Bathroom

**1. Bathroom Variations and Terminology:**
– Full bathroom includes a bath or shower, a toilet, and a sink
– En suite bathroom is attached to a bedroom
– Family bathroom is not attached to a bedroom
– Jack and Jill bathroom is shared by occupants of two separate bedrooms
– Wetroom is a waterproof room usually equipped with a shower

**2. Bathroom Design Considerations:**
– Towels: Towel bars or rings for hanging towels
– Furniture: Bathroom cabinets for personal hygiene products
– Bidet placement near the toilet in some bathrooms
– Plumbing design accounting for hot and cold water usage
– Electrical appliances installed as fixtures for safety

**3. Bathroom Lighting:**
– Uniform and bright lighting recommended
– Mirror area should have at least two light sources to eliminate shadows
– Highlighting skin tones and hair color with a tinge of yellow light
– Ceiling and wall lights must be safe for bathroom use
– All bathroom lighting should be IP44 rated for safety

**4. History of Bathrooms:**
– First records of baths date back to 3000 B.C.
– Water had strong religious value for purification
– Greek and Roman baths were significant social places
– Roman thermal baths provided relaxation and rejuvenation
– Decline of public baths in the West in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries

**5. Ancient Bathing Practices:**
– Distinction between private and public baths
– Wealthy families had thermal baths in their houses
– Greeks and Romans valued bathing in their lifestyles
– Sophisticated plumbing systems found in ancient baths
– Homer’s heroes bathed in warm water to regain strength

Bathroom (Wikipedia)

This article is about private rooms for personal hygiene. For toilet facilities outside the home, see public toilet. For private toilet room at a residence, see toilet (room). For washing facilities outside the home, see public bathing.

A bathroom, restroom or washroom is a room, typically in a home or other residential building, that contains either a bathtub or a shower (or both). The inclusion of a sink is common. In parts of the world e.g. India, a toilet is typically included in the bathroom; in others, the toilet is typically given a dedicated room separate from the one allocated for personal hygiene activities. In the United States and Canada, the word "bathroom" is often used to refer to any room that contains a toilet, regardless of the inclusion of a bath or shower.^{[citation needed]}

Historically, bathing was often a collective activity, which took place in public baths. In some countries, the shared social aspect of cleansing the body is still important, for example with sento in Japan and, throughout the Islamic world, the hammam (also inaccurately known in The West as a Turkish bath).