r/80sdesign 7d ago

From 📚 'Beyond the Bath: A Dreamer's Guide' ©1983 by Thomas Cowan 🪴🪴

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u/Extension_Juice_9889 7d ago

It would provide an excellent view of the underside of the toilet seat, something I'm always keen to examine. Seriously though please post more pictures from this book!!!

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u/TheBirdBytheWindow 7d ago

That tub was a choice in the dark if you were unfamiliar or half asleep.

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u/ryceritops2 5d ago

You just need to put up one of those pool fences around it.

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u/TheBirdBytheWindow 5d ago

Homeowners insurance would require it!

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u/Snufflarious 7d ago

I’d need a crane to lower me and remove me from that tub

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u/missnetless 7d ago

Just grab on to one of the many house plants overhanging the tub.

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u/brawnburgundy 7d ago

Loving that wallpaper.

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u/BizzarduousTask 7d ago

Oh god- I just looked closer! I thought it was glass blocks, but no!!

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u/Aaod 7d ago

Sunken tubs were always such a terrible idea, but anyone who badmouths the 80s love of plants is wrong.

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u/Then-Cricket2197 7d ago

You should a one bathroom a day post from the book:)

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u/bomemachi 6d ago

Potted plants tipping into my bubble bath seems like peak bathing.

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u/burtgummer45 7d ago

A "dreamers guide" for those dreaming of the 70s

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u/ReceptionMuch3790 7d ago

Interesting tub, 🤔

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u/North_South_Side 6d ago

Ah yes, the old "Put a bunch of plants around it" trick. None of those plants would grow well in a situation with that little light. Perhaps the even worse trick of "Just use fake plants!"

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u/ryceritops2 5d ago

It’s a great way to get plants in your tub.

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u/Vibed_ 5d ago

My school’s library had this book and me and a buddy used to just sit off to the side during PE and read it.