Emerald Green bathroom with custom vanities

Custom floating vanity housed in captivating emerald green wall tiles
Inspiration for a large contemporary master bathroom in Sydney with black cabinets, a freestanding tub, an alcove shower, a one-piece toilet, ceramic tile, green walls, a vessel sink, engineered quartz benchtops, multi-coloured floor, an open shower, multi-coloured benchtops, a double vanity and a floating vanity.

Brunswick Parlour

Mihaly Slocombe

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.

Palm Beach

Blackburne Designs

Coastal master open style ensuite
This is an example of a large contemporary master bathroom in Gold Coast - Tweed with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a freestanding tub, a double shower, a one-piece toilet, white tile, porcelain tile, white walls, wood-look tile, a drop-in sink, engineered quartz benchtops, multi-coloured floor, an open shower, white benchtops, an enclosed toilet, a double vanity and a floating vanity.

KBDi QLD Finalist 2023 - Small Bathroom

Interior Design By Jo

To meet the client‘s brief and maintain the character of the house it was decided to retain the existing timber framed windows and VJ timber walling above tiles. The client loves green and yellow, so a patterned floor tile including these colours was selected, with two complimentry subway tiles used for the walls up to the picture rail. The feature green tile used in the back of the shower. A playful bold vinyl wallpaper was installed in the bathroom and above the dado rail in the toilet. The corner back to wall bath, brushed gold tapware and accessories, wall hung custom vanity with Davinci Blanco stone bench top, teardrop clearstone basin, circular mirrored shaving cabinet and antique brass wall sconces finished off the look. The picture rail in the high section was painted in white to match the wall tiles and the above VJ‘s were painted in Dulux Triamble to match the custom vanity 2 pak finish. This colour framed the small room and with the high ceilings softened the space and made it more intimate. The timber window architraves were retained, whereas the architraves around the entry door were painted white to match the wall tiles. The adjacent toilet was changed to an in wall cistern and pan with tiles, wallpaper, accessories and wall sconces to match the bathroom Overall, the design allowed open easy access, modernised the space and delivered the wow factor that the client was seeking.

Fletcher St, Essendon

M.J.Harris Group

Small contemporary 3/4 bathroom in Melbourne with light wood cabinets, pink tile, ceramic tile, wood benchtops, a hinged shower door, a shower seat, a single vanity, a floating vanity, flat-panel cabinets, a curbless shower, white walls, terrazzo floors, a vessel sink, multi-coloured floor and brown benchtops.

Elsternwick House

de.arch

A unique, bright and beautiful bathroom with texture and colour! The finishes in this space were selected to remind the owners of their previous overseas travels.

Paddington bathroom remodel

Bearcanvas Interiors

The Clients brief was to take a tired 90's style bathroom and give it some bizazz. While we have not been able to travel the last couple of years the client wanted this space to remind her or places she had been and cherished.

Fun Mid Century Bathroom

Maven Home Interiors

Mid century modern bathroom. Calm Bathroom vibes. Bold but understated. Black fixtures. Freestanding vanity. Bold flooring.
Midcentury bathroom in Salt Lake City with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, an alcove tub, an alcove shower, a one-piece toilet, blue tile, porcelain tile, porcelain floors, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, multi-coloured floor, a sliding shower screen, white benchtops, a niche, a single vanity and a freestanding vanity.

Southern charm

MacMillan-Pace, LLC

Design ideas for a large transitional master bathroom in Other with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, grey walls, marble floors, an undermount sink, marble benchtops and multi-coloured floor.

Bright & Airy Bathroom

Meiste Homes

Forever Plaid! Full bath with unique grey plaid tile on the floor and subway tile in the bathtub/shower area.
Beach style bathroom in Grand Rapids with shaker cabinets, white cabinets, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, green walls, mosaic tile floors, an undermount sink, multi-coloured floor, a shower curtain, white benchtops, a single vanity and a freestanding vanity.

Travis Heights Vacation Rental

Christen Ales Interior Design

Mid-sized transitional 3/4 bathroom in Austin with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, an alcove shower, a two-piece toilet, white walls, cement tiles, an undermount sink, multi-coloured floor, white benchtops and solid surface benchtops.

Billings Drive

J. Kurtz Design

Andrea Rugg
Photo of a large traditional master bathroom in Los Angeles with medium wood cabinets, a double shower, white tile, white walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, multi-coloured floor, a hinged shower door, a two-piece toilet, subway tile, marble benchtops and flat-panel cabinets.

Eclectic Industrial Bathroom Remodel

Reflekt Design Build

Photo: Michelle Schmauder
Industrial bathroom in DC Metro with medium wood cabinets, a corner shower, white tile, subway tile, white walls, cement tiles, a vessel sink, wood benchtops, multi-coloured floor, an open shower, brown benchtops and flat-panel cabinets.

31st Place Bathroom Remodel

FBC Remodel

Large midcentury master bathroom in Minneapolis with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, a freestanding tub, a corner shower, a one-piece toilet, white tile, ceramic tile, beige walls, ceramic floors, a drop-in sink, engineered quartz benchtops, multi-coloured floor, a hinged shower door, white benchtops, a double vanity and a built-in vanity.

Bohemian Apartment

FORGE + BOW

Inspiration for a small eclectic bathroom in Denver with a claw-foot tub, a shower/bathtub combo, white tile, subway tile, cement tiles, a pedestal sink, multi-coloured floor and a shower curtain.

Contemporary Luxe

TRG Architecture + Interior Design

Bernard Andre
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary 3/4 bathroom in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, a one-piece toilet, gray tile, white tile, cement tile, grey walls, cement tiles, an undermount sink, marble benchtops, multi-coloured floor and an open shower.

Lake Texoma New Build

Studio Steidley

Michael Hunter Photography
Inspiration for a small beach style 3/4 bathroom with shaker cabinets, medium wood cabinets, an alcove shower, a two-piece toilet, white tile, black walls, cement tiles, an undermount sink, engineered quartz benchtops, multi-coloured floor, a hinged shower door and cement tile.

Coastal Living Remodel

Dora Brigham Interiors

Leonard Ortiz
Photo of a beach style 3/4 bathroom in Orange County with white walls, mosaic tile floors, recessed-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, an alcove shower, black and white tile, ceramic tile, an undermount sink, tile benchtops, multi-coloured floor and a hinged shower door.

Lake James Custom Home

Bob Buescher Homes

Design ideas for a mid-sized master bathroom in Other with a corner shower, gray tile, ceramic tile, beige walls, pebble tile floors, multi-coloured floor and a sliding shower screen.

Modern Farmhouse

Lauren Jacobsen Interior Design

The Master bath with floating all wood vanity and wall mount faucets is light and bright giving a very clean feel with an always classic black and white palette. No feeling of crowing into the bathroom when two people are getting ready. Just wonderful open space.

Bathroom Design Ideas with Multi-Coloured Floor and Orange Floor

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.