Whether you are renovating a bathroom with the help of a designer, architect, or contractor, knowing which style resonates with you can be a big help. Read on for popular bathroom styles, including color palettes and key features of each look.
Transitional
Transitional baths beautifully cross the line between traditional and contemporary, with enough detail to delight people in both design groups. While there are elements of both traditional and contemporary styles, the transition baths do not deviate in any way.
Key features of transitional style baths:
Shaker style toilet
Light-colored stone countertops, floors, or walls in materials such as marble and quartz
Sink under the mountain
Metro tiles
One base
Glass shower cabin
Classic lighting such as drum hangers, up-to-date chandeliers, and stylish wall sconces.
Color palette:
Whether you choose cold or warm colors, the colors in a transition bath are soft and delicate. For a richer look, consider blue, brown, gray, or wood.
Modern
Modern bathrooms are stylish and simple, emphasizing strong horizontal lines. Clean and flourishing details keep the focus on the architecture.
Key features of modern bathrooms:
Floating toilet
Glass shower cabin
Independent bathtub
Minimalist valves
Simple lighting
Frameless mirrors
Color palette:
The focus of a modern style bathroom is on architecture, meaning that the color palette tends to be clear white, clean, subtle neutral, and black. Colored pieces appear in the form of accessories such as bath towels and plants.
Contemporary
The contemporary bathrooms completely incorporate the latest technologies, materials, and trends for a new look with clean lines and minimal decorations. Contemporary bathrooms can break (and do) the rules, but generally, avoid heavy decorations and traditional shapes.
Key features of modern bathrooms:
Stylish toilet
Minimalist valves
Glass shower cabin
Statement tiles
Slim mirrors
The latest technology such as digital shower control and smart mirrors
Color palette:
The black and white palette is a popular choice in today’s bathrooms, although any high-contrast color combination can work.
Traditional
Traditional bathrooms are timeless, comfortable, and refined, with gleaming surfaces and high-end materials. Unlike minimalist modern bathrooms or trend-conscious contemporary bathrooms, traditional bathrooms favor a healthy amount of decorative detail and classic elegance.
Key features of traditional baths:
Furniture style toilet
Beautiful stone counters, floors, or walls
Antique style lighting
Classic bathtubs like claw or base style
makeup table
Vines, wallpaper, and decorative molding
Color palette:
The colors in traditional baths are soft and soothing. Subtle neutral colors and light shades of blue and green work well, or consider deeper shades of blue, brown, gray, and wood for a richer look.
Farmhouse
Farmhouse-style baths balance the rural charm of regional and rural heritage with the simplicity of modern friendliness. And while farmhouse bathrooms today often incorporate modern elements, this is no place to experiment with trends: think simple, honest, and homely.
Key features of farmhouse style baths:
Shaker style toilet
Warehouse lighting
Wallcovering
Van Claw
Warehouse sliding doors
Sink
Color palette:
The bathrooms of farmhouses prefer simple and natural color palettes. White with transparent black embellishments is a popular choice. For richer colors, look for neutral, nature-inspired, and other classic colors.
Rustic
Rural baths embrace the natural beauty of the outdoors and combine rugged materials with warm and cozy textiles to create a pleasant atmosphere. Today’s interpretation of appearance can be more (or less) contemporary depending on the sensitivity of your design.
Key features of rustic style baths:
Wooden or wooden toilet
Dishwasher sink made of stone or copper
Natural stone counters, floors, and walls
Copper bathtub, Japanese style bathtub, or classic toe
Hardware in worn coatings such as oiled bronze, old brass, or hammered copper
Heating details such as kilim rugs and incandescent lamps
Color palette:
Rustic style bathrooms reflect the colors of natural materials such as stone and warm wood with colors and color accents in similar shades, for a rich and cozy look.
