7 Style Ideas From the Top Bathroom Photos of Summer 2020
Consider these tile and color options to elevate your bathroom design
This Trending Now story features the most-saved bathroom photos uploaded to Houzz in summer 2020.
A bathroom should be a functional space, naturally, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t also make it beautiful. And the following collection of the most popular bathroom photos uploaded to Houzz in summer 2020 offers plenty of ideas for using tile and colors to create a space you’ll want to spend time in.
A bathroom should be a functional space, naturally, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t also make it beautiful. And the following collection of the most popular bathroom photos uploaded to Houzz in summer 2020 offers plenty of ideas for using tile and colors to create a space you’ll want to spend time in.
Designer Kameran Schaffner of K Design designed this 5-by-8-foot bathroom in Litchfield Park, Arizona, for a builder-and-developer team who wanted an interesting yet neutral space in a spec home. Schaffner chose vertical tiles to subtly make the room appear taller and give it a modern flair. The wall tile has texture that adds visual interest against the patterned cement-look porcelain floor tile.
Streamlined wall sconces and a sleek mirror framed in matte black add more modern style to the room.
Streamlined wall sconces and a sleek mirror framed in matte black add more modern style to the room.
2. Square Tiles
Square tiles can be a fresh alternative to the classic subway shape, especially when used throughout a room. In this Austin, Texas, bathroom from Clark Richardson Architects, a variegated turquoise blend adds a fun vibe to the otherwise neutral space. The texture of the tiles offers contrast to the matte gray cabinet fronts and glossy countertop, while the floor veining adds another visually interesting pattern.
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Square tiles can be a fresh alternative to the classic subway shape, especially when used throughout a room. In this Austin, Texas, bathroom from Clark Richardson Architects, a variegated turquoise blend adds a fun vibe to the otherwise neutral space. The texture of the tiles offers contrast to the matte gray cabinet fronts and glossy countertop, while the floor veining adds another visually interesting pattern.
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In this Los Angeles bathroom, general contractor Oren Levy of Luxe Remodel created a modern look that still blends with the home’s Spanish Colonial style. Deep green square tile halfway up the walls helps ground the spacious room to make the bathroom feel cozier and offer contrast to the white square tile on the top half of the walls.
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3. Accent Tile Shower Niche
A shower niche is a practical idea for holding shampoo bottles and other shower items. But it’s also an opportunity to add a little style. For this Phoenix bathroom, Alliance Contracting used the same floor tile to back a shower niche to create a cohesive design feel and add some visual interest to the shower by breaking up the expanse of white tile.
A shower niche is a practical idea for holding shampoo bottles and other shower items. But it’s also an opportunity to add a little style. For this Phoenix bathroom, Alliance Contracting used the same floor tile to back a shower niche to create a cohesive design feel and add some visual interest to the shower by breaking up the expanse of white tile.
Here’s a closer look at the shower niche, which has three shelves.
This bathroom in New Hope, Pennsylvania, from Ryann Reed Design Build features a horizontal shower niche. The tile for the niche’s back wall echos the cobblestone pattern of the shower floor.
4. Black-and-White Palette
A black-and-white palette is a reliable way to deliver long-lasting style. In a bathroom, an abundance of white lends itself to a fresh, clean feel. To keep all that white from looking too sterile and jarring, a heavy dose of black will bring contrast, balance and instant style.
This Tampa, Florida, bathroom from 7th House Interiors features white rectangular tiles in a stacked pattern for the shower walls; large-format black tiles in a herringbone pattern on the floor ground the space and create elegant style. A wood vanity and wood shower bench add a dose of warmth.
A black-and-white palette is a reliable way to deliver long-lasting style. In a bathroom, an abundance of white lends itself to a fresh, clean feel. To keep all that white from looking too sterile and jarring, a heavy dose of black will bring contrast, balance and instant style.
This Tampa, Florida, bathroom from 7th House Interiors features white rectangular tiles in a stacked pattern for the shower walls; large-format black tiles in a herringbone pattern on the floor ground the space and create elegant style. A wood vanity and wood shower bench add a dose of warmth.
This bathroom from Amy Lind Interiors in Atlanta also features a classic black-and white palette, although subtler than the one in the previous bathroom. Here, white tiles feature near-black grout for a graphic look. Black shower enclosure hardware, mirror frame and striped rug round out the palette.
5. Shades of Gray
Gray-focused palettes also made frequent appearances in the most popular bathroom photos uploaded to Houzz in summer 2020. In this Clayton, Missouri, guest bathroom, design-build pro Matt Mierek of Aptitude used smoky gray glass tiles to add a bit of drama to the small space. The elongated shape helps the compact room appear larger.
Gray-focused palettes also made frequent appearances in the most popular bathroom photos uploaded to Houzz in summer 2020. In this Clayton, Missouri, guest bathroom, design-build pro Matt Mierek of Aptitude used smoky gray glass tiles to add a bit of drama to the small space. The elongated shape helps the compact room appear larger.
Softly patterned gray tiles dress the walls and floors in this contemporary bathroom from Nest Bespoke Homes in Brisbane, Australia.
The design team at Desmelik & Associates used gray as the primary color in this spacious Atlanta bathroom.
This Philadelphia bathroom from Ryann Reed Design Build features multiple shades of gray on the floor, vanities, walls and fireplace surround.
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6. Warm Neutrals
As popular as gray remains with homeowners, the design world seems to be shifting away from it and back to warm neutral colors like beige, khaki, tan and greige. This beautiful spa-inspired bathroom from About Space Studios in Los Angeles blends browns, creams and beiges in a variety of textures for a restful vibe.
As popular as gray remains with homeowners, the design world seems to be shifting away from it and back to warm neutral colors like beige, khaki, tan and greige. This beautiful spa-inspired bathroom from About Space Studios in Los Angeles blends browns, creams and beiges in a variety of textures for a restful vibe.
And this contemporary-style bathroom in Denver from Elton R Construction features warm greige flooring that echos the warm tones in the wood vanity.
7. Blue Vanities
Amid the popularity of grays and warm neutrals in bathrooms, blue vanities are also having a moment. Blue coordinates beautifully with grays, wood tones and brass finishes, so it makes sense as a bathroom vanity color. This space from kitchen and bath remodeler Mariano & Co. in Phoenix features a blue vanity and attractive blue cabinetry. The hefty dose of blue allows the brass finishes and wood mirror to pop.
Amid the popularity of grays and warm neutrals in bathrooms, blue vanities are also having a moment. Blue coordinates beautifully with grays, wood tones and brass finishes, so it makes sense as a bathroom vanity color. This space from kitchen and bath remodeler Mariano & Co. in Phoenix features a blue vanity and attractive blue cabinetry. The hefty dose of blue allows the brass finishes and wood mirror to pop.
And this bathroom in New York from Designs by Human features a deep blue vanity that anchors the otherwise white-and-gray palette. Blue is a complementary color to orange, so it works nicely with the orange tones in the brass finishes throughout the bathroom.
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This lovely Albany, California, bathroom by Stacy Eisenmann and Aska Wieloch-Kim of Eisenmann Architecture is long and narrow, so the designers used eye-catching ombre ceramic tile to highlight the room’s length and height rather than its width. The tiles’ vertical shape draws attention to the tall ceiling. A skylight brightens the shower and illuminates the color variation in the shower tile. Also, the hexagonal floor tiles offer a nice contrast to the shape of the wall tiles.
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