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Practice self-care with these lavish products and appliances in your home’s most special rooms.

By Nicholas Tamarin

Luxury items for the kitchen and bath can elevate the aesthetic and utility of your most valuable square footage. Whether your design style is contemporary, modern or traditional, high-end purchases can be customized to your personal preferences and budget. And luxury also no longer just represents opulence but also comfort, convenience and an elevated personal experience — so it’s important to prioritize functionality and your own tastes when choosing additions to create a space that truly reflects your style and needs. Here are some of the industry’s most indulgent innovations.

1. Aromatherapy Tub

Freestanding tubs are already a flex, but adding in aromatherapy takes them to the next level of olfactory luxury. The Stillness Infinity tub was heavily influenced by Japanese forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, and it brings together water, light, fog and scent. A Hinoki wood moat surrounding the tub catches overflow, then recycles the water back like an infinity pool. Full-spectrum RGB lighting that runs along the base creates a chromatherapy experience, while a tower dispenser emits fog and essential oils. A Smart Soak feature lets you set the temperature and depth and get the bath running remotely, and voice-control means you don’t have to move an inch when the water starts to cool. The tub offers preset experience journeys that are inspired by the senses that are invoked by being in beautiful, natural surroundings, like a walk through the forest and a sunrise on the sea, and every element of the experience journey can be customized through the Kohler’s Konnect app. 

2. Wine Refrigerators

Sub-Zero Group, Inc.’s 30″ Classic Wine Storage has space for a total of 146 wine bottles, and it has separate temperature zones set at the proper serving temperatures depending on wine type, within one degree of setpoint. It also includes a UV-resistant glass door that shields the bottles from harmful light and full-extension racks that provide easy access to standard-size bottles, half bottles and magnums so that they can be removed without agitating other bottles in the refrigerator. Wi-Fi enabled features provide important door-ajar notifications, assist with remote service diagnostics and allow for remote control of independent temperature zones — all from your mobile device.

3. Cafe-Quality Coffee

Miele’s wi-fi connected CM 7750 can make 20 different teas and specialty coffees. It can make two coffee specialties at a time, and it can also simultaneously heat or froth milk and deliver it straight to the cup, glass or coffee pot to finish making the desired drink or drinks. The countertop coffee machine’s shorter brewing time means intensive taste but without bitterness, while the three bean containers ensure a variety of blends are ground freshly for every cup. With up to 10 individual user profiles, you can store the settings for favorite drinks and get personalized experiences for the whole family.

4. Warming Drawers

Dacor warming drawers keep your food ready at the perfect temperature, so there’s no need for families to rush. One-, two-, three- and four-hour settings, plus an infinite mode and four temperature levels, ensure precisely-timed meals. Electronic touch controls allow for the precise regulation of time, temperature and humidity of your food, leading to perfect results — and happy party guests — every time.

5. Shower Systems

ThermaSol HydroVive’s ceiling-mounted system offers light, sound and water in one rain head. This smart showering experience can be completely personalized by the user, who has the ability to customize water temperature and dimmable chromatherapy lighting, as well as audio selections that combine with various water pressures. HydroVive features 300 easy-to-clean jets, built-in Bluetooth capability, stereo RCA input, four speakers with high-frequency capability and 200 dimmable LED lights with a full color spectrum. And with its 15 available finishes, including polished nickel and antique copper, the system will seamlessly fit into any bath design.