indoors
STYLE
MADE SIMPLE
BEFQRE
wake-up call
Easy home-center additions take a basic bathroom, and its
standard-issue oak vanity, from make-do to magnificent.
by AMY PANOS photos ADAM ALBRIGHT produced by MEREDITH LADIK
DARK 8c HANDSOME
Gray-brown paint
makes a plain vanity
look sophisticated
and furniturelike.
Add to the illusion
by nailing decorative
feet to the toe-kick
before painting.
Colonial ogee feet, $12
each; osbornewood.com
SHELF HELP
An étagère squeezes
storage for towels and
toiletries into just a
couple feet of floor
space. Display the
pretty stuff (try clear
acrylic kitchen
canisters) and stash
the rest in baskets and
boxes. Espresso tower,
$200; jcpenney.com
MATCH YOUR METALS
An easy way to ensure
a pulled-together look
is to choose a faucet,
light fixture, and mirror
in the same finish—
here it’s oiled bronze.
LOOK BEYOND
Skip the usual
frameless rectangle
and go for a mirror
that makes a
statement. Any accent
mirror that’s at least
two-thirds the vanity’s
height and width will
work. Barley twist
shield mirror, $228;
shadesoflight.com 6S)
For buying informât ion
sec page 253.
