These concepts (it seems so prosaic to simply dismiss them as bathroom sinks and sink vanities) are made by in France by Kudeta, and this particular line is called Bati, although I tend to think Bali Hai would have been a better choice, because it evokes images of an exotic maiden in a Hawaiian dress tempting us to come away to a different island.

One of the most sensuous poems I ever read was written in the 17th century and begins with the words I’ve used for a title for this blog. I used it because so much of a bathroom design, especially that of a master bathroom, can be made to revolve around sensuousness.

I feel a little strange in writing this particular blog because one of the strengths of our marriage is that my wife and I both take the view that nothing is written in stone. Well, except our wedding vows. We’re completely serious about those! But for the rest, we’re flexible, and certainly so when it comes to design. I always tell her that there’s about a million ways to design any given project, and we only have to find one that we both like.

OK, the first thing I want to point out, since this is not a picture of the wife’s bra, is that it is also not a picture of my bathroom. Nor did I take the picture. Nor do I know where it came from—picture or bra! It is simply something that caught my eye, purely because of the design possibilities raised by the sink itself.