10 Inspiring Bathroom Decorating Ideas

How to make your home’s smallest room feel larger than life.

While renovating this Tennessee farmhouse, Country Living style director Page Mullins and singer-songwriter Holly Williams carved out more space by enlarging the window and elongating the shower, installing a custom vanity, and adding a cabinet for storage. They also piled on the pattern, mixing green toile wallpaper with a graphic black-and-white tile.

Mix Patterns

While renovating this Tennessee farmhouse, Country Living style director Page Mullins and singer-songwriter Holly Williams carved out more space by enlarging the window and elongating the shower, installing a custom vanity, and adding a cabinet for storage. They also piled on the pattern, mixing green toile wallpaper with a graphic black-and-white tile.

"We loved this wood on sight because of its chippy, peely look," says Jolie Sikes in her book Junk Gypsy. They knew it was just the right element for an unusual bathroom accent, which contrasts nicely with the clean and modern subway tile.

Rustic Tub

“We loved this wood on sight because of its chippy, peely look,” says Jolie Sikes in her book Junk Gypsy. They knew it was just the right element for an unusual bathroom accent, which contrasts nicely with the clean and modern subway tile.

COURTESY OF TOUCHSTONE

The designer of this California farmhouse allowed the wonderful view of the Topatopa Mountains inspire the rest of master bathroom, from the earthy limestone floor embedded with fossilized rocks and shells to the hand-embroidered linen draperies in a soft shade of sand.

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Room With A View

The designer of this California farmhouseallowed the wonderful view of the Topatopa Mountains inspire the rest of master bathroom, from the earthy limestone floor embedded with fossilized rocks and shells to the hand-embroidered linen draperies in a soft shade of sand.

DOMINIQUE VORILLON

In this North Dakota home, the husband and wife homeowners aimed to combine both of their tastes in this chic bathroom. The wife picked out the simple black-and-white palette, while the husband chose the wooden ceiling.

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Best of Both Worlds

In this North Dakota home, the husband and wife homeowners aimed to combine both of their tastes in this chic bathroom. The wife picked out the simple black-and-white palette, while the husband chose the wooden ceiling.

COREY GAFFER
 Gilded sconces, antique mirrors, and English countryside prints make this petite powder room feel curated—"like you've stepped into a boutique hotel," says Jason, the owner of this Catskills home.

Elegant Green

Gilded sconces, antique mirrors, and English countryside prints make this petite powder room feel curated—”like you’ve stepped into a boutique hotel,” says Jason, the owner of this Catskills home.

This master bath's characterless vanity got the boot and was replaced with a dresser scored on Craigslist for $35. Husband Jeff reworked it to accommodate a sink and sealed it with Waterlox to withstand splashes.

Upcycled Dresser Vanity

This master bath‘s characterless vanity got the boot and was replaced with a dresser scored on Craigslist for $35. Husband Jeff reworked it to accommodate a sink and sealed it with Waterlox to withstand splashes.

DAVID LAND
The owners of this charming California bungalow replaced the master bathroom door with a toile curtain to improve traffic flow in the cramped space.
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Maximizing Small Space

The owners of this charming California bungalow replaced the master bathroom door with a toile curtain to improve traffic flow in the cramped space.

ROGER DAVIES
With a whopping seven windows, the master bathroom of this California Wine Country home presented a serious design challenge: the homeowner didn't want to hang blinds because of the light and the stunning views, but with a guest cottage located just north of the bathroom, they needed some privacy. The ingenious solution: Suspend West Elm mirrors from the ceiling with pulleys (purchased from a hardware store and spray-painted black) and thick sisal rope (also from a hardware store).
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DIY Bathroom Mirrors

With a whopping seven windows, the master bathroom of this California Wine Country homepresented a serious design challenge: the homeowner didn’t want to hang blinds because of the light and the stunning views, but with a guest cottage located just north of the bathroom, they needed some privacy. The ingenious solution: Suspend West Elmmirrors from the ceiling with pulleys (purchased from a hardware store and spray-painted black) and thick sisal rope (also from a hardware store).

Television star Mike Wolfe brought in a vintage Stetson cowboy hat ad and displayed his wife's hats on antique millinery stands to incorporate found objects.

Vintage Finds

Television star Mike Wolfe brought in a vintage Stetson cowboy hat ad and displayed his wife’s hats on antique millinery stands to incorporate found objects.

BRIAN WOODCOCK