Where the shower drain goes decides everything
The drain is a hole in the floor, and once it's cut, the shower is whatever the drain allows for the life of the room. What it decides (the step, the seat, the controls), what to ask for, and the week it closes.
Walk-in shower or tub: which one for a body that's changing?
"I need a walk-in shower" is a product. What has to be possible on a bad day is a requirement, and it decides between a tub, a walk-in tub and a step-free shower. Plus the one decision that closes before the plumber arrives.
How to make my mother's bathroom safer
The safest bathroom is the one your mother keeps using. Four questions decide whether she does: the step into the shower, somewhere to sit, what she grabs, and whether she can see. What changes when the answer is no, this week or in a renovation.
Why grab bars look like they came from a hospital, and the ones that don't
Nothing about holding body weight requires beige plastic and exposed screws. What makes a grab bar look institutional, what makes one look like part of the room, and the two tests it has to pass before it goes in.