No one ever regretted having an extra bathroom when guests come to visit. A guest bathroom keeps wait times for facilities short and can offer convenience on an extra floor of the house. Since this is a room where house guests are alone and free to linger over the details, this is a space that calls for special care and attention. If you’re short on inspiration, then fear not. This collection of 40 guest bathroom ideas comes with tips to help you design yours. We’ll explore half and full guest bathrooms to suit homes of all sizes. There’s a mixed bag of styles too, including modern, rustic, boho, industrial, and more.
Make it all about the art. Here, humorous animal portraits form murals for the vanity area. Two bathroom mirrors form 3D spectacles over the furry friends.
Rustic brick walls give a room instant depth. Install a stone bathroom basin to complement the rugged look.
Assemble a tall focal point with a full-length vanity mirror and a slender modern pedestal sink design. Use slatted wall panels or fluted gypsum on the vertical plane to draw the eye up.
Create a cool colour clash with mauve bathroom paint and teal tiles.
Add edge-to-edge tiling to fashion a cohesive look all round. It will expand the sense of space in a small room. Continue the same tile design within small storage nooks inside the shower or above a toilet cistern concealment wall.
Position a freestanding bathtub directly underneath the bathroom window to be bathed in sunlight as well as bubbles.
Build a hip-height planter inside of the shower area to enjoy a border of vibrant colour and natural texture.
Go glamorous with gold or brass cabinet hardware, an intricate mirror design, and an abundance of floral displays.
Add the arch trend to your guest bathroom with precise paintwork or a mixed material wet wall. Complement with a rounded racetrack-shaped mirror and an elegantly arched faucet.
Light and laconic bathrooms conjure feelings of peace and serenity. Achieve a simple yet stylish look with textured wall stucco.
Hang an eye-catching bathroom chandelier and arrange a blaze of candlelight to set the scene for a luxurious bubble bath.
Gallery walls aren’t just for the living room. Mount a display of art prints or photography around a small powder room to create interest.
Another arched bathroom decor concept, this time with a deeply framed vanity area.
Make every morning sunny with a bright yellow bathroom palette.
This minimalist bathroom transitions from a simple design into something extraordinary with a wall of patterned stucco.
Curate a boho bathroom design with straw sunburst mirrors and natural wood elements.
The colour red can be restful when applied as mood lighting.
Play with pattern. This concept combines linearity and arches in a shapely counteraction.
Make a solid statement with luxe stone combinations.
Cut through strong colours with fresh white pauses to maintain a clean look in a guest bathroom.
Another marble-filled bathroom design, this time with a matching marble bathtub.
Let your mood define your daily bathroom colour scheme with colour-changing LEDs.
An effective bathroom design can be more about what is subtracted than what is added. See more ideas for minimalist bathrooms.
Ground a luxury bathroom design with a cool concrete floor screed.
Introduce wooden rustic gems to earth a gold and green bathroom decor scheme.
Allow a linear vanity unit to float free of the wall at one end to break up the boundary.
You don’t have to forgo the vanity mirror when wide windows replace walls. Source a suspension-mount mirror or a ceiling-mounted version.
Go gothic with highly decorative wall mirrors and candelabra wall sconces.
An ensuite bathroom becomes a special feature in a guest bedroom when connected by glass walls or an open plan arrangement.
Construct an industrial bathroom with raw concrete walls and stainless steel sanitaryware. This design ditches the obligatory vanity mirror and replaces it with a message of self-confidence: “You look fine”!
