6 Top Bathroom Design Trends of 2024

Jan 10, 2024

6 Top Bathroom Design Trends of 2024

For homeowners interested in interior design, each year brings its own array of design trends. In 2023, there was an explosion in the popularity of modern white interiors, freestanding tubs, frameless mirrors, chandeliers, and warm metallic fixtures.

If you’re considering a bathroom remodel for 2024 and want to keep your space on-trend, it helps to have a working knowledge of what’s in style. Here’s an in-depth look at 2024 bathroom design trends.

Acrylic Double Ended Freestanding Soaking Bathtub

1. Intense Soaking Depth

Your bathroom space is a sanctuary from the outside world. To help escape from the stressors of everyday life, many homeowners are choosing ultra-deep tubs for an intense, immersive soaking experience.

Deep soaking tubs received a mention in the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) 2024 Bath Trends Report. The report outlines 2024 bathroom design trends, and it’s based on more than just conjecture — the results come from a survey of a wide range of design-industry professionals, including manufacturers, interior designers, architects, and contractors.

You can find one of these on-trend tubs for just about every aesthetic. Whether you’re going for modern and minimalist, quaint farmhouse or another kind of design, there’s a soaking tub for every modern bathroom.

Many high-end soaking tubs come with features that transform an ordinary bath into an experience:

Heating systems to keep water warm for extended periods
Ergonomic contours for extra-comfortable soaking
Built-in whirlpool jets
Built-in mood lighting

Extra deep soaking tubs are wonderfully comforting, but they can also do wonders for your decor. If you make the tub a focal point and surround it with ambient lighting, you can create a space that manages to be both calming and striking.

Find your own intense soaking tub: At Vintage Tub and Bath, we offer an array of soaking tubs with soaking depths ranging from 10 to over 22 inches. Our tubs come in classic white finishes, as well as a range of metallic looks, or custom painted options. To find yours, visit our bathtubs page and navigate to the filter menu on the left-hand side of the page to select your desired soaking depth.

2. Organic Materials and Textures

In 2023, minimalism was one of the primary interior design trends — at least for bathrooms. However, in 2024, bathroom design trends are moving toward one buzzword in particular: sustainability.

These sustainable bathrooms are equipped to conserve natural resources, but they also feature organic materials that bring the outdoors in. If you’re planning a bathroom renovation, you might consider adding some smart features that help the environment and save you money on your utility bill, including:

Smart toilets
Motion-activated faucets
Water-saving showerheads
Energy-efficient ventilation fans

Compared to the minimalist trends of 2023, 2024 bathroom design trends offer you exciting, nature-inspired ways to add visual interest. Color schemes with warm neutrals and other earthy tones will give your space a welcoming feel, but you can up the ante with natural textures, too. Wood, stone, and other natural materials are great — whether you’re using them to create bathroom walls, bathtub bases, or floor tiles.

Don’t forget simpler ways to create an earthy ambiance. Natural light can do a lot to enhance your showering experience, and including a few live plants will complete the look while also improving the air quality.

Acrylic Freestanding Contemporary Soaking Bathtub With Brass Tub Faucet

3. Green Color Palette

Bathroom trends for the new year aren’t just green when it comes to conservation — they’re green in color, too. Designers and homeowners alike have begun to gravitate toward green and other biophilic-inspired shades.

This is a drastic and unexpected move from 2023 when virtually every luxury bathroom featured a white interior with an ultra-minimalist look.

In the NKBA 2024 Bath Trends Report mentioned above, design professionals indicated that they’re moving away from white, the former favorite. When experts were asked to choose a favorite bathroom color, responses were broken down as follows:

Green: 35%
White: 31%
Blue: 26%
Gray: 25%

Notably, these modern green bathrooms have held onto the high-tech features found in bathrooms with ultra-modern interiors. You can still enjoy heated floors, smart toilets, and other amenities — the newer trends just create a cozier, natural look.

But how do you go about bringing green into your bathroom? Whether you’re going for an all-green, monochromatic color scheme or just want to include a few striking accents that draw the eye, here are a few suggestions:

Green floor tiles
Bathtub with a green enameled finish
A green backsplash
Green walls
Green towels or rugs

If you’re the adventurous type, it can be a lot of fun to experiment with adding green elements. Try adding one at a time and add more if needed. For example, you might start with striking green floor tiles. If the space needs more green after that, you could then go for a bathtub with a green finish.

Of course, a bathroom with a lot of green will need a neutral shade somewhere. If you really want to lean into the natural aesthetic, try beige or a pale shade of brown. If you want to ensure the space has plenty of contrast, white is still a great option.

Matte Black Exposed Porcelain Handle Shower Set With Handshower

4. Enhanced Showers

What’s better than a warm shower at the end of a long day? Take that same shower in your newly updated, super-enhanced shower. Experts who responded to the 2024 Bath Trends Report thought that shower enhancement starts with an updated bathroom configuration — 67% thought that a shower with a separate tub would be an in-demand configuration in 2024, and 57% thought a shower with a separate wet room would be.

However, new and exciting configurations are just the beginning when it comes to the exciting world of shower enhancement. Anyone gearing up for a bathroom renovation should be aware of the many features to choose from:

Rain Showerheads

Modern bathrooms are leaning toward more natural aesthetics, so it’s no wonder that rain showerheads are becoming more popular. These are broad, flat showerheads with gentle water pressure that mimics the feel of standing out in a rain shower.

Steam Showers

Steam showers have been around for years, but they’re still one of the main 2024 bathroom design trends. These showers work like traditional showers, but they’re designed to retain hot steam, creating a private spa-like experience.

If you opt for a steam shower, there’s virtually no end to your customization options. You can opt for in-shower seating, built-in aromatherapy and light therapy, and even built-in speakers.

Installing a steam shower is a major undertaking. But if you’re committed to turning your bathroom into a soothing personal sanctuary, you won’t regret it!

Doorless Showers

Doorless showers might sound strange, but design professionals seem to think they’re the future. In the NKBA survey, an overwhelming 70% of respondents preferred doorless, curbless transitions between the shower and the rest of the space. If your bathroom is a little short on space, a doorless shower can help it feel a bit bigger, too.

Intricate Tile Patterns

Enhanced showers aren’t just improved in terms of functionality — they also feature beautiful, high-end looks that will instantly elevate your bathroom’s aesthetic. In 2024, the most popular way to achieve that beauty is through patterns made of small tiles. Whether you prefer herringbone, chevron, checkers, or another design style, custom tiling can really dress up your bathroom.

A shower with an intricately tiled floor might sound like a nightmare to clean. Fortunately, there’s a way around that — most high-end tiled showers are made with very small grout lines or no grout lines at all.

Double Slipper Freestanding Acrylic Soaking Bathtub With Matte Black Faucet

5. Black Faucets

Brushed metallic faucets have long been a mainstay of bathroom design. But in 2024, it appears that things are going to be shaken up a little. Black faucets are poised to be the most popular of all — 51% of respondents in the 2024 Bath Trends Report said that black was the preferred finish for bathroom faucets.

That’s not to say that all other finishes are completely out. Nearly half of the experts surveyed (45%) said nickel and pewter were the preferred finishes.

However, a matte black finish is more at home among the earth tones found in modern bathrooms. Metal (and even brushed metal) can seem overly bright and artificial when placed alongside nature-inspired greens and browns. Matte black, like shadows in a forest, fits right in.

Find your own matte black faucet (and other fixtures): Vintage Tub and Bath is equipped to bring you the latest trends in bathroom design, and we offer a variety of faucets in matte black (and other finishes, too). Simply visit our faucets page and select “matte black” under the “finish” filter on the left.

6. Light Oak Vanities

In recent years, many bathroom vanities have featured dark-stained (or dark-painted) wooden materials. However, in 2024, the trend will likely move in the opposite direction. Light oak and other light, natural grains are coming into style. It makes sense — these light, natural materials fit right in with warm neutrals, shades of green, and other nature-inspired elements.

The 2024 Bath Trends Report also offered valuable insight into the style of bathroom vanity likely to become the most popular. A full 64% of survey respondents believed that floating vanities — legless, wall-mounted vanities that appear to “float” over the floor — will appear in more homes over the next few years.

If you’re considering a floating vanity, you might be interested in another trending feature. Many homeowners are choosing motion-sensor toe-kick lighting. This means that if you move your foot under the vanity edge (like when you walk up to it to wash your hands), a light comes on. It might seem like an unusual feature, but it’s very helpful if you need to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night!

Lastly, if you’re considering a light oak vanity, you might want to know which countertop materials are included in the 2024 bathroom design trends. Thus far, all signs point to quartz. In the NKBA survey, an astonishing 81% of respondents said that quartz was shaping up to be the trendiest vanity-top material in the very near future.

Find your own light oak vanity: Vintage Tub and Bath offers bathroom vanities for every taste. If you’re hoping to find a light oak one for 2024, head over to our vanities page, navigate to the filter selections on the left, and select “light oak” under “finish.”

Ready to Transform Your Bathroom?

The 2024 bathroom design trends blend looks and functionality in a way that creates truly remarkable spaces. Whether you’re planning a full bathroom remodel or just trying to do a quick touch-up, it’s worth trying to emulate these trends.

That said, home design can feel like a challenge — especially if you’re relatively new to it. At Vintage Tub and Bath, we’re committed to helping you find your ideal fixtures and put them to use in your space. We’re here to help! If you have questions along your home improvement journey, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

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