PRIVATE PARTIES

The latest in primary-bath design takes selfcare at home to gleaming new heights. BYOB.

- STEPHEN TREFFINGER

Although the past couple of years are not entirely in the rearview mirror as a whole humanity seems to seeking sound insulation have a ledge for shaving one's legs.) Some of her clients are seeking sound insulation, which includes using heavier isolation that the primary bathroom became a refuge when everyone was always home-has remained. We've developed an unyielding need for personal space, and that's not something we're apt to give up quickly.

Bathrooms as we know them are a relatively recent phenomenon. Ancient Romans and medieval Europeans, for instance, used public facilities for communal bathing, thus both getting clean and socializing. It wasn't until the early 20th century that having a discrete bathroom in one's house was regarded as de rigueur. Today, people redoing their baths are pushing hard to keep-and extend that separation.