The Bathroom – Probably the Second Busiest Room in the House
Sleep doctors contend that to get a good night’s sleep, bedrooms should only be used for sleeping and intimacy. Other researchers say that the best way to study is to confine your reading in a single place. Today, the living room is often limited to entertaining not-too-close friends and perhaps a salesman. Close friends are invited into the kitchen. Cooking, reading the papers, sharing a bottle of wine, or just chatting are also done in the kitchen.
Following in its heels is the bathroom, perhaps not in terms of time, but in the things that you do in the bathroom. You perform your ablutions in there, wash or shower, brush your teeth, shave, apply body lotions and oils, wax, dye your hair, pluck your eyebrows, and spray deodorants, colognes, or perfume in the bathroom. If you live in a small urban apartment or condo unit without an outdoor spa, you can luxuriate in hot water in your bathtub for hours instead, perhaps having a glass of wine or reading a book while you’re at it.
It is no wonder, therefore, that these two rooms are given plenty of attention. Or at least they should. It would be rather depressing if those two places where you do a lot of things should be left looking drab and dull.
As far as the bathroom is concerned, adding a vanity goes a long way in improving even the dullest of bathrooms. It has both functional and aesthetic functions, providing storage space for all the bottles and linens you have, as well as concealing plumbing and providing color and decor.
Vanities come is different colors, materials or combination of materials, designs, sizes, and shapes. Be sure, however, to match your vanity with the general theme of your house. A classical vanity made wood and marble with elaborate baroque moldings and trims would seem out of place in a house with contemporary design featuring clean and simple lines and sharp corners in glass and stainless steel.