anaterra
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Post by anaterra on Aug 27, 2015 11:53:05 GMT
So yay we are moving into a new home... super excited.. its not huge by pea standards but i love love love it...
It comes with a half bath... the vanity is a standard 3 drawers next to the undersink cabinet... i will keep some tissues n extra hand towels.. what else do u use in those drawers??? I have toilet paper holder for some extra rolls so don't need the drawers for that...
Im stuck.. lol
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J u l e e
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Post by J u l e e on Aug 27, 2015 12:02:21 GMT
I have a tea light holder on the counter and keep tea lights and a wand lighter in one of the drawers. I always keep a candle lit if we have lots of people over.
I also keep a set of cleaning supplies in that bathroom. If I want to wipe off the mirror quickly or wipe down the counter, etc., I don't have to go find stuff to clean with. So I have a roll of paper towels, glass cleaner, counter spray, and disposable toilet scrubby things, etc. in the cabinet under the sink.
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Post by gar on Aug 27, 2015 12:14:57 GMT
Sorry for the hi-jack OP........But is a half bath a bathroom without a bath? What's the difference between that and a cloakroom which just has a loo and a basin?
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Post by MerryMom on Aug 27, 2015 12:18:48 GMT
I keep the cleaning supplies under the sink. I keep the extra rolls of toilet paper in one of the drawers. The other drawer is empty. My half bath also has a medicine cabinet which is empty.
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Post by Zee on Aug 27, 2015 12:19:35 GMT
Sorry for the hi-jack OP........But is a half bath a bathroom without a bath? What's the difference between that and a cloakroom which just has a loo and a basin? We don't keep cloaks in it.  Yes, it's just a toilet and sink. Also called a powder room, sometimes. A 3/4 bath would also have a shower stall without a tub (though sometimes,a master bath will have a larger shower with no tub). |
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Post by J u l e e on Aug 27, 2015 12:21:59 GMT
I'm going to start calling mine a cloak room. I don't use the word cloak nearly enough. |
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Post by gillyp on Aug 27, 2015 12:23:42 GMT
Sorry for the hi-jack OP........But is a half bath a bathroom without a bath? What's the difference between that and a cloakroom which just has a loo and a basin? Thanks for asking this! I have wondered for ages! Sorry for the hi-jack OP........But is a half bath a bathroom without a bath? What's the difference between that and a cloakroom which just has a loo and a basin? We don't keep cloaks in it. Yes, it's just a toilet and sink. Also called a powder room, sometimes. A 3/4 bath would also have a shower stall without a tub (though sometimes,a master bath will have a larger shower with no tub). My goodness, a 3/4 bath too! Plus a master bath!  |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Aug 27, 2015 12:24:13 GMT
I would probably keep a mini first aid kit, some tampons, and maybe a dop kit in there for guests use.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 12:25:13 GMT
I have:
extra soaps (I like to pick up fancy soaps now and then)
nailpolish supplies since I usually do my nails at the kitchen table
batteries (it seemed like a good place for them at the time)
extra hairbrush, hair scrunchies, lipstick so I can freshen up without going upstairs
Pretty much anything you want!
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 27, 2015 12:30:09 GMT
Tooth brush and paste? We did that for years when the other bathrooms were upstairs. Don't worry. You'll fill them up.
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Post by AllieC on Aug 27, 2015 12:36:10 GMT
Sorry for the hi-jack OP........But is a half bath a bathroom without a bath? What's the difference between that and a cloakroom which just has a loo and a basin? Thanks for asking from me too |
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Post by christine58 on Aug 27, 2015 12:39:33 GMT
my half bath vanity doesn't have drawers so I put a small plastic sterilite thing in it. Holds odd and ends...bandaids, dental floss etc.
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Post by khaleesi on Aug 27, 2015 12:43:38 GMT
In mine I keep:
- Cleaning supplies
- Extra towels
- Small first aid kit
- Feminine products for myself or guests to use
- Small bottle of Tylenol for guests if needed
- Small basket that is under the sink for used hand towels
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Post by anniebeth24 on Aug 27, 2015 12:45:30 GMT
Sorry for the hi-jack OP........But is a half bath a bathroom without a bath? What's the difference between that and a cloakroom which just has a loo and a basin? Hijacking again, I guess, but I always thought a cloak room was a "coat" room or what I might call a mud room. A place to hang coats, jackets, and boots. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 12:52:53 GMT
I leave it empty because that's where the cat hides when we have company.
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Post by caro on Aug 27, 2015 12:53:45 GMT
I'm going to start calling mine a cloak room. I don't use the word cloak nearly enough. Me too! All my southern friends will think I'm cool. |
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Post by gar on Aug 27, 2015 12:54:07 GMT
Sorry for the hi-jack OP........But is a half bath a bathroom without a bath? What's the difference between that and a cloakroom which just has a loo and a basin? Hijacking again, I guess, but I always thought a cloak room was a "coat" room or what I might call a mud room. A place to hang coats, jackets, and boots. Here it's generally used for a downstairs loo with a wash basin. |
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Post by BarbaraUK on Aug 27, 2015 13:00:58 GMT
Hijacking again, I guess, but I always thought a cloak room was a "coat" room or what I might call a mud room. A place to hang coats, jackets, and boots. Here it's generally used for a downstairs loo with a wash basin.  We call our downstairs loo with a wash basin a cloakroom. |
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Post by gillyp on Aug 27, 2015 13:46:44 GMT
Hijacking again, I guess, but I always thought a cloak room was a "coat" room or what I might call a mud room. A place to hang coats, jackets, and boots. Here it's generally used for a downstairs loo with a wash basin. But we don't normally put coats in it! |
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 27, 2015 13:48:56 GMT
I'm assuming this is a main floor bathroom.
In our main floor bathroom we keep little things that no one wants to run upstairs for if they are in the family room/kitchen like dental floss, bandaids, nail kit, hairbands, sunscreen, etc.
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anaterra
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Post by anaterra on Aug 27, 2015 13:54:04 GMT
I thought a cloakroom would hold coats jackets sweaters... yes like our mudrooms...
Its a 1 level house so that's good... i do like the 1st aid n female supplies... thanks for all the ideas...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 14:02:00 GMT
Sorry for the hi-jack OP........But is a half bath a bathroom without a bath? What's the difference between that and a cloakroom which just has a loo and a basin? That explains a lot. When I read British novels, I often wonder why houses in the UK always seemed to have entire coat rooms instead of front closets. I'm glad you asked the question! |
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Post by ntsf on Aug 27, 2015 14:07:18 GMT
when I was growing up. I went to school in an old building. we had a cloakroom in every class room..it was a long long hall with hooks for your coats..and a place to put overshoes and other stuff. no backpacks in those days.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 27, 2015 14:58:00 GMT
Sorry for the hi-jack OP........But is a half bath a bathroom without a bath? What's the difference between that and a cloakroom which just has a loo and a basin? I've never heard the term cloakroom used this way. I'm guessing it's a language difference. You call it a cloakroom (why?). We call it a half bath. |
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Post by bethany102399 on Aug 27, 2015 14:59:33 GMT
Here in the midwest we'd call a half bath one with just a toilet and sink. Full bath has the shower/tub. However, I'm going to refer to it as a cloakroom as DH and I are house hunting right now cause that's a word that needs to be used. |
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Post by myshelly on Aug 27, 2015 15:01:05 GMT
OP, if guests will be using it, I stock things they might need but be embarrassed to ask for - tampons, pepto or Imodium, tums, Advil, band aids.
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Post by gillyp on Aug 27, 2015 15:48:42 GMT
Sorry for the hi-jack OP........But is a half bath a bathroom without a bath? What's the difference between that and a cloakroom which just has a loo and a basin? I've never heard the term cloakroom used this way. I'm guessing it's a language difference. You call it a cloakroom ( why?). We call it a half bath. Because that's it's name! www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/cloakroom British : A room that contains a toilet or toilets: a downstairs cloakroom with a WC and hand basin . I always wondered why you called it a half bath when there wasn't a bath (even half of one) in there! Now I understand. |
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Post by grinningcat on Aug 27, 2015 15:52:59 GMT
So where do you keep your cloaks or coats? What room is that called? When I was in school, well elementary school, the communal room where we hung our coats was called the cloak room. I've always thought that that was the name of that room... not a loo.
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Post by gar on Aug 27, 2015 16:00:50 GMT
We keep ours in cupboards in the porch - not to be confused with an American porch Here a porch is the room just inside the front door, although not all houses have them. The word cloakroom would also be used as a coat storage room but more likely in a public building rather than a home. |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 27, 2015 16:00:50 GMT
I just did a bit of googling, because I wanted to know the origin of the British use of cloakroom for a bathroom... I didn't find much, but it did say it's considered more polite than 'toilet' so perhaps it's the British equivalent of the US word 'restroom' ?? Because you're not really doing any 'resting' when you go to the restroom, either...
(I went to a really old school that had the cloakroom / hallway area for hanging you coat, where you put your lunchbag, etc. I always thought it was really cool!!
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We call our downstairs loo with a wash basin a cloakroom.
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