Is it time to remodel your bathroom?

Your bathroom is one of the most important rooms in the house. You need to make sure that you have the latest and greatest designs to make it enjoyable.

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Contemporary bathrooms have all the bells and whistles that make it nice when you have to spend some time in there. If you’re not sure what to do to create a modern bathroom, we’re here to help.

Continue reading this article and we will go over the essential design elements for a modern bathroom.

1. Clean Lines

When you’re looking at ideas for a modern bathroom, you notice a common theme, i.e., clean lines. You need to look at the lines for everything in your bathroom from the cabinets and fixtures to the toilet.

Yes, even toilets can have clean lines that make them look updated and modern.

One of the things you can do to make sure you get clean lines in your bathroom is to focus on minimalism. The fewer things you have in the room—the less there is to make things look messy.

2. Simple Lighting

You don’t have to go overboard with your lighting. In fact, going overboard takes away from the look of a modern bathroom.

Keeping the lighting simple by allowing in more natural light through windows and skylights can reduce the number of light fixtures you need in the room. When the sun goes down, you don’t need too much extra lighting. Some non-ornate light fixtures will do the trick to keep things lit during the evening and night.

3. Authentic and Essential

The theme for a modern bathroom is authentic and essential. When it comes to ideas for a modern bathroom, whatever materials you use will be presented as such. If you’re using concrete, wood, granite, stone, or any other material, it is going to be obvious that it is what it is.

In other words, you shouldn’t try to pass off laminate flooring as wood or try to make Formica look like granite.

Other things you won’t see in modern bathroom designs are moldings or ornamental accents. The only things that are going to be in the room are things that are necessary for the function of the room.

4. Built-In Contrast

The built-in contrast in many modern bathrooms adds the necessary drama in the design. You don’t need to put a bunch of decor in the bathroom because the contrast does the decorating for you.

You might want to put a few accent pieces here and there, but too much is going to ruin the overall look of your modern space.

5. Openness

While other types of designs focus on how many things you can put in them and clutter up the available space, it’s not like that with modern looking bathrooms. They focus on keeping as much openness as possible.

You don’t have to worry about stepping on baskets of decorations or some other decor—because it’s not there.

6. Bright Colors

Since there isn’t a bunch of stuff in the way trying to steal the show, you can go bold with the colors in your bathroom. If you have a favorite bright color, then why not pick a counter, vanity or sink cabinets to cover with it?

When you use bright colors in a small space like a bathroom, it’s going to make a big difference in the look and feel of it.

7. Embrace Polished Chrome

Polished chrome is one of the most common materials you’ll see with contemporary fixtures. It gives the bathroom a finished look and it is long-lasting as well, so that’s a major bonus.

If you want easy cleaning paired with a good look, then chrome should definitely be in your top list of materials for faucets and fixtures.

8. Statement Sinks

Who wants a boring old sink just because it is functional? Not a modern bathroom owner—that’s for sure.

Many modern homes will have vessel sinks in their bathrooms. You’ll also see interesting types of faucets that will pair well with the sinks such as a waterfall faucet.

If you’re going to have a beautiful vanity top, this might not be the best option for you. On the other hand, if you are getting something that is a little boring for the vanity top, then this can be the perfect fit.

9. Glass-Door Shower

When you have a modern bathroom, it’s almost essential to have a glass-door shower. Make sure the shower is as large as possible since that adds to the look of the bathroom. Most people opt to go with a lower step-in shower and may even put a seat in the back.

Tile is almost always the material of choice for glass-door showers, but you can get creative if you so choose to.

10. Tile Everywhere

Behind the glass-shower door isn’t the only place tile makes itself at home. Many bathrooms that lean toward the modern design use tile throughout them. You will find various sizes of tile from tiny, medium, large, to even oversized.

Many times these tiles don’t have a lot of color, but from time to time, people will choose to create an accent wall with them.

Designing Contemporary Bathrooms to Fit a Beautiful Home

When you put time and energy into creating contemporary bathrooms that are going to meet your needs, it’s worth the investment. Being able to enter your bathroom and like what you’re looking at is a must.

The function and convenience you get from a modernized bathroom are also important and now you know what you need to do. If you need more help with design and other topics, we are here to help. Keep reading our blog for the information you need.