Curious about how to choose bathroom furniture that’s as stylish and functional as the furniture pieces you select for the rest of your home?
While we usually think of beautiful furniture as being the purview of bedrooms, dining rooms, and living rooms, furniture has become a mainstream design feature of bathrooms and a must-consider element when creating your optimal space.
There are a couple of reasons for this, from the changing dynamics of bathrooms as spa-life havens to the ever-growing square footage assigned to master and supplemental baths. So how do you pick the perfect furniture for the space? We’re sharing some of our top bathroom furniture ideas to guide you during your remodeling or redesign project.
5 Ideas for How to Furnish a Bathroom
Figuring out how to furnish a bathroom is about more than just making sure you have enough available storage.
The trend toward outfitting bathrooms with beautiful furniture reflects the changing dynamic of baths, especially the master bath. The master bathroom has become a refuge from the frenetic pace of daily life and a haven where families can make unique design statements and enjoy spa-like experiences. And as this transition has become more popular, so too has the bathroom furniture industry itself, offering homeowners and designers a more inspired, more varied selection from which to choose.
In terms of bathroom remodeling, choosing furniture is one of the last pieces of the puzzle – and one of the most essential. Here’s how to pick out bathroom furniture you’ll love and enjoy for years to come.
1. Take a Cue from Antiques
The trend of using cabinets designed for other rooms in the bath became increasingly popular around 1990. At that time, designers and homeowners frequently converted antique cabinets, armoires, and étagères into bath furniture, but they soon discovered that moist environments aren’t the best for family heirlooms or other expensive pieces of wood furniture.
In response, bath industry manufacturers started producing furniture made specifically for the bath environment. This furniture addressed not only climatic conditions but also functional concerns that account for storage requirements, supplies, traps, drains, and other components necessary to bring and remove water to and from faucets and basins.
If you share a love for antiques, they’re a great feature to add to your bath. Just be sure to stick with the manufacturer-made pieces designed for this sort of use, since you don’t want to ruin a beloved piece by putting it in the wrong environment.
2. Fill Your Space with Custom Freestanding Pieces
The increased popularity of bath furniture strongly corresponds to the growing size of the bathroom itself. In the last two decades, the size of the master bath has climbed by an average of 180 square feet. Today, in larger homes, master baths can exceed 300 square feet, leaving lots of space that needs to be strategically filled.
To make the best use of space without inviting clutter, we recommend moving away from filling master baths with built-in cabinets and countertops. Instead, seek out freestanding étagères, cabinets, armoires, wall-hung vanities and toilets, seating areas, and storage pieces, which can be rearranged as needed to ensure you get the functionality you need while still optimizing the flow of the space.
3. Keep Function Top of Mind
Our days are busy, and bath furniture designers have made plenty of unique pieces to help us be more efficient. This includes bathroom accessories like interior adjustable shelving, pullout trays, interior lighting, hair dryer/curling iron holders, interior electric receptacles, USB port charging stations, and drawer dividers, which can make a huge difference in the functionality and practicality of your bathroom.
4. Make It Low-Maintenance
How much time do you really want to spend cleaning your bathroom? If your answer is “not much,” then look for low-maintenance furniture solutions for your new bathroom. For example, rather than choose furniture with legs or a base that creates a gap next to the baseboard, opt for furniture with a solid base that can be notched around the baseboard to eliminate associated cleaning challenges. You’ll get a more streamlined look, and one that requires a lot less day-to-day upkeep.
5. Separate Your Space
In larger baths, many homeowners are opting for separate spaces with different vanity types, styles, and heights for individual grooming stations. These spaces can be further distinguished with the use of mirrors, sconces, and other types of lighting. The result is that each individual who regularly uses the bath gets a space all their own, with furniture specially chosen to complement their needs and preferences.
Contact our team today for help choosing the ideal furniture for your bathroom remodel, and check out our online bath furniture selection to start getting inspired.
