Bathrooms are ideal locations of the home for relaxation and tranquility. They can also be an opportunity to infuse high design and luxurious elements to enhance not only your home’s value but also your experience within the environment.
Top trends in bathroom design
Find inspiration in what’s “in.”
By Cathy Hobbs
September 10, 2024 at 4:35PM
Gone are the days of traditional design or a push toward a single trend; these days there are numerous ways to create a modern bathroom space, refresh and enhance without undergoing an expensive or expansive renovation.
Looking for ideas and inspiration?
Tile trends
Large-scale tile on large areas such as walls and floors.
Blending various tiles within a large bathroom.
Incorporating classic color palettes such as all white or various neutrals such as white, taupe, brown and black.
Overall trends
Using glass.
Brass fixtures.
Modern lines.
Handle-less cabinetry.
Interesting lighting, such as sconces.
Free-standing tubs.
Look at any magazine or walk a showroom space, and one is likely to find a competing message relating to what is popular in bathroom décor. Here is a basic guide to what’s “in” and what’s “out.”
In
Artwork in bathrooms.
Comfort height toilets.
Brass fixtures.
Wood cabinetry.
Classic colors.
Out
Heavy use of wall tile and/or mirrors.
Low toilets.
White fixtures.
Metal cabinetry.
Wallpaper.
Cathy Hobbs, based in New York City, is an Emmy Award-winning television host and a nationally known interior design home staging expert and short-term rental/vacation home designer with offices in New York City and The Hudson Valley. Contact her at info@cathyhobbs.com or visit her website at cathyhobbs.com.
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