August 2026 · 3 min read

The bath and the bed

Three things we specify for almost every principal suite: a tap, a showerhead and the sheets.

The principal suite is the most private part of a house, and the place where small things get used most: the tap you turn twice a day, the water you stand under, the linen you sleep in.

We keep those choices plain. Fittings that suit stone and wood alike, in one finish through the room. Water that is filtered without a box on the wall. Linen in white, or something close to it.

Nobody sees the sheets but you, which is exactly why they matter.

It is not a long list, and it does not need to be. The rest of the room can be as particular as you like.

Back to the journal

In this entry

The pieces

Each one links to its maker.

Kohler

Purist Widespread Sink Faucet

Plain levers, a slim gooseneck spout and a laminar stream that does not splash. It suits a marble vanity and an oak one equally well.

Visit Kohler

Rorra

Filtered Showerhead

A filtered showerhead that does not look like a gadget. It comes in polished chrome, brushed nickel and black, so it can match the rest of the fittings.

Visit Rorra

Parachute

Linen Venice Set

European flax linen, made in Portugal and soft from the first night. White on the bed and very little else is still the surest way to make a bedroom calm.

Visit Parachute

Product photographs from the makers.