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Product Trend Report The Elegant Bath Collection Suites from Wellborn Cabinet includes the Canterbury Modern Suite. It is shown in the company's new Henlow Square Inset door style in maple with a Light Java fnish. Circle No. 204 on Product Card Villeroy & Boch has introduced a new line of light wood furniture and vanity mirrors to its contemporary Memento collection. The bright oak surface creates a textural contrast with the smooth ceramic products in the Memento line. Compartmentalized drawers feature integrated handles and soft-close technology. Mirrors in four sizes, with LED lamps, complete the collection. Circle No. 203 on Product Card The Medicinehaus line by Whitehaus Collection includes elegant medicine cabinets made from anodized aluminum. All cabinets feature mirrored doors and mirror-faced back walls. The product shown has a single upward facing door with shock absorbers for easy open and close and two heightadjustable glass shelves. Circle No. 206 on Product Card The INSET family of bath vanities from Strasser Woodenworks is expanding with an Open Shelf design. The American-crafted transitional vanity is shown with Shaker doors and drawers in Natural Cherry, along with matching medicine cabinets. Circle No. 205 on Product Card storage will be designed to conceal items or place them on full display. It's important to ofer plenty of choices in both open and closed storage, say manufacturers. Neilson Howard says there is a current design trend toward open storage. "The ability to showcase heirloom treasures and beautiful linens makes open shelving desirable. However, many homeowners don't want their storage out in the open, so it is important to have a variety of options, and to carefully balance design aesthetics with the homeowner's lifestyle and personal preference." "It's important to have both open and closed storage options represented in your product selection," agrees Wilcox. "Open storage can double as a display space, so there may be some emphasis for open storage in smaller accent baths rather than large master and family baths. We view closed storage as the default feature and open storage as the accent feature to our lines." "When it doesn't have the concealed storage, it's going to look a little more contemporary," Weinstein says. "There has always been the desire in residential vanities to have concealed storage because you don't have to keep everything as neat and tidy." "If you're in your powder room, storage tends to be more open," says Draper. "The master suite tends to be a combination, and often includes storage options that have traditionally been used in the kitchen – for example, a pull-out spice rack in the bathroom designed to store items such as hair dryers and curling irons, and keep them hidden when not in use." She adds that, as space gets tighter, designers have to be more creative in storage options. Duravit's LED mirrored cabinet ranges now ofer Sound System, a set of wireless speakers tucked within the furniture. Sound System's sound is especially tailored for unique bathroom Twin-Star International has added the Sonnet Vanity and Mirror to its Luxe Bath Works line of bath vanities. Measuring 45" wide, the vanity is a two-legged console that is available in highgloss black or high-gloss red. The sides and fronts are custom-bent plywood. Carrara marble tops and vitreous china basins are available as options. Circle No. 207 on Product Card acoustics. Music may be streamed wirelessly from any Bluetooth-compatible device. Circle No. 208 on Product Card Habersham's Manhattan vanity is classically inspired, yet features cleaner, simpler design lines and more transitional styling than the company's grand European looks. The vanity shown measures 67"Wx22"Dx36"H. Circle No. 210 on Product Card Crystal Cabinet Works introduces new standard vanity confgurations. The master bath shown features the Springfeld door style fnished in Raisin on Lyptus. A cofee bar area with refrigerator drawers is included in the design. Designed by Olivia Chapman, AKBD; Terry Goss Photography. Circle No. 209 on Product Card 50 | Kitchen & Bath Design News August 2013 FITTING IN The space a designer has to work with helps determine the size of the vanity. Master bath vanities, unsurprisingly, tend to be larger than those in powder rooms or guest baths. Some manufacturers are seeing a trend toward smaller vanities, but many say that the size of the room is a large factor. "People are defnitely going to want to put in as much furniture as they can," says Weinstein, "dependent on the amount of space they have to work with." The master bath, he says, will have vanities with bridges, and many sizes within a range to build what you need to fll the space. The master bath is where larger vanities – 60" to 84" doublebasin applications – are still prevalent, agrees Hergenrother. "This gives the spouses their own individual basin and storage with lots of counter space," he says. In contrast, he notes that powder room vanities are often 24" to 36", with design taking The Adrianna Collection by Decolav is available in both dark and medium walnut fnishes, both of which are highlighted by clean, crisp lines. The vanity features Satin Nickel hardware and stainless steel toe caps for a modern accent. Circle No. 211 on Product Card The Toby Modular Vanity Collection from Sagehill Designs features a clean-lined design with a textured blond fnish. The modular nature of the collection allows it to be used for both wall-to-wall and freestanding confgurations. Circle No. 212 on Product Card