If you are thinking of remodeling your bathroom, you might be curious about what’s currently in style, lest your remodel look outdated in a few years. While the classic and very popular marble on white cabinetry will always be in style, here’s a quick overview of the new trends that are taking 2018 by storm. Looking for the cliff notes version? 2018 is the year of taking a simple element and turning it into a beautiful statement piece, such as bathtubs, tile, shower doors, and fixtures. A DC bathroom remodeling company can help you achieve all this and much more.
Spa Features
More and more homeowners have taken an interest in making their homes a place they want to be—an oasis, if you will. This trend has certainly extended into the bathroom, with pieces like glamorous soaking tubs, large walk-in showers with rain shower heads, or even the addition of saunas or steam rooms to aid in relaxation. While once windows were somewhat taboo in the bathroom, more and more designers are adding natural light to invoke that spa-like feel.
Free-Standing Bath Tub
My, how trends change over time. Just a few short years ago, every home had a shower/tub combination. Then came the birth of the luxurious, gigantic, walk-in shower and its jetted tub counterpart. After a while, home owners noticed they weren’t actually utilizing jetted tubs and longed to get that square footage back, which led to many homeowners opting for just showers, especially in the master bath. It appears, for 2018 at least, the sweet spot is somewhere in between. A walk-in shower paired with a free standing bath tub is as much a statement piece as a functional fixture, and your local plumber can move your plumbing pipes to accommodate this new modern look.
Pattern Tile
The patterned tile engine has come to full steam in 2018. From patterned floors, backsplashes, and entire showers, more and more homeowners are renovating their bathrooms with a statement tile while leaving everything else neutral in order to let the tile shine.
Steel Framed Shower
A quick search of Pinterest for shower doors will bombard you with hundreds of pins exhibiting what #ShowerGoals truly looks like and it might surprise you. A theme that appears over and over is the black steel framed glass shower doors—whether just simply framed shower walls or broken up in panes resembling windows. A common thread of all 2018 trends couldn’t be better exemplified as it is here: taking a simple element and making it swoon-worthy.
Matte Black Fixtures
While mixed metals are certainly having a moment, it looks like brass may finally be losing its spot as #1 metal trend in favor of a newcomer, matte black. Matte black fixtures certainly skew more modern and tie in beautifully to the on-trend black and white color palette that has taken bathrooms by storm. At the end of the day, black is a classic and timeless color that won’t look outdated in a few years, so it’s a relatively safe investment.