Bathroom Design Trends for 2023

Check Out the Hottest Bathroom Design Trends of the Year

The bathroom might not be the most widely viewed part of our home, but it sure is important to you. A space where we seek a quiet moment of solitude, or find solace in a ritual as mundane, yet invigorating as bathing or brushing our teeth, it’s a place where we go to feel calm and centred. If you’re seeking to create a place of refuge in your home, it makes sense to update your bathroom space.  The bathroom is one place where you can elevate the basic necessities to make it feel like a luxurious oasis.

If you’re planning on refreshing or renovating your bathroom in the near future, you’ll want to keep an eye out for what’s trending. Design trends for  2023 bathrooms are embracing natural materials and tiles as focal points.

One of the biggest trends for 2023 is curved fittings. Vanities, glass shower panels, archways and mirrors with gentle curves add a sense of luxury and relaxation to the bathroom. They also help to create a more spacious feel, as straight lines can often make a room feel smaller.

Bathroom designs in 2023 will continue to build on styles that have emerged since the pandemic. Clean lines, easy-maintenance materials and heavy doses of natural colours will ensure your bathroom is stylish and functional.

According to top interior designers, modern blue, light green, and warmer neutral bathroom colour schemes are popular in 2023. In a similar fashion, shades like taupe, all-white bathrooms, and warm natural undertones are also trending this year.

When it comes to colours, choosing a neutral palette will ensure that you have a timeless bathroom design throughout the years. To check out our full range CLICK HERE.

1. Natural stone

Using natural stone adds value to a space that makes it feel unique, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing, and that’s here to stay in 2023. A beautiful stone can really set the tone for your space and it says a lot about your individual style.

2. Handmade or imperfect tiles

The impact of your bathroom tile cannot be underestimated. Handmade or imperfect tiles add to the tactile nature and can draw attention to the ever so slight colour differences giving a lived in feel rather than the perfect wall and floor tiles. The lean towards textural materials and warming up spaces so they don’t feel clinical is what people are aiming to achieve in their bathrooms.

3. Earthy colours

Bathrooms in 2023 is will see a move away from the stark white to a more layered, inviting combination of earthy tones like chocolate brown, caramel, terracotta, sand and creamy off-white.  These earthy tones are appearing in natural tiles, marble and concrete baths and basins.

4. Retro appeal

Post-pandemic trends are also seeing a retro design style revamp.  Bright colours and mosaics create the warm, lived in feel of days gone by.

5. Woodworks

One of the fastest ways to add in warmth to a bathroom space? Timber, whether it be floors, cabinets or accessories. Even a minimalist look can still use timber accents throughout a bathroom but with a white oak look and fluted panelling, it is still a modern representation.

6. Pick a Colour codes

Calm, neutral palettes will remain a popular choice for bathrooms throughout 2023, but the addition of bold colours will be prominent in individual style choices. These bold colours may be in the form of tiles or styling.

7. Smart features

With the increase in technology, people are experimenting with features and appliances that you would find at a luxury spa treatment. The addition of steam showers with aromatherapy and bathtubs with features like air jets to make their bathrooms provide a more spa-like experience and ultimately enhance the experience in their own homes.

The bathroom is synonymous with sanctuary and relaxation, and as this is a shared space, we can expect to see larger bathrooms.

8. Tapware

The final piece to the bathroom design puzzle is the selection of tapware.  This includes style, finish and functionality.  Many modern bathrooms are opting for open or walk-in showers which requires a shower system to suit.  These grand bathrooms are also opting for more than one shower outlet and so matching your tapware is even more important.  With the introduction of coloured PVD finishes there is the option to make your tapware the hero pieces in your design.  Pick a Coloured trends have been for brass tapware and the introduction of gunmetal has seen this colour being incorporated more often as the colour lends itself to many different colour palettes.

At Barben, we are at the forefront of both design and trends for bathrooms in 2023.  We have a vast range of styles and colours of tapware.  We also hold the Australian patent for the Shield Tapware system allowing our end users to effortlessly change the colour of their tapware to suit design trends.

Design trends are a wonderful starting point for those who want to achieve a certain style, however, an individual design style should never be limited by the imagination.