Elevate Your Home with These 7 Home-Spa Features
Over the past few years, we have seen the rise of the “Spathroom,” bathroom spaces designed with wellness and spa-like features in mind. The goal of the Spathroom is to turn your home into a self-care sanctuary, bringing the relaxing and reinvigorating energy of the spa or gym to your own home. Whether you are a wellness enthusiast or the average homeowner looking to extend the functionality of your space, you may have found yourself wondering if these luxury home-spa features are really worth it.
Benefits of Home-Spa Fixtures and Features
Wellness
Therapeutic spa features including hydrotherapy (water, ice, or steam at varying temperatures and pressures used for physical recovery), chromotherapy (utilizing color and light as an aid to mental and physical health) audiotherapy (sound waves, music, or tones played to improve health and mood) and aromatherapy (the use of natural oils to engage the mind and body through scent) promote wellness and recovery, and can serve as an in-house aid to physical therapy routines.
Hygiene
Hygienic spa features such as bidet toilet sprayers and jetted shower systems are beneficial to maintaining proper skin, hair, and physical health, bringing comfort and cleanliness to your home in style.
Resale Value
Incorporating custom and luxury spa features into your bathroom or other spaces elevates the value of your home, not only for you and your family, but for prospective buyers if you ever choose to move or sell.
Consider implementing any of these home-spa fixtures and features into your home to level up your home self-care and recovery routine.
1. Smart Showers
Smart shower systems are an increasingly popular feature in bathrooms. Offering innovative smart technology including voice activation, jetted shower sprayers, temperature control, start and pause controls, and compatibility with other smart devices, smart showers bring your bathing experience to the next level. Smart showers are customizable with various therapy systems to personalize and elevate your shower’s capabilities. This Smart Shower system from Moen offers precise and consistent thermostatic control, voice activation, and the ability to create personalized sprayer, temperature, and time settings to fit your household’s individual needs.
2. Steam Systems
Steam offers a wide range of therapeutic benefits, including improved circulation, hydrating skin, relaxing muscles, and relieving stress. Breathe easy with an integrated steam system in your home shower. Steam heads, like those from the Invigoration® Series from Kohler, come in a variety of finishes to complement your shower faucets and hardware. For additional therapeutic benefits, add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to the steam heads for an aromatherapeutic experience unlike any other. Create a custom steam room with products from brands like Delta, Kohler, and Mr. Steam for a personalized experience.
3. Whirlpool and Air Tubs
The bathtub is a well-known staple in relaxation routines across the world. From bubble baths to jetted tubs, there are many ways to enjoy a relaxing bath at the end of a long day. Though both provide massaging jetted experiences, Whirlpool and air tubs have functional differences that affect their individual performances.
Whirlpool Tubs
Whirlpool tubs are a self-contained jetted tub that typically utilize anywhere from 6-12 individual high-power hydro-jets that are powered by an electric pump to blow high-power jets of water and air for a deeply massaging effect. These jets are placed strategically to target specific muscles for ideal recovery and hydrotherapeutic benefits. Whirlpool tubs from MTI come in a variety of styles and installation methods including drop-in, undermount, alcove, and freestanding.
Air Baths
Air Baths provide a gentler massage by forcing warm air through small jets located towards the bottom of the tub. These jets create many small air bubbles that culminate in a rippling jetted experience to soothe sore muscles and improve circulation. Bain Ultra offers many different styles of air tubs to suit any space.
4. Ice Baths
Ice baths are a modern solution to the ancient practice of plunging into ice-cold water to reduce inflammation, accelerate recovery, and improve circulation. With an average temperature of 50-59 degrees Fahrenheit, ice baths are best experienced for around 2 minutes 2-4 times a week for optimal effectiveness. The Ice Bath by KOHLER x Remedy Place utilizing an automatic temperature sensor, integrated timer, and guided breathwork light to take the work out of this wellness routine so you can experience mindful and effective sessions.
5. Bidets
Featuring a sprayer and concentrated stream of water, bidets make cleanliness accessible at the touch of a button. Using your home’s water supply, a bidet is typically controlled by a knob, button, or remote control, and can be adjusted to your pressure preferences for the perfect cleaning, every time. Bidets can be found as attachments, separate toilet seats, or integrated bidet toilets to best suit your space and personal needs. Bidets offer a gentle, hands-free cleansing experience and can be used as a replacement for or in tandem with toilet paper. This Moen 3-Series Tankless Bidet features remote control and UV sterilization for additional cleanliness and accessibility.
6. Saunas
Originating around 10,000 years ago, saunas are an ancient wellness practice that has withstood the test of time. These traditional rooms or houses are enclosed spaces designed to experience elevated temperatures, dry or wet, for cardiovascular health and recovery. Lined in Scandinavian spruce, Kohler’s Indoor and Outdoor saunas offer a traditional sauna experience with the additional benefits of modern technology, including thermostatic control and integrated lighting.
7. Towel Warmers
The perfect finishing touch to any bathroom, towel warmers provide spa-like comfort by heating towels, robes, and other bath linens, with the additional benefit of accelerating the drying time of damp linens to prevent odor or bacterial growth. The Metro Towel Warmer from Mr. Steam boasts a sleek, understated design that includes a wall-mounted digital timer and built-in aromatherapy oil well for the ultimate home-spa experience.
Ready to Retreat?
If you’re ready to turn your home into a spa retreat unlike any other, contact DKB Designer Kitchens and Baths to begin your home-spa wellness journey!
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