Now You See It, Now You Do not At a house short on storage, builder Todd Best worked hard to provide his customer with lots of cabinet space. "She wanted us to be inventive," he says. "So we took advantage of every additional square foot which we can find -- hence using the custom sliding storage unit at a generally wasted area of the master bath."
One-of-a-Kind Character For the toilet of a longtime customer-turned-friend, designer Katie Gagnon produced a exceptional storage device to the distance between a set of pedestal sinks. "This was a long-term job, and we spent a great deal of time curating the ideal pieces for her space," says Gagnon. "This storage cabinet we had custom made by an artisan we use. The doorway is a vintage salvaged piece that had the paint sanded off and we added an iron cremone bolt for a while and visual attention."
Basket Case For the master bath of a 1870s row house in Brooklyn, NY, designer Lorraine Bonaventura designed a vanity keeping with the home's historic style. A classic mirror hangs above the white-painted dressing table, which Bonaventura fitted with nickel fittings. "Five deep drawers provide enough storage for all of the toiletries," she states. "The four seagrass baskets maintain towels"
Vanity Fairest For the bathroom of a new house in Westchester County, NY, architect Daniel Contelmo created an elegant vanity that's as rich in storage since it's in fashion. "It's packed with various storage options, both divided for the couple who shares the tub," says Contelmo. Among the amenities are a built-in hamper, a linen closet, lots of cabinets and drawers, lighted custom-framed mirrors, and a central shelving region which provides screen space and visually breaks the extended limestone counter tops.
Bright Idea For the toilet of a designer showhouse, architect Gregg De Meza made a dressing table with a sophisticated modern exterior and sunny yellow interiors. "The storage was designed with form and function in mind," he states. "To keep a clean contemporary aesthetic, the vanity is clean and easy. Pull it open for toiletries and find a bonus hit of sun to kick the day off."
Tower Power Designer Harmony Wells chose a tall cupboard to solve many problems in her clients' little bath. "Since the distance only had 8-foot-high ceilings, we wanted to draw the eye up. The floor-to-ceiling custom linen cabinet makes the room feel bigger and milder," she states. Wells made the bit with an open-and-closed blend of storage. "This makes the device less active, visually, and retains the general scale on the side, so it does not compete with all the shower"
Open and Airy In a guest bathroom, designer Alisa Hoffman took a creative solution to the design of this vanity. "From 'floating' the vanity cabinet we were able to open the space and light it from below which gives the illusion of enlarging the room as the flooring tile proceeds underneath the dressing table, all of the way to the wall," says Hoffman. She designed the cabinetry with ample storage for extra drawers, baskets for bathroom tissue, and a room to sit down. "It's reminiscent of being in a spa, an experience from which everybody leaves refreshed," she says.
A Place for Everything Within this slick East Hampton bathroom, designer Joe Eisner used contrasting colors and materials in his storage-rich layout. He says, "the canopy over the dressing table is supported by a storage tower drawer and open shelving on the left side. The mosaic wall to the right of the vanity divides the dressing table from shower enclosure. The L-shaped pulp shelf cutout in the mosaic wall is referenced in the L-shaped cut cupboard pulls of this white lacquer vanity cabinet doors."
When Every Inch Counts "Complex storage solutions were crucial to making the most of every room in this waterfront cottage," says designer Elizabeth Swartz. "This included the use of some superb hardware, like this Hafele pull-out unit at the master bath to organize even the tiniest of spaces economically."
Small Space Plans When confronted with a tight bathroom, designers need to find creative when storage. "This is a little space with little space to spare for storage," says designer Kari Arendsen. "I found these cute storage containers and hung them in the wall to conserve space and maintain floor area clean. In addition, the choice of a high contrast application on the walls is useful to make a space feel larger than it really is."
Vintage Appeal To get a personal, time-touched look, look at repurposing an present furniture bit instead of installing a new vanity. In this space, designer Lindsey Lang utilized a hand when mixing new and old elements. "I utilized a reclaimed piece for a vanity and a classic market basket for storage. These elderly elements pair beautifully with the contemporary tiles"
Architectural Inspiration When renovating a bath in a historical home, designer Mark Williams had to work within a small footprint. "Baths weren't as luxuriously proportioned back then so we needed to get creative with storage solutions," he says. "We built in a sizable piece -- designed to look like an armoire -- but is actually linen storage and a hamper below. The antiqued mirror insets in the upper cupboard doors create the whole space feel larger."
Multipurpose Shelving From time to time, a storage unit may play more than one part in a space, like this modern master bathroom designed by Alisha Hillary. "The towel caddy was set up between the vanity and the toilet primarily to halt the view right to the toilet when walking into the bathroom," says Hillary. "It also functions as a wonderful place to store towels or candles and other small decorative items. The small stone feature tile running behind the caddy references back into the travertine on the ground."
Family Friendly When designing a toilet for a busy household, Wanda Ely utilized a broad trough-style sink that allows all 3 kids brush their teeth once and added smart storage solutions to store everybody's requirements. "The clients wanted a white bathroom with Scandinavian, spa-like texture with open shelving," says Ely. "The floating, rustic walnut shelves had holes sent out of these to fit various metal and glass inserts that help hold and organize their possessions. Stainless steel inserts maintain toothbrushes, glass test tubes hold flowers, glass cups carry miscellaneous items like hair elastics and cotton balls."
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