With a wood top, it might well be a side table for a sofa or a bed, with the convenience of a drawer and a lower shelf set into tapering legs. The 22-inch circular shape with flat rim is cool, calm and collected, and the lack of hardware is a plus for those who seek unadorned furniture. Once overlooked, furniture is making its way into the bath. If there's room in the layout, old or new pieces lend character and provide a stylish spot for stashing necessities that you might not want to see. Crisp-lined stainless steel offers a comely contrast.
Reproductions are widely available.
Pottery Barn, Chambers, Exposures At Home and The Company Store are among catalogue sources for the glass-paned cabinets. Stainless steel, wood, tile and stone look good against a neutral ground. Most of the squeaky-clean designs are presented in fairly monochromatic palettes. To be sure, white is universally appealing, quiet and timeless. But if you have a zestier appetite for hue, injecting a jolt of color may be a simple matter of providing a backdrop with paint or using vibrant tile as a backsplash, floor or tub deck.