Sinks, much like desks and purse contents, are quite telling of their owners. A sink is often the last place we visit at night before bed, and the first spot approached come morning. Its accessories—however carefully curated—are basic daily staples, and therefore a sense of realness of even the most glamorous personalities. From Marvis, to Tom’s, to classic Crest or Colgate, there’s something so interesting (really!) about learning a person’s toothpaste of choice. Adorned with framed photos, smattered with lipsticks and foundation bottles, or simply sparse, personality filters through sink-space. Whether cotton balls and Q-Tips are left in their original packaging or carefully re-housed in apothecary jars says something, doesn't it? Sink styles themselves are telling too, but as renters’ basins are most often the luck of the draw, sink style becomes more about what you do (or don’t do) with what you’ve got.

—Katherine Cotter