Minimalist bathrooms ideas and designs are functional, precise and often stark. The neat and uncluttered styling is achieved by eliminating most of the décor or using functional items to double as décor. The result is pleasant, roomy and efficient bathrooms. However, many also conceive minimalism as bleak and harsh. Here are some minimalist bathroom ideas and designs that will improve the looks of your minimalist bathroom and let you enjoy the efficiency of minimalism too!

1.       A Hint of Rustic

Add an interesting twist to your minimalist bathroom – a touch of rustic. This cool and minimalist bathroom gets a bucolic touch from the wood shelf that serves as the sink counter. A few potted plants add pops of colour and a refreshing look.

2.       Beautiful Grey

This very modern bathroom features grey walls, wood-themed flooring, modern-rustic shelves and charming rustic décor. The extraordinary lighting installations that include the behind-the-mirror mood lights and the remarkable silver pin-drop lights give the room an edgy modern and captivating vibe.

3.       Excellent Cabinetry

Take the boredom out of your modern minimalist bathroom with sharp and exceptional cabinetry. The precise cabinetry and warm wood tones of this minimalist bathroom counter the cool and mainstream clean white walls and black and grey accents.

4.       Marbled Opulence

Marble is a classy, beautiful and timeless bathroom feature. Adding marble to your modern and minimalist bathroom will instantly inject a luxurious and elegant look while keeping the clean lines and uncluttered styling of minimalism.

5.       Vintage Modern Fusion

A few vintage pieces added to the bright and modern bathroom interiors give it a unique and captivating look. This modern bathroom features white walls and ceilings, grey patterned flooring, a geometric chandelier, a pair of old-fashioned paned windows and an eye-catching vintage and golden faucet ensemble.

6.       Blue Subway

The bright yet cool blue subway tile shower walls give generic modern finishes of this bathroom a colourful lift. The cerulean and cobalt blue shades are the perfect mix of cool and bright to give the minimalist room a stunning, modern and colourful accent.  

7.       Something Creative and Surprising

A surprising feature will give any room an instant boost. This creative and astonishing carved stone counter and sink will simply take your breath away. The creativity of the chipped counter gave the extremely minimalist room a surprising and scruffy detail.

8.       Bronzed Sanctuary

Brighten up your minimalist bathroom with colours! While minimalist colouring themes are confined to the neutrals, this desert-inspired colour palette includes warm orange and bronze tones. Shades of sandstone, clay, ochre and sunrise orange give warmth and brilliance to the all-white interior.

9.       Stunning Floors

Give your generic minimalist bathroom a lift, from the floor. This polished bathroom features clean white walls, elegant cabinetry and classy accents. But it is its stunning flooring of white and grey tiles that lifts the humdrum design to impeccable styling.

10.   Featured Pink

Take your modern minimalist bathroom design out of the ordinary by injecting a surprising touch of colour. This modern bathroom features the usual greys, whites, wood tones of minimalism. But it is the pastel pink accent wall that gives the room its unique and beautiful look.

11.   Rugged Moroccan

This modern minimalist bathroom takes the monastic, austere and rugged styling. Taking minimalism literally, the concrete walls are left raw with a portion etched with Moroccan patterns, the sink counter is a rugged slab of wood and the floor bare. The look is exotic, mysterious and beautiful.

12.   Cooper Fixtures

Austere and raw, minimalist and modern. This edgy modern bathroom design includes grey stone walls, a mother-of-pearl feature wall and beautiful copper fixtures. The muted sheen of copper complements and adds colour to the cool austerity of the grey stone interiors.

13.   The Spa Comfort

Add comfort elements to your modern bathroom. This spa-inspired bath features white subway tiled walls, black floor, potted plants, wood accents and a lot of relaxing add-ons. Keep the room neat and clutter-free by adding enough storage and organisers.

14.   Shower Skylight

Adding a shower skylight is a great solution to brightening dark, end-of-the-room showers. This rather narrow bathroom is made to look bigger with the bright and well-lighted shower, glass shower screen, white and grey scheme and clean walls.

15.   Classy Grey

A beautiful bathroom – classic colours, efficient floorplan, elegant design. The walls and floors are in classic grey slate, plant accents and wood elements give the room a cool earthy look. The frameless shower screen is effective without dividing the room and making it look small.  

16.   Zen Indulgence

Luxurious as it is minimalist, elegant as it is nature inspired. This garden-inspired design includes a pebbled floor, skylights that let in ample lighting, stone accents, a stone-carved tub and a huge bonsai tree. Communing with nature has never been more comfortable.  

17.   Pebbled Elegance

This all-white bathroom is far from boring and ascetic. The room gets a lot of elegant points from its vintage glass chandelier and classic arched windows. The modern tub and shower hub is accentuated by the white pebble flooring, which also provides traction and texture to the look of the room.

18.   Dramatic Burgundy

The fierceness and drama of red combined with the strength and consistency of stone results in powerful and intense interior design. The cool of granite contrasts with the warmth of burgundy. Keep accents and décor to a minimum so as not to overwhelm the design and room interiors.

19.   Pretty and Polished

Elegant, delicate and breathtaking. The delicate lavender shade of the walls is the perfect backdrop for the elegant marble and burnished gold accents of the room. A pretty wall feature frame seals in the graceful look.

20.   Decorate with Plants

You can easily transform a boring minimalist bathroom into a warm and colourful hub by adding plants. A few hung or potted plants or wall creepers will add colour and help freshen the air in the bathroom. This modern bath gets a lot of design boost from the rustic touches and potted greens.

21.   Glass Shower Screens

Shower partitions and screens are more bathroom essentials than trimmings. It manages water splashes and floor mess. However, they can also congest the room and make it look crowded and smaller. The minimalist solution is the frameless glass shower screen. Performs its purpose without dividing the room.

22.   Black and White Chic

The black and white combi is a classic and dependable to deliver effortless chic. This modern take of the classic look in a bathroom includes different shapes and tile texture. The black hexagonal floor tiles are also used for the feature wall, while classic white subway tiles are used for the rest of the walls.

23.   Minimalist Elegance

The minimalist bathroom need not look bare and stark. Elegance and timeless styling are incorporated into this modern minimalist bathroom. Featuring the graceful trimmings that include the stunning striped marble floor arranged in a herringbone pattern, eye-catching wood accents and a pair of classic mirrors, this is a beautiful and stylish bathroom.

24.   Portuguese Patchwork Tiles

Add an attention-grabbing Portuguese patchwork tile accent wall to upgrade your generic minimalist bathroom style. The wild patterns and bold shapes of the Portuguese tiles are perfect for the clean and orderly minimalist interiors. The stunning patterns are available in different colours or the more sedate black, grey and white.

25.   Mood Lighting

Create drama and add definition to your bathroom with mood lighting. Strategically located lights will highlight the room’s features, define the space and add drama to the interiors. Brass and glaring lights are a huge style and mood wrecker in bathrooms.

26.   All White and Bright

Clean, uncluttered, efficient. This all-white bathroom is the epitome of minimalism. Everything in the has its purpose and is made to look beautiful too. The efficient floor plan includes a glassed-in shower, a floating sink with storage drawers, a tub located at the end of the room – out of the way, strategic lighting and wide frosted glass windows.

27.   Honeycomb Ombre

Honeycomb tiles are eye-catching, trendy and whimsical. The playful shape can also be used to decorate a minimalist bathroom creatively and while keeping in with the minimalist styling. This honeycomb tile wall feature includes different tile styles and types arranged randomly to create a unique tile ombre.

28.   Monastic Calm

Experience the calm and relaxing comfort from the monastic ambience of this bathroom. The austere styling of the room includes bare concrete walls, wide and unadorned glass windows and minimalist fittings. Any design whimsy is focused on its eye-catching patchwork tiles.

29.   Luxurious Spa

A great way to upgrade the common modern minimalist bathroom is to add spa amenities and décor. This bright and welcoming bathroom features calming wood slats on the wall, tropical greens and a carved wood accent.  

30.   Play on Tiles

Different tile patterns and textures can add definition, interesting details and character to a bathroom while keeping the surfaces neat and clean. This cute and trendy bathroom at least four different tiles to highlight its sections.

31.   Marble and Glass

Classic and ethereal, beautiful and minimalist. You don’t need much decorating when using the most exquisite materials. This marble and glass bathroom features glossy marble floors and walls and a glass wall that showcases the breathtaking garden scene outside. Fittings and lighting fixtures are kept low-key so as not to clash with the ethereal look.

32.   Recessed Shelves

Modern, functional and practical. The use of built-in storage saves space and adds to the character of the room. Recessed shelves are trendy as they are efficient in taking advantage of awkward spaces. You can add shelves in the shower area, on the partitions and walls.

33.   Pastel Perfect

Turn up the cool factor of your modern minimalist bathroom by adding something bright and colourful to the mix. This Scandinavian inspired bathroom includes modern minimalist elements like the space-enhancing mirror wall, clean lines and uncluttered spaces. Eye-catching light fixtures and the pastel blue accent wall bring in the modern and trendy vibe.

34.   The Sunken Tub

This bathroom has the most interesting pieces that defy convention – a stunning floor chandelier, a full-glass wall, bare concrete ceiling and sink counter and a sunken tub. The result is a spacious and tranquil room – no clutter and no unnecessary features. Just peace, comfort and functionality.

35.   Wood in the Shower

A surprising factor often defines the styling. Wood is the last element you would expect in a shower, making this wood-themed shower the highlight of the bathroom. The dark warm tones of the wood tiles are the perfect contrast to the bright interiors, pulling down the white glare a notch.

36.   A Beautiful Rug

Instantly upgrade your generic modern minimalist bathroom by adding a beautiful rug. The rug is a versatile, colourful and easy add-on that will instantly change the room from ordinary to exceptional. This coral rug highlights the room and brings out the tawny and wood tones on the interiors.

37.   Tropical Luxury

Bring in the wild into your minimalist interiors. The neat and orderly interiors can benefit from a little untamed ruffle. Adding a shelf for tropical greens creates a welcome disruption from the neat and consistent walls. The rain shower head completes the warm and mysterious tropical forest vibe.

38.   A Rough Wall

A rough accent wall gives a variation to the glossy and smooth minimalist walls. This stone wall and complemented by the rough wood beam gives the modern minimalist interiors an exciting element and the charming bucolic look.

39.   Elegant Mother of Pearls

A classy way to upgrade the all-white bathroom. Mother-of-pearl tiles are elegant and exquisite. Its dull-white sheen is timeless, luxurious and will complement any interior design or look. This mother-of-pearl mosaic accent wall adds elegant detail to the otherwise humdrum white bathroom.

40.   Charming Farmhouse

Give your modern minimalist bathroom the charms of farmhouse styling. White shake shingle themed tiles, rustic baskets, a vintage tin lamp, towel ladder, jute floor mat and wood accents give the room a charming and welcoming look.

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