The owner of this Cape Cod vacation home didn’t want to get dressed in the bathroom, so architect John Colamarino designed a 5-foot-by-5-foot dressing alcove between bedroom and bath that is outfitted for head-to-toe grooming. But the little space itself is very well groomed. A dressing table topped with clear laminated glass over white Formica gives off a cool aqua hue that contrasts with the warm sycamore cabinetry. Outlets hidden in the vanity drawers provide a handy place to stow the electric hair dryer. There’s also plenty of storage for folded clothes in the abutting floor-to-ceiling cabinet. A tri-fold mirror stands on the opposite wall. Colamarino specified recessed halogen lights because they provide a bright, true light. Builder: Cataldo Custom Builders, Falmouth, Mass.; Architect: John Colamarino, Architect, Palm Beach, Fla.; Cabinetmaker: Design Associates, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Photographer: Brian Vanden Brink.
