People Are Sharing Their Unusual Bathroom Designs, And Here Are 30 Of The Best Ones
When you visit somebody’s home, you can tell a lot about who they are as a person from the things they have to the way everything’s designed. But have you ever walked into someone else’s bathroom and thought to yourself, “Holy cow, this is amazing/horrible!” and wanted to stay there forever or leave and never come back?
Well, we've collected some of the most interesting and weirdest bathroom design pics to both inspire and terrify you from the Weird Secondhand Finds That Just Need To Be Shared Facebook group! Scroll down, enjoy, upvote your faves, and when you’re done, check out our previous article about other brilliant bathroom design ideas.
Who wouldn’t want to have a gilded bathroom that looks like it’s from a palace? Probably the person who has psychedelic bathroom tiles everywhere that make our eyes hurt. There are some basic rules when it comes to designing the perfect bathroom, but not everyone’s aware of them.
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Chicago Bungalow Circa 1930. Beautiful Pink Crackle Subway Tile. I Would Never Change It!
The flooring is typical for the time period. That rug....not so much
Load More Replies...When We Moved House And Walked Into This Bathroom Our Mouths Dropped. We Had Never Seen A Roman Bath In A Rental Before
I love the dropped bath but the yellow tiles look like the colour of nicotine staining. 🤢
I liked it until I read your comment.
Load More Replies...My Moms 1929 Original Bathroom In Her House. The Shower Was Redone But They Saved Most Of The Tile To Redo It. The Floor Of Course Is Not Original In The Shower
looks amazing. love that art deco style. just wait long enough and every style comes back around eventually.
Top photo reminds me just wee too much of room 237 from The Shining... 237-5e8e0c...a41340.jpg
I love it but am wondering why the toilet roles are in front of the toilet
For instance, California architect Dylan Chappell points out that one of the first things that you should think about when remodeling your home and relocating your bathroom is whether or not there’s a window or a skylight there. Natural light makes the room more pleasant to be in. Not to mention that having a window helps prevent mold building up from all the damp.
Another thing that you should keep in mind is that when you open your bathroom door, the toilet shouldn’t be the first thing that you see. Of course, not everyone has the luxury of owning a home with enough space to build the perfect restroom or two separate restrooms, one with a toilet and another one with a sink or shower. But it’s definitely something that we should be aware of.
Our Bedroom Has A Master Bath Attached, That's Hidden Behind A "Painting" Door. Makes For A Good Panic Room As Literally No Visitor Has Figured It Out Without A Prompt
She looks like the Duchess from the 1999 Alice in Wonderland.
It's the Fat Lady from the first Harry Potter movie.
Load More Replies...The chandelier is ok, but I hate drapes in bathrooms. Especially if the window is directly above the bathtub
Load More Replies...Mine Is My Favorite Room In The House. 1910 Victorian
My New Home, I Bought This Because Of This Bathroom!
That's definitely not avocado colored. It's a beautiful blue-green.
Load More Replies...I like this one the best out of the 30,although I would change the mirror get rid of the upper border,light fixture and would maybe paint the white with a mauve color
The only thing I dislike is that wallpaper border at the top by the ceiling.
Late 1940s, maybe? Looks like the bathroom in the house in California that I lived in with my family from 1974 to 1979. It was built right after WWII ended, and hadn’t been redecorated in decades, so had most of the original fixtures. I really liked the hall bath—-it was bigger than my parents’ master bath, and had the separate tub and shower stall. Oh, and it was all sea green tile bordered in jet black, including the floor. Beautiful.
Chappell writes that “Bigger isn’t better; better is better. Whether you’re designing a large master bathroom in your dream home or trying to figure out how to squeeze in an extra bathroom for your growing family, the most important aspect of your new bathroom is that it has a great design that functions efficiently for your specific lifestyle.” In other words, focus on quality, not size.
“The truth is, great design is less about how a bathroom looks (although it’s always nice when it looks fantastic) and more about how it works. Great design translates to a house that functions better, costs less to build, is more efficient to maintain and gets you more for less,” Chappell added, stressing that at the end of the day, a bathroom is all about function. Though it can’t hurt if it looks amazing (or at the very least… interesting)!
Thrifted Bathroom
"The bath was a swap for a table and chairs. The rack inside the bath I found in a friends back yard. The fireplace on the left was salvaged, the plants were all gifts. The white glass panel with a mirror came out of a skip, the horn was in the attic, the boat was a gift from a friend who had been left it by an uncle and they didn’t have a home for. The sink was a skip find, the rugs from charity shops and finally Gingerbollox the cat who was on Gumtree."
I actually really like this. The chaos and randomness just somehow looks really good? I kind of want this.
Me too, though the best part is Gingerbollox the cat!😂
Load More Replies...Now, I like absolutely everything about this one! Especially the cat.
Here Are The Untouched Seventies Bathrooms In My New House
Love the shower casing! Vanity mirror is nice too. Other than the busy wallpaper this bathroom is great
I think if the wall paper was used more as an accent and it had maybe some tiling just over halfway up the walls it would work very well.
Load More Replies...Wallpaper’s a little too busy for me (though it is right for the 1970s, as I remember), but I do like the Art Deco-style black and white tile.
My Great Grandparent’s Upstairs Bathroom. This Was My Favorite Room! I Always Said That I Would Keep It The Same If I Ever Were Able To Own It. I’m Sure It’s Not Everyone’s Taste
Bathrooms back then were that color because people thought certain colors/wavelengths affected germs. That's why hospitals, restaurants, and other public places were this color.
Yep, definitely 1950s pink and green tile. I’m old enough to have grown up with bathrooms like this (born 1960),
It's retro, it's hot at the moment. The great grandparents were 70 years ahead of their time.
I love it. Windows make everything better. Looks like a pretty private back yard. In my childhood home, the bathroom window was huge. We lived in the woods so it was just lovely.
The natural light is great with the sea foam green. I really like it.
I would change the walls only because I don't like pink, but this green colour of bathtube or toilet is awesome.
I’ve Been Seeing Endless Photos Of Bathrooms And I Was Like Wait My Bathroom Is Cool Too
Even the ceiling light is in his favorite skin color.
Load More Replies...This post saw the one that was like, "we never had a roman bath before" and said, "You still haven't"
Can I come to your house and take a bath please? I just want to feel like a majestic sea goddess.
It All Started With The Antique Galvanized Wash Tub Found In A Junk Store That I Turned Into A Sink Set In My Old Dining Room Buffet Now Repurposed As A Vanity
Wow! That needs a more antique-looking toilet, but it's otherwise amazing.
Sunken Tub With Original Vomiting Swan Hardware And Zen, Rock-Garden Alcove
Neat! Sunken tub is really cool! Also, can we get a pic of the zen rock garden alcove?
Are those tiles clear with a whitish backing? Really lovely. Most of these seem to have natural light from a window. Makes everything look great (but the ones without natural light are awesome too!)
The Window Is Covered Over With A Rainbow Reflecting Window Cling
Our House Built In 1939 Came With This Crazy Under The Stairs Bathroom We Call The “Mole Hole”. There Are Three Steps Down Into This Powder Room. It’s Kind Of Fun Directing Our Guests To It After They’ve Had A Bit To Drink
That's insane but brilliant! But why is there a collection of pubic hair by the radiator?? 😉😂
The hairy thing by the heater is what is left of the last person that didn't put the lids down .
This Is My Lavender Bathroom. The Waif By Keane Is One Of My Favorite Thrifting Finds. One Of My Sons Says She Stares Right Through His Soul. I Had No Idea Where I Was Going To Put Her Until We Redid This Bathroom
I would put some of my Nightmare Before Christmas collection in there
I have a bun h of nightmare before Christmas Christmas decorations.
Load More Replies...My Bathroom. People Either Love It Or Really Hate It
It's not pink. I would call it pig's titty beige.
Load More Replies...I hate the cabinet color. Would look better painted white.
I like the privacy wall by the toilet. Really nice touch. And the 1950s pink and green is a lot more subtle than some.
Antiseptic blue. Used in baths, hospitals and other public places. To this day hospital scrubs are this color for trust.
The Real Estate Lady Said "I Would Keep The Subway Tiles, But You Can Easily Paint Over That Crazy Blue!" What?!? I Love The Bright Yellow With This Blue!
It really works. I don't know how or why, but it does. Great bathroom.
I would’ve continued with a paler yellow, or gone with a complementary green instead.
My Grandparents Half-Bath. Which Eventually Functioned As A Painting Studio For My Grandma. I Think She Was Obsessed With Owls
ENORMOUS half bath! Jealous! Mine's like 1/10 this size & nowhere near as fun.
My Parents Pepto Bismol Bathroom
Remind me of "Good & Plenty" candy :) I like the candy AND the bathroom!
I Also Didn't Care For It When I Bought This Place 30 Years Ago, But I Ended Up Decorating Around It
Is this house in Haight-Ashbury, perchance? It is totally psychedelic. I love it.
I like the contrast between the mosaic and the side of the cupboard that's come loose...
I'm getting Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas vibes from that shower curtain
Are We Sharing Unbelievably Ugly Bathrooms? I Got Y'all Beat. Satan's Bathroom. Even The Ceiling Is Black!
This bathroom has been in every 1960-1970s satanic horror movie ever...Satan's Shower, The Devil's Dookie...Baphomet's Bidet...the list goes on. All classics...
Meet The Psychedelic Orange Bathroom. Corner Toilet, Stuccoed Walls, Wondrous Wallpaper, Orange Formica Vanity
I love it! The wallpaper might be a bit busy, but I really like the tiles and they go well together.
My Grandparents Built This House In 1985 And I Bought It 2 Years Ago. This Is My Favorite Room! (All Except For The Pink Carpet)
i'd be singing all day every day... My hearts is alive, with the sound of music...
The carpet needs to go (pee and water catcher. Yuk) and that clear window would bother me.
Carpet in the bathroom? Remove it ASAP, and have the flooring underneath scrubbed clean of the inevitable mold growing there! And I remember those picture walls from the late 1970s/early 1980s. Hated them then, and my opinion hasn’t changed since.
The Pink Carpet picks up the color of some of the field flowers. I love it!
Here Are The Untouched Seventies Bathrooms In My New House
I like it ! It's so different and has colour even through it's 1970's colour it's cool !
Jeesh. I remember that lime green and lemon yellow, bright enough to burn the retinas in your eyes. Never cared for it myself.
I feel like this is spongebobs bathroom in his pineapple.
This Is Our Guest Bathroom In Our Mid-Century Ranch
Late 70s-early 80s mirrored walls. Ugh. If you didn’t have to live in it (in a tiny rented apartment, because it supposedly makes rooms look bigger) back when it was popular, you might think it’s cool. Though after a few years, I guarantee you’ll feel exactly the same about it as I do.
Why does anyone need all those mirrors in the toilet area. Reminds me of some office buildings.
The Bathroom In Our Rental Property. It Had A Maroon Toilet Too But It Was Broken And Had To Be Replaced With A Boring White One
I'd build a cupboard to go under the sink though. It looks unfinished like that.
Love the maroon, but I hate the combination with those green tiles.
I hate the maroon. But love the green.
Load More Replies...I love the colours of the bath and sink and I love the colour of the tiles but argh with them together!!
White toilet = $100 US... colored toilet of the same model = $750 US. My bathroom is all "Mexican Sand" color. Tub, toilet and sink. To replace the hopper, we priced it out and that's what it was. A real specialty color? Probably $1100 or more. :(
I hope nobody walks past that window. That would scare the 💩 outta me for sure!
You’ve Seen The Lavender Bathroom. You’ve Seen The Lime Green Bathroom. I Humbly Add My Jarringly Bright Sunshine Yellow Round Kiddie Pool Sized Bathtub!
Why. Do you hate us? I had to scroll back up and edit this post. My eyes still hurt 7 posts later.
Lower the brightness of your screen, it's better like that.
Load More Replies...I LOVE YELLOW AND THIS IS NOW TIED FOR MY FAVORITE BATHROOMS OMG
Just....why? The wooden elements are so nice and this bathtub looks even uglier next to them.
Like washing your butt in a lemon. Not for me, but to each their own.
This Is My Parents. Instead Of Changing It When They Bought The Place, They Just Embraced It
Must be a recent picture. If not, I just don’t want to know.
Load More Replies...The colours are very well matched. I usually hate grey, but it's used well here.
I think I'd prefer a slight sheen on the grey though.
Load More Replies...I’m sure the plants are thriving, but I hope they keep them free of bugs. Really don’t want to soak in my hottub with a spider watching me.
This Is My Bathroom In My Apartment, The Mirror Bathroom! Even The Countertops Are Mirror!
I would hit every wall and counter top every single time I went in there.
Yeah, I wouldn’t want to always see myself every time I use the bathroom. Too scary lol.
wait where tf is the toilet like I see it but is that the actual toilet or just a reflection
Metallic Zebra Print Wallpaper And Cow Print Plush Curtains Ps: This Is In A Basement And Those Are Fake Windows
please tell me there are no "guests" being kept against their will there...
And they think they can escape through the window but no. They are fake too. I bet this house has a sunken den.
Load More Replies...Hahaha, my first thought was Hugh Hefner.
Load More Replies...Looks like a man’s idea of bathroom design—-his idea of James Bond’s bathroom or something. Only it just misses the mark. By a mile.
ThIs would look lovely without the animal print, there are some older mansions with these gorgeous tubs and tile work.
Whoever owns this bathroom wears several gold chains around his neck and has a waterbed
Top To Tail Pink Marble Tile, Pink Granite Counters, And Pink Floors. It Was Definitely A Major Reason That I Picked The House. The People Who Lived Here Before Me Did Nothing But Upgrade And Improve This Place For The 20 Years They Owned It, And It Shows
I like this one! It reminds me of a fancy club or something like that. Cool! :)
This Is The Bathroom In The House That My Grandmom Grew Up In. It's In An Old Village In Italy
Carpet Steps Up To The Throne! Sunken Jetted Tub That So Loud The House Rumbles. Mirrors Hung So Low I Can’t See Top Of My Head
The way it's described makes it sound awful, although it looks nice.
This actually looks super nice in the pictures, even though it sounds bad from the description.
We Bought This House Last Year. The Previous Owner Was A Set Designer. The Stained Glass Window Comes From The Disney Channel “Cinderella” From Around 2001-Ish. My Friend Calls It “The Porn Bathroom.”
What mirror? There's a window, but no mirror...
Load More Replies...My Old Bathroom. Complete With A Hand Painted Mural Of A Cat And A Gold Rimmed Sink
OMG THE PLUNGER is ON the COUNTER!!! And the toilet bowl scrubber. Just No. All kinds of NO. Oh, there's a giant kitten in the shower. That's not creepy at all. No.
After A Month Living There We Started Not Noticing The Yellow Roses Anymore
"Countin' flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all. Playin' solitaire 'til dawn, with a deck of 51. Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo; now don't tell me I've nothin' to do..."
Load More Replies...This is very sweet, I feel like my older sister had a dress in this pattern when we were little. This just makes me smile!
This Is The Bathroom In My New Home. Think It Was Done In The 60s
The mirror and light fixture is nice. They belong in the purple bathroom with that awesome creepy picture.
I love everything about this bathroom, except the marble. It doesn't really go with the tiles imo.
Here's My Guest Bathroom. My Home Was Owned By A Magician, So The Whole Theme Of Things Is Very Extra In Here
The rail at the top is to hold a shower curtain I think.
Load More Replies...Here's My Batman Bathroom That Was Pieced Together Through Garage Sales, Flea Markets, Antique Stores, And Craft Fairs
I Present To You: The Toilet Next To A Toilet. To Date, We Are Not Entirely Sure Why It Was Designed Like This. 2 People Can Poop And Hold Hands. Thankfully, We Are Not To That Point In Our Relationship
But you can see that there used to be a door. Maybe a sliding door.
I think the sliding door still is there. Anyway.. if you go out to dinner and something is bad.. you can both be sick at the same time.. which can be such a blessing..
Load More Replies...Well it's good to be social during all aspects of the daily routine lol !
I’ll continue with the social distancing, thank you. 🤣
Load More Replies...Here’s Our 1950’s Bathrooms. We Bought Our House Almost 16 Years Ago
The Wall Are Texture Crocodile. And The Towel Holders Are Faux Taxidermy Animal Faces. I Also Have A Large Cow Skull Painted In A Gold And Copper Metallic That Has Studs And Spikes On It
This one is my favourite. I'm not a big fan of crocodile/snake texture anything, but the colour is great and everything else is beautifully put together.
Our 1978 Mirrored Gem! So Much Brown!
Looks more like a hot tub than a bath. Also looks like a porn bath as clearly meant to hold more than one person. 4-6 it looks like given the benches.
That looks like my old bathroom, only in mine it was PVC tiling on walls and floor!
I Present, The Red Bathroom
I love how the red is used as an accent and it looks so great against the wooden elements. The white marble and the beige floor tiles look a bit awkward, but overall I like the design. The bits of green decor are so nice.
What’s with the studio lights. Bit creepy. I’d be looking for a hidden video camera.
I think he put them there so he could have good lighting for the photo, not as a permanent thing.
Load More Replies...Couldn’t Miss The Opportunity To Show Off Our 80s Bathroom
Here Are The Untouched Seventies Bathrooms In My New House
Depends on the house, but some of that wasn't wallpaper; it was actually printed paneling.
We Have Rental Properties. One Of Our Tenants Put Contact Paper Everywhere
We Purchased A House A Few Years Back And Here’s The Master Bathroom Decorated By The Previous Owner
I think they might be 20s, it looks like Andrew Jackson (hard to tell with the photo quality though)
Load More Replies...My Grandparents’ Home Built In The Mid 1940s And Everything Room Had A Color Scheme. Unfortunately This Is The Only Photo I Still Have Of The Downstairs Half Bath. But That Wastebasket Even Had Pink Bunnies With Flowers That Matched The Wallpaper
I Personally Dislike This Bathroom. But! The Rest Of The House Is Lovely Now That I’ve Painted It All For The Landlord
I Love This Bathroom & Never Considered Changing It - It’s A Wig On A Footstool- The Cat Loves It & Enjoys Sitting There
This bathroom is fine, but the wig is a bit odd. I’m sure though at some point I’ll sacrifice “normal decor for a room” for my dog... so I can’t reeeaally judge.
This Was Our Bathroom When We Moved Into Our House! This Is The Main Floor Bathroom. It Was A Custom Color! And Yes, That Is Green Shag Carpet!
Carpets in the bathroom (especially round the toilet) are disgusting. That green is hideous too.
I like the vibrant green colour, but I would get rid of the carpet asap.
My ex mother in law has all her kitchen countertops in that shade of green
Gross, gross, gross. The putrid green and what is with people having carpet in their bathroom. Why is it a thing?
I was going to say that must be in the UK with a carpet, but then I noticed she spelt colour wrong, so surely not.
me too! It feels like it's not one of 1000 of the same articles every day
Load More Replies...I love that it's called the 'Bathroom of Desire'.
Load More Replies...omg. the bathrooms are all very interesting but not my aesthetic at all. give me modern clean lines all day.
I have always wanted a funky bathroom although the mirrored one would cause me to pull out my hair.
LOL should have seen the bathroom in the cabin we rented this summer. beautiful claw-foot tub pretty sink and toilet and the floor was done in blue mosaic style tile... only problem you only had about 18" max in front of toilet sink and tub before a 8in drop off.. the main area of the floor was sunken.... I was terrified to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.. afraid I would fall!
me too! It feels like it's not one of 1000 of the same articles every day
Load More Replies...I love that it's called the 'Bathroom of Desire'.
Load More Replies...omg. the bathrooms are all very interesting but not my aesthetic at all. give me modern clean lines all day.
I have always wanted a funky bathroom although the mirrored one would cause me to pull out my hair.
LOL should have seen the bathroom in the cabin we rented this summer. beautiful claw-foot tub pretty sink and toilet and the floor was done in blue mosaic style tile... only problem you only had about 18" max in front of toilet sink and tub before a 8in drop off.. the main area of the floor was sunken.... I was terrified to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.. afraid I would fall!
