


Friday, August 25, 2017

Richard Hammond's wife Mindy on choosing bathroom decor | Mindy Hammond | Columnists | Comment

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Izzy and Willow have demanded a bedroom each, as regular readers may recall. Our girls now being 11 and 13, that seemed reasonable enough, so once again Hammond Towers has rung to the jolly sound of building work.

The bedrooms are coming along fine but there’s just one problem: their bathroom. This was last decorated five years ago, when they were little. It’s blue and white with a jaunty seaside feel: there’s a lifebelt on the wall, a huge yellow rubber duck on the bath, and I even made curtains out of fishing net. I love it. The girls, sadly, don’t – at least not any more.

Even I had to admit the decor was looking a little tired, so, cradling my favourite ducky in his red sou’wester, I opened negotiations. Which then followed a somewhat familiar pattern. “OK, I’ll redo the bathroom, but only if you promise to actually use it and stay out of mine and daddy’s.”

“We will! But please can we have a proper shower – you know, a cubicle?”

“Er, no. You’ll have a proper shower over the bath.”

“But we never have a bath! We have showers. We don’t need a bath!”

“That’s not true, you love your bubble baths, especially when you’re poorly. And trust me, in a year or two you’ll be in there for hours.”

“No we won’t, and it’s not big enough. The screen doesn’t even go all the way round.”

“Good grief, we didn’t even have a shower when I was growing up – you girls don’t know how lucky you are.”

“Yes, we know, you had a tin bath in front of the fire once a week, ‘whether you needed it or not’.”

“I’ll have you know, young lady, that the first time I had a place with a proper shower was when I moved to London and lived in a shared house with five other girls. That shower was over the bath. It didn’t have a shower screen, it had a curtain that used to fall down, so you ended up doing a weird dance with a wet sheet of plastic stuck to you, in a bathroom whose only source of heat was two electric bars in the roof.”

“Aw muuuuum!”

“Right, OK, I’ll get a proper screen to go all the way round. But I’m sorry, the bath stays, otherwise there’s only one bath in the whole house, and that’s no good when we’ve all been out in the snow and the mud, is it? After all, do you really want to share a bath with me?”

“Eeeew! No. Fine. But pleeeeaase can you make it nice?”

“I will, I promise.”

So, after a day spent trawling the internet, I joined Dave the decorator for a site meeting.

“What about a feature wall?” I said, chewing the arm of my purple designer specs like I knew what I was talking about. “You know, in a soft, warm colour, to make it feel more grown-up?”

He sucked his teeth. “First you’ll need to do something about them cracks.”

“Yes, but you can fill those, can’t you?”

“Well, I can, but in an old house like this they’ll only open up again. You’d do better to paper it – there are some nice wallpapers these days, specially for bathrooms.”

“Yes,” I said, as though I’d known this all along. Then I retreated downstairs for another look on the computer. Unfortunately, halfway down I tripped on a flip-flop and dropped my glasses, which – being blind as a bat without them – I then trod on.

So I hope the girls like the wallpaper I’ve chosen for them. It’s sort of swirly. At least I think it is. Or maybe those are flowers. Or are they giant pink sheep?

Thursday, April 6, 2017

a continuing saga of inadequacy

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J R Soc Med. 2004 May; 97(5): 235–237.

PMCID:PMC1079464

Abstract

Previous surveys of UK hospitals have highlighted many deficiencies in the standards of hospital inpatient washing and bathing facilities—especially inadequate access for wheelchair users, insufficient bathing equipment, and unsatisfactory cleanliness and privacy. We conducted a qualitative survey in three hospitals in the North of England to see whether these facilities have improved.

There have been some improvements, particularly in the provision of bath hoists, adapted taps, alarm call systems, shower seats and wheelchair access to bathrooms. But many basic problems remain—absent locks and signs, inadequate heating, poor standards of privacy, insufficient bath aids, wet floors, and the inappropriate use of bathrooms as store rooms.

The overall condition of hospital bathrooms and showers remains unsatisfactory. Too many hospital bathrooms are austere, cold, smelly and poorly maintained.

INTRODUCTION

Bathing is an important activity of daily living and should be a pleasurable experience. Helping a patient to maintain personal hygiene is a fundamental aspect of nursing care but bathing of disabled and elderly people can be difficult and time consuming.1-3 If inadequate aids, equipment and facilities compound the difficulty, the process can become arduous for busy ward staff. Adequate and suitable washing and bathing facilities can help to ensure that patients are bathed in private and with dignity.

The last detailed survey of bathing facilities in a UK hospital was over 20 years ago.4 Conducted in the same region as the present study but at a different hospital, it revealed a generally poor standard of inpatient washing, bathing and toilet facilities, with insufficient equipment, especially bathing aids. It also highlighted poor access and inadequate adaptations for wheelchair users. The authors made recommendations for improvements.

Two large UK multicentre hospital surveys5,6 yielded comparable findings. The King's Fund questionnaire of patients in ten hospitals indicated that no patient was happy with the number of bathrooms or washbasins and that most were critical of standards of cleanliness. The Health Advisory Service survey of eight English hospitals commented on the poverty of the physical environment and shortcomings in bathroom cleanliness, access, equipment, upkeep, comfort, and privacy. We have looked at hospital bathing, washing and showering facilities to see if matters have improved.

METHOD

Two of us (AM and ST [see acknowledgment]) visited 46 hospital wards in three different hospitals in the North of England—a large teaching hospital, a smaller satellite hospital attached to the teaching hospital (mainly comprising specialist elderly rehabilitation wards), and a small district general hospital in a neighbouring city. All adult medical, surgical, and orthopaedic wards were assessed. Intensive care units, high dependency units, and psychiatric, and paediatric wards were not. We inspected all bathrooms and showers and recorded their physical characteristics on a checklist. We documented and compared details of door widths, height of light switches, accessibility for wheelchair occupants, alarm call systems, bathtub characteristics, bath aids, heating, floor surfaces, mirror height, sink accessibility, easy use of taps, privacy, and cleanliness.

RESULTS

The number of patients on each ward varied from 10 to 32, average 25. The total number of patients on all 46 wards was 1167. The proportion of physically disabled patients on wards varied from 12% to 100%, average 72%. For the purposes of this study, we defined physically disabled patients as those who needed any degree of assistance with washing or bathing while in hospital (this was determined by the ward nursing staff).

General features

All bathrooms and showers had a functioning alarm call system.

On 9 of the wards, there was no sign on the bathroom or shower door indicating the room's use. On 5 wards there was no lock on the bathroom or shower door. On 9 wards, the bathroom or shower room lacked privacy: for example, having only a small curtain or ‘concertina’ door separating the shower from the open ward; bathroom doors with large ‘peep holes’ or with large ‘see-through’ glass panels covered only by a small curtain. In one case, a paper towel was taped across the glass panel in place of a curtain. In another ward the bathroom was being used simultaneously as a toilet, with two patients using the room at one time (one in the bath, one on the toilet), separated only by a curtain.

The width of all bathroom doorways was above the minimum recommended (80 cm) to allow access for a wheelchair. However, on 13 (28%) wards, doorway width was less than 93 cm, the preferred width for wheelchair access. 8 wards had no heating in the bathroom. On 3 wards the light switch was too high to be accessible for someone seated or in a wheelchair.

In most bathrooms and shower rooms the decor was plain, uninspiring blue or green gloss paint (‘like a bad campsite washroom’ was one nurse's comment). At the time of inspection, bathrooms or shower rooms on 12 wards were considered unclean on subjective inspection. A recurrent finding was that the room smelled of urine. In some, the floor was wet and potentially hazardous. The standard arrangement was for one of the domestic staff to clean the bathroom and shower once daily. At all other times—and between baths and showers—this responsibility fell to the ward nurses.

Bathtubs and bath aids

The number of bathtubs per patient varied from 1 in 6 to 1 in 28. All wards had at least one bath, most had two. 12 wards had baths that were not free-standing, so carers were unable to get around both sides (though most of these wards also had another bath which was free-standing). Two free-standing baths had a shower obscuring one side, which blocked access for carers.

45 of 46 wards had a bath hoist (ambulift), 19 (41%) had bath rails, 10 (22%) had a bath seat, 20 (4%) had non-slip mats (now less favoured because of the theoretical risk of infection spread), 2 (4%) had a bath board. 19 (41%) had ‘easy to use’ or adapted taps (i.e. easier to turn on and off for patients with dexterity problems). 6 bathrooms also contained a bidet; few of these worked and all were unused. Most bathrooms were cluttered—sometimes almost full—with non-bathroom-essential ward objects such as mattresses, commodes, and weighing machines. In some cases, these impeded access to the bath.

Showers

Most wards had two separate showers, 16 had only one. 10% (7/73) of showers were either broken or not working. A recurring problem was water seeping under the door into the main ward, in one case dripping down through the ceiling to the floor below. Some of these had been awaiting repair for several months with no obvious indication that this would occur in the near future. This was a source of frustration to the nursing staff.

Only 33 (72%) wards had showers that were accessible to wheelchair users. Some had a large step up to the shower, others were too cramped, making manoeuvrability impossible. 82% (60/73) of showers had a shower seat, generally a simple plastic chair borrowed from the main ward.

Washbasins

Most washbasins were of a suitable height for those needing to sit and wash, and legroom was adequate. Taps were adapted or easy to use on 34 (72%) wards. 11% (10/90) of bathrooms had no mirror and 39% (31/80) of mirrors were > 130 cm off the ground (not easily accessible for someone seated or in a wheelchair).

DISCUSSION

72% of hospital inpatients in this study needed some assistance with washing and bathing. Since the previous study in 1982,4 improvement has occurred in wheelchair accessibility to bathrooms but not showers, and in access to washbasins (direct comparison is not possible, since the studies were done in different hospitals). The provision of alarms is now standard, and the use of bath hoists and showers is almost universal. Many taps are now easy to use. But little else has changed. We found identical themes to the previous surveys.5,6 The main deficiencies, as before, are limited accessibility of showers for wheelchair users, a paucity of bath aids and adaptations, concerns about cleanliness and lack of privacy. Other inadequacies include: poor signage, missing locks, lack of heating, unimaginative decor, unpleasant smells, wet floors, obstructive clutter, raised shower thresholds, mirrors and switches that are too high, and delayed repairs. This study was of 46 wards in three hospitals in one English region. Surveys of hospitals elsewhere are needed to show whether our findings are generalizeable: we suspect that the inadequate state of hospital bathing facilities is a widespread phenomenon.

It is of concern that many of our findings are similar to those of the King's Fund patient survey performed in 1966.5 The Department of Health survey in 19986 raised similar criticisms, and made many recommendations for action to be taken. However, in the hospitals that we studied we found little evidence of improvement. Overall, there were few changes from the situation encountered more than 35 years ago.

These findings should be placed in context. On most wards, facilities for washing and bathing were adequate and there were several other positive findings. For example, all rooms had functioning alarm call systems and light switches that worked. With one exception, all wards had a bath hoist, the most important bathroom aid for disabled patients. But many shortcomings persist. Few wards had a full set of simple bath aids. Mirrors should be lowered or enlarged to make washing, shaving and grooming easier for those who need to sit for this activity. All taps should be adapted for easier use. Wheelchair access to showers should be improved. Repairs to broken bath and showering equipment could be done much more quickly. More consideration might also be given to improving the decor, privacy, cleanliness, and general environment of these rooms, helping to make washing and bathing a more dignified, pleasurable and relaxing experience for all involved.

There is limited space on hospital wards, and bathrooms are commonly used inappropriately as store rooms. There should be alternative areas to store ward equipment, freeing the bathrooms for their proper use. Having to share the same bathroom with another person (fortunately, only one instance seen) is particularly unsatisfactory.

The recommended standards for disabled people using hospital say little about bathrooms and showers.7 Measures to improve overall quality of care, privacy, and facilities in hospital are in the National Service Framework for Older People8 but at present there are no comprehensive guidelines or national standards. Most of the improvements required would be inexpensive. Hospital managers, doctors, and modern matrons should focus on these important deficiencies in the bathing facilities of most hospital wards. Perhaps a designated member of staff (such as an occupational therapist) could ensure that washing and bathing facilities are adequate and act as patient advocate. It might be a good idea to make bathroom standards a key factor in government star ratings of hospitals. The aim should be to provide bathing facilities that we would be happy to use ourselves.

Acknowledgments

We thank Dr Sarah Twigg, Senior House Officer in Elderly Medicine, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, for her help with the data collection.

References

1. Whiting LS. Maintaining patients' personal hygiene. Prof Nurse 1999;14: 338-40 [PubMed]
2. Berwick L, Nisan C, Higgins M. Care of the body: maintaining dignity and respect. Perspectives 2002;26: 10-14 [PubMed]
3. Sloane PD, Rader J, Barrick AL, et al. Bathing persons with dementia. Gerontologist 1995;35: 672-8 [PubMed]

5. King Edward's Hospital Fund for London. Patients and their Hospitals. Maidstone: Alabaster, Passmore, 1969

6. Health Advisory Service. Not Because they are Old: an Independent Inquiry into the Care of Older People on Acute Wards in General Hospitals. London: HAS, 1998

7. Royal College of Physicians and Prince of Wales' Advisory Group on Disability. Charter for Disabled People Using Hospital. London: Royal College of Physicians, 1992 [PubMed]

8. Department of Health. National Service Framework for Older People. Standard 4: General Hospital Care. London: Department of Health, 2001

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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Stylish Walk-in Shower Enclosures the Perfect Choice

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Interestingly, hearts filled with fondest dreams pound for exquisite and stylish walk-in shower enclosures desperately. Ostensibly, a popular choice to make, and not a difficult one nowadays, with the online shopping revolution or binge, it’s a lot easier than what it used be erstwhile.

Showering in a space that gives serenity and a soothing experience is always longed for after a dreary start and turbulent or hectic end of the day, and a proper showering space can provide that unto satisfaction and rejuvenation. Shower enclosures, particularly, walk in shower enclosures tend to be the most desired ones. In fact, they would be the cherry on the cake if they were any more stylish.

Using ordinary curtains in the shower space are stories bygone. Walk in showers have replaced the phase of conventional options with the latest and innovative alternatives, and one of them, for sure, happens to be – Walk in Shower Enclosures. The obsolete ideas of showering in the primitive types of spaces experienced typical problems of mildews, molding or even odors engulfing in the space; an ordinary curtain could never combat that menace.

Shunning the humdrum, walk in showers have proven to be the trendiest and the most effective alternative in the current sphere of innovation. They are far different from the conventional bathing realm.  They demarcate the showering space with the rest of the bathroom space, and the most preferred partition is a glass enclosure.

There are myriad, in the boulevard of bathroom products at various shopping sites nowadays, to choose from, as they are enormous in number and are available easily at reasonable prices. So, it’s not an arduous task to own them anymore. Yes, the most important thing is to know which one will go well with your bathroom space; the space, dimension, mood and color of your bathroom will monumentally determine the type of shower enclosure for your bathroom.

Enormous forms and types have been amassed at web-stores. The most popular ones are the glass ones, though there are fibreglass and acrylic ones also shelved at the shopping sites.  The most fancied ones are the varied types of frameless glass shower enclosures, rectangular, square, round, D-shaped or curved enclosures, populating the market. They conveniently adapt to the decor or the bathroom setting. Not just that; they are immensely stylish and highly eye-catching.  Therefore, such diverse types of different makes and brands dominate the market today; they are the most enamored and desired enclosures.

Encapsulating the entire dynamics, owning a stylish walk in shower enclosure has become very easy, with the advent of shopping sites and web-stores offering countless ranges at attractive prices. Apparently, just a few clicks will fetch you the best ones from the repertory, at your door step.

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