When it comes to your bathroom design, sometimes the word ‘trend’ can be off-putting. Perhaps you prefer to be unique or you’re worried that if you jump on a trend bandwagon it’ll soon be out of style. Fear not: there are smart ways to embrace bathroom trends without compromising on your personal style or budget. From layering in bold brass accessories to adopting cultural shifts, here’s how to embrace trends in your bathroom.

Audit Your Space

Before you dive in to recreating that Instagram post you saved, assess your current bathroom.

• Does it function well for your lifestyle? If not, what is lacking?
• Do you need more storage, or would it make sense for you to swap the bath for a larger shower
• Could rearranging the layout of your space make a difference to its functionality?  
• Is the aesthetic putting you off spending time in the space or are there elements you can happily keep? 

Redesigning a bathroom is an investment, so it’s important to start with the end in mind and make choices that you’ll be happy with long term.

Timeless Foundations, Trendy Accents

One way to safely incorporate trends into your bathroom is to keep your bathroom suite simple and layer in trendy accents. Don’t go mad with a wacky basin, bath or shower design: keep those items simple and add some flair with other finishes such as a brushed brass mirror, lighting and accessories. 

Take a simple bath such as Frontline’s Modern Freestanding Double Ended Bath or if you prefer a shower, try the Matki Radiance Straight Sliding Shower Door with Slimline Shower Tray. Both of these products will last the test of time and will work with a variety of styles should you revamp your bathroom in years to come.

Next, choose some on-trend accent pieces that have captured your imagination and thoughtfully layer these into your space. Brass and matt black continue to be in style, so punctuate your design with a statement mirror, shower, taps and bathroom accessories in these colours.

Frontline accessories provide a cohesive aesthetic with their toilet roll holders, towel bars, toilet brushes and taps. This quality but affordable range is available in brushed brass, black, and chrome so you can select your favourite finish.

Incorporate the 2025 trend for statement bathroom lighting with an LED light up mirror. Scudo’s Passa Octagonal Mirror and Tailored Bathrooms’ Rosie Brushed Brass LED Mirror provide interest with their shape but are both enduring practical choices due to their illumination and built-in demister pads.

Personality Without Permanence

Also hot this year is the notion of personalisation – so this one has no rule book! We’re breaking away from the all-white bathroom and now it’s time to embrace the bathroom as you would any other room in your house and make it your own.

You could shake things up with a bold design if you’d be happy to live with it long term and you’re not planning an imminent house move. You absolutely could, and there are many scroll-stopping bathrooms out there where someone has done just that. However, you might be surprised at how easy it is to add some pieces that reflect your personality and could be swapped out without too much expense or hassle.

One of the rising stars of the bathroom industry is the wet wall panel. There are many benefits to wall boards including long manufacturer warranties and a lower cost in comparison with tiling. But, in this instance the best thing about them is their ease of installation and the large variety of designs available. Whether you panel your whole bathroom or highlight one zone with a feature wall, wall panels are a great option for a budget-friendly makeover with personality.

Another element that can add the wow-factor to your bathroom is with your heating. With styles to suit every taste and budget, Bath & More have the perfect piece to inject individuality to your space. Whether your taste is tame or fearless, take a peak at our vast range of stylish towel radiators.

Choose Trends with Longevity 

If all else fails, and you want that Pinterest-worthy bathroom, choose a trend with longevity. Spa-themed or wellness-centred design has been a prominent trend for years now and it’s going nowhere. Why? Because it’s rooted in real needs. Previously considered a utilitarian space, bathrooms have evolved for many into an every-day sanctuary with me-time and self-care at the core. To achieve this look, think natural textures, elevated bathing, and layered lighting.

Natural Textures

If you have champagne taste on a prosecco budget, you might not want to spend your whole project budget on marble, quartz or granite. However, you can recreate the aesthetic using stone effect wall panels which cleverly mimic the appearance of natural stone. Black Pietra Wall Panel by Multipanel creates depth and contrast, whilst Wet Wall’s Marmo Linea offers a warm, sophisticated marble aesthetic.

If you prefer the look and feel of natural wooden accents, this trend has been ebbing its way back into our bathrooms in recent years, in the form of California cool vanity units or those fabulous antique pieces we’ve seen upcycled all over Instagram. From Scandi mountain cabin to Japanese zen vibes, create a ‘back to nature’ spa experience in your bathroom with a wood effect wall panel that's waterproof and grout-free to boot.

Elevated Bathing

At the heart of the bathroom spa experience is calm cleansing and water therapy. For a truly indulgent self-care session, imagine immersing yourself in a beautiful free-standing bathtub or stepping under a rainfall showerhead in a generously spaced enclosure. These are the elements of bathroom design that require careful consideration as they will play an important part in your daily bathing experience. If you have space for only one or the other, really maximise its functionality. For example, if you must have that free-standing bath, ensure you install a bath-shower mixer so that you can rinse off easily. Likewise, if you think that a shower would be more suitable, try to find one as large as is practicable for your room dimensions and elevate it with a fold down shower seat and a drench showerhead. 

Layered Lighting

For a truly functional bathroom, overhead lighting is a must – especially if you don’t get much in the way of natural light. However, harsh ceiling lights do not contribute to that feeling of calm we want from our domestic spa so layer in ambient lighting to balance relaxation with functionality. 

Integrating lighting in mirrors or mirrored cabinets not only provides task lighting when using the vanity, but can also provide an ambient glow, especially if you choose one with a colour temperature changing function such as Tavistock’s ‘Oxygen’ LED Backlit Mirror or the fun but practical round, illuminated ‘Monty’ cabinet by Tailored Bathrooms. The organic shape of the Sensio Mistral Shaped LED mirror would also work particularly well in a calm, earthy bathroom space.

Colour Without Commitment

Every year Pantone announces their ‘colour of the year’ and for 2025 the colour is ‘Mocha Mousse’. Whether you decide to colour-drench (another big trend for 2025) or to paint a feature wall, using a (bathroom suitable) paint in this tone will add that style-savvy warmth to your room and can be easily changed if you want to keep up with their colour of the year 2026..!

If you have the budget to go a step further, incorporate visual warmth as well as heat output with a spa-ready copper radiator. Our favourites include Reina’s Bolca Towel Radiator and Zehnder’s Subway radiator in ‘Chinchilla’.

For a mocha makeover in a flash, browse our range of earthy wall panels. Fibo’s Brown Marble Wall Panel offers warm brown tones broken up with visually interesting marble veining, ticking off the mocha and natural materials trends in one go. For a dramatic backdrop, opt for Multipanel’s Cappuccino Stone, or for a lighter effect choose Wet Wall’s Terrazzo.

We hope you have found some inspiration here on how to apply 2025 bathroom trends, but one final piece of advice: remember to choose trends that match your lifestyle. Ultimately, trends that reflect function, comfort, and personal style are the ones that last. Follow us on Instagram for bite-size bathroom design inspiration and look back at our 2025 Bathroom Trends posts for a breakdown of the trends and product ideas.