Improving Bathrooms The Specifics

One of the best ways to increase the value of your home is to improve the bathrooms. Heres a primer on things to consider.

Sinks

Villeroy and Boch makes a sink that mimics a boulder worn into a bowl by water flowing into it. It can be quite handsome in a minimalist home or a rustic one. You can see it and others at villeroy-boch.com.

Concrete Jungle makes some dramatically simple concrete sinks and vanities that surprisingly look very modern, or very farm-house. Check concretejungleonline.com if that idea appeals.

Walker Zangers designs include a perfectly simple sink in white marble for a dressier look. They also have a sturdy dark wooden table base that gives it dramatic contrast. You might enjoy visiting walkerzanger.com for more ideas.

Showers

A shower separate from the tub is one of todays favorite luxuries. Some of them have been designed to feel like rain (at least part of the time). Dornbracht has one called RainSky M which can be checked out at dornbracht.com.

Large frameless (or nearly frameless) glass shower enclosures are showing up in more and more homes. MAAX makes a line of showers with features like overhead...