Bathing Spaces: Designs for Pampering Body and Soul - Hardcover

Hanan, Ali

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1564967174 ISBN 13: 9781564967176

Publisher: Rockport Pub, 2000

Synopsis

Bathing Spaces shows you how to transform your bathroom into a luxurious bathing space.

Traditional and modern-and in all shapes and sizes-you'll find inspiring spaces you can create in your own home that are not only functional, but are also rooms you will enjoy spending time in.

Chapters include: (1) Traditional Havens-Bathing traditions adapted in designs of unusual loveliness, (2) Design Secrets-Design schemes using texture, color, and lighting to create atmosphere, (3) relax and Rejuvenate-Decor and design techniques for creating peaceful havens, (4) In Harmony with Nature-Designs that incorporate natural materials and settings, (5) Exotic Soaks-Unusual designs for health and relaxation.

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Review

For centuries, baths have been regarded as havens for rest and relaxation. From huge Roman ruins looming over hot springs to small wooden saunas dotting Finland's landscape to Japan's outdoor wooden soaking pools, baths, saunas, and spas have proven medicinal and spiritual value. Bathing Spaces celebrates the lasting traditions of the bath and beckons modern bathing areas to come out of their hidden spaces, since cutting-edge design is creating a "bathroom too chic to languish behind locked doors."

Encouraging you to draw the bath and let it spill into larger areas, Bathing Spaces displays bathrooms as "second living rooms" where you no longer hop in the shower but rather lounge, meditate, and even exercise. Offering new ideas for creating the perfect spacious retreat away from the bustling world, lighting, faucets, tubs, tiles, and layouts are all explored. Bathing Spaces does not confine all of its designs to four walls but dares to venture outside. Outdoor baths, rooftop showers, and large windows in front of the bath incorporate nature into the bathing experience. Straying from the elements of design, the ancient tradition of the scented bath is also explored as well as the daunting task of cleaning the bathroom. With lush full-color photos and running narrative from Ali Hanan, Bathing Spaces will inspire you to transform your bathing area into a room that will pamper you body as well as your soul. --Jenny Burritt

From the Publisher

A visual sourcebook of more than 150 luxurious and beautiful designs for baths and spas, creations to cleanse, soothe, pamper, and relax the body and soul.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rockport Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1564967174
• ISBN 13: 9781564967176
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144