Ever wonder whether your home has been designed by a woman or a man, judging from its features? Well, one woman claims there's an element that serves as a "dead giveaway" for the bathroom.
The woman revealed the sign in a viral video shared from her TikTok account @annmark.photo, where it has had over 546,000 views since it was first posted on May 4.
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Standing in a bathroom, the woman says in the clip: "This video is for anyone who's ever wondered...can you tell if a male or female designed this bathroom renovation."
The camera then shows a waterfall showerhead attached to the ceiling of a shower cubicle. The woman says, "That is a dead giveaway that a man redesigned this bathroom."
She goes on to explain that "because women see this in an Airbnb or a hotel and we're like, Dang it, we can't take body shower, now we have to wash our hair, blow dry our hair, style our hair every time we have to shower.'
"Please send this to a man who remodels bathrooms and tell him please, no more waterfall showerheads please," she said before the clip ends.
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The post comes as around three in five homeowners were reported to have remodeled or decorated their home in 2022, while nearly half made repairs, according to a survey of 46,118 U.S. homeowners aged 18 and older conducted by Houzz, a home design website.
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Interior spaces were found to be the most popular areas to renovate in the same year, with homeowners taking on an average of nearly three interior projects at a time. Bathroom remodels were among the top projects, with 25 percent of homeowners having upgraded their bathrooms in 2022.
According to the survey, the median spend for home renovations in 2022 was $22,000, while the median for higher-budget updates reached $140,000 or more. Primary bathrooms were reported to be among the renovations commanding the highest median spend at $13,500.
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'Dead Giveaway'
The video has sparked debate among users on TikTok, with several agreeing with the original poster's frustrations about the waterfall showerhead.
IntegrityWeightLoss noted: "Not me in an Airbnb once with a garbage bag wrapped around my head bc I just wanted a quick rinse off before dinner."
Katie said: "No handheld option is a dead giveaway for a man too. Like what if you want to wash a kid or the dog?"
Michigan.Jeep wrote: "Honestly can't stand rainfall showers for multiple reasons. Why are they even a thing?"
SubZane said: "Hate to be the one. But I'm a man with hair. And I'm on your side."
Meg noted: "You just have to stand there with the water pouring down on your head, or stand completely out of the water, no thanks."
Gibby added "Also, the rain head DOES NOT get shampoo out!" and Stfu1978 noted "Also they never seem to have good pressure."
Some were less bothered about it, such as Tia who said "Am a woman and would design this. I love these showers."
Caramelo Malcriado wrote: "I love waterfall showers, but I do think like a man."
Vinny Fox Flower said: "Um...I'm a woman, but I'll definitely do this in my bathroom."
Newsweek has contacted the original poster for comment via TikTok.
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