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.