Home Spa: How to Build a Spa Bathroom at Home
Everything you need for a home spa: showers, towels, robes, saunas and cold plunges, with budget tiers and all our guides in one place.
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Everything you need for a home spa: showers, towels, robes, saunas and cold plunges, with budget tiers and all our guides in one place.
The best luxury gifts for the home in 2026, from Dyson and Le Creuset to hotel robes and Diptyque candles, plus when to order for the holidays.
By Claire Whitmore. Updated October 2026. The duvet cover is the biggest piece of fabric on your bed and the one everybody sees, so it’s worth getting the weave right. Sateen is smooth and a little lustrous. Percale is crisp and cool, like a hotel sheet. Linen is textured, relaxed and gets better every wash….
By Claire Whitmore. Updated October 2026. Saatva and WinkBeds get cross-shopped constantly, and it’s easy to see why. Both sell coil-based luxury beds online, both put a plush Euro top on their flagship, both offer a year-long trial and both promise a lifetime warranty. The differences are in how the coils are built, how the…
By Claire Whitmore. Updated October 2026. An infrared sauna is one of the few wellness purchases that actually earns its floor space, provided you use it. It plugs into the wall (usually a dedicated 120V circuit), warms up in well under an hour, and doesn’t need the ventilation or water hookups a traditional steam sauna…
The best luxury robes for 2026: Frette, Matouk Cairo, Parachute Cloud Cotton, Brooklinen Super-Plush and Dreamweave waffle, sorted by season and fabric.
The best office chairs under $500 in 2026: Steelcase Series 1, HON Ignition 2.0 and Branch Ergonomic, plus why a remanufactured Leap or Aeron is worth a look.
The best cold plunge tubs for 2026: Plunge All-In, BlueCube, Renu Therapy Cold Stoic and the Ice Barrel, with chillers, filtration, space and the real running costs.
The best luxury bath towels for 2026: Frontgate Resort, Matouk Milagro, Brooklinen Super-Plush and Parachute, with GSM, drying time and care advice.
How to make a chandelier smart in 2026: Philips Hue and Govee E12 candle bulbs, smart dimmers like Lutron Caséta, and what to check before you buy.
The best wine fridges for 2026: Wine Enthusiast Classic 70 dual zone, the 32-bottle MAX and EuroCave for long-term aging, with capacity and installation advice.
Love the RH look but not the price? Our favorite Restoration Hardware alternatives for 2026: Arhaus, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Interior Define and Castlery.
The best outdoor sofas for 2026: Outer, Polywood, Article Sarek, Frontgate Isola and Yardbird compared on frames, cushions, covers and warranties.
The best luxury mattresses for 2026 by sleeping position: Saatva Classic, Stearns & Foster Lux Estate and Reserve, Vispring and Hästens, with trial and warranty details.
Our favorite luxury sheets for 2026: Brooklinen Luxe Sateen, Boll & Branch, Parachute Percale, Frette and Sferra Giza 45, with percale vs sateen advice.
By Claire Whitmore. Last updated October 2026. Disclosure: LifetimeLuxury may earn a commission when you buy through links on this page, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. See our affiliate disclosure. A custom wine rack turns a collection into a design feature, whether it is a…
The best cheap vacuums under $100 for 2026, based on independent testing, plus honest advice on what you give up and when a bigger budget makes sense.
Saatva, Stearns & Foster, Hästens, Vispring and Aireloom compared: construction, firmness, trial and warranty, and which luxury mattress brand fits which sleeper.
By Claire Whitmore. Last updated October 2026. Disclosure: LifetimeLuxury may earn a commission when you buy through links on this page, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. See our affiliate disclosure. Ceiling fans used to be the thing designers hid. Today the best ones are as…
Whole-house tankless water heaters compared for 2026: Rinnai Sensei, Navien NPE-A2 and Noritz, with sizing, recirculation and maintenance advice.
By Claire Whitmore. Last updated October 2026. Disclosure: LifetimeLuxury may earn a commission when you buy through links on this page, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. See our affiliate disclosure. A chandelier is the one light fixture that people look at rather than by. Get…
The premium office chairs worth the money in 2026: Herman Miller Aeron and Embody, Steelcase Gesture and Leap, with sizing, warranty and comfort tradeoffs.
By Claire Whitmore. Last updated October 2026. Disclosure: LifetimeLuxury may earn a commission when you buy through links on this page, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. See our affiliate disclosure. The shower curtain is often the largest piece of fabric in a bathroom, which means…
The best luxury candles for 2026 holiday gifting, from Vogue’s designers and editors, HGTV’s 74-candle test and Who What Wear: Diptyque Baies, Trudon Ernesto, Le Labo, Byredo and Amazon picks.
Our picks for the best home saunas of 2026, from plug-in infrared cabins to cedar barrel saunas, with power needs, warranties and the tradeoffs nobody mentions.
The luxury shower heads our editors would install in 2026: Kohler Statement, Moen Velocity, Hansgrohe Raindance and more, with flow, finish and fit advice.
Where to buy luxury outdoor furniture in 2026: Brown Jordan, Janus et Cie, B&B Italia, Kettal, RH, Frontgate, Outer and Polywood compared on materials and warranty.
The wine glasses worth owning in 2026, from Zalto Denk’Art and Gabriel-Glas to Riedel and Schott Zwiesel, with advice on universal glasses, crystal and care.
The design-classic chairs worth investing in, from the Eames Lounge Chair to the Barcelona, Egg and Womb chairs, and who makes the authentic versions today.
The flatware sets our editors would actually set a table with in 2026, from Robert Welch and Sabre to Christofle and Robbe & Berking, plus how to judge weight and steel.
Updated November 2026 by Claire Whitmore. This update adds current designer pillows with prices and a holiday gift section. Disclosure: LifetimeLuxury may earn a commission when you buy through links on this page, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. See our affiliate disclosure. The designer pillows…
Choosing a high-end range in 2026? We compare Wolf, BlueStar, Miele, Thermador and La Cornue on power, simmer, baking and design, with honest tradeoffs.
20 luxury Asian bathroom designs in photos, from Japanese and Chinese to Persian-inspired rooms, plus practical tips on soaking tubs, wood, stone and fixtures to get the look at home.