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Small Classic Bathroom

Classic bathrooms – 10 of the best

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For a look that never goes out of style, choose a classic design for your bathroom. Traditional styles are elegant and timeless, plus they can work in small or large bathrooms of any shape.

Think classic style is outdated? Opting for conventional design doesn't have to mean looking to the past. Update your favourite pieces, such as a vintage mirror or pedestal table, with fresh and modern fixtures such a pillar-style taps or grey tiled walls.

Choose one statement piece, such as a striking mirror or free-standing bath and make this the focal point of your classic bathroom. Keeping to one colour scheme, such as all white, will give centre-stage to your chosen piece and feel less over-powering – which is great for a smaller space.

Classic bathroom design doesn't necessarily need a huge sweeping room to be successful. Cleverly chosen fixtures, well-placed mirrors and the right individual pieces will make the most of a small bathroom.

If you aren't looking to completely refit your bathroom, there are small updates you can make that will give your current design a new lease of life. Simply adding some patterned wallpaper, or pretty soft furnishings, to your bathroom will completely overhaul the look and feel.

Or, do something special with a larger space and consider adding strong architectural features, such as a fireplace. This bold centre piece will really add something special to your classic bathroom.

White bathroom mirror with frech basin and cream walls

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Consider the first thing you see when you enter the room; it might be the bath, but you don't want it to be a loo. Here, a French-style console basin with a decorative mirror above it has enough substance to draw the eye, yet still feels delicate and elegant.

Serpentine double basin
Water Monopoly
White coral mirror Oriel Harwood at Francis Sultana
Floor Namibian Cream marble from H&L Marble

White bathroom with mirror on the wall

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A vast bathroom is not a prerequisite to be successful with the classic style. Here, well-chosen fittings make the most of a compact space. A pair of wall lights make a real feature of the vanity area, providing a far more flattering light than a standard overhead option.

Similar mirror
Graham and Green
Similar wall lights
Nicholas Haslam

White bath and marble walls

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Mirror is a fantastic material to use in the bathroom; it is splashproof and easy to clean, and its reflective qualities improve the sense of space and light. In this bathroom by Camhall Interiors, which featured in the February 2012 issue of Homes & Gardens, designer Alison Papworth has teamed it with marble and a freestanding bath to create an Art Deco mood.

Bath
Bathroom Discount Centre
Chandelier
Hindley Antiques
Marble (floor and walls)
Platane, 07736 082990

White basin and loo with dark wood floor

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You don't necessarily need the vast, sweeping space afforded by the Galassia bathroom shown here. Its beauty is in the sharpness of the individual pieces with that gorgeous dark herringbone floor as a foil. Engineered wood flooring will be fine in any bathroom where splashes are mopped up immediately but, if in doubt, opt for similar styles in high end vinyl or porcelain tile.

Mirrors and basins
Galassia
Similar floor
Classic Parquet
Similar sofa
Lucy Willow

Black and white tiled bathroom with free-standing bath

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Working in the classic style doesn't mean you have to be a slave to the past. Bringing together traditional elements in a new way will create character but offer all the functionality of a modern bathroom. The play on classic black and white tiles here, used as panels and teamed with brass fittings, has something of the gentleman's club feel about it.

Similar tiles
Original Style
Similar bath
Antique Baths of Ivybridge
Reclaimed bathroom fittings
SalvoWEB

White tiled bathroom

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Freestanding and roll-top baths are designed to take centre stage. If you want to combine with a shower, opt for traditional style fixed head shower and fit a circular rail. This all-white scheme allows the classic shapes to really shine.

Similar tiles
Fired Earth
Similar bath
The Albion Bath Company
Similar shower rail
Myson

Bathroom with bold patterned wallpaper

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A complete refit can be expensive but you can transform a bathroom with standard fittings by simply adding pattern. Most wallpapers can withstand the moisture if the room is properly-ventilated, but avoid using paper directly behind very wet areas such as baths or basins, or cover with a perspex sheet to create a splashback.

Wallpaper
Cactus in Meadow Green by Neisha Crosland
Similar mirror
Judith Green Mosaics
Similar basin
The Albion Bath Company

White bathroom with two mirrors and basins

Copper bathtub with fireplace and large sash window

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Where space allows, architectural features such as a fireplace are great for adding character, plus, of course, the promise of bathing by firelight. The pewter finish of this bath tones with the fireplace and is set off beautifully by the warm tones of the wooden floor, the blind and the caramel coloured tiles.

Lonsdale bath
Water Monopoly
Blind
Silk stripe in mocca bronze, Prêt à Vivre
Similar fireplace
Chesney's

Black and white bathroom with large white window and free-standing bath

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Classic is never out of fashion but an updated version will feel smart and fresh. In this room, the fittings might be modern, but they are matched by traditional pieces such as the mirror, shelf, pedestal table and, indeed, the Georgian window to give a very balanced design.

Bath
Ceramica Flaminia
Basin
Alessi Laufen
Quadrato towel radiator
Bisque
Similar tiles
Mandarin Stone

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