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  glass-bead wallpaper   modular bathroom system  
  (1) Scala Rotonda glass-bead wallpaper by Ulf Moritz for Romo Fabrics, $380 for an 11-yard roll, at Urban Source, 1432 W. Chicago Ave., 312-455-0505.   (2) Guapo brown oak modular bathroom system by Armani Casa, pieces sold separately (shown here: washbasin, $3,600; drawer, $1,700; element base trestle, $1,050; back-lighted mirror, $2,250 to $4,350; and chromated brass tap, $1,250), at Manifesto, 755 N. Wells St., 312-664-0733.  
  wc sign   toilet paper holder  
  (3) Signo stainless steel door sign by Blomus, $12.50, at Willow, 908 N. Damen Ave., 773-772-0140.   (4) Neorest Suite wall-mounted toilet paper holder by Toto, price upon request, at Community Home Supply, 3924 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-281-7010.  
  Camber vitreous china Ipanema sink   striped toilet seat  
  (5) Camber vitreous china Ipanema sink , $880, with matching countertop , $1,160, on console table , $1,040, all from the Top Art Collection, at Kohler, 100 Merchandise Mart, 312-755-2510.   (6) Surprise striped wood and plastic toilet seat , $38.80, at Kohler.  

Produced by: Arden Nelson

 
This article appears in the Fall 2006 issue of Chicago Home + Garden Magazine.

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