Designing for wellness means creating spaces that contribute to physical and mental health and well-being. Our living spaces can be transformed using lighting, materials and décor to enhance a connection to nature, insulate from disruptive stimulation…

The residential bathroom is perhaps the latest frontier of luxury wellness, with more people adopting clean beauty products, aromatherapy practices, gua sha and more at home. While we often think about wellness in a bodily perspective—eating clean,…

Most houses are built with bathrooms for young, able-bodied families: for example, the common step-over bathtub shower combos installed with a plain shower head. The modern bathroom, however, should be flexible enough to offer a relaxing, practical and…

You’re only as old as you feel, the saying goes. Today’s seniors – embracing a lifestyle full of fitness and activity – feel that the saying is true. And they’re proving it by staying in the home where they raised their family. Unlike generations past,…

“Is this bathroom remodel EVER going to end?” “How much more is that addition going to cost us?” “I can’t stand the dirt and all those plastic covers anymore!”

Among architects, there’s plenty of reverence for the masters of Mid Century Modernism—the Mies van der Rohes, the Richard Neutras. But what does the future of residential modernism look like? It is a bridge that links classic mid-century design with…

You’ve got a small – maybe even a tiny – bathroom. Because of that, you’ve assumed that you can’t have the luxury of a steam shower – not at that size. Perhaps you experienced a steam shower at a friend’s or family member’s house. Or maybe at a spa or…

Note: MrSteam is delighted to continue supporting Design Hounds, an elite group of design professionals who attend design events around the globe and share their findings with their audiences of both design professionals and design-savvy consumers.…

Julie Schuster Design Studio is a New York-based interior design firm which focuses on creating spaces that are not only beautiful, but which also nurture and support those that live in them, as well as being safe and accessible for everyone, regardless…

“I install MrSteam units in every home that my company builds,” says Tony Valentine, a third-generation builder whose grandfather, Homer C. Valentine, founded the family’s original construction firm, H. C. Valentine, back in the 1940s. Tony joined the…

A “Before” and “After” Interview with Arianne Bellizaire

In 2019, we interviewed Arianne Bellizaire, an interior designer based in Louisiana, for a case study on how she used her own family to showcase the benefits of adding steam to a bathroom and help…