At the least, I want Ms. Pierce — who has practiced architecture in Newton, Mass., for more than 30 years — to transform my potentially lethal bathroom, replacing the slick tile with non-slip flooring, installing a curbless shower with a bench and grab bars, adding storage and a "comfort height" toilet with a bidet.
The other day I was in my bathroom, replacing the toilet paper next to the toilet.
3. CLEAN UP THE BATHROOM Replacing missing tiles and re-caulking moldy areas are must-dos.
In 1940 he added a dormer bedroom; in 1947 a bathroom replaced the outhouse that had been in use for 21 years.
Now, if you have a boring, frameless mirror stuck over the sink in your bathroom, replace it with a framed mirror, or better, go immediately to Mirror Mate (www.mirrormate.com) and order a lovely custom frame that you peel and stick on.
The current owners made several changes over the past 10 years, installing a washer and dryer, renovating the kitchen and bathrooms, replacing windows and adding a dressing room to the master bedroom.
In the bathroom, you can replace your bath with a walk-in bath specifically designed for a handicapped person.
They widened doorways and bathrooms, replaced floors, redid the insulation and repaired the garage.
Without the extra money, Mr. Caracappa said, the ball park would have to scale back the number of bathrooms, replace some seats with benches and eliminate some skyboxes and outfield bleachers.
Ms. Levinson even rented out the home for 17 years after buying it in 1983 for $80,000, so when it came time to relocate there herself, in 2000, she had to invest $100,000 to redo the bathrooms, replace all 32 windows and paint the walls.
That's not stopping Janice Friedman, 53, a legal administrator who lives in a 1954 brick ranch-style house in Wichita, Kan., from removing the tiles mortared into one of her bathrooms so she can replace them with pink ones.
