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Bathroom Vanities Not Just About Appearances

What a difference running water makes. Heralding back not so very long ago to the Victorian era, the marble top washstand was the height of contemporary fashion in bathroom vanities and décor. Reproductions are still, of course, available today and for a country decor setting are an attractive and appropriate choice.

For contemporary decor bathroom vanities are in essence the pedestals onto which sinks have been elevated. For trendsetters, minimalists and loft and studio dwellers, vessel sinks have become the amenity of choice, insisting that bathroom vanities, above all else, go with the flow.

Modern global trends have entered this most private of rooms where solitude is both a comfort and an expectation and Zenlike influences can be easily accomplished by repetitions on a decorative theme with small accent pieces delicately featured atop bathroom vanities imparting a sense of harmony and balance. The exotic is not just a design theme as materials imported from the far beyond can set and provide the overall design theme and tone for the room.

From a functional perspective, bathroom vanities are meant to either provide additional storage in a generally small space or they may also function in a supporting role to bathroom sinks. But their role can be easily elevated decorative features in and of themselves. An oversized sink can be that much more dramatic when supported by a sleek, seemingly delicate vanity. In this era of vessel sinks, bathroom vanities can lean towards the more traditional, recalling an era from the recent past but with the luxury of au courant fixtures of copper, bronze, brushed chromes or stainless and that most modern of amenities, running water.

European influences, smaller spaces, new materials and emboldened colors ensure the latest in bathroom decor is anything but the same old same old. But what works in the city may not hold true for the suburbs where function is foremost and bathroom vanities are not just about appearances and must earn their keep by hiding away the rigors of every day family life running hither and yon just to keep pace with the flow, particularly when it gets a little hot.