Steam Clean

	LineaAqua's Apollo Steam Shower

There's nothing better than taking a long shower after a hard day at work.

Now imagine adding a steam and sauna treatment to that -- you might never get out of the bathroom.

Then picture being able to listen to music or even talk on the phone while you're in your shower. Talk about multitasking. Well, you would have to work a lot to be able to afford these extravagant showers.

Take, for instance, the many offerings from LineaAqua, a high-end steam-shower manufacturer.

Steam showers, once the province of spas only, are enclosed units that incorporate water vapor and other extravagances into a regular shower.

Yury Rush, an employee at the New Jersey-based company, compares the standard features of LineaAqua's showers to a Mercedes, in that all the different classes have basic elements of luxury. "Our showers have features which include a rain shower, hand shower, AM/FM built-in radio, body sprays, on-board computer and a foot massager."

And just like with any other deluxe toy, appearance is essential.

According to LineaAqua, frameless showers are a growing trend. "A shower with [less] metal gives you the ability to have any decoration in your bathroom and to make your shower stand out, or be minimalist," says Rush. ...