Looking for that edge in a bathroom vanity for a contemporary home? Don't forget about Sonia from Spain shelf. Sonia offers some great bathroom shelf vanities for the design conscious home owner. I found two great examples that highlight some of their work . The first is a minimalist version in stark white. Here nothing is left to waste. As you look around the bathroom shelf, you can see that everything has its place. There is no oversized design that takes the eyes away from the flow of the room.

The other pictured bathroom vanity is a bit more adventurous and designed for the brave. I immediately think pure contemporary when I see this design featuring various shades of green on black. I do like the compact size of the cabinets and how they sit on the wall shelf. The owner of this set certainly wants the line of vision to focus on these colors. As for my personal tastes shelf, I would go for the more minimalist setting since that applies more to my style.

Lessons From the Family Bathroom
Every morning, my daughter and I share a single, cramped bathroom shelf. We take turns brushing teeth, and she lectures me about leaving the water running too long. I tie her hair into a ponytail while one of our two cats or two dogs usually shows up to drink from the sink, the toilet or both.
I haven’t ever given much thought to what is just our normal morning routine. But then I came across this interesting essay called “The Family Bathroom shelf,'’ on the mental health Web site Psychcentral.com.
The author, marriage and family therapist Marie Hartwell-Walker, lives in a farmhouse with one full upstairs bathroom shelf that is shared by two parents, four kids and occasionally a pet rodent of some sort. She sometimes longs for a lower person-to-bathroom shelf ratio, but she has also realized that her shared family bathroom shelf has been the source for teaching important life skills about sharing and time management, among other things.
I’ve come to think that there’s valuable stuff going on around the lowly bathroom shelf. Our kids are learning to share space and shampoo, to put the cap back on the toothpaste, and to clean up after themselves. They are learning to manage time and be efficient. They have had to figure out how to accommodate to each other and negotiate according to their individual needs, while still respecting that there are 5 other people to take into account….They’re learning that people who want to have a dry towel left for them better leave some for the other guys. People who want their ownership of some special shampoo respected better respect someone else’s equally special item. They’ve found that asking instead of taking works much better in the long run. I can’t think of a better way to teach that shelf the “golden rule” has real meaning.

Disclaimer: This is a gross story. And frankly, it is in terrible taste. But this is what comes with raising a boy — or at least one with the genetics of Seth’s kind – so proceed.........    View all