SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2026

Home Spa

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Freestanding oval soaking tub steaming beside a tall window, with a brass floor-mounted filler and wide oak boards

Soaking Tubs and Freestanding Baths: What to Know Before You Buy

Almost every complaint about a freestanding tub falls into one of four categories: the water goes cold, the water is…

Aug 2, 2026 Editor

Compact sauna cabin with a glass door built into the corner of a plain white room with oak flooring and a towel on a hook

How Much a Home Sauna Really Costs

The number on the product page is between 55 and 75 percent of what you will spend. That is not…

Aug 2, 2026 Editor

A cedar barrel sauna and a black timber cabin sauna side by side on a gravel path in a pine forest at sunrise

Barrel Sauna vs. Cabin Sauna: How to Choose an Outdoor Sauna

Two shapes dominate the outdoor sauna market, and most of the comparison written about them is about appearance. The differences…

Aug 2, 2026 Editor

Outdoor shower screened by weathered grey slat panels, brass rain head running, a linen towel on a hook, ferns and hostas around it

Outdoor Shower Ideas That Work in a Real Backyard

The photographs make this look like a decorating decision. It is mostly a plumbing and drainage decision wearing a nice…

Aug 2, 2026 Editor

Lit sauna cabin and a steaming cedar hot tub in a garden at dusk, with a lantern-lit gravel path between them

Sauna and Cold Plunge: How to Set Up Both at Home

The pair is not simply two purchases made in the same month. Put in the wrong order or the wrong…

Aug 2, 2026 Editor

Interior of a traditional wood sauna with tiered cedar benches, a wood-burning stove filled with stones, and a bucket and ladle

Sauna Benefits: What the Research Actually Shows

There is a version of this topic written by people selling saunas, and it is not reliable. There is another…

Aug 2, 2026 Editor

Japandi bathroom with a floating oak vanity, a black stone basin, wall-mounted taps and a slatted wood screen

Japandi Bathroom: The Look, and How It Works in a Small Space

Of all the rooms Japandi gets applied to, the bathroom is where it makes the most sense — and small…

Aug 2, 2026 Editor

Quiet wellness room with a woven rug, a low black bench, a ceramic vase and a meditation cushion with bolster in daylight

How to Create a Wellness Room in a Space You Already Have

The phrase suggests a dedicated wing with underfloor heating. In practice, most of the wellness rooms worth having started as…

Aug 2, 2026 Editor

Spa-style bathroom vanity with two brass wall lights, a stone basin, a lit candle and a folded linen towel below a large mirror

Spa Bathroom Ideas: 9 Changes That Actually Make the Difference

Most advice on this subject starts with a renovation budget. That is the wrong end of the problem. What makes…

Aug 2, 2026 Editor

Open sauna door next to a dark round cold plunge tub on a wooden deck, bare birch trees in winter mist behind

What Contrast Therapy Actually Is — and How to Do It at Home

You have probably seen it before you had a name for it: someone stepping out of a sauna and into…

Aug 2, 2026 Editor