Your own designer: 25 original bathrooms from creative homeowners
Not only professional designers are able to surprise with their projects. Featured bathroom decorating ideas from creative homeowners and renters. They can also turn a workbench into a dressing table or completely tile a bathroom with mosaics..
1. Dressing table from a former workbench, Amsterdam
Dressing table from a former workbench
James van der Velden turned an old wooden workbench into a bathroom vanity in his auto shop, where he equipped an apartment for himself. Cleanliness, white tiles, minimalist accessories and a modern countertop washbasin contrast with a vanity unit from an old handcrafted workbench. Levers and clips now serve as hangers and hooks.
2. Saved treasures in the English cottage
Saved treasures in an English cottage
The bathroom in a cottage located on a small island in Gloucestershire boasts a collection of items and materials that, thanks to restoration, have found a second life and decorated the interior. First, the enamel of the old bathtub was restored, and it was painted and installed in the bathroom, the walls of which are paneled. The carpenter who helped renovate the bathroom erected a pedestal for a washbasin that was found in a waste depot.
3. Bath, covered with cow hide, the Netherlands
Cowhide Bathtub
Designer Van Boven has decorated this bathroom. Everything, as desired by the owners, is made of natural materials, including light wood and stone from which the washbasins are made.
4. Bathtub for a small bathroom from London
Small bathroom bathtub
Rebecca Headley tried to build an extra bathroom between two bedrooms while renovating her apartment in North London. She tried to fit a full bath in the bathroom. Mirrors that decorate the walls visually expand the space.
5. Window view of a small garden from the bathroom in Portland
Small garden view from the bathroom in Portland
The owners created the bathroom of their dreams in the basement of a house built in 1952 with the help of a team from Holah Design and Architecture. A large window in a completely black bathroom allows daylight to penetrate inside, and the owners get an aesthetic pleasure from observing flowerpots with fresh flowers. Underfloor heating, tropical rain shower and wide cocktail pedestal make the bathroom special.
6. Multi-colored bathroom in an English country house
Multi-colored bathroom in an English country house
Homeowners Christine Nicholas and Mark Dupree have opted for a variety of colors in their home decor, including this bathroom on the second floor of their Massachusetts home. A pedestal bathtub, painted in different colors, stands on a wooden platform in the corner of a bright yellow room..
7. Elegant bathroom in neutral colors, Dallas
Elegant bathroom in neutral colors
The bathroom walls are clad in vertically installed Heath gray ceramic tiles, handcrafted. The homeowners used the same tile for all the bathrooms in the home. In addition, the wood from which the hanging dressing table is made is also used in furniture throughout the house..
8. Minimalism and mosaic in the bathroom from Seattle
Minimalism and mosaic in a bathroom from Seattle
White mosaic ceramic tiles cover all surfaces in the guest bathroom. Homeowners hired specialists to renovate a home built during the Queen Victoria era in 1914.
9.Lime washroom in San Francisco
Lime washroom in San Francisco
The compact room boasts a dynamic design thanks to its striking walls. A family of five lives in the house, this room is for guests. It contains many paintings and photographs, the result of the creativity of family members.
10. Bathroom made of cedar in Montreal
Cedar bathroom in Montreal
Allison Marchildon and Philip Dansky worked with Studio MMA to renovate the old home for a family of four. Wood details match color accents throughout the home, including the bathroom, where the walls are paneled with honey-colored cedarwood panels and the matching vanity unit. White bathtub and washbasin look great against wood paneling.
11. Mid-20th century modern in San Francisco
Mid-20th century modern in San Francisco
The house, built in 1956 on the hills, has many original features, including cork flooring and cabinets. The bathroom window overlooks a small Japanese garden and is a source of natural light and aesthetic pleasure. Metal wallpaper below the mirror reflects light.
12. Bright wallpaper in a house in Berkeley
Bright wallpaper in a house in Berkeley
Interior designer Helen Howard has transformed a dull bathroom in her California home into a vibrant, dynamic space with vibrantly patterned wallpaper and brass accessories. Old tiles remain on the bathroom floor, which have been here since construction in 1928.
13. Bright Budget Bathroom, Washington County
Bright Budget Bathroom, Washington County
Bright yellow walls and a multi-colored shower curtain are the elements thanks to which the owners have turned their bathroom into an interesting space for little money. They installed shelves above the toilet, and the lighting on the dressing table enhances the industrial design style..
14. Unique bathroom design in Toronto
Unique bathroom design in Toronto
The bathroom, which also has room for a laundry, boasts original cabinets and dressing table, graphic floor tiles and a shower.
15. Elegant compact bathroom in Los Angeles
Elegant compact bathroom in Los Angeles
An unusual purchase in this narrow bathroom can be considered a long dressing table in the form of a workbench, on which two washbasins are located at once. White marble helps create a crisp, classic look, and antiques from Europe add a touch of history and elegance to this space..
16. Metallic accents in a house, Northern California
Metallic accents in the house
The owners of the house added a metal apron in front of the washbasin to the interior of the compact toilet room, as an element of interesting decor and as a screen to mask the plumbing. An old mirror was hung on the wall above the sink.
17. Bright spacious bathroom in Southern California
Bright spacious bathroom in Southern California
Light curtains on the windows and a hanging mirror envelop the freestanding bathtub with light and spaciousness.
18. Converted veranda to bathroom in Oregon
Converted veranda to the bathroom
8 years after moving to this country house, the owners decided to turn the veranda in the backyard of the house into a bathroom. They did most of the robots with their own hands. They found the old washbasin just on the road, now it is installed on a dressing table, the legs of which were in the past the legs of the dining table. Both the bathtub and the door were found on sales.
19. Wood panel in a bathroom in a house in Montreal
Wooden panel in the bathroom
Sarah Lowden and Scott Meleski were renovating their top-floor home to equip a room for their newborn son when they stumbled upon a wooden bathroom wall hidden under the cladding. They decided to introduce this element into the design of the new bathroom and balanced the dark wood with white and natural materials. A gallery of paintings was placed on a wooden fragment of the wall.
20. Custom made dressing tables
Custom made dressing tables
In their bathroom, the owners installed two dressing tables in height, which corresponds separately to each spouse. Spouses store towels and other things on the shelves of tables..
21. Old maps on the walls and a converted work desk
Old maps on the walls
In another bathroom, the hostess converted a metal table into a dressing table, and decorated the walls with old paper maps from the 40s and 70s..
22. Outdoor shower in Australia
Outdoor shower in Australia
The couple enjoy living close to the beach in Byron’s Bay. When they installed the shower, they wanted to use it after surfing the ocean. Today, the family loves this shower so much that they use it every day..
23. Industrial style in the bathroom in Tel Aviv
Industrial style bathroom in Tel Aviv
The small bathroom belongs to Nofar and Jonathan Dar. Two washbasins were installed here, and the unmasked plumbing helps create an industrial-style atmosphere in the room..
24. Washbasin in the bedroom in Toronto
Washbasin in the bedroom in Toronto
It’s not about a full-fledged bathroom, but about a separate washbasin and dressing table, which are installed in the bedroom. Since water pipes run through this wall, it was decided to install an additional washbasin, since there are many children in the house, and it will always come in handy.
25. Amazing wall tiles in a bathroom of a country house in Connecticut
Amazing tiles on the wall in the bathroom of a country house
The bathroom in the house, built in 1745, has interesting tiles that look like wallpaper, and each guest takes a close look before realizing what it is. The dressing table with two washbasins was once a sideboard.
