20 Cottage-Cute Bathrooms
Soft, warm and inviting – this irresistible bathroom style is eternally appealing, no matter how you play it
A country-inspired bathroom can be a beautiful part of the home, and there are endless ways to adapt it to suit your style. Whether you plan to stick with tradition all the way, or like to work in some favourite modern elements, pick and choose ideas from these gorgeous bathrooms and you’re sure to wind up with a winning end result.
3. Rustic charm
Timber wall panelling takes any bathroom back in time, and when it’s accompanied by an old-fashioned pedestal sink, so much the better.
Timber wall panelling takes any bathroom back in time, and when it’s accompanied by an old-fashioned pedestal sink, so much the better.
4. Peppermint pop
This country bathroom has been made all the more loveable with its modern take on the distinctive green hues so common in bathrooms built in the 1920s and ‘30s.
This country bathroom has been made all the more loveable with its modern take on the distinctive green hues so common in bathrooms built in the 1920s and ‘30s.
5. Retro revamp
This Queenslander’s bathroom has retained every bit of its charm, despite undergoing a total overhaul. Those stained-glass windows steal the show, leaving the other flawlessly designed features to fade into the background. Large-format tiles work to ground this heavenly space.
This Queenslander’s bathroom has retained every bit of its charm, despite undergoing a total overhaul. Those stained-glass windows steal the show, leaving the other flawlessly designed features to fade into the background. Large-format tiles work to ground this heavenly space.
6. What’s old is new again
Sometimes all a country bathroom needs to make it look authentic is a repurposed piece of the past. This old cabinet works miracles in its new role as a vanity.
Sometimes all a country bathroom needs to make it look authentic is a repurposed piece of the past. This old cabinet works miracles in its new role as a vanity.
7. Movie star
If you could do with a little Hollywood glamour in your life, mirrors like these might deliver just what you need. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of bling in any room of the house and, in this case, it takes nothing away from the bathroom’s country roots.
If you could do with a little Hollywood glamour in your life, mirrors like these might deliver just what you need. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of bling in any room of the house and, in this case, it takes nothing away from the bathroom’s country roots.
8. Bathing beauty
Claw-foot tubs are signature elements of many country bathrooms, but this bathroom has been given a luxurious twist with a fabulously deep drop-in tub. The lace chair cover is an unexpected delight.
Claw-foot tubs are signature elements of many country bathrooms, but this bathroom has been given a luxurious twist with a fabulously deep drop-in tub. The lace chair cover is an unexpected delight.
9. Lilac love
This luscious bathroom is all the more lovely thanks to the lilac walls and painted floorboards. A bright bathmat adds a jolt of here and now.
This luscious bathroom is all the more lovely thanks to the lilac walls and painted floorboards. A bright bathmat adds a jolt of here and now.
10. All in the detail
Don’t overlook accessories when it comes to creating the bathroom of your dreams. This laundry basket adds texture and down-to-earth allure.
Don’t overlook accessories when it comes to creating the bathroom of your dreams. This laundry basket adds texture and down-to-earth allure.
12. Light up your life
Take care in deciding how to illuminate your country bathroom. Badly angled light over the vanity will bother you for years to come. The lighting in this bathroom is both practical and pretty.
Take care in deciding how to illuminate your country bathroom. Badly angled light over the vanity will bother you for years to come. The lighting in this bathroom is both practical and pretty.
13. Mixed materials
This bathroom combines the best of both worlds: modern tiling and a frameless shower screen; traditional vanity and lighting. We love the built-in power points set into the Carrara marble.
This bathroom combines the best of both worlds: modern tiling and a frameless shower screen; traditional vanity and lighting. We love the built-in power points set into the Carrara marble.
14. Supercharged storage
Country bathrooms are not typically big on storage but there’s no reason yours can’t be. This cabinetry ties in perfectly with the rest of the bathroom.
Country bathrooms are not typically big on storage but there’s no reason yours can’t be. This cabinetry ties in perfectly with the rest of the bathroom.
15. Golden age
Washstands such as this are growing in popularity, and the dual basins make the style twice as loveable. Its good looks make up for the complete lack of storage; just factor in extra space for toiletries and towels elsewhere in the room.
Washstands such as this are growing in popularity, and the dual basins make the style twice as loveable. Its good looks make up for the complete lack of storage; just factor in extra space for toiletries and towels elsewhere in the room.
16. Wash trough
A wall-mounted sink gives this modern bathroom its quirk factor, and whacky wallpaper just adds to the fun.
A wall-mounted sink gives this modern bathroom its quirk factor, and whacky wallpaper just adds to the fun.
17. Quietly quaint
This one-of-a-kind bathroom is cottage-cute, not least because of the gingham that dresses up the vanity.
This one-of-a-kind bathroom is cottage-cute, not least because of the gingham that dresses up the vanity.
18. On trend
Apron sinks are popping up in kitchens across the country, and now bathrooms are getting in on the action. Gorgeous.
Apron sinks are popping up in kitchens across the country, and now bathrooms are getting in on the action. Gorgeous.
19. Age-old ambition
Take inspiration from mahogany antiques in your bathroom rethink. This elegant vanity’s white marble benchtop and crystal knobs combine cleverly with the deep tones of the stained wood.
Take inspiration from mahogany antiques in your bathroom rethink. This elegant vanity’s white marble benchtop and crystal knobs combine cleverly with the deep tones of the stained wood.
20. Brass revival
Brass tapware is back in a big way, and when used with a repurposed timber console like this one, it just works.
Brass tapware is back in a big way, and when used with a repurposed timber console like this one, it just works.
This light-filled bathroom is beautiful, but what is it that makes it so? Each element is lovely in its own right – the chair, vanity, bath and even the rug – but those honey-coloured floorboards extending from the bedroom into the bathroom make it positively peachy.