Category Archive

bathrooms

Indonesian bathrooms and the beauty of the “butt hose”

Initially, the idea of forgoing toilet paper and embracing the butt hose made me cringe. It didn’t take long, though, for me to adapt — and now I’m a total convert. When we visit countries that use toilet paper, I feel gross and dirty. I suffer from butt hose withdrawals!

Cthulhus like to wind down, too: tentacle wall decal for your tub

This tentacle wall decal from StickerBrand makes a good argument for sharing your bathtub with cephalopods and their ilk. Available in an amazing range of colours, these bothria can attack any bathroom decor.

Color-changing showerhead: Shower yourself in rainbows!

I know a lot of you (including me) totally dug the color-changing faucets in this modern faucet roundup. That’s why I couldn’t help but show y’all that you can now shower under a rainbow of colors with the color-changing showerhead nozzle.

Fancy-ass cute shower caps are kind of awesome (especially if you’re doing “no ‘poo”)

The whole “no ‘poo” form haircare is growing in popularity, but for those of us who A) used to have dreads or hair extensions or B) are lazy slobs, it’s just the way things go. I spent 1999-2001 with a crazy assemblage of dreads and extensions, and only washing my hair once a month. Then I spent 2006-2011 wearing my hair in two pink-tipped braids all day, every day, and only washed my hair twice a month. It was awesome and it worked great.

It did mean, however, that I needed to use a shower cap to keep my hair dry when I wasn’t washing it in the shower. And lemme tell you, there are some CUTE options…

SO MUCH PINK: Mr. Bubble-themed bathroom

Memories of my childhood include long, long bubble baths with Mr. Bubble and my color-changing Hot Wheels. I always wanted a pink Mr. Bubble bathroom when I moved out of my parents house, so here it is…

Hang this pretty earring organizer on your wall

Homie StellarP says she snagged this great idea for earring organization from Pinterest. And it looks fabulous! Just take chains, hang them on the wall, then hang your drop and dangle earrings from them. It makes for some easy, pretty access, storage, and organization.

Monday Moment: A happy bathroom corner

My shower curtain makes me happy every morning. Then I found this little dish from Turkey (I use it for soap) for 50 cents at a thrift shop, and it accidentally coordinates.

Upcycle old lotion bottle caps as helpful bathroom storage

Homies, we have yet another great idea that comes from my organizational ninja mother.