53 Unbelievable Bathroom Remodel Ideas to Inspire Your Next Project (2024)

As the colder months approach, it's the perfect time to consider those home improvements you've been putting off. Since you'll be spending more time indoors, it's an ideal moment to breathe new life into your living spaces with these fresh bathroom remodel ideas. Whether it's tearing out the outdated powder room, upgrading the vanity in your ensuite, or completely revamping the guest bath to properly welcome holiday visitors, a bathroom remodel can be a rewarding gift to yourself.

The bathroom is a crucial part of any home, deserving to be an inviting and serene space rather than cramped, dark, or outdated. If envisioning the design potential of your space feels challenging, professional designers can help bring your bathroom remodel ideas to life. Below, you’ll find inspiring before-and-after examples showcasing successful bathroom remodel ideas. These transformations highlight how even the most dated bathrooms can be turned into stunning, magazine-worthy spaces. Read on to discover expert tips and uncover the bathroom remodel ideas that could work for you.

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Prior to the renovation, this bathroom was basic and focused on functionality. The space was so dark and the triple medicine cabinet only made the room feel smaller.

Luckily, the team at JAM was able to expand the room's square footage to accommodate a shower stall. “The ‘after’ bathroom is much more in line with the homeowner’s personal style. It’s a bit moody with the deep blue tinted plaster on the walls and gray floor tiling, but also super modern with the floating vanity and a fun pendant,” says Joe McGuier, JAM's cofounder and principal.

Upon first glance, this bathroom is totally fine, but it's not special nor a design moment. The finishes aren't cohesive, and the pink countertops never look clean.

To elevate the space without expanding the square footage, the JAM team chose to upgrade to a double vanity. “We also custom-designed these chic, modern shower doors that are made with ribbed glass and rubbed bronze. An abundance of white marble makes the space feel larger, cleaner, and more serene,” says McGuier.

This busy bathroom was not only a bit dizzying to the client and the team at JAM, but it was overly traditional. Thankfully, the sink and counter weren’t in bad shape.

Megan Prime, cofounder and principal of JAM, installed this tree motif wallpaper to add some color and connect the home to its location near Central Park. While there were several other updates in this bathroom remodel idea, the new wallpaper significantly revitalized the space.

It’s not shocking that a bathroom lacking a window would be dark, but this one just felt too dark. Prime also points out that the storage felt very awkward—the wall-mounted medicine cabinet and stock vanity were falling apart. Plus, the clients needed lots more counter space.

In this bathroom remodel idea, the JAM team went heavy on natural materials and a neutral color palette—it brought a nice warmth to the space, especially after they switched out the lighting for something nicer on the eyes. They added a single sink over a built-in, oversized medicine cabinet so the clients would gain that desired counter space and could take advantage of the lofty height.

This is one of those bathrooms that hadn’t been updated in years and was feeling a bit sterile due to the all-white palette. The team at JAM wasn’t a fan of the tiled walls either, Prime adds.

While there’s nothing technically wrong with this bathroom, its ho-hum style is not impressing us. It looks like just your run-of-the-mill, builder-grade powder room.

This powder room under the stairs gave off a kind of spooky vibe to designer Trish Becker. Maybe it was the lack of color or all of the reflective surfaces, but it just wasn’t going to work in this Spanish Colonial house.

When this bathroom was originally built in the 1960s, it was state-of-the-art. However, through a modern lens, it was in desperate need of repair. The Four Brothers Design + Build team encountered a problem: The low concrete ceilings couldn’t have overhead lights added.

To counteract the lack of an overhead light, Sandra Zabroske explains that the team “added more wall sconce lighting and widened the main opening with a large pocket door to allow for nature into the space.” This, along with the addition of darker tones from the vanity and floor, resulted in a beautiful, warm, modern bathroom.

The client wasn't entirely against this classic bathroom, but she found it far too small to comfortably accommodate her and her two teenage children. The lack of natural light was also a problem.

Seth Ballard of Ballard & Mensua Architecture explains that they had to add a small addition in order to expand the bathroom into a space the client would actually want to use. They created a bathroom suite, with a “Japanese bath” (a tub inside the shower) and put in plenty of windows with custom PVC shutters for extra privacy without sacrificing natural light.

Designer Olivia Westbrooks’s clients were on vacation when their house had been struck by lightning and caught fire. While the structure remained intact, most of their belongings were lost. They used this opportunity to embark on their dream bathroom remodel idea.

To infuse a sense of fun and whimsy into their home, the Westbrooks adorned the walls of this powder room with bold floral wallpaper, complemented by black floor tiles. The fixtures are elegantly outfitted in stunning brass, creating a modern space that boasts both an edgy touch and abundant warmth.