Brunswick Parlour transforms a Victorian cottage into a hard-working, personalised home for a family of four. Our clients loved the character of their Brunswick terrace home, but not its inefficient floor plan and poor year-round thermal control. They didn't need more space, they just needed their space to work harder. The front bedrooms remain largely untouched, retaining their Victorian features and only introducing new cabinetry. Meanwhile, the main bedroom’s previously pokey en suite and wardrobe have been expanded, adorned with custom cabinetry and illuminated via a generous skylight. At the rear of the house, we reimagined the floor plan to establish shared spaces suited to the family’s lifestyle. Flanked by the dining and living rooms, the kitchen has been reoriented into a more efficient layout and features custom cabinetry that uses every available inch. In the dining room, the Swiss Army Knife of utility cabinets unfolds to reveal a laundry, more custom cabinetry, and a craft station with a retractable desk. Beautiful materiality throughout infuses the home with warmth and personality, featuring Blackbutt timber flooring and cabinetry, and selective pops of green and pink tones. The house now works hard in a thermal sense too. Insulation and glazing were updated to best practice standard, and we’ve introduced several temperature control tools. Hydronic heating installed throughout the house is complemented by an evaporative cooling system and operable skylight. The result is a lush, tactile home that increases the effectiveness of every existing inch to enhance daily life for our clients, proving that good design doesn’t need to add space to add value.

Ultra Modern

Seifert Construction

Photo of a small modern 3/4 bathroom in New York with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a curbless shower, a bidet, black and white tile, multi-coloured tile, matchstick tile, multi-coloured walls, porcelain floors, an integrated sink, solid surface benchtops, grey floor, a sliding shower screen and white benchtops.

Harlem Brownstone

kimberly peck architect

This brownstone, located in Harlem, consists of five stories which had been duplexed to create a two story rental unit and a 3 story home for the owners. The owner hired us to do a modern renovation of their home and rear garden. The garden was under utilized, barely visible from the interior and could only be accessed via a small steel stair at the rear of the second floor. We enlarged the owner’s home to include the rear third of the floor below which had walk out access to the garden. The additional square footage became a new family room connected to the living room and kitchen on the floor above via a double height space and a new sculptural stair. The rear facade was completely restructured to allow us to install a wall to wall two story window and door system within the new double height space creating a connection not only between the two floors but with the outside. The garden itself was terraced into two levels, the bottom level of which is directly accessed from the new family room space, the upper level accessed via a few stone clad steps. The upper level of the garden features a playful interplay of stone pavers with wood decking adjacent to a large seating area and a new planting bed. Wet bar cabinetry at the family room level is mirrored by an outside cabinetry/grill configuration as another way to visually tie inside to out. The second floor features the dining room, kitchen and living room in a large open space. Wall to wall builtins from the front to the rear transition from storage to dining display to kitchen; ending at an open shelf display with a fireplace feature in the base. The third floor serves as the children’s floor with two bedrooms and two ensuite baths. The fourth floor is a master suite with a large bedroom and a large bathroom bridged by a walnut clad hall that conceals a closet system and features a built in desk. The master bath consists of a tiled partition wall dividing the space to create a large walkthrough shower for two on one side and showcasing a free standing tub on the other. The house is full of custom modern details such as the recessed, lit handrail at the house’s main stair, floor to ceiling glass partitions separating the halls from the stairs and a whimsical builtin bench in the entry.

The Bedford House

Lori Dennis, Inc.

Large and modern master bathroom primary bathroom. Grey and white marble paired with warm wood flooring and door. Expansive curbless shower and freestanding tub sit on raised platform with LED light strip. Modern glass pendants and small black side table add depth to the white grey and wood bathroom. Large skylights act as modern coffered ceiling flooding the room with natural light.

Beverly Hills Modern

Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP

Vasques suspendus avec meuble salle de bain bois

PARTEDIS

Plan vasques autoportant avec meuble salle de bain suspendu en bois. Miroir design sur mur salle de bain avec carrelage relief.
This is an example of a mid-sized scandinavian 3/4 bathroom in Toulouse with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a drop-in tub, a curbless shower, a wall-mount toilet, beige tile, ceramic tile, beige walls, ceramic floors, a wall-mount sink, solid surface benchtops, an open shower, white benchtops, a double vanity and a floating vanity.

Modern Living in Florida

Pineapple House Interior Design

Anna French navy wallcovering in the son’s bath contrasts with white and taupe on the other surfaces.
Photo of a small transitional 3/4 bathroom in Miami with shaker cabinets, beige cabinets, a curbless shower, a one-piece toilet, white tile, ceramic tile, white walls, porcelain floors, an undermount sink, solid surface benchtops, white floor, a hinged shower door, white benchtops, a shower seat, a single vanity, a built-in vanity and wallpaper.

Berkeley Thousand Oaks Transitional Guest Bath

Design Set Match

Design ideas for a small transitional bathroom in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a curbless shower, a wall-mount toilet, blue tile, ceramic tile, white walls, porcelain floors, an integrated sink, solid surface benchtops, blue floor, an open shower, white benchtops, a niche, a single vanity and a built-in vanity.

Curdworth Ensuite

Julie English Interiors Ltd

This Large Walk In Shower with a Hinged Flipper Panel on add protection against water spray.
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern master bathroom in West Midlands with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a curbless shower, a one-piece toilet, gray tile, ceramic tile, grey walls, porcelain floors, an undermount sink, solid surface benchtops, grey floor, an open shower, grey benchtops, a single vanity, a built-in vanity and brick walls.

Baño diseño

Puig + Payá arquitectos

Inspiration for a mid-sized modern master bathroom in Barcelona with furniture-like cabinets, white cabinets, a curbless shower, a one-piece toilet, beige tile, ceramic tile, beige walls, porcelain floors, an integrated sink, solid surface benchtops, brown floor, an open shower, white benchtops, a shower seat, a double vanity and a floating vanity.

Rénovation d'un duplex à Cannes

Interior design 06

Small modern master bathroom in Nice with beaded inset cabinets, beige cabinets, a curbless shower, a wall-mount toilet, gray tile, stone tile, beige walls, ceramic floors, a vessel sink, solid surface benchtops, beige floor, brown benchtops, a niche, a single vanity and a floating vanity.

North Balwyn - Pretty in Pink

Simply Bathroom Solutions

By blocking up the two windows on this wall allowed us to install a long window to light the bath area. The use of marble tiles laid in a herringbone pattern adds an interesting dimension to the vanity area. Pink basins on a slim white Corian bench top ties the vanity area to the pink hexagon feature wall.

Bathroom and Bedroom Remodel in Wauwatosa

Brakefield Design Collective

James Meyer Photographer
Photo of a small contemporary master bathroom in New York with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, a curbless shower, a wall-mount toilet, white tile, ceramic tile, white walls, marble floors, an integrated sink, solid surface benchtops, white floor, a hinged shower door and white benchtops.

Double vanity with Corian Countertops

Northtowns Remodeling Corp.

Photo of a large transitional master bathroom in Other with white cabinets, a curbless shower, beige tile, travertine, beige walls, vinyl floors, an undermount sink, solid surface benchtops, brown floor, a sliding shower screen and white benchtops.

Bob-O-Link | 2018

Coats Homes

Design ideas for a large contemporary master bathroom in Dallas with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a freestanding tub, a curbless shower, white tile, white walls, an undermount sink, white floor, a hinged shower door, white benchtops, marble, marble floors and solid surface benchtops.

Baños a medida en blanco y revestimiento con texturas

FIMADER

This is an example of a small modern 3/4 bathroom in Valencia with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a curbless shower, a two-piece toilet, white tile, ceramic tile, white walls, ceramic floors, an integrated sink, solid surface benchtops, beige floor and a hinged shower door.

2017 Parade of Homes Grand Hacienda Award Winner

Annie O'Carroll Interior Design

Wendy McEahern
Expansive contemporary master bathroom in Albuquerque with flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, a drop-in tub, gray tile, mosaic tile, an undermount sink, grey floor, a curbless shower, a one-piece toilet, white walls, porcelain floors, solid surface benchtops and a hinged shower door.

Contemporary Custom Home

Lochwood-Lozier Custom Homes

Design ideas for a small contemporary 3/4 bathroom in Seattle with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, a curbless shower, beige tile, white walls, a vessel sink, grey floor, a hinged shower door, a two-piece toilet, porcelain tile, concrete floors and solid surface benchtops.

Master Bath

Partners 4, Design

Photography:: Gilbertson Photography http://www.gilbertsonphotography.com/

Chapel Hill Apartment

Interiors by Brinnie T Design | Phillip Island

The bathroom brief for this project was simple - the ensuite was to be 'His Bathroom' with masculine finishes whilst the family bathroom was to become 'Her Bathroom' with a soft luxury feel.

Bathroom Design Ideas with a Curbless Shower and Solid Surface Benchtops

If you’re looking for bathroom ideas, look no further than Houzz. Our image gallery brings you a large range of photos with inspiration for your viewing pleasure, and not only that - you can also save your ideas in ideabooks and find the professional that has done the job. When planning your bathroom design or update, start by collecting images of designs you like and take it from there. Whether you are designing your bathroom from scratch, redesigning, updating or simply decorating, you’ll be sure to find ideas for every possible scenario. And once you're ready, you can find the architect and/or builder to get the job done. But let’s start with the bathroom design basics.

How to Plan Your Bathroom Design

A good bathroom design brings together beauty and functionality. It reflects your personality in its style, colours, fittings and fixtures, but serves your needs to a tee both when you’re getting ready for work in the morning and when you want to wind down in your bathtub after a long day.

1 Collect Bathroom Ideas to Decide on Your Layout

Firstly, consider your space. Is it rectangular or are you working with a long, narrow room? This will determine how many wet walls you can accommodate, and if a bathtub can fit. For example, in a narrow room a freestanding bathtub may not work, and a one-wall layout that lines up shower, toilet and vanity on the same wall will make sense in most cases. (It’s also the most budget-friendly option in terms of plumbing). Maybe separate rooms for toilet and shower make sense? Maybe you want to work with a window above a bathtub or in the shower. You may live in an old house where you can keep some of the original character of the home, or you may be working with a small apartment space. All these considerations are vital in deciding on which layout will work best for you. Have a look at some popular ideas to get started.

2 Consider How You Use Your Bathroom

Once you’ve gathered some inspiration, have a think about who is using the room, and how they will be using it. A single guy needs a lot less storage than a teenage girl, and a family bathroom may need to consider elderly family members. Making your bathroom wheelchair accessible could save you thousands down the line. You may also want to accommodate a washer and dryer in the bathroom, since it’s where clothes are taken off frequently. Also consider safety and cleaning. Ensure no-one will slip and hurt themselves, and consider that many little tiles will make for many little nooks for grime to accumulate, whereas big surfaces like a sink that is integrated with the vanity counter, or a big mirror will make wiping down the surface much easier than having sinks sitting on top or an intricately designed mirror.

3 Your Style Determines The Colours and Fixtures You Choose

When looking at bathroom photos on Houzz, you’ll probably lean towards a certain style pretty soon. Are you into rustic charm, modern beach house style or a mix of styles? This will determine if you opt for whites, greys and blues or if you go for dark cabinets, black floor tiles or bronze fixtures. Specifically, you want to consider:

Tiling

Are you going to tile floors and walls? There’s so many possibilities, from your choice of tile to how they are laid. If you’re budget conscious, you may want to consider a wallpaper or paint for certain areas. A simple grey tile can make room for other elements to shine, while mosaics or a subway tile can make a great feature wall.

Lighting

Lighting doesn’t only look pretty, but can impact your bathroom experience significantly. The mirror is a special area you want to light well, so that you don’t miss any hair when shaving or can apply that perfect line to your eye.

Furniture & Fixtures

Pay attention to how colours of cabinets and floor can impact a room. You may want to consider a wooden floor for something different and pair it with simple white vanity and cabinets, or you may want to go for the steampunk look with bronze tubes and black walls. Consider what type of shower, bathtub (if any), toilet, sink and vanity you want. Maybe you have space for a generous spa with walk-in shower, or maybe you want a freestanding bath to be the feature of the room.