| While many of us consider creating a bathroom | | | | to trip over them. Placing them high up, in shower |
| that looks lovely, we don't always give much | | | | baskets, ensures that the soap is not under your |
| thought to bathroom safety. The bathroom, | | | | feet and that your items are all secure and |
| however, is one of the most dangerous rooms in | | | | organized. Shower baskets are easy to install and |
| the house. Combine water, electrical outlets, and | | | | can be inconspicuously placed in the corner of the |
| slippery feet together - and you've got a recipe | | | | shower or below the shower nozzle. |
| for disaster. Add in slippery children full of energy, | | | | 3. Non-Slip Bath Mats - One of the key bathroom |
| and you've got even more reasons to worry. | | | | safety products is a collection of non-slip bath |
| These dangers are, of course, preventative with | | | | mats. Every bathtub needs a rubber mat on the |
| the proper preventative measures. Purchasing | | | | bottom of the tub. These mats stick on to the |
| four simple bathroom safety products can aid a | | | | tub surface and provide a non-slip surface for a |
| great deal in your overall safety. Will these items | | | | person to stand or sit. In addition, a non-slip mat |
| prevent ever bathroom accident? Perhaps not. | | | | should be placed right outside of both the tub and |
| They will, however, help you to organize your | | | | shower, allowing the bather a safe place to put his |
| bathroom space and to add a great deal of | | | | feet as he exits the shower or bathtub. |
| safety to this location. | | | | 4. Bathroom Hooks - Finally, bathroom hooks are |
| 1. Grab Bars - Most people assume that grab bars | | | | in indispensable part of bathroom safety. |
| are only necessary in hospitals and old age homes. | | | | Bathroom hooks ensure that your towel and robe |
| This misconception can prove deadly. Grab bars | | | | are placed in a safe location off of the floor. |
| are extraordinary helpful in keeping people of all | | | | People often trip in the bathroom because they've |
| ages safe in the bath or shower. A shower grab | | | | placed their towel or robe on the floor, or they've |
| bar ensures that you have something to grab as | | | | thrown them onto the sink and assumed that the |
| you enter the slippery shower and something to | | | | item wouldn't fall. Installing a few bathroom hooks |
| support you as you exit. Similarly, safety grab | | | | guarantees that your towels and robes are in an |
| bars are perfect in the tub, by the toilet and on | | | | obvious location and that they aren't left in a place |
| the bathroom wall. They create an extra layer of | | | | where people can trip over them. |
| safety in the bathroom and allow for added | | | | By implementing these four bathroom safety |
| balance and comfort. In addition, grab bars today | | | | suggestions, you'll vastly improve your bathroom |
| are quite lovely in design and are available in a | | | | safety and you'll add organization to your |
| huge range of styles, sizes and finishes. | | | | bathroom space. Accidents are inevitable - but |
| 2. Shower Baskets - Installing a shower basket is | | | | they don't have to occur in places where answers |
| one of the easiest ways to prevent slipping in the | | | | and safety products are available. Take one hour |
| shower. When the shampoos, soaps, razors and | | | | out of your day to install these bathroom safety |
| other shower items are on the shower floor, you | | | | products, and then enjoy your time in the tub |
| are much more likely to slip on these items and | | | | more! |