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The key to successfully redesigning the bathroom lies primarily in the planning stages and in the correct assessment of your particular problems. Redesigning a bathroom is not something that should be undertaken lightly, not because it is likely to lead to considerable expense, but also because once the work has been done there is little you can easily do should you be unhappy with the results. There are four main categories with regards to bathroom problems: congestion, layout and fittings. All too often, a single room combines all four, but if you consider each of these problem areas carefully , you may find that solving one may make the others far easier to deal with. Congestion Too many people wanting to use the bathroom at the same time can be a major source of family friction. The best solution here is to see whether it is possible to provide extra facilities elsewhere in the house so that the whole family does not have to rely on access to a single bathroom. A small guest toi...

You may have a laundry room and a linen closet, or just one or the other — or perhaps simply a designated space where you store laundry and cleaning supplies. Whatever your setup, let’s face it: Since these spaces are typically tucked behind closed doors — in the basement, garage or upper story — it can be easy to let them get disorganized and cluttered. If you’re downsizing to a smaller home or just eager to simplify the one you have, you don’t want too many possessions to fritter away your storage space. Read on for help purging and organizing your linens as well as your laundry and cleaning supplies. Sheets, Towels, Blankets It can be easy to neglect the linen closet. Shelves can become stuffed, making it difficult to retrieve a clean towel before a shower. Sorting through twin sheets in search of queen sheets may cause disarray. Stacks of linens can topple and sometimes it even becomes hard to close the door. Does this sound like your linen closet? If so, I would suggest starting ...

The following excerpt is taken from Chapter 7 of Life on Wheels: For the Active Wheelchair User , by Gary Karp, copyright 1999, published by O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. To order, or get more information about Gary's book, call (800) 998-9938. Permission is granted to print and distribute this excerpt for noncommercial use as long as the above source is included. The information in this article is meant to educate and should not be used as an alternative for professional medical care . The bathroom is often the space that is the greatest challenge to make accessible. In a 1993 U.S. Census Bureau report , 4.5 million people with disabilities reported having difficulty bathing, and 2.1 million had trouble using the toilet. Millions of people are inconvenienced--even endangered--by inaccessible bathrooms. Any impediment to easy access to the bathroom can lead someone to delay their bowel or bladder program. A bathroom that is easy to use protects your health ( see Figure 1 (cli...