Photo of a small contemporary 3/4 bathroom in Munich with an open shower, a wall-mount toilet, red tile, mosaic tile, red walls, mosaic tile floors, a wall-mount sink and an open shower.

Ensuite

Skyring Architects

Mid-sized contemporary master wet room bathroom in Brisbane with medium wood cabinets, beige tile, brown tile, ceramic tile, beige walls, glass benchtops, beige floor, a hinged shower door, an alcove tub, an integrated sink and flat-panel cabinets.

Modern Bathroom

Cre8tive Interior Designs

This is an example of a contemporary bathroom in San Diego with a vessel sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, red tile and mosaic tile.

ALESIA II

Studio Yzé

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary 3/4 bathroom in Paris.

Award Winning Bathroom Renovation

Peregrine Design Build

Photo by Susan Teare
Design ideas for a contemporary bathroom in Burlington with green walls.

Bridge House

Joeb Moore & Partners

Decatur Modern House

SawHorse Design + Build

Design ideas for a contemporary 3/4 bathroom in Atlanta with flat-panel cabinets, red cabinets, an alcove shower, red tile, white walls, an undermount sink, white floor, a hinged shower door and red benchtops.

Twin Peaks House

Mihaly Slocombe

Twin Peaks House is a vibrant extension to a grand Edwardian homestead in Kensington. Originally built in 1913 for a wealthy family of butchers, when the surrounding landscape was pasture from horizon to horizon, the homestead endured as its acreage was carved up and subdivided into smaller terrace allotments. Our clients discovered the property decades ago during long walks around their neighbourhood, promising themselves that they would buy it should the opportunity ever arise. Many years later the opportunity did arise, and our clients made the leap. Not long after, they commissioned us to update the home for their family of five. They asked us to replace the pokey rear end of the house, shabbily renovated in the 1980s, with a generous extension that matched the scale of the original home and its voluminous garden. Our design intervention extends the massing of the original gable-roofed house towards the back garden, accommodating kids’ bedrooms, living areas downstairs and main bedroom suite tucked away upstairs gabled volume to the east earns the project its name, duplicating the main roof pitch at a smaller scale and housing dining, kitchen, laundry and informal entry. This arrangement of rooms supports our clients’ busy lifestyles with zones of communal and individual living, places to be together and places to be alone. The living area pivots around the kitchen island, positioned carefully to entice our clients' energetic teenaged boys with the aroma of cooking. A sculpted deck runs the length of the garden elevation, facing swimming pool, borrowed landscape and the sun. A first-floor hideout attached to the main bedroom floats above, vertical screening providing prospect and refuge. Neither quite indoors nor out, these spaces act as threshold between both, protected from the rain and flexibly dimensioned for either entertaining or retreat. Galvanised steel continuously wraps the exterior of the extension, distilling the decorative heritage of the original’s walls, roofs and gables into two cohesive volumes. The masculinity in this form-making is balanced by a light-filled, feminine interior. Its material palette of pale timbers and pastel shades are set against a textured white backdrop, with 2400mm high datum adding a human scale to the raked ceilings. Celebrating the tension between these design moves is a dramatic, top-lit 7m high void that slices through the centre of the house. Another type of threshold, the void bridges the old and the new, the private and the public, the formal and the informal. It acts as a clear spatial marker for each of these transitions and a living relic of the home’s long history.

Rénovation Cuisine & Salle de bain Paris 17ème

Renovation Man

This is an example of a contemporary 3/4 bathroom in Paris with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a curbless shower, a wall-mount toilet, an integrated sink, an open shower, white benchtops, red tile, white tile, white walls and grey floor.

Midwest Master Suite

Wiles Design Group

The accent mosaic tile stripes complement the large rectangular wall tile in this shower while the pebble flooring gives the space a calm organic feel. This walk-in shower also features convenient lighted niches. --- Project by Wiles Design Group. Their Cedar Rapids-based design studio serves the entire Midwest, including Iowa City, Dubuque, Davenport, and Waterloo, as well as North Missouri and St. Louis. For more about Wiles Design Group, see here: https://wilesdesigngroup.com/

Brêche aux loups

ARCHIPELLES

Crédits photo: Alexis Paoli
This is an example of a contemporary bathroom in Paris.

Northwest Wood & Stone Bathroom

Estate Homes

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary master bathroom in Seattle with a vessel sink, furniture-like cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, an alcove tub, a shower/bathtub combo, beige tile, stone tile, beige walls and limestone floors.

Colorful Bathrooms

inspirationCOLOR - Jacki Tate

Don't shy away from bold colors in the bathroom. Colors can really accent the granite and make your space even more amazing! A sienna brown paint really enhances the brown, tan and orange colors in the tile and granite.

Appartamento LR

Denis Dino Bassani Architetto

This is an example of an expansive contemporary 3/4 bathroom in Other with beaded inset cabinets, grey cabinets, a curbless shower, a wall-mount toilet, gray tile, porcelain tile, white walls, light hardwood floors, an integrated sink, solid surface benchtops, white benchtops, a double vanity and a floating vanity.

Condo On Sixth

Condo On Sixth Designs

Y.K.
Contemporary bathroom in Seattle.

Full bathroom remodel. Sausalito CA

PHASE2 BUILDERS INC.

Antonio Martins Interior Design
This is an example of a large contemporary master bathroom in San Francisco with red tile, red walls and wood benchtops.

Azalea

Fadd Studio

Photo of a contemporary bathroom in Bengaluru.

Family Equestrian Estate

Nandina Home & Design

Powder room with red Grasscloth wallpaper, wooden vanity with granite countertop, large mirror, white built-in shelves, and small wooden table. Home designed by Aiken interior design firm, Nandina Home & Design. They serve Augusta, GA, and Columbia and Lexington, South Carolina. For more about Nandina Home & Design, click here: https://nandinahome.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://nandinahome.com/portfolio/family-equestrian-estate/

Bathrooms

Jonathan Little Photography

Jonathan Little Photography
Design ideas for a small contemporary master bathroom in Hampshire with flat-panel cabinets, red cabinets, gray tile, ceramic tile, grey walls, ceramic floors, a vessel sink and glass benchtops.

Appartement G

Flora Auvray Architecte d'intérieur

Marc Verneret
Inspiration for a small contemporary 3/4 bathroom in Paris with a corner shower, a wall-mount toilet, red tile and a wall-mount sink.

Contemporary Red Bathroom Design Ideas

If you’re looking for contemporary 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 Contemporary 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.