So, here’s a thing I have wondered, and I bet you have too. When you finish a shower, when it is warm and a bit steamy, you stand there and think, do I leave the door wide open? Should I let the steam come out, or do I close the door? Do I let the room stew in its own fog? It seems ridiculous, but apparently it is not just some random choice based on your mood.
For a very long time, I was the “leave it open” person. The idea of the bathroom breathing seemed right. Steam floating away into the air rather than hanging inside my little sauna-box seemed logical. But as it turns out, while I pat myself on the back for choosing airflow, I am giving an open invitation to – anything, really, interested in escaping the bathroom. It could take up residence elsewhere in the house. I never thought of that before.
And it’s not just germs – that also moist smell that translates to a really damp post-shower smell? Yup. That escapes too. Rather than your bathroom on a wet-towel-in-rainforest day, and smelling that way – your hallway or living area also may begin to smell “tropical” as well. This is something members of your house and guests will not enjoy walking into. Closing the door keeps all of that “contained.” It is not glamorous; but it is practical.
