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  • Ease the Chill: Steam Showers

    A steam shower in your master bathroom is a luxury to be enjoyed every day, particularly during the chilly winter months. After a long day in the icy cold, basking in a warm and steamy shower is a comforting pleasure that relaxes your body and restores your spirit.

    Steam showers have numerous health and wellness benefits. The spa-like effects of steam showers include improved skin tone and texture, more restful sleep, and relief from respiratory infections. The natural boosting of blood circulation provided by a steam shower helps to relieve fatigue and exhaustion, as well as physical and mental stress. Athletes and those with painful joints appreciate the way a steam shower’s warm and relaxing air penetrates deep into sore muscles and bones.

    Steam Shower by Stonewood LLC
    Stonewood LLC

    Luxury master bathrooms now integrate steam showers in a scale that makes a statement, with numerous pampering features reminiscent of a day spa.

    Steam Shower& Pedestal Tub - The+Stiers+Aesthetic
    The Stiers Aesthetic

    Steam Shower Design Elements

    • Dramatic size, sometimes designed for two with separate built-in seating and showerheads
    • Glass-walled showers oriented toward a view
    • Visual texture from the unusual surfaces, patterns and placement of tiles
    • Digital personalization with music and lighting
    Steam Showers designed by Stainback-Hess Studio, LLC. Wall-to-wall hexagon mosaic made of Calcutta gold for the floors. Winner of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyle’s 23nd Annual Bath Contest
    Stainback-Hess Studio, LLC

    At Country Club Homes, we stay in touch with the latest custom home design trends to share exciting new ideas with our clients. Contact us today at 203-762-0550 or visit us at countryclubhomesinc.com to learn more about our work.

     

  • The Studs of Construction: Understanding the Lumber in Your Home

    You’ve encountered the studs of construction before: You measure and mark the walls to hang a piece of artwork. The first nail goes in easy-breezy, the second one nearly jars the teeth out of your head as you pound it in. That’s a stud. Homes in Fairfield County and around the country are usually framed…

  • Adding a Sauna to Your Home is Great for Your Health

    An in-home sauna may seem like an unnecessary luxury, but in reality it can provide significant benefits to your health. A sauna’s heat works to sooth your nerve endings, relieve tension, reduce joint pain, and relax your muscles.  Spending time in a sauna also works to calm your body and relieve it of stress which promotes…

  • Create Cleverly Concealed Work Spaces in Your Home

    Have you discovered that you could benefit from additional workspaces in your home? Using creative built-in storage is an excellent way to create unique spaces designed specifically to meet your family’s needs. Contemporary Family Room by New York Architects & Designers Murdock Solon Architects via Houzz   Considering adding a: Homework center: Does your kids’ homework spill out across…

  • How to Tell if a Wall or Column is Load-Bearing

    Many homeowners seek to open up space in their home during a home renovation project by removing a wall. This can connect spaces and completely transform a home’s layout. Before a wall can be removed it must first be determined whether the wall is load-bearing. This can be determined by: Traditional Staircase by Wilton Design-Build Firms Country Club…