Master Bathroom Designs in 2017

DARK STAIN

Sheathed from dark-stained walnut with simple cabinetry, the master bathroom has the look of a rustic retreat in this Alabama home, designed by Susan Ferrier.

CLAW-FOOT TUB

At a Palm Beach house, the master bathroom walls have been painted a custom watery blue. Homeowner Liza Pulitzer Calhoun chose the cast-iron claw-foot bathtub because it feels "so favorable."

TUBSIDE FIREPLACE

Given that the Pacific Ocean views, Ohara Davies-Gaetano chose to bring a sunken tub with this windowed alcove, and a cozy fireplace. Now the blessed owners can participate in flickering flames and waves that are soothing.

OLD-WORLD WAINSCOTING

Back at the 18th-century when this Massachusetts farmhouse was constructed, there wasn't any such thing as a master bath. So architect Michael T. Gray and interior designer Hattie Holland carved one from a hallway and extra wainscoting and window casings to create a feeling of yesteryear.

DUELING SINKS

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

GRAY TONES

"I love a glamorous bathroom," designer Marshall Watson says. The master bath of into a Florida home turned with windows, a tub, custom vanity, and crystal chandelier.

CHOCOLATE WALLS

A floating bathtub and brown grasscloth walls instantly cozy up a Pennsylvania farmhouse's master bath. Add a couple of towels and scented bath salts for calm.

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HIS AND HERS SINKS

In an open-air Kenya home, designer Suzanne Kasler insisted on double sinks, a transatlantic amenity she understood the American owners would miss.

BEAUTIFUL BUILT-INS

"it is a little bathroom, and so I needed everything built-in, precise, and neat, " says designer Barbara Westbrook of this Atlanta cabin. "You wouldn't believe the number of individuals who pass through it and say they're dying to get inside that bathtub."

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FRESH CITRUS

The powder room's present citrus-yellow background in this colorful home looks much fresher with the accession of a window shade in a chartreuse-yellow silk, trimmed in Barbara Barry's Tang Tassel -- equally by Krave.

SOFT SIMPLICITY

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

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GRANDFATHER CLOCK

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

TINTED MIRROR

A powder room sees limited use, so put form over function. A distressed mirror using streaks injects color into a area.

TROUGH SINK

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

GLAMOROUS COPPER

Originally the owners were going to bring a master suite, but they then looked up and recognized that the third-floor attic, with its peaked roof and exposed beams, introduced an unusual opportunity. "The very first thing we shopped for was that tub," says Chicago-based designer Julia Buckingham. "It is the crown jewel."

TRELLIS ACCENTS

Chinoiserie meets orangery in the trellis-accented powder area, with millwork by Philippe Le Manach of Accents of France. The walls have been painted in Dix Blue and treillage in Plummett, both by Farrow & Ball. The lantern above is from Charles Edwards.

REPURPOSED WALLPAPER

Framed fragments of Gracie's Georgian Tea Trade background have the effects of landscape paintings at a South Carolina house's powder room. The vanity is a console that is converted.

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YELLOW STRIPES

Glass tiles from Waterworks line the walls and floor in the guest bathroom of the California country home by designer Jay Jeffers. The floral stripes break up the space and add a note of whimsy.

SILVER TRIM

Silver travertine tiles, Ann Sacks's Palladium, line the walls and floor of a Boston townhouse's master bath.

COLORED GROUT

Gray-grouted Nemo subway tiles line the walls of an apartment's second bath.

CIRCULAR PATTERN

The circular motif of Ann Sacks's Beau Monde Glass Mosaics tile in this San Francisco master bath echos the curved stool and Roman colour.

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MODERN BOHEMIAN

"I like to blur boundaries," says designer Karen Vidal. The layout is based on a block print, although is comparable to that of a cement floor in Spain.

BUILT-IN FRAME

A geometric layout encloses the mirror and sconces at a New York bath, with tile from Studium.

SLEEK SILVER

Designers James Michael and Phoebe Howard found the inspiration for a New York City apartment at the Hollywood hit Something's GotId Offer. The side-splash of Asher Grey marble tiles is from Ann Sacks.

MOROCCAN BLUE

At a Cape Cod bathroom, designer Kyle Timothy Blood created a T-shaped carpeting of tile at a Moroccan design. "Did you notice how the 'rug' runs right under the vanity?" The designer says. The tile and woodwork is out of Mosaic House.

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FEMININE PASTELS

"Kay Wanted a real woman's master bath with pretty things to look at," says designer T. Keller Donovan. He coated the walls in the Tootsie wallpaper of Thibaut and put Tommy Mitchell tole blossoms.

MATCHING DETAILS

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

LIME GREEN

Ann Sacks Tiles stripe a California pool tub in floor to ceiling, giving a unified look to the space. The shower wall frosted only, to avoid breaking the joys up. "We love stripes, but we had never noticed them before in a wall tile. It is perky and different," Bonesteel states.

POPS OF PINK

This Virginia townhouse is a study in pink, thus a powder area's feminine curtain follows suit. Nina Campbell's geometric Ornella background tempers the colour.

CLASSIC COMBO

Blue and White look classic in several of fashions, but the Iznik wallpaper of Iksel brings an Ottoman touch to a Park Avenue space. The layout pops by Bunny Williams Home thanks to a Sapphire mirror.

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RED AND BLACK

When your Weekend home is full of guests, that doesn't mean it can have fashion although a bathroom is essential. Matt O'Dorisio made the boys' bathroom to incorporate a large trough sink and a pendant from Schoolhouse Electric Supply & Co..

SUBDUED BLUE

The powder Room was plain and forgettable until designer Kristen Panitch gave it character with Cole & Son's Orchid, "the wackiest of all backgrounds in the house." Gilt mirror out of Hollyhock.

VINTAGE POP

A shameful Vanity topped with honed Calacatta Luna marble anchors the boy's toilet. Glass knobs and brings by House of Antique Hardware. THG and Porcher's Mesa sink faucets.

CRIMSON

Michael S. Smith chosen Shanghai Deco wallpaper in crimson to add a touch in a Santa Monica house's powder room.