Bathroom Trends to Watch for 2023

Natural beauty, luxurious comfort, and bold design features—what turns our living areas and bedrooms into sanctuaries can also be used in bathroom design, with gorgeous results.

Bathrooms are no longer an afterthought; their design is integrated into the look and feel of the whole house. They're havens of rest and renewal where you'll want to spend an hour or two.

 

Exciting Bathroom Trends 2023

There is something for everyone in new bathroom design trends, whether your aesthetic is minimalist or modern, rustic or boho.

Streamlined fixtures, strong and simple shapes for freestanding baths and basins, and frameless glass showers are key elements of the minimalist appeal. Oversized tiles for floors and walls simplify the look.

At the other extreme, lovers of color and complexity are having fun with bold wallpapers, tiles with geometric patterns, antiques repurposed as vanities, and accent rugs replacing bath mats. Victorian and nature-inspired patterns have made a strong comeback.

More than ever, nature is being invited indoors, with floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant live plants, and wood and stone surfaces.

 

Bathroom Trends That Raise the Bar

There's a drive toward originality in our home designs, and one way this is being expressed in bathrooms is in the choice of natural stone surfaces that catch and move the eye—bold veined marble and quartzite, travertine, and terrazzo in varied colors.

Another popular choice is anthracite, or hard charcoal, a dark gray stone ideal for bathrooms because of its resistance to heat and moisture. Stone is being sculpted into furniture, like custom shower benches, or all-in-one marble sinks and vanities.

Modern bathroom decor ideas incorporate wood in accessories, decor, and even flooring. Bamboo and walnut vanities are challenging the ubiquitous white, though white bathrooms are a timeless classic.

There's more variety in lighting choices than ever, including backlit mirrors, slimline wall sconces to add touches of both light and decor, and statement chandeliers for instant glamor.

 

Bathroom Mirror Trends

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Bathroom mirror design ideas are trending toward bigger is better, with mirrors rising high to catch more light, and sometimes taking up all the space above the vanity, even wall to wall. Mirrors can also be used in other bathroom locations for convenience, and to create the appearance of more space.

A MirrorMate custom frame elevates bathroom design by turning a mirror into an art piece, either to harmonize with a dominant wood or metal in other bathroom features or to make a unique statement.

In a modern bathroom with black fixtures, the Annandale Slim Black Frame would be a perfect blend, while the Portage Moonlight Silver Frame would add welcome texture and shine, and you could repeat the silver in a few clean-lined accessories.

For a bathroom focused on old-world charm, a repurposed dresser could be painted sage or tea green, and new knobs or pulls chosen to match the Grandezza Aged Silver Mirror Frame. Rustic shower tiles could repeat the green, and a clawfoot tub with brushed nickel hardware would echo the frame's mellowed silver. Victorian wallpaper in a bold flora and fauna-inspired pattern would complete the look.

 

Trending Bathroom Colors

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While the white, gray, and black palette remains classic, many bathrooms are making bold use of color. Art is being celebrated, with paintings on walls, sculptures on shelves, handwoven baskets holding linens, and handmade tiles featured in key locations.

Bathroom color ideas include rich earth tones, coastal blues, and greens of all sorts, echoing the emphasis on nature. Another trend is a very pale peach, one step warmer than a blush pink with the same charm.

Gold and champagne metals are adding warm accents to the traditional chrome and industrial black already popular, and since metals can be mixed, no one has to narrow down to just one.

 

2023 Bathroom Trends to Create a Sanctuary

The stresses of modern life have created more need than ever for places of sanctuary, where we can feel safe, have privacy, and decompress. Larger portions of design budgets are going toward making bathrooms that kind of place.

Freestanding bathtubs may take center stage in a large bathroom, or be featured by a window with a fabulous view. The tub may be paired with a small table, where candles, wine, and books can be near at hand. A tray that is placed across the top of the tub, or a low wall shelf nearby, can serve the same purpose.

Some couples have primary bathrooms designed not only with separate sinks but separate toilets and vanities too, perhaps with a common shower in between.

 

Spa-Inspired Bathroom Ideas 2023

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New bathroom style draws from the best in luxury hotel bathrooms and spas to create a retreat experience at home. Some popular features are infrared saunas, specialty makeup mirrors, music speakers, dual shower heads, side sprays, and steam showers.

Bathrooms that have the space often feature a comfortable fabric chair and a plush rug. Large, plush white towels are popular.

More texture, color, and light are employed to bring deeper comfort and serenity. More patterns and art pieces are added to personalize the space.

Form, as well as function, is increasingly important in hardware. One of the most popular choices for faucets are open spout mixer faucets—the top half of the faucet is removed to reveal the cascading water beneath a single lever.

 

2023 Bathrooms - Curated Space for Rest and Renewal

From nature-inspired colors to stone and wood surfaces to bold artistic statements—bathrooms have never been more comfortable or more fun to relax in. Mirrors are a focal point in any bathroom, so a welcome addition to any style of bathroom is a well-chosen MirrorMate frame.

MirrorMate makes shopping easy, with a drop-down menu that lets you choose frames by color, price, width, name, or decor style, and the makeover page illustrates the difference a good frame can make to the look of your bathroom. The design help page can also answer many of your questions. Installation is easy, DIY, and doesn't require any tools except a small hammer. The installation kit provides everything else you'll need.