1 SECRET WALL STORAGE
Organizational mastermind McFadden installed a few brilliant no-show storage options to this lovely bathroom in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Look closely and you’ll see a secret cabinet that is flush with the left wall for an easily accessible, barely-there nook. Beside it, a tall wooden cabinet has been given its own custom cutout for a space that is as seamless as it is generous in cabinetry.
2 WASHROOM TROLLEY
Make use of that unused blank space with a chic rolling cart like in the powder room of this charming Manhattan home. You can roll the cart and its contents to the tub for easy towel access or to the mirror to do your hair. We especially love the vase and florals atop, which create warmth and a fitting tie-in to the antique floral wallpaper.
3 VERTICAL TOWEL RACK
The aesthetic heavy hitter in the light-and-bright bathroom of this Manhattan abode? The brass industrial pipe towel holder that is equal parts form and function. The vertical installment is ideal for a compact space, offering both visual intrigue and easy access to a post-shower dry-down.
4 BASKET BREAK
The powder room in this high-contrast Los Angeles house offered an opportunity to riff on the black and white color scheme, here with cabinetry, wallcovering, and baskets that are a carefully tempered combination of blacks and grays. The baskets, perched at the ground level of the cabinetry’s bottom nook, offer easy access to items guests might be reluctant to rummage around for in the drawers. At the same time, they offer a welcome visual break from the monotony of the upper drawer repetition.
5 VANITY VIEWS
Avoid the headache of cosmetic clutter in its varying tubes, bottles, and brushes with a chic bathroom tray that keeps your essentials accessible. In this charming Tudor house, the main bathroom’s relaxing Deco-inspired countertop features a luxe black tray that frames an assortment of high-end salves.
6 TABLETOP REPOSITORY
This delightful tub-side table in the vibrant bathroom of this Victorian townhouse offers everything one would need amid a bathtime retreat—all at arm’s reach. Whether you’re a candle connoisseur or like a place to set your jewelry down before the plunge, this charming wooden stand aims to please.
7 HANGING DISPENSERS
This tailored Brooklyn townhouse is a master class in compact living. While this statement jewel box of a bathroom is lacking in countertop space, a clever wall mounted holder offers a smart solution for that necessary hand-soap inclusion.
8 VIBRANT VESTIBULE
In this very pink Greenwich Village studio bathroom, the only design battle between designer William Cullum and partner Jeffery Rhodes was over which version of pink the walls should be awash in (answer: Schiaparelli pink). The striking laundry basket on the other hand? An easy agreement. For a simple solution for post-shower towel placement, opt for a laundry basket that is part art, part towel cache.
9 TACTFUL TOWEL PLACEMENT
There’s something satisfying about a row of neatly lined towels, which this spa-like Miami Beach sanctuary has taken full advantage of. In this steel and glass bathroom, a black floor-to-ceiling shelf is unencumbered by nothing more than neat, hotel-worthy folded towels. Located just a foot away from the bathtub, no swimmer will have to look too far for plush, post-bath comfort.
10 CLASSY CADDY
Who says organizational products can’t double up as decor? The bathtub tray in this classical Seville, Spain, pied-à-terre will instantly elevate your daily soak. While the clawfoot tub really steals the show beneath antique chandeliers and French sconces, this sponge depository is quietly there, dripping in modern luxury and fully at your disposal to house already-used bathtub items.
11 FREESTANDING FUNCTION
To make up for the limited storage space in Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei’s Manhattan apartment, an Empire cabinet lined with Cole & Son wallpaper was added.
12 MULTIPURPOSE FURNISHINGS
This chest of drawers, fitted with a bespoke sink, brings an unusual sense of hominess to this Menorca, Spain, villa’s bathroom. Whether you use the storage for towels or your whole skin-care-products collection, this charming furniture piece is a visual moment that is sure to keep your belongings neat and tidy.
13 COORDINATING BOTTLES
Showers and tub surrounds are a catch-all for shampoo and soap clutter. Transferring your products into a matching set of bottles can be an easy way to elevate your bathroom look. Plus, curating your selections keeps you from keeping around unnecessary products. The bathside bottle arrangement in this Washington, D.C., home is a stellar example.
14 SCULPTURAL STORAGE
French architect Jacques Grange’s Paris apartment boasts a metal étagère that is as artistic as it is functional. It boasts an iron frame within which items can be easily accessed and is topped with an elegant sculptural figure. A large woven basket beneath the sink, meanwhile, makes for an added repository. This is minimalism-meets-maximalism at its finest.
15 BOOKS IN THE BATHROOM
This bathroom throws out the rulebook entirely on what storage options a bathroom can provide. In the primary bath of a French countryside duplex, floor-to-ceiling galvanized-iron bookshelves are accessible by way of a metal library ladder. Because sometimes a nice soak necessitates a good story.
