I’ve spent most of my life living in places with bathrooms so small they’re practically an afterthought. Now, I love a good long soak in a big, deep whirlpool as much as the next gal, but I know from personal experience that sometimes the most pressing matters in bathroom design don’t have anything to do with bubbles. Even with a very well designed, storage smart bathroom vanity,

Choosing a new bathroom vanity should be simple – you find something that looks good and fits your space, buy it, and install it. But often the reality is far more complicated. Finding multiple matching bathroom vanities in different sizes, or even just getting your hands on a vanity with a matching storage cabinet or mirror can be a lot harder than you might think. Most manufacturers have o

Bathroom mirrors are highly underrated and, even worse, they’re horribly underutilized. Now, I know that sounds a little silly to say – after all, what bathroom doesn’t have a mirror in it? But bathroom mirrors are almost always just that: only a mirror. Often a mirror can take up most of one wall, and if all they do is reflect, that space is at least half wasted. To get a little

I’ve never been a big fan of medicine cabinets. This might seem like a strange admission, especially because medicine cabinets are a tried-and-true, stalwart ally in the battle to make small bathrooms usable. But as a storage option, medicine cabinets have always seemed a little clunky and inelegant to me – they only do one thing, and because of their necessary size and shape restricti

The bathroom is simultaneously one of the most difficult spaces in your home to light well, and the place where it’s most important to do so. While lighting for function and ambiance is important everywhere, inside and outside of your home, the bathroom is where you do your grooming, and the one place to get yourself looking the way you want before you step outside. Inadequate lighting in th

If there’s one thing that European furniture designers do incredibly well, it’s designing pieces that are small in size but big on style, and Iotti is no exception. An Italian company that specializes in designer bathroom vanities, Iotti has a whole collection of sophisticated modern bathroom furnishings ideally suited for a smaller, urban space. From stylish designs that open up a sma

Modern design is all about balancing sleek lines and basic shapes with empty space. The minimalist feel makes your space seem larger than it is, and leaves it looking clean and refined. A bathroom typically has less furniture than any other room in your home, which means it already tends toward a modern sparsity. In fact, in most bathrooms really the only piece of furniture is the vanity, and swa

Has your bathroom ever felt more like a water closet? If you have a small bathroom – and I mean really small, like squeezing around your door small, not like “where will I put this hot tub” small – it can be hard to find a place to put all your basic bathroom stuff while keeping the room looking nice. But even if remodeling isn’t feasible (or wouldn’t help ̵

In the 40s, society was recovering from the Great Depression and the second World War, and fashion and style came back with a bang. People finally had enough money to renovate and go shopping and they all wanted a taste of the American dream. Here in 2011, what better way to celebrate surviving our country’s most recent recession than by renovating with a 1940s theme in mind! A glistening br