In British English, "bathroom" is a common term but is typically reserved for private rooms primarily used for bathing; a room without a bathtub or shower is more often known as a "WC", an abbreviation for water closet, "lavatory", or "loo". Other terms are also used, some as part of a regional dialect.
A half bathroom is a bathroom that contains a sink and toilet, but does not contain a bathtub or shower.
In general, you'll have three types to choose from—master, guest and half—but the choices for how you configure and design these are just about infinite.
A powder room is also known as a half bath or guest bath. It only has two of the four main components that a bathroom should have, typically a toilet and a sink.
Bog roll. Taken from the 16th-century Scottish/Irish word meaning 'soft and moist,' bog means restroom or lavatory. Bog roll, naturally, is an idiom for toilet paper.
Couch is predominantly used in North America, Australia, South Africa, and Ireland, whereas the terms sofa and settee (U and non-U) are most commonly used in the United Kingdom and India.
Loo. Despite being a very British word for toilet, 'loo' is actually derived from the French phrase 'guardez l'eau', which means 'watch out for the water'.
Traditionally European-designed bathrooms do not have enclosures, which helps make the space appear larger. They have an open design that may include a wet room.
A Montessori-inspired bathroom can help your child work towards mastering several “care of self” practical life skills, including handwashing, brushing teeth, toileting, and washing their hair and body. At this age, your 2-year-old craves independence and loves to participate in everyday tasks.
What is a Jack and Jill Bathroom? A Jack and Jill bathroom is a shared bathroom with two or more entrances. Generally, there are separate sinks or a dual vanity, but the bath and/or the shower and the toilet area are shared.
The Jacks. In Ireland, 'the jacks' means 'toilet', most commonly used to refer to public bathrooms. Every Irish person knowns what this term means, but few know why they use it – indeed it's difficult to find a solid explanation.
Ideally, you should have at least one bath (in the main bathroom) and change to a bathroom with shower in an ensuite. Even if you don't use the bath often, it is well worth keeping one to maximise the return potential on your house value when it comes to selling your home.
There are many reasons to consider a bathroom without a tub for your next home remodel, both for master bathrooms and en-suite additions to other parts of your home. For example, you may want to: expand your bathroom to keep pace with a growing family. enhance your home gym or mudroom with an added shower.
mainly Americanthe suitcases, bags etc in which you carry your possessions when you travel. The usual British word is luggage.
Both Americans and Brits use cabinet for hanging cupboards with shelves, especially in kitchen cabinet or bathroom cabinet, though it's a less homely and more upmarket term that implies decorative design features.
An umbrella may also be called a brolly (UK slang), parapluie (nineteenth century, French origin), rainshade, gamp (British, informal, dated), or bumbershoot (rare, facetious American slang).
Also, a US sidewalk is a British pavement, and curb is spelled kerb (curb in UK English is a verb i.e. to “curb your enthusiasm”).
Being able to look through someone's bathroom wall and see them in the shower, that means something else. A growing number of hotels have been featuring “peek-a-boo bathrooms” — bathrooms that are separated from the rest of the room by a transparent partition or, in some cases, nothing at all.
What is a Hollywood bathroom? A Hollywood bathroom may sound fancier than a Jack and Jill bathroom but it's just the name given to a design with a separate sink and mirror outside.
Named after the children in the famous nursery rhyme, a Jack and Jill bathroom is a full-sized bathroom that is sandwiched between two bedrooms and is accessible by both bedrooms. This type of bathroom has at least two doors, like an ensuite bathroom but for two bedrooms rather than just one.