If not a polite conversation, is it rude to leave a little framed sign in the bathroom: “Please close lid before flushing”? GENTLE READER: Are you sure that is what you really want?

Miss Manners suggests that you do your best to ignore your guests’ bathroom habits and resist putting up that sign. People have all sorts of private behaviors, and neither you nor she really ...

a white wall-mounted toilet, a double wall-mounted sink with curved vanity unit and a built-in feature bath with steps. The office has half-glazed double oak doors, with a beautiful roof lantern ...

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