Robe hook recommendation for the ensuite

I have realised that we really need some robe hooks in the ensuite. These our doors... and the panel in the middle is around 41cm wide...

I promise the door looks a LOT better in real life... bad photo & bad lighting :(

Our bathroom accessories such as the towel ring, toilet roll holder and towel rail are from the range below, and the robe hook from the same range is pictured in the top left pic:

Now, the question is, do we get the single robe hooks from the same range for consistency? (They also have some swivel robe hooks from the same range pic here, but to be honest I don't really like the look of it. Or would these below also work with our existing accessories? Would love to hear which ones you think are better.

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Towel rails for our ensuite. Yay or nay?

I ordered the rest of the towel rings and toilet roll holders and MrB picked them all up yesterday. Thank you KL for helping me decide to get the same towel rings for the rest of the vanities! I also ordered an 800mm matching towel rail to see how it would look in our ensuite. I am not in love with the round fixtures, but at least it matches the toilet roll holder *shy* and the shower mixer. I originally wanted very square towel rails, but they are all heated, and it seemed like a waste of money buying them and then not using the heating feature...

So, what do you think of these rails. Yay or nay?

I don't mind them, but don't love them either. It's kind of a big decision though, as we need three for the ensuite, three for the upstairs bathroom, and one for the downstairs bathroom, so 7 in total. Which is why I am paranoid about making the wrong decision. Eeeeek.

This is the ensuite wall where we need the towel rails:

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What length towel rail would you recommend?

During the framing stage we built in extra bracing for the three towel rails in the ensuite. The masking tape demonstrates the maximum length we can go with and the distance between them. Which is 1m 7cm. Being 7cm from the slower screen and 8cm from the vanity (or 65cm from the mirror on the right).

The shower screen door opens on to the towel rails. When open it will touch the rails at around 47cm from the shower screen frame. Do you think this is major? :( I mean I don't think I've ever slammed the shower door and had it hit the wall (and I never plan to either) but ... do you think it's worth the risk?

Shower door opens in to the imaginary towel rails

The gap between the shower and vanity is 1m 22cm. I am thinking of going with a 750/800cm length towel rails and centring them in this space. Do you think this would look the best? Should I be going for towel rail length which is a certain % of the space between the shower and vanity?

PS. My blog will be featured on the Decorating Forum in a couple of weeks. It's an amazing forum and you should definitely check it out if you haven't already :)

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Bathroom drawer dividers

Now that our ensuite vanity is finally completed I really want to sort out all our drawers. Because we've got 9 drawers I'd like something that isn't overly expensive... but at the same time not crap either (not a fan of disposable/short life things...)

Have you seen anything that might suit our 6.5cm x 5.5cm drawers?

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Wicker basket for our ensuite

I recently bought a couple of trays from Amazon. I planned on using them in the ensuite, to keep towels and my perfumes in. But, they are white! I mean seriously, what was I thinking! Ughhh! Wish I had checked with my bloggy friends before purchasing...as I am sure you would have talked me out of it. Oh, not only are they white, but they have curved edges and the handle cut outs are flush with the bottom... if that makes sense... Very annoyed with myself :(

So now, I need to get one that will look good in our ensuite. So ... would you recommend a basket or tray? Also, what size? Which one of these (if any) would you recommend? By the way, the gap between the two basins is 81cm.

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These are the ones I've already got:

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I have managed to make some progress in the ensuite, which I am sure you will be proud of me for :)

I bought a couple of glass canisters from freedom. Note to self: myst buy more cotton balls, and figure out a way to make the cotton buds sit nicely in the jar...

Freedom 21cm & 12cm glass canisters.

I like these canisters so much I am considering buying them for the laundry as well, to keep napisan & regular laundry powder in... But because the glass (lids in particular) is not overly thick I am afraid it might break after a few uses :(

Oh, and I picked up our bedside tables yesterday. Hope to go and get the lamps today so I can upload some photos :)

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Ensuite reveal!!!

Over the weekend I took some photos of our ensuite vanity. I would love to hear your tips on how to style it so it looks like it belongs in a magazine :P

What do you think?

Oh, and this photo is a result of three separate photos (merged in photoshop) which is why the line where mirror meets the ceiling is broken in a couple of spots. I just coudln't get the whole vanity in one shot :(

Ensuite specs:

3.1m long vanity with two pack cabinetry with soft close drawers and doors and CaesarStone Organic White benchtop
Caroma Caravelle undermount basins
Hansa Polo basin mixers
Hansa Polo shower mixer
Methven Futura Satinjet shower on rail
Caroma Metro wall faced toilet suite
Stegbar semi-frameless shower screen
Stegbar 3.1m long mirror
Clipsal c-bus Dynamic Label Technology (DLT) Wall Switch
Clipsal Saturn powerpoints
iPlex Smartile to floor and shower drainages
Rinnai hot water controller
Floor to ceiling rectified and virtrified porcelain tiles

Still to do:
Paint the architrave, door frame and door :)
Plantation shutters on the window
Towel rails on the left hand side (where masking tape is :)
Toilet roll holder

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Ensuite vanity, fan & cbus progress