Word: sallick
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...kitchen crept out into the backyard, with super-stylized appliances and full-on living areas showing up on the patio. Now the trappings of traditional living rooms--lamps and elaborate furniture--are suddenly migrating to the bathroom. "Bathrooms are becoming more and more of a retreat," says Barbara Sallick, co-founder and senior vice president of design at Waterworks. "As that phenomenon evolves, people want better quality, more beauty and more comfort in their bathroom." So instead of the standard toilet and sink, newly styled bathrooms are elaborate extensions of the bedroom, furnished with pieces like Williams-Sonoma Home...
...showers that are getting the most lavish attention at the moment, says Peter Sallick, CEO of Waterworks. "People are creating a sitting area; they're creating multiple showering areas, adding hand showers and different types of showerheads." Waterworks, Dornbracht, Kohler and even plain old American Standard are responding by offering higher-and-higher-end fixtures. All in all, spending on bathroom remodeling went up 33% (to $20 billion) from 2001 to 2003, says the National Kitchen and Bath Association. Sure, some of it is for waterproof TVs and music systems, but more than gadgets, says Sallick, the biggest luxury...
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