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New “smart” technologies, new patterns of work and recreation, and new demands on how we use time and focus our attention have reached as far as the kitchen table. Once the center of the home, that table has become many things: a gathering place, a communications...

Overheard—perhaps once too often: “We’re so excited. It’s got lots of space, and the floors are beautiful. Big rooms, plenty of light, a dream kitchen and . . . . Well, we’ll do something about the bathroom when we get time.” While remodeling this essential room seems...

Few remodeling decisions have the intensely positive impact on a homeowner that can be achieved by renovating a bathroom. We conceal the functions of this very personal place with a slew of nicknames-- “the necessary,” “the sandbox”and “the loo.” We’re seldom there...