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A POWDER ROOM

Often the smallest room in the house, a powder room can still have a big creative impact. Sometimes called half-bathrooms, these tiny spaces originated in the 18th century, and were for people to reapply powder to their wigs in private. Today, they are a sanctuary for people to wash their

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