Bathroom Designs that are Dominating Projects this year
Thinking about refreshing your bathroom? Whether you're dreaming of a sleek modern look or something more classic and cozy, today’s market is bursting with design possibilities to suit every taste and budget. But finding theperfect style that looks great and fits your budget can be tricky, especially when it comes to installation.
Our Emma-Louise Braham, Product Design Expert here at Wetwall™ breaks down the top bathroom trends of the year. From must-have styles to smart tips for staying on budget, this guide is packed with inspiration and advice to help homeowners and installers create stunning spaces that stand the test of time.
Bold Colours and Patterns!
At Wetwall™, we’re seeing more homeowners embrace bold colours and patterns to transform their bathrooms into vibrant, personality-filled spaces. For installers, it’s all about striking the right balance, incorporating eye-catching designs without overwhelming the room.
Our tile-effect finishes offer a wide range of styles, from subtle neutrals to daring, vibrant looks. Statement designs and customisations are increasingly in demand, allowing homeowners to express their unique style. For quick and cost-effective updates, our Wetwall™ Alloy wall panel range is a smart choice. Designs like Stella Rosa and Blue Scallop are not only durable and easy to install, but they also create stunning focal points in any bathroom.
Colour Drenching
The colour drenching trend continues to gain momentum. Using a single hue across all surfaces creates a cohesive, immersive look that makes a space feel larger and more unified. Our Wetwall™ Alloy collection includes a variety of solid colour options perfect for achieving this effect.
Wall panels are ideal for this trend, they extend beyond the shower enclosure and eliminate the need for grout, helping to create a seamless block-colour finish that’s both practical and stylish.
Buttermilk and Earthy Tones
Warm neutrals and earthy tones remain a favourite in bathroom design. The emerging buttermilk trend highlights soft, creamy shades that effortlessly create spa-like environments.
We recommend starting with a base colour and building from there. Earthy tones pair beautifully with different textures and materials. Our Hadrian Oak and Marmo Grigio panels from the Wetwall™ Elite collection emulate the tactile beauty of wood and marble, offering installers versatile options for layered, natural designs.
Blended Materials
Blending materials is becoming increasingly popular. By combining textures, installers can create rich, layered aesthetics. Think marble vanities against concrete-style walls or wooden accents paired with glossy finishes, these inventive pairings are defining today’s bathroom trends.
Natural elements are also in high demand, with biophilic design leading the way. This trend brings the outdoors in, using wood, stone, plants, and natural light to enhance wellbeing. Our Wetwall™ Elite bathroom wall panel collection, with its minimal post-formed profiles, mimics the realism of wood and offers a sleek, durable alternative that supports this nature-inspired look.
Newstalgia
The ‘newstalgia’ trend blends retro charm with modern innovation, a perfect opportunity for installers to create spaces that feel both familiar and fresh. Luxurious textures, bold colours, and timeless materials like marble are key to this bathroom aesthetic.
Marble-look panels offer a refined, elegant finish at a more accessible price point. For a sophisticated contrast, pair a marble-look vanity with soft pink tiles like our Blush Tile from the Wetwall™ Tile range.
By keeping up with the latest design trends dominating the bathroom landscape and the variety of products available, you can ensure that even the most ambitious projects become a standout sucess. With so many design and decor options to choose from, there truly is a bathroom wall panel to suit all tastes.
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With more people working and learning at home, living spaces are evolving to accommodate our multifunctional lives. Design experts are developing spaces to facilitate function and family, recreation, and relaxation.
Designers are creating sensory zones that pamper the five senses and provide a haven for quiet moments or socializing. Color and texture will both play an important role in establishing the harmony and personality of residential spaces. And at the center of it all: the surfaces will set the stage in terms of multi-functional performance and sensory appeal.
To accommodate everyday living, Wilsonart is continually introducing versatile materials that facilitate increased productivity and leisure, balancing excitement, luxury, and comfort. We can look forward to seeing these and our timeless surfaces in today’s trending spaces:
- Lush pantries
- Open-concept bathrooms
- Luxurious walk-in closets
- Open-shelving closets
- Functional foyers and hall storage
- Experience rooms
- Secondary and tertiary kitchens
- Expanded mudrooms
Products that balance functional and sensory appeal
Texture Therapy Welcomes Visual Emotion
“One of the biggest 2023 kitchen design trends is mixed materials. We're seeing a trend toward using multiple materials in one space to create an exciting and unique look” - REMAIN & REMIND
How a material will perform is crucial, but the visual emotion of space is also key to designing for today’s creative yet stressed society. Thoughtful design reflects how each element will move in a space and the feeling it evokes. In design, perceived texture – the anticipated sense of touch – is a palpable, tactile sensory experience that we’ll see more of in 2023.
Communal spaces must be invigorating yet calming – sensory yet sophisticated – at the same time. By moderating colors and textures, designers usher in the new and exciting without overwhelming the senses.
Color therapy uses warm and cool colors to regulate the feeling of a space. Texture therapy plays a similar role, with dimensional textures providing stimulation and smooth textures offering serenity.
In addition, texture adds quality to color and brings visual intrigue to level surfaces. Mixing or layering materials, colors, and textures adds dimensional interest, especially when texture is added to vertical surfaces, like walls and cabinets – another trend we’re embracing more of recently. Woodgrains like Sabine Walnut (pictured in the kitchen photo in the section above) may be used to add a natural depth to cabinets, while stone surfaces like Fossa Falls quartz can subtly add nicely contrasting movement to the same kitchen or bath.
Products tailored to texture therapy
Neo-Ecology Melds With Neo-Nature
Homeowners and residential designers continue to embrace wellness and mental health, using the outdoors as a source of inspiration for interiors. Patterns, textures, and colors cling to those found in nature. These include woodgrains and warm wood tones, stones, natural textiles, and cool finishes that mimic the character of water.
In addition to incorporating the serenity of natural design, the demand for eco-friendly surfaces is ramping up. Homeowners are attentive to the impact of manufacturing, use, and deterioration of the materials they consume.
With neo-ecology and neo-nature top of mind, designers and homeowners will be gratified by Wilsonart’s sustainability commitment. All Wilsonart® products are inspired by natural beauty and engineered to preserve the greatness of nature itself. We’re developing ever-smarter surfaces that leave an ever-shrinking impact.
Surfaces and ongoing sustainability
HPL: Leading the industry in post-consumer recycled content, Wilsonart's HPL has been awarded the laminate category’s first Declare label. Our accompanying Wilsonart® Adhesives are specifically formulated to offer unparalleled bonding performance for HPL and other surfacing products. Unlike many competing adhesives, Wilsonart Adhesive exceeds indoor air quality industry standards.
THINSCAPE®: Timeless and durable, THINSCAPE® meets GREENGUARD Gold Certification’s strict chemical emission limits.
Quartz: Manufactured with up to 93% high-quality natural quartz crystals, our Quartz is low emissions and highly durable.
Set the Stage With Wilsonart® Home
Countertops have always been at the center of kitchen and bath design. They ground the space and can provide a neutral or light backdrop for dramatic elements. Or they can be dramatic elements themselves. Whatever your next design project, our products set the stage for horizontal and vertical surfaces. High performing, easy to clean and maintain, Wilsonart® Home products will last long into the future for timeless interior design. Our broad range of textures, tones, and patterns facilitate tomorrow’s trending interiors.
Explore our trending looks at the 2023 KBIS Premier Kitchen & Bath Design event
Join us at the 2023 KBIS Premier Kitchen & Bath event in Las Vegas this coming February. We’ll explore timeless and trending looks in our Wilsonart® Home portfolio of products, including HPL, TFL, THINSCAPE®, Solid Surface, and Quartz surfaces.
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