Colors like our Founders knew -- cheery barn-purple, yellow, dark inexperienced, gray, buttermilk, rust, and straw -- or marriages of neutral partitions with trim executed up in heady colours corresponding to blue and wine-pink. Lay durable ceramic tiles in nation-like checkerboard designs on walls and floors; include Shaker-type peg rails to carry towels and robes; and designate wooden cabinet hideaways for everyday toiletries. Well-recognized decorators like Sister Parrish had integrated coun...