7 Bold Bathroom Designs That Break All the Rules with Contrasting Materials
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7 Bold Bathroom Designs That Break All the Rules with Contrasting Materials

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Summary:

  • Bathrooms can be design-forward spaces with dramatic material contrasts rather than sterile environments

  • Seven global examples showcase unexpected combinations of textures, colors, and materials in bathroom design

  • Contrasting elements include stainless steel with wood, concrete with sleek fixtures, and retro colors with natural materials

  • Each design rejects uniformity through intentional mismatching and juxtaposition of different surfaces

  • Projects span multiple countries including USA, Belgium, Romania, Spain, France, South Africa, and the UK

This lookbook showcases bathrooms with unexpected textural, material, and color combinations, creating dramatic schemes in spaces typically known for sterility.

Bathrooms are often overlooked in home design due to their functional nature, but these examples prove they can be just as design-forward as any other room.

Floating Farmhouse, USA, by Tom Givone

Floating Farmhouse by Tom Givone

Glossy brown floorboards contrast with a clean stainless steel shell wrapping around an antique bathtub salvaged from a New York City tenement building.

OL6, Belgium, by Jan Lefevere

OL6 by Jan Lefevere

Bubblegum-blue flooring from the original 1960s dental practice facade contrasts with a bath featuring dimensional stained plywood side panels.

Curciu Guesthouse, Romania, by Modul 28

The Curciu Fortified Church Ensemble by Modul 28

Pale timber with natural grain contrasts with corrugated yellow metal panels lining the shower interior in this church rectory conversion.

House of Three Patios, Spain, by Twobo Arquitectura

Casa Tres Patis by Twobo Architectura

Roughly-finished concrete walls juxtapose against a sleek stainless steel sink, completed by three different tile types for an intentionally mismatched aesthetic.

Vipp Townhouse, France, by Julie Cloos Mølsgaard

Red marble shower in Vipp Townhouse

Conventional wooden floorboards pair with distinctive red marble fittings, including a ring-shaped shower base with striated rose-and-grey coloring.

Tembo Tembo Lodge, South Africa, by Studio Asaï

Bathroom interior of Tembo Tembo lodge by Studio Asai

Dark green walls, wooden panels, and a stone sink create an earthy conjunction, with natural stripes appearing in both the marble basin and wood grain.

Primrose Hill Townhouse, UK, by Studio Hagen Hall

Bathtub with shower curtain

Cork tiles cover the floor and bathtub sides, contrasting with a baby pink curtain and block peach-colored cabinets in this 1970s Californian modernism-inspired space.

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