| We can't all afford to go to the spa all the time - it | | | | they are a nice decorative touch that is inexpensive |
| gets expensive and you have to go to work, after all | | | | to include, and when you get them in scented with |
| - but that doesn't mean you can't still get the same | | | | things like lavender, they are doubly soothing. |
| effect right in your own home. With some | | | | You can also make even the most perfunctory of |
| adjustments, your bathroom can offer you many of | | | | morning ablutions a mini-vacation by getting a new |
| the same benefits of a spa retreat right there in | | | | shower. Today's shower trends fit the needs of busy |
| your very own home, giving you a relaxing space to | | | | adults that want a touch of luxury to brighten up the |
| wash away the stresses of the day and emerge | | | | day, and the offerings range from full-body light and |
| feeling energized and ready to take on the world | | | | massage experiences to the less elaborate, but still |
| again. | | | | effective, massage showerheads. At the top of the |
| So, if the current set-up in your bathroom isn't quite | | | | heap are the showers that incorporate |
| screaming "RELAX!" at you, it's time to give it a | | | | chromatherapty, a holistic art that uses colored |
| makeover to soften it up and turn it into a sanctuary | | | | lighting to relax or energize you. A system of fiber |
| you can retreat to. Creating a new, more soothing | | | | optics and halogen lights combines with numerous |
| look for your bathroom won't just help you relax | | | | nozzles for the water to give you a total sensory |
| after work in a hot bath - it will also soothe you | | | | experience during your shower that is designed to |
| even when you are in there to get ready for work in | | | | soothe you or give you an energy boost whenever |
| the morning, because our surroundings have an | | | | you need it. Something like that will require a whole |
| effect on our mood no matter what we are doing. | | | | new shower stall, but you can still ramp up your |
| With that in mind, the first thing to tackle is the | | | | current shower's spa-like effects just by adding a |
| ambiance in the room. That big, bright overhead light | | | | new massaging showerhead - and some of these |
| in the middle of the ceiling is good when you are | | | | even feature self-cleaning mechanisms to prevent |
| performing utilitarian tasks like cleaning, but you need | | | | any calcium deposits that might decrease the power |
| a softer light source when you want to relax. You | | | | of the spray, so you get a massage during your |
| can replace that light with a new fixture that has a | | | | shower without having to worry about cleaning it |
| dimmer switch so you can control how much light | | | | yourself! |
| pours into the room. If that is not in the cards, the | | | | Regardless of what you choose to add to your |
| addition of a small table lamp with a lower-wattage | | | | bathroom to transform it, creating your own spa |
| light bulb will give you the softer lighting you crave | | | | retreat will make your days and nights easier by |
| without having to replace the big fixture. The addition | | | | offering you a sanctuary to relax in that's just down |
| of scented candles will heighten the relaxing effects, | | | | the hall whenever you need it. |
| too, when you place them around the bathroom - | | | | |