66 Chic Designer-Approved Small Bathroom Ideas for 2025

You’d never believe that this Paris apartment—which sat untouched for decades—once used to boast squat toilets. That is until designer Sarah Dray worked her magic. Here, the bathroom received space-saving upgrades, such as the narrow inset vanity and an oblong tub. And though it’s clad in luxe materials like pink onyx and travertine, for this bathroom Dray used one of the oldest tricks in the book: placing a mirror on the back wall to double the drama.

There’s no question that a statement wallpaper can transform your small bathroom into a jewel box moment…or a Missoni scarf, if you’re hospitality designer Eric Egan. Here, in his Milan apartment, he wrapped the primary bathroom in a custom Fromental wallpaper. With patterned tiles, ornate molding, and a smoldering stare from Grace Jones, we’d say this bathroom is as immersive as it gets.

This bathroom might be small in square footage, but it’s mighty in impact. Nestled in a vacation rental that sits on 12 acres of land in Maine, this charming teal-accented space offers rest and reprieve for someone who has spent the day outdoors. The porcelain hexagonal tiles from Casablanca give the shower walls added dimension and intrigue. Our favorite detail? The chair is by the architect and artist Emily Muir, who also designed the whole cottage.

We love color blocking an outfit. Why not apply the same to your bathroom? Let designer Patrick Mele show you how its done in this Manhattan water closet. The individual “panels” of saturated hues also create a nice frame for artwork.

“We wanted this jewel box of a space to feel dark and moody,” says designer Lucy Doswell of this patterned half bath, which is enveloped in a graphic honeycomb-pattern wallpaper from Robert Kime. The small space, which features a 19th-century Dutch mirror that was a find at Avery & Dash, reflects designer Doswell’s ability to mix elements from multiple periods.

A small bathroom is a perfect opportunity to let your maximalist self run wild. In this charming historic Australian house, a Gubi mirror and Studio Henry Wilson sconce pop out against the delightfully lush botanical wallpaper—proof that letting your garden grow doesn’t always necessitate a green thumb.

Nope, you’re not losing your marbles—you’re simply gazing at the chic marbled backdrop of this perfectly polished powder room, courtesy interior designer Georgia Tapert Howe. Not only is this space a lesson in the power of a dynamic pattern, but it also shows how trim has the power to tie a room together—in this case, it’s in a glossy leaf green. A skinny mirror and small bathroom vanity ensure every square inch is maximized.

It may seem counterintuitive to have a window smack-dab in the middle of one’s bathroom, but this strategy—in a gorgeous Craftsman-style home designed by Ashley Lavonne Walker—helped save space and create a showstopping backdrop for the sink. The original stained glass window features a rippled texture, preventing any awkward views for passersby.

If you’re one to shudder at the thought of bathroom storage, get a load of this small space, courtesy Toronto-based designer Sam Sacks. A cylindrical storage compartment from Kartell makes up for the lack of undersink storage, while complementing the round shapes seen all over the room.

French aristocracy used to inhabit Robert Couturier’s incredible Normandy estate. No surprise, then, that his bathroom is equally regal. Though the footprint is small, the designer made use of every inch, with a narrow shelf placed behind the tub, and a grand artwork and chandelier to accentuate those tall ceilings. At the end, there was even room to squeeze in a velvet chair—a fitting throne for decorating royalty.

If you’re short on space, why not try dazzling guests with a visual decoy? In the case of Marc Valeanu’s Parisian bathroom, blue-and-white tile gets top billing while a pair of classic Fortuny pendants keep the eye darting around. A soft undersink basket, meanwhile, is a chic storage alternative.

Good ol’ fashioned wainscoting can help you accomplish numerous bathroom decorating goals: Not only does it create an aesthetic border around your room, it also prevents splishes and splashes from ruining your gorgeous wallpaper. In the case of this farmhouse powder room, the team at Frederick Tang Architecture did not monkey around, with dramatic wainscoting in Benjamin Moore’s Pacific Sea Teal paint and a jungle-themed wallpaper from Cole & Sons.

Don’t let the pretty pink hues fool you: The bathroom of this Chelsea, New York City, apartment, belonging to artist and accessories designer Christina Wang, is badass. With one of Wang’s own paintings, a depiction of a Momofuku Milk Bar treat, a sultry black sink fixture, and Italian tiled flooring that references Phoebe Philo stores for Céline, her style is anything but dainty. “Christina pulled a really early reference to it,” says Le Whit’s Liza Curtiss, who designed the space. “Because of the diamond shape, we thought it created a really fun pattern, and it mimicked Murano glass.”

Why settle for one piece of art when you can enjoy a few? In her New Orleans home, the writer Julia Reed filled her bathroom gallery wall with early-19th-century prints of Napoléon and Pope Pius VII.