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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Bathhaus a Treasure Trove

Kitchen and Bath Design Company, a Barrington gem.

  Many who vacation in Europe come home with a newly discovered passion.  Fewer by far are those whose passion is sparked by kitchen and bathroom faucetry, but that was the case for Jay Eiring, who co-owns with his wife, Leslie, the kitchen and bath design company: Bathhaus. “I went to Europe, that's how I got started and fell in love with knowing how faucets are made and how they look.” Jay said.  “Most of the faucets that were made here at that time were hollow, just a piece of metal or plastic.” He became the sales representative in Chicago for the Dornbracht company, establishing the faucet manufacturer from Germany in the area, more than twenty-five years ago. “I know the family,” Jay said.  “They're still the  finest faucet made.” …

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