About Arren Williams
If Arren Williams were to walk through one of those new scanners at the airport, security personnel might be surprised to see chairs, tables and lamps floating around in his head. As one of Canada’s top stylists, editors and trend reporters, he is always on the hunt for the next great find that could take a room from blah to spectacular.
The White Towel Conspiracy
design diary: colourful bathroom towels canada
(Feb.16.11)
I know this probably won't win me many friends, but can I just go on record as HATING white towels? Not only are they a nightmare in the laundry department (who has time for that?), they also look pretty darned dull in a bathroom. Oh, I know, some folks still rattle on about ‘hotel chic’ but really, I don’t think we all have maid service on a daily basis, if you know what I mean. For me it’s all about colour, especially at this time of year, so why not jazz things up a bit and plunk for something a little crazy? I’m a HUGE fan of beach towels in a bathroom since they’re usually oversized, colourful and affordable, and have waaay more personality than anything in – you guessed it – plain old white.
The Lacoste Crocostripe and Crocobayadere beach towels above (found both in-store and online at The Bay) are a current fave of mine since they have such a modern, bright and preppy vibe to them, and are a luxuriously wallet friendly $27 each. But I’m always on the lookout for more fun ones to add to my collection, which to date includes ones modelled on the Hudson Bay Point Blanket, kooky off-kilter stripes in lemon yellow and lime green from Ikea and a Marc Jacobs towel that has a huge Union Jack plastered on one side and the MJ logo and his boutique address in London on the other. All of which are a smashingly witty addition to my all-white bathroom!
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