Master Bathroom Design in 2017

CHIC CONSOLE

Designer David Kleinberg based the look of this conventional bathroom's sink-stand onto a French iron console.

CLAW-FOOT TUB

In a Palm Beach house, the master bath walls are painted a habit watery blue. Homeowner Liza Pulitzer Calhoun picked the cast-iron claw-foot bathtub because it feels "so favorable."

CONCRETE TUB

In a Palm Beach condominium, designer Vicente Wolf placed the cast-concrete tub on a slab within the glass shower stall to create it "a sculptural focal point."

ORANGE ACCENTS

Pagoda mirrors give "a little jolt" to the master bath in this Bahamas home, made by Amanda Lindroth.

DARK STAIN

Sheathed in dark-stained walnut with easy cabinetry, the master bath has the appearance of a rustic retreat within this Alabama home, made by Susan Ferrier.

BLACK TILES

In the grand shower of this modern beach house, the walls are clad in dark ceramic tiles which soar as much as a wall-to-wall skylight. An integrated niche stores other necessities and shampoo.

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DUELING SINKS

In a California beach bungalow made by Chad Eisner, symmetrical sinks flank the sides of the master bathroom.

FRESH WHITES

Designer Lindsey Coral Harper upgraded a North Carolina house's master bathroom by adding Carrara marble tiles and glazing the tub white.

TEXTURED FLOOR

Within her light-filled ranch house, photographer Amy Neunsinger combined an elegant claw-foot bath with a casual woven carpet.

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TROPICAL REEF

Wallpaper by Fornasetti for Cole & Son adds a playful note into a Bahamian bathroom.

MOROCCAN MOTIF

A powder room in a worldly Los Angeles home features Ann Sacks's Maghreb 4 tiles onto the wall. Arturo sconces by Paul Ferrante. Forbidden City mirror by Bunny Williams Home. Mehraab sink for Stephanie Odegard using the Versailles fittings of THG by Viya.

FARMHOUSE STYLE

Nothing says "rustic" over chicken wire. Utilize the screening in place of glass cabinet doors to up the nation texture and show off heaps of towels.

SOFT SIMPLICITY

At a sleek Hamptons home designed by Amy Lau, the master bathroom has a Wetstyle bath with a Dornbracht faucet.

SEE-THROUGH VANITY

Since there's no need to stash regular necessities beneath a powder room sink, the vanity gets strictly a statement piece. A mirror in a yellow continues the theme of transparency.

BRAVE BLACK

An Alexander McQueen skull pillow has been the catalyst for this daring en suite bath in Chicago's trendy Wicker Park neighborhood. "I wanted drama!" Says designer SuzAnn Kletzien, who notes that placing a modern, jewelry-inspired chandelier over a claw-foot tub "definitely satisfied that desire."

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SWIRLING BLUE

Java Grande wallpaper from China Seas is a bold backdrop for a Florida house's powder room. The mirror is classic. Restoration Hardware, Gramercy Glass washstand.

GRANDFATHER CLOCK

Fill out a narrow stretch of wall mounted with an heirloom-worthy, grandfather-style clock. You'll learn you're running in style.

TROUGH SINK

The boys' bath in a Lake Tahoe home made by Matt O'Dorisio has a large trough sink plus a pendant from Schoolhouse Electric Supply & Co..

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ARTISAN TOUCH

Hand-painted Portuguese tiles bring drama into the powder room of Mark D. Sikes's Hollywood home.

VINTAGE PALETTE

In a boy's bathroom, turquoise tiles by Mission Tile West create a 1930s-inspired vibe.

CHECKERBOARD FLOOR

The shower stall of a California guest bathroom is clad in Carrara marble tiles out of Stones Unlimited and the Soho marble tiles are from Exquisite Surfaces.

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YELLOW STRIPES

Glass tiles out of Waterworks line the walls and flooring in the guest bathroom of this California state home by designer Jay Jeffers. The space breaks up and add a note of whimsy.

VINTAGE GLAMOUR

In an art-deco bathroom, mother-of-pearl lining frames the Arpell Bianco tile from Artistic Tile.

WHIMSICAL COMBO

Graphic Escher tiles by Amethyst Artisan and zebra wallpaper lift a children' bath in an apartment decorated by Miles Redd.

INLAID BATHMATS

The master bath in designer Betty Lou Phillips's French-style Dallas home has been motivated by bathrooms in five star hotel suites. The Monsieur and Madame "mats" are inlaid mosaics.

MOROCCAN BLUE

In a Cape Cod bath, designer Kyle Timothy Blood Produced a T-shaped carpet of tile in a Moroccan pattern. "Did you notice the way the 'rug' runs directly under the vanity?" The designer states. Woodwork and the tile is out of Mosaic House.

MOROCCAN MOTIF

A powder room in a worldly Los Angeles house features Ann Sacks's Maghreb 4 tiles on the wall.

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TEAL LOTUSES

The powder Area of this New York colonial features Vaughan sconces, Newport Brass sink Farrow & Ball's Lotus wallpaper, and fittings.

RUSTIC FINDS

Cole and Son's Woods wallcovering from Lee Jofa gives thisConnecticut house's little powder room big personality.

RED AND BLACK

When your Weekend home is always filled with guests, that does not mean it can have fashion although a robust bathroom is a must. Matt O'Dorisio made the boys' toilet to include a large trough sink and a pendant from Schoolhouse Electric Supply & Co..

GOLDEN HONEYCOMB

The mod Honeycomb pattern of Hicks Grand wallpaper by Lee Jofa enlivens the powder room in a Chicago townhouse adorned by Steven Gambrel.

SPRING GREEN

Designer Kathryn M. Ireland's Greta background in Reverse Green adds appeal into a guest tub in a Cape Cod getaway. The slipper seat is covered in her Roses linen in Red.

POPS OF PINK

This Virginia townhouse is a research in pink, thus a powder room curtain follows suit. The cheery colour is tempered by Nina Campbell's geometric Ornella background.

MATCHING DETAILS

This Florida house's powder room has cheery wallpaper from Madison and Grow.

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BRIGHT GREEN

"If You're likely to do colour, why don't you go extreme?" Designer Erin Martin says. The pool house bathroom's sink was set by her atop a 1920s relief panel, surrounded by walls in glass tile.