Six updates to give your bathroom that spa touch: From sleek showers and voluptuous tubs to earthy colours
- The bathroom trends to channel – and the ones to leave behind
- READ MORE: Bright fittings are the biggest interiors story of the year
FINGER TILES
Iggy gloss tiles, £99 per sq m, mandarinstone.com
Also known as kit-kat tiles, these are a step on from classic metro rectangles. With their slender, stick-like dimensions they are best displayed vertically en masse to create an accent wall or shower backdrop that will draw the eye upwards.
Opt for neutral or muted colours to make an impact without overpowering the space. If your bathroom is compact, a gloss finish will help to bounce the light around.
SHOWSTOPPER TUBS
A hand-painted tub by drummonds-uk.com adds a fun splash of pink to an otherwise opulent scheme
A freestanding bathtub anchors the space and, due to its size, provides the focal point of a room. Thankfully we’re moving away from classic white. These days, for a standout soak you can go for daring transparent tubs or those that add a flash of colour.
Handily, painting a bathtub is one of the easiest, cheapest hacks, provided you have the correct finish: you’ll need tile-friendly paint such as the chalk paint range at anniesloan.co.uk.
Here, a hand-painted tub by drummonds-uk.com adds a fun splash of pink to an otherwise opulent scheme.
SKINNY SHOWERS
To save on space, forgo shower doors in favour of a walk-in design, or a shower curtain
Those with compact bathrooms, rejoice. Slender showers are in vogue, and what they lack in surface area they gain in design.
The trick is to make the shower the focal point of the room by covering its walls in eye-catching colourful or patterned tiles.
Having limited space to play with can work in your favour as you can afford to go big on style without blowing the budget.
To further save on space, forgo shower doors in favour of a walk-in design like the one above, or a shower curtain – yes, they’re also making a comeback.
TERRACOTTA TONES
Go for a mix of orange accents to provide instant depth. Bertandmay.com sells a wide selection of tiles in earthy shades from £6 each
So long, sterile white. Orange is the surprising It-colour, but think less satsuma and more warming shades of terracotta, apricot and toffee.
To prevent the hue from overwhelming the space, focus on covering the lower part of the wall in darker rusty tones and team with paler colours across the upper section.
Alternatively, go for a mix of orange accents to provide instant depth. Bertandmay.com sells a wide selection of tiles in earthy shades from £6 each.
LOOK-AT-ME MARBLE
Hoxton bottle-green porcelain tiles (£50 per sq m, mandarinstone.com)
Marble is nothing new, but now takes a step back from classic carrara and veers towards statement veining paired with rich-coloured tiles, such as the Hoxton bottle-green porcelain ones above (£50 per sq m, mandarinstone.com).
To avoid ‘buyer’s remorse’, contrast the richness of the stone with unfussy surroundings so it stands out as special while also feeling restful.
If your budget can’t stretch to a marble vanity unit, try the purse-friendly marble-effect floor tiles instead. We love the Nesta porcelain version (£35 per sq m, victorianplumbing.co.uk).
THE BATHROOM TRENDS WE’RE SAYING BYE-BYE TOO…
1. Pink & green
Sorry, millennials, the reign of rose bathrooms with verdant accessories is at an end. It’s now pink or green.
2. Tropical wall murals
Avoid as you would carbs before a holiday. The vibe is now spathrooms, not jungle.
3. Chequerboard
From ceilings to floors and walls, saturation point has been reached. It’s time to move on.
4. Terrazzo
Let’s leave the holiday vibes – well, on holiday.
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