A bright and modern bathroom with a blue vanity, gold accents, and white plantation shutters on the window.
This is an example of a mid-sized modern 3/4 bathroom in Salt Lake City with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a one-piece toilet, white tile, subway tile, white walls, porcelain floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, white floor, a shower curtain and white benchtops.

Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional kids bathroom in Oklahoma City with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a one-piece toilet, white tile, ceramic tile, white walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, granite benchtops, black floor and a shower curtain.

This client wanted a bathroom that would feel like an escape to her favorite coastal oasis. She supplied the mirror which we used for inspiration along with her artwork of coastal scenery and shells. We started with clean white subway tile with accents of sea glass. The blue custom made vanity hue came from the sea glass tile and we installed a white quartz top for simplicity. We used rustic whitewashed wood for the walls in a slightly creamier hue so the bathroom didn't come across as sterile and seemed a bit aged over time. The flooring material has hints of gray and colors from both the wood and subway tile to pull it all together. You do feel as though you just stepped into a beach cottage! Photo by: Charlotte Real Estate Photograpy- Julie Legge

Alcove tub/shower with glass and subway tile.
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional kids bathroom in Boston with recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a two-piece toilet, blue tile, glass tile, white walls, porcelain floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, white floor and a shower curtain.

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional kids bathroom in Miami with blue cabinets, porcelain floors, a drop-in sink, quartzite benchtops, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo and mosaic tile.

Leon Winkowski
Mid-sized transitional kids bathroom in Detroit with grey walls, marble floors, beaded inset cabinets, blue cabinets, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a one-piece toilet, white tile, subway tile, a drop-in sink, quartzite benchtops, white floor and a hinged shower door.

Sophisticated Carrara marble bathroom. Kohler's Memoirs collection was used for all the faucets and fixtures. The new Choreograph grab bar looks like a barre and also doubles as a soap/shampoo rail. Carrara marble 6" x 12" tiles on the wall, 3" x 12" herringbone pattern on the floor and a single slab on the vanity. Sea salt oval cast iron sink.

Inspiration for a transitional 3/4 bathroom in San Francisco with beaded inset cabinets, blue cabinets, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, white walls, marble benchtops and a sliding shower screen.

Stephani Buchman
Design ideas for a small transitional bathroom in Toronto with furniture-like cabinets, blue cabinets, a drop-in tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a one-piece toilet, white tile, glass tile, white walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink and engineered quartz benchtops.

The guest bath at times will be used by up to twelve people. The tub/shower and watercloset are each behind their own doors to make sharing easier. An extra deep counter and ledge above provides space for guests to lay out toiletries.

The new hall bath was relocated to an adjacent open play area that the kids had outgrown. We used a marble-look hex tile on the floor; the porcelain is durable and easy to maintain and the Calacatta look provides visual continuity with the ensuite bath. Elongated white subway tile keeps the bathroom feeling light and bright and a deep soaking tub means a relaxing spa-like bath is an option when needed. An open hall cubby space is currently used as the kids’ book nook, but could easily house linens and overflow bath supplies.

This hall bath needed an update. We went from old and dark to light and bright. Carrying some of the kitchen tile, using the same blue but in a lighter shade for the cabinets and the same quartz countertop in the bathroom gave it a cohesive look.

Inspiration for a small modern master bathroom in Chicago with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, a drop-in tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a one-piece toilet, white tile, ceramic tile, white walls, marble floors, a console sink, quartzite benchtops, white floor, a shower curtain, white benchtops, a niche, a double vanity, a built-in vanity and vaulted.

Designed-build by Kitchen Inspiration Mid-Century Modern Bathroom with blue herringbone & white subway tiles.
Small midcentury 3/4 bathroom in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a one-piece toilet, blue tile, ceramic tile, white walls, porcelain floors, an integrated sink, solid surface benchtops, grey floor, a hinged shower door, white benchtops, a single vanity and a freestanding vanity.

Clean look for the shower/tub combination, with recessed niche and transom window to let some light into this room. Photos by VLG Photography
Small transitional bathroom in New York with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, a drop-in tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a two-piece toilet, white tile, porcelain tile, grey walls, porcelain floors, an undermount sink, quartzite benchtops, grey floor, a shower curtain and white benchtops.

Inspiration for a small modern bathroom in Austin with shaker cabinets, blue cabinets, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, blue tile, mosaic tile, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, multi-coloured floor, a hinged shower door and white benchtops.

Photo of a large eclectic kids bathroom in Dublin with blue cabinets, a freestanding tub, a shower/bathtub combo, blue walls, dark hardwood floors, a vessel sink and recessed-panel cabinets.

This family bath increased a foot by taking some space from an adjacent linen closet., allowing for larger tub and some floor tiles which added interest to the space.

You don't have to own a big celebrity mansion to have a beautifully appointed house finished with unique and special materials. When my clients bought an average condo kitted out with all the average builder-grade things that average builders stuff into spaces like that, they longed to make it theirs. Being collectors of colorful Fiesta tableware and lovers of extravagant stone, we set about infusing the space with a dose of their fun personality. There wasn’t a corner of the house that went untouched in this extensive renovation. The ground floor got a complete make-over with a new Calacatta Gold tile floor, and I designed a very special border of Lunada Bay glass mosaic tiles that outlines the edge of every room. We ripped out a solid walled staircase and replaced it with a visually lighter cable rail system, and a custom hanging chandelier now shines over the living room. The kitchen was redesigned to take advantage of a wall that was previously just shallow pantry storage. By opening it up and installing cabinetry, we doubled the counter space and made the kitchen much more spacious and usable. We also removed a low hanging set of upper cabinets that cut off the kitchen from the rest of the ground floor spaces. Acquarella Fantasy quartzite graces the counter surfaces and continues down in a waterfall feature in order to enjoy as much of this stone’s natural beauty as possible. One of my favorite spaces turned out to be the primary bathroom. The scheme for this room took shape when we were at a slab warehouse shopping for material. We stumbled across a packet of a stunning quartzite called Fusion Wow Dark and immediately fell in love. We snatched up a pair of slabs for the counter as well as the back wall of the shower. My clients were eager to be rid of a tub-shower alcove and create a spacious curbless shower, which meant a full piece of stone on the entire long wall would be stunning. To compliment it, I found a neutral, sandstone-like tile for the return walls of the shower and brought it around the remaining walls of the space, capped with a coordinating chair rail. But my client's love of gold and all things sparkly led us to a wonderful mosaic. Composed of shifting hues of honey and gold, I envisioned the mosaic on the vanity wall and as a backing for the niche in the shower. We chose a dark slate tile to ground the room, and designed a luxurious, glass French door shower enclosure. Little touches like a motion-detected toe kick night light at the vanity, oversized LED mirrors, and ultra-modern plumbing fixtures elevate this previously simple bathroom. And I designed a watery-themed guest bathroom with a deep blue vanity, a large LED mirror, toe kick lights, and customized handmade porcelain tiles illustrating marshland scenes and herons. All photos by Bernardo Grijalva