Air, Glass, and Fire

You don't need a lot of square footage to create a private retreat. Just think of furnishing your bathroom like any other living space.

 

Whirlpool tubs are relaxing, but sometimes hydrotherapy can wilt you. Jacuzzi's solution: Ambient Air Facial Jets -- one on each side of the tub -- that keep a bather's face cool while he or she soaks in the 5-foot-long Bellavista tub (about $3,125). Use an easy-touch keypad to control the temperature, direction, and intensity of airflow. Pop-up jets retract even with the rim when not in use. Enjoy the Bellavista's digital temperature read-out, underwater lighting, four body jets, four neck jets, and two foot jets.

Explore whirlpool tub technology

 

Steamy home spa spaces require wall and floor coverings that can take the heat and the humidity. Crossville Ceramics' Illuminessence glass tile meets both needs in style. Cast glass is textured front and back to capture and refract light like a sun-dappled pool. Design your retreat from nine water-inspired colors. In this open shower, walls and bench wear clear and frosted Radiance glass, made 5/16-inch thick for floor use. The wall inset panel features iridescent Prism glass.

Sea of Glass