Guest Picks: Enhance Your Bath With Simply Beautiful Accessories
Emphasize quality and simplicity with bathing and storage items that have classic lines and colors
The idea of luxurious baths — with candles and bubbles, please — sounds irresistible in winter. The downside is that the bathroom is often neglected, and sinking into a tub isn't terribly appealing if the space is ho-hum. Here are a few dreamy accessories for sprucing things up. Practical and beautiful, they'd all make the cut for me. — Erin from Reading My Tea Leaves
Linen Waffle Towels, White
These white linen waffle towels would leave me feeling like I'd stepped out of a spa tub after every single bath. I've never used linen bath towels before, but I use them in the kitchen and they were my favorite household addition last year.
Reclaimed Wood Tub Caddy by Peg and Awl
No luxurious bath would be complete without a bathtub caddy for holding cups of tea and a good book.
Holbrook Medicine Cabinet
Rental apartments can be hit or miss when it comes to bathroom accoutrements. I'm afraid that my current mirrored cabinet is a far cry from this beauty.
Dressing Ladder
The idea of a dressing ladder is as luxurious as it is practical. If I had the space in my bathroom, I'd prop this simple ladder against the wall and hang my hand towels from the top rung and my pajamas-in-waiting on the bottom two.
Ceramic Toilet Brush Holder
Finding a simple toilet brush holder is serious business. This ceramic one from West Elm is one of the nicest I've seen.
Wire Mesh Storage, Laundry Caddy
This wire basket is just the right size for propping on the back of the toilet. I'd fill it with an extra rolls of toilet paper.
Hand-Forged Iron 3-Piece Toilet Paper Holder by VinTin Welding & Fabricating
Toilet paper holders are right up there with toilet brush holders when it comes to being difficult to find. I like the simple lines and small size of this hand-forged holder.
Hand-Forged Iron Industrial-Style Towel Holder by VinTin Welding & Fabricating
The larger cousin of the toilet paper holder, this towel rack is just as understated and lovely.
Tub Brush
If I'm going to be taking a proper bath, you can bet your bottom dollar that I'd like for it to be in a clean tub. I think the scrubbing would be considerably more tolerable with this handsome brush.
Schoolhouse Laundry Bag
I don't have the space for a proper hamper in my tiny apartment, so I keep the laundry in a bag for toting to the laundromat. This handled sack would look neat and clean hanging from the bathroom door.
Natural Sea Sponge
Have you ever used a natural sea sponge? They're incredible and so much better than any synthetic bath scrubber I've found. Happily, this one has also been sustainably harvested.
All-Natural Rose Geranium & Hibiscus Moisturizing Shampoo
If you're in the process of spiffing up your bathroom, I think it's only fitting that your bottles of shampoo and conditioner are also easy on the eyes. This rose geranium and hibiscus moisturizing shampoo looks as pretty as I'm sure it smells.
Small Rope Canister by Pigeon Toe Ceramics
Medicine bottles and hair elastics like nice spots to hang out too. I think these simple white canisters would look at home in the kitchen or in the bathroom.
Medium Leather Bin by Gildem
Bathrooms can quickly become crowded. I'd love to wrangle my bottles and brushes into a convenient bin like this one.
Goat Hair Face Brush
I'd take this goat hair face brush over a fancy battery-operated version any day.
Towel Hanger
This simple wire towel hanger is such a nice solution for a bathroom that lacks the wall space for a larger rack.
'Begin' Porcelain Cup by Rae Dunn
I like to keep a small cup in the bathroom for rinsing out my mouth after I've brushed my teeth. This little cup — marked "begin" — seems like just the right thing to use in my morning routine.
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