Talking Towels

Towels are one of the easiest ways to change the mood of a bathroom, because they can be featured or downplayed in so many ways... and are much easier and cheaper to change than most bathroom fixtures.

Stephen Shubel via House Beautiful

A pop of color? 

Vincente Wolf via House Beautiful

The spa look? 

  Pottery Barn

Pattern?

Caitlin Wilson via Caitlin Wilson Design

This discussion can also be carried to the kitchen! I think using towels are your main source of color is genius. It's so punchy and fun, but you could also change your color scheme as often as you wanted for very little money. 

As pillows are to living rooms and bedrooms, towels are to bathrooms and kitchens-- a cheap, easy, and effective change!

Towels I'm loving:

Great colors from Lands' End

Subtle, soothing pattern from Anthropologie

Classic stripes from Pottery Barn

trays

domino, feb. 2009

i'm looking to re-create this display in our bathroom. i've been looking for a small enough tray, but haven't had much luck.

this tray is too bulky.

this tray is too unstable.

and this tray is perfectly unsuited to my project, but beautiful!

floor-to-ceiling stripes

bathroom at the j. crew collection, upper east side, nyc

from lonny

julep cup

lovely as a vase. equally classy as a toothbrush holder. (and don't overlook the soap dish!)

from pottery barn