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Water won’t pool in these pockets— they’re mesh!
Upgrade your toilet with touchless tech. This toilet seat has a built-in nightlight.
Replace your sad old showerhead with this luxurious supersoaker for just $65! 6
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What the Pros Know
Keep in mind the configuration of your vanity countertop when replacing a bathroom faucet. If it’s a standard three-hole arrangement, measure the distance between the centres of the outermost (tap) holes. A centre-set faucet is required for tap holes spaced four inches apart, while a widespread faucet is needed for holes set eight to 16 inches apart.
Six easy ways to update your bathroom without swinging a sledgehammer BY BRETT WALTHER
1 JET SET Low water pressure is no excuse for a lacklustre shower. Boasting 90 highly concentrated jets and a pivoting outer ring, this chic showerhead delivers 60 percent more water coverage than a traditional rain showerhead without using a single drop more. Halo showerhead in chrome, $65, moen.ca.
2 ROYAL FLUSH Could manual flush levers soon be a thing of the past? Kohler thinks so, and the company is certainly making
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a case for it with the Touchless Toilet Flush Kit, designed to retrofit your existing toilet into a hands-free-flushing model. Hygiene benefits aside, the motion-sensor system is surprisingly easy to install, and it costs a fraction of the price of a brand new loo. $122, kohler.ca.
3 CURTAIN CALL Leave it to Ikea’s designers to find a solution for a bathroom that’s bursting at the seams. This playful new shower curtain incorporates eye-popping mesh pockets for the grooming gear
that’s cluttering your countertops. Sprutt shower curtain, $10, ikea.ca.
4 WHAT’S ON TAP Swapping out a faucet has always been one of the simplest ways to spruce up your bathroom. Now, thanks to American Standard’s Speed Connect series, it’s easier than ever. With only four individual components (compared to the standard 14), the faucets can be installed in a third of the time, without caulk or putty. Quentin widespread faucet, $389, americanstandard.ca.
5 CADDY SHOCK In a sea of polished chrome, this colourful shower caddy is a real standout. Its turquoise tone will instantly warm a sterilelooking shower enclosure. Flex shower caddy in Surf Blue, $25, umbra.com.
6 SEAT UPGRADE This space-age toilet seat includes a carbon deodorizing system that neutralizes odours and a nightlight to help you locate your loo in the dark! All this at a price that’s not to be sniffed at. Purefresh round-front toilet seat, $147, kohler.ca.
CANADIANLIVING.COM | MARCH 2015
