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SOFTEN
LIGHTING
If your bathroom does-:
happen to be floode
sun, these simple fixes -fake the diffuseness of natural light. Choose
"daylight" or "sunlight" versions of com c.--::
fluorescent bui_bs, or swap opaque lamp S":=.:.=:
with gauzy rice ~ paper designs. If you're
- =about the room being too dark to apply
makeup in the morning, install a dim mer... ::
a five-minute project," says Robin Jones, s-:=.
director at Lake Austin Spa Resort in Texas. I can do it, anyone can."
• •, SPIN A KICK- BACK SOUNDTRACK
There's a reason you hear new
age music in spas. "Rhythmic,
nonvocal music is relaxing," says
Jones. Two of her faves: Dean
Evenson and Carlos R. Nakai.
HIDE THE CORDS
Marble lotus plate, Jamie Young
Company, $165/3; jamieyoung
.com for stores. Natural sea
spo nge, Bath by Bettijo, $16;
amazon.com. Olive oil soap,
Santa Maria Novella, $25; santa
marianovellausa.com. Acacia
plate, Muji, $10; muji.us.
Open shelving may be great for neatly
stacked towels, but a messy tangle of
hair tools? Not so much. Hide them away
in a drawer Qr under the sink. Even better:
Invest in a wall-mounted cabinet with
built-in electrical sockets.
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Yes, even
mouthwash
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Don't stop at plants and flowers. Incorporate other
textures and materials that conjure up the great
outdoors and its soothing qualities (think natural
sponges, bamboo trays, and wooden bath brushes).
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DECANT
EVERYTHI
Loud prod uc
packaging is me -:: grab your atte ::- :
busy store shelves. Tone down e
racket by transferring liquid soa s
and even shampoo and cond it ion:clear vessels. (A wine decanter or
bedside carafe looks especially s -
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Recycled-glass ca:""--= and tumbler (58). C:~ - _
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