Loos so lavish, the toilet paper might as well be high-thread count.
When you fantasize about your dream modern bathroom, what comes to mind? Perhaps swapping your view of the medicine cabinet for a panorama of Los Angeles? Trading a wait for the sink for your own private en suite? Or stretching out in a deep tub ensconced in swirling marble walls? Extraordinary features like these can transform an ordinary, utilitarian bathroom into an ultraspecial space you never want to leave. Bathroom Marble Effect Tiles
We have great news for you. Sometimes all it takes are a few additions to get the look. “Modern design is practical and can seamlessly incorporate a classic bath with modern taps and joinery to create a more eclectic look, or even the shape of a tile can add a modern twist,” says London-based designer Kelly Hoppen, whose luxury bathroom projects would make Kendall Roy jealous. Hoppen advises bathroom renovators to focus on clean lines and all the little details.
“Lighting plays a crucial role and should be as hidden as possible,” she explains. “Avoid overusing patterns or shades, as this can disrupt the sleek, modern look. The goal is to maintain simplicity and elegance throughout the design.”
Ready to talk specifics? Whether you’re taking on an ambitious remodel of your entire home or simply retiling your bathroom, the pages of ELLE DECOR are a great place to start. Below, we’ve gathered 65 luxurious modern bathroom styles from our favorite designers. Go ahead—soak it all in.
Ready for your sophisticated era? The primary bathroom of this Gatsby-era mansion is as dapper as its homeowner, ELLE DECOR A-List designer Alfredo Paredes. But don’t assume you need Copacabana honed marble-lined walls to have this look. An open-shelved wood cabinet functions as a vanity, overseen by Urban Archaeology sconces and towering twin mirrors. Bathroom goals.
The fact that this bathroom hovers 53 floors above Manhattan actually isn’t the most interesting thing about it. An evening at this Kelly Behun–designed retreat means soaking in a custom metallic tub beside a plush vintage Claude Bleynie tapestry. Our favorite detail? The idiosyncratic Janny Baek glass flower vase that brings a touch of sculptural oddity to the otherwise opulent space.
Grace Jones makes for a worthy companion amid your bathroom break at Eric Egan’s 1890s Milan flat. The bold blue and yellow portrait works well against the room’s statement-worthy Fromental wallpaper. We especially admire Egan’s confident combination of wallpaper motifs and the Moroccan floor tiles, a pairing that creates a delightful tension.
The case could always be made for a bold, monochromatic color moment that refuses to go unnoticed. In his French apartment, homeowner and Rinck president Valentin Goux covered the spacious primary bathroom in bold Yves Klein blue tiles, a satisfying juxtaposition amid the apartment’s warmer hues. “The colors become cooler in the private areas of the apartment,” Goux says. “It’s a bit more calm, though still colorful, and reminds us of the bathrooms we had as kids.”
Marble has been used in home interiors for millennia—and if it’s good enough for Rome’s best architects, it’s good enough for Kelly Wearstler, who clad the walls of this Toronto bathroom in elegant Calacatta viola marble. These deeply veined walls, reaching well beyond the standard ceiling height, are punctuated by a Lazzarini & Pickering pouf.
In a bathroom of a Toronto home designed by Kelly Wearstler, the floors, walls, and ceiling are all clad in oblong tiles in alternating shades of blue—a stylish (and Wearstlerian) twist on a washroom classic. Checkmate!
The freestanding marble shower of an apartment in Poland designed by Paradowski Studio is an ultraluxe addition to the primary bathroom. The move is a smart way to organize the home’s private spaces, while accentuating the towering ceilings.
In the powder room of an Upper East Side apartment designed by Patrick Mele, the walls and ceiling are color blocked in various bright shades. The best part? This is a look that would be a snap to DIY.
Designer Augusta Hoffman elevated an ordinary space by employing not one but three types of stone in the powder room of her Manhattan apartment, from the floor to the wainscoting to the rustic sink.
Generous glazed doors in the primary bathroom of a Los Angeles home designed by Studio Mellone and Woods + Dangaran adds the ultimate luxury to the space: nature. But, of course, we also would gladly take the deep Waterworks tub, in addition to the view of the olive tree.
In a San Antonio house designed by Lake | Flato, the powder room is sheathed in custom cactus-covered wallpaper to add personality—and nod to the arid vegetation outside the home.
Look closely and this Italian bathroom follows a relatively traditional format: white enclosure, white fixtures, and tile. But its designer, Filippo Chia, gave it an old-world aura with an 18th-century Murano mirror and glorious 19th-century antique tiles.
In the primary bathroom of the ELLE DECOR Penthouse, designed by Fox Nahem, double vanity sinks—set in a sculptural stone monolith—give the ultimate luxury experience, not to mention ample me-time.
The homeowners of this Park City, Utah, winter retreat were enchanted with Japanese culture after a memorable visit to the country. So they tapped the design firm Electric Bowery to recreate its bathing culture in their bathroom. Here, an ofuro-style cedar tub takes centerstage atop a platform clad in softly gleaming black limestone tile.
Designer Mark Grattan went the extra mile in designing the home of sports legends Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird: In the couple’s bathroom, he eschewed traditional tile for a soothing sage micro-mosaic composed of teeny glass tiles from Sicis. We’re here for these types of small wins.
Painting your bathroom walls in white (in this case, Benjamin Moore’s White Dove), as ELLE DECOR A-Lister Richard Mishaan did here, makes for a sublime and moving bathing experience. The tub is by Duravit, and the antique mirrors are Italian.
In a bathroom this minimal, let the lips do the talking. The tile Eva Bradley chose is from Porcelanosa, the tub is LaCava, the marble side table is from Anthem, and the linens are from Room & Board. The artwork includes five Lips by Angela Blehm.
For a couple of maximalist makeup magnates, ELLE DECOR A-Lister Mary McDonald opted for a dramatic marble archway to frame the vanity. The bathroom also has a custom counter and mirror by Urban Archaeology and a faucet by Waterworks. The stool is from Carl Moore Antiques, the sconces are by Ralph Lauren Home, and the pendant is by the Urban Electric Co.
If you make the semicircular brick arch, veined orb pendant, and wall of subway tiles white, then a black tub is compulsory. The tub, fittings, and tiles in this bathroom by ELLE DECOR A-Listers Ashe Leandro are all by Waterworks, and the vintage light fixture is from JF Chen.
Ever get the feeling that you’re not being watched? Jewelry designer Matthew Harris shows us that there’s an easy fix for that: In his primary bathroom, hand-painted Portuguese tiles depict a man in 18th-century garb. The bathtub, rain shower, and fixtures are by Roca.
Rachel Silva, the Assistant Digital Editor at ELLE DECOR, covers design, architecture, trends, and anything to do with haute couture. She has previously written for Time, The Wall Street Journal, and Citywire.
Charles Curkin is ELLE Decor's Articles Editor, covering everything related to luxury watches, design, and travel, and has previously written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Paris Review.
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