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5 Steps to Snoop-Proof Your Bathroom
By HGTV's Krista Watterworth
Fall 2007

You’ve had a few great dates and now that special someone is coming over for a visit. Don’t let your romance fizzle before it even gets started!  Your date will most likely snoop when he or she heads to the bathroom (wouldn’t you?) and scary personal products or a scummy shower curtain may well lead Mr. or Ms. Right right out the front door!

According to Krista Watterworth, design guru and host of HGTV’s hit show Save My Bath and Biggest Decorating Mistakes, the state of your bathroom is a tell tale sign of your personal hygiene and could be seen as an indicator of the care you’ll put into your relationship. She offers the following quick tips for making the best impression:

1. Clean and tidy is the only way to go!
     
   Don't leave dirty, wet towels hanging in the bathroom and make sure all surfaces are clean and mildew-free.
     
   Make sure there is hand soap and toilet tissue.
     
   Empty the wastebasket.
     
   Gentlemen: Clean the toilet seat...thoroughly, including under the seat and around the bowl!
     
   Ladies: Get rid of any knotty, linty hairbrushes and sweep up those strands of hair.
      

2. Rid the medicine cabinet of your "dirty little secrets."
     
   If you aren't ready to let your date know what medication you take, don't leave it in the medicine cabinet.
     
   
       

3. Edit your personal care products!  
     
   Nothing screams "I’m high maintenance" like a bathroom overrun with products. Keep the illusion that you’re a "natural summer beauty" by storing away all but a few essentials. You may use six different moisturizers, four different hair gels and two different acne creams, but your date doesn’t need to know this!
     
   And a tip for the organizationally challenged – if you haven’t used it for a few months, it’s probably time to say goodbye to it.
     

4. Decor counts!  
       
   Even your bathroom can express your sense of style. Have a fresh and clean set of neutral colored towels available and display a scenic image in a photo frame. It’s a great sign to a potential partner, when a date cares about the details. 
     

5. Turn the romance up a notch.  
       
   One nice scented candle or even a simple tea light can make a big difference.  
     
   Everyone loves a little romance so always keep some floss and mouthwash on hand, in case your date wants to freshen up for smooches.
     
   Oh and that spare toothbrush may come in handy!

Television personality Krista Watterworth is the energetic host and designer of HGTV’s hit show Save My Bath, now in its fourth season. She has helped transform over 52 of America’s ugliest bathrooms into contemporary, functional and beautiful spaces. She is also founder and lead designer of Urboeclectic Design (www.urboeclectic.com) and co-founder of Inspired Urban Spaces (www.inspiredurbanspaces.com).  She was recently featured on HGTV’s You Should Live Here, Kitchens and Baths 2007, Ultimate Bathrooms, as well as 25 Biggest Decorating Mistakes, and has had guest starring roles on As the World Turns (CBS) and All My Children (ABC).

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• Fashion Forecast for Your Home (Fall 2007)

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