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bathrooms

This steampunk master bath/time machine has a toilet AND a shower

Bruce Rosenbaum, creator of Offbeat Home’s favorite steampunk home, recently came up with this Steampunk Time Machine Antique Master Bathroom Computer Workstation, to be included in Steampunk: Form and Function: An Exhibition of Innovation, Invention and Gadgetry, an exhibit hosted by the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation in Waltham, Massachusetts.

9 glorious tubs: Draw yourself a fantasy bath and stay a while

BATHS ARE THE BEST! The years I spent living in dorms I was much more upset about my lack of bathtub than about my inability to have pets, or my inability to make out with my boyfriend in peace, or my inability to afford anything. All I wanted most of the time was a nice bath.

Happily, I’ve never NOT had a tub since leaving school — and the tub I have now is very, very deep. But that doesn’t mean I can’t fantasize about the best part of my home; I like the cut of these tubs’ jib.

A vintage snack: super-pink bathrooms from the ’50s and ’60s

Take a break with four obnoxiously-pink bathrooms, straight from the pages of the 1950s and 1960-era design mags.

A colorful bathroom makeover with a chemistry theme

When we moved in, the bathroom walls were pure white. Now, they’re pink, yellow, blue, and green — and they tell the world we’re science nerds.

Have old Nintendo games? Make them into a fancy geek urinal

Does anyone have a urinal in their home? I’d imagine some of you have bidets — if not, here’s a legit excuse to make an upgrade in your bathroom. How to Build a Video Game Urinal from Pricecharting.com.

What do you dread your guests finding?

When your friends come over, what’s your panic object? The thing you hope they don’t find, because it’ll mean no end to merciless teasing? A shrine to an ex in the closet? Cigarettes, even though you made a big deal about quitting?

Shower with C3PO, R2, and Chewie

Yeah, it’s a Star Wars shower tile mosaic — now you know what you to do with your next bathroom overhaul.

Squee amongst yourselves.

Make your bathroom smell less like poop

Bathrooms: you poop in them, and so sometimes they smell like poop. There are a few common sense ways to make your bathroom stink less after its gotten a fecal workout. Stop snickering for a couple seconds, and let’s talk about it.