30 Cozy Farmhouse Bathroom Ideas

Barn doors, subway tile and shiplap — oh my!

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December 09, 2020

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Farmhouse Bathrooms: Rustic Meets Refined

Farmhouse bathroom designs embrace a laidback look through warm finishes, textural materials and charming one-of-a-kind details. These rustic spaces are brought to life with accessible materials easily found at your hardware store and rural, roadside antique malls alike. Shiplap and reclaimed barn doors are farmhouse bathroom mainstays, but they're just the tip of the iceberg (or, in this case, haystack). Read on for the scoop on our favorite 30 farmhouse bathroom design ideas to bring usher cozy, country flair to your main bath or powder room.

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From: White Arrow

Pull Up a Chair

Create a charming spot to kick off your shoes or bathe your kiddos with a timeworn Windsor armchair a la Ashley Moore. Moore nestles an antique chair beside a traditional clawfoot tub in this beadboard-wrapped ensuite. Snag the same sweet chair silhouette from your family’s attic, an estate sale or your go-to thrift shop.

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From: Ashley Moore

Shop Your China Cabinet

Break out the silver trays and glazed plates from your china cabinet and put them to work in your farmhouse powder room. Interior designer James Farmer stacks three one-of-a-kind platters on the wall opposite the vanity in this inspired washroom. Farmer’s strategic placement creates a charming reflection in the mirror for guests to admire as they scrub their hands or reapply their lipstick after dinner.

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From: James Farmer

Roll Out All the Stops

Add a bushel of color to your otherwise neutral farmhouse bathroom with a saturated antique area rug. The Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects lay the groundwork for country charm in this striking lake-front suite with a ruby Oushak. Keep your eyes peeled for a similar rug while perusing your favorite antique shop this weekend or scour online marketplaces to score the look on the cheap.

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From: Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects

Fancy Footwork

Don’t let your farmhouse bathroom’s limited square footage keep you from indulging in your love of classic clawfoot tubs. Maximize the space (and charm) you have by installing a lifted clawfoot shower stall. Copy the design team at White Arrow and complete the setup with a ceiling-mounted shower curtain, jute tiebacks and polished nickel hardware.

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From: White Arrow

Jaded Point of View

Mix organic hues with streamlined finishes to bring fresh modern farmhouse appeal to your primary bathroom. Design 4 Corners creates the ultimate blueprint in this spa-worthy ensuite, with a striking marriage of honed stone floors, glazed jade wall tiles and oil-rubbed bronze hardware. Follow suit with the same finishes or incorporate unlacquered brass plumbing fixtures for a high-glamour interpretation.

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From: Design 4 Corners

Dress in Denim

The only thing sweeter than slipping on a pair of worn-in blue jeans is starting your day in front of a denim-blue vanity like this beauty from Southern Studio. Paint your farmhouse vanity cabinet in the same blue jean hue to create an inviting focal point for your bathroom design and accessorize with warm rusts and mauve tones for a balanced look. Stay true to Southern Studio's design and finish the space with mixed brushed gold, oil-rubbed bronze and nickel hardware for effortless appeal.

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From: Southern Studio

Primp Your Vanity With a Painted Tile Backsplash

Go ahead and add this Design 4 Corners primary bathroom to your Pinterest design board now so you can copy it later. Follow the pro designers and perk up your wood vanity cabinet with a blue Spanish-style tile backsplash. The mid-tone blue enhances rich wood stains, while the pattern motif brings storied charm to any bathroom design in a weekend or less.

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From: Design 4 Corners

Sit Pretty

Soften the sleek stone, chrome and marble finishes in your farmhouse bathroom with a cozy upholstered seating area. Interior designer Tiffany Brooks creates a relaxing nook with a plush oatmeal armchair and knitted pouf next to the walk-in shower in this primary bath. Pro tip: Invest in performance-grade upholstery fabric so that your seat can double as a chic vanity stool for getting ready in the AM.

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From: Tiffany Brooks

Embrace Old World Appeal

Bring rustic, old-world charm to your farmhouse bathroom with a curated collection of wood finishes. A pair of reclaimed wood doors lead to a glossy walnut vanity in this rugged-meets-refined bathroom design by Alana Homesley. Play with Homesley's technique in your ensuite bathroom by incorporating contrasting wood stains and textures on your cabinets and doors.

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From: Alana Homesley

Turn to Taupe

White bathrooms are beautiful, but sometimes white finishes can leave bathrooms feeling stark and surgical. Skip the barren, pre-op looks and embrace home-grown coziness in your farmhouse ensuite with taupe paint colors and honed stone countertops and flooring. Combining the neutral colors with matte marble creates a soft, diffused setting that feels approachable and will endure the test of time. Appoint your taupe bathroom with inky oil-rubbed bronze light fixtures and hardware for a touch of contrast in the otherwise breezy design.

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From: Ashley Gilbreath

Wrap in Shiplap

When in doubt, add shiplap. This fresh farmhouse bathroom boasts a beautiful shiplap focal wall to bring depth and interest to the double vanity. Shiplap continues from the vanity and wraps around the shower stall base for a cohesive, well-rounded design.

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From: Younger Homes

Celebrate Reclaimed Wood

Interior designer Denise LaVey marries polished marble counters with reclaimed barn wood cabinets and mixed metal hardware in this farmhouse bathroom. The same weathered wood continues throughout the design via a vintage ladder that’s been upcycled as a towel rack. Follow her lead with a reclaimed wood cabinet outfitted with contemporary brass, nickel or black hardware and a streamlined stone counter.

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From: Denise LaVey

Use Warm + Welcoming Tones

White shiplap wainscoting joins forces with gray-blue upper walls to wrap this powder room in welcoming country charm. The blue paint has a warm undertone that, when paired with the gilt mirror above the sink, casts a distinct coziness across the room. Incorporate similar warm-tone blue, green or gray hues in your farmhouse bathroom to achieve the same inviting results.

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From: Lisa Furey

Find Fail-Proof Color Combos

Black, white and brass make for a failproof color palette in farmhouse bath and powder rooms of every size. Here, designer Cortney Bishop uses snowy shiplap walls and baseboards to create an energizing backdrop for a black-and-white trough sink. Three nickel faucets line the trough basin and add industrial flair and practical function to the design. Above, three modern brass sconces illuminate the space while bright stenciled tiles pack pattern underfoot.

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From: Cortney Bishop Design

Make It Rustic + Refined

The most impactful farmhouse bathroom designs marry old and new. This enviable main bathroom by Marie Flanigan is rustic-yet-refined with a chocolate-stained oak vanity that was custom made from a vintage dresser and topped with a contrasting, contemporary marble counter. Black-and-white marble penny tiles continue the farmhouse charm underfoot and play well with the inky, oil-rubbed bronze light fixtures. Follow Flanigan's approach and pair weathered or timeworn features with a polished marble floor or nickel hardware for a well-rounded design.

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From: Marie Flanigan Interiors

Make It Modern With Matte Black

Take cues from this dreamy spa bathroom by The Lifestyle Co. and give your farmhouse modern appeal with matte black hardware. Honed stone floors, natural woven shades and blonde wood touches throughout warm the stark black details and create a curated, modern farmhouse design.

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From: THELIFESTYLEDCO

Saturate the Space

Saturate your farmhouse bathroom with deep earth tones like this forest green design by Kate Marker Interiors. Rich hues will create a fresh contrast against white porcelain fixtures and floor tiles while enhancing any weathered wood or rustic stone details. Green not your thing? Coat your shiplap walls with midnight blue, deep amber or burgundy for the same striking effect.

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Put It in Neutral

Make your bathroom a cozy escape by skipping bright-white and sticking to more neutral color palettes, instead. Take notes from designer Melanie Milner and incorporate taupe, greige or beige tones to maintain visual freshness and cultivate warmth within the space. Play with amber glass bottles, brass hardware and gilt light fixtures to add hominess and comfort to your otherwise neutral design.

From: Melanie Millner

Add Historic Touches

Give your washroom classic farmhouse charm with upcycled furnishings. The team at Jennie Sue Design Co. upcycled an antique buffet table into a perfectly imperfect vanity table in this cozy powder room. Sage shiplap walls complement the weathered wood table, and a custom wood ladder provides storage for towels behind the commode.

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Be Industrious

Don't be afraid to mix modern and industrial finishes in your farmhouse bathroom. Designer Brian Patrick Flynn outfits this farmhouse bathroom with an expansive butcher-block vanity shelf inlaid with two trough-style sinks. Exposed matte-black hardware freshens the rustic wood shelf and grants the space a more updated farmhouse look.

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From: Brian Patrick Flynn

Sweeten With Scallops

Treat your little ones' bathroom to a slew of sweet scalloped details. This airy, earth-tone bathroom features almond shiplap walls, vintage-style nickel hardware and sage cabinets with a series of whimsical scallop trim below the sink. Make designer Ashley Gilbreath your muse and recreate her classic country charm by adding similar scallop details to your tot's cabinetry, shower curtain or wall treatments.

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From: Ashley Gilbreath

Join the Dark Side

Follow designer Connie Vernich's lead and give your farmhouse bathroom modern flair with black shiplap walls, bright-white cabinetry and honed stone floors underfoot. High-contrast elements are softened with natural elements such as woven storage baskets, a weathered-wood towel ladder and fresh-cut hydrangeas nestled by the sink.

From: Vernich Interiors

Create a Splash With Tile

Make this modern farmhouse bathroom your muse and wield tile to bring built-in charm to your kids’ bathroom. Designer Andrea Swan delivers the ultimate inspiration with a charming windowpane pattern that packs personality underfoot and ties the high contrast finishes together for a cohesive look. Steal Swan’s look with windowpane tiles of your own or try a kicky tartan, gingham or checkerboard pattern instead.

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From: Andrea Swan

Strike a Balance

Mix your antique vanity cabinet with polished natural stones to strike a balance between rustic and refined in your farmhouse bathroom. Interior designer Amy Studebaker juxtaposes the glossy marble counters with a distressed, whitewashed vanity for a space that appears both updated and rich with historic charm.

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Take a Minimalist Approach

Sometimes less is indeed more; Case and point? This pared-back farmhouse bathroom by designer Leanne Ford. Follow Ford’s approach and select a few intentional and impactful farmhouse features for your bathroom design. Here vertical shiplap lines the walls, enhancing the height of the room. A freestanding soaking tub with oil-rubbed hardware is nestled against the window while a classic farmhouse trough sink mounts to the opposite wall.

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Lean Into the Charm

If you're lucky enough to live in an old, charming farmhouse, think twice before rearranging the "outdated" primary bathroom floorplan and embrace the quirky nooks and odd lines at play in your historic space. This darling farmhouse bathroom boasts an antique cast iron clawfoot tub and pedestal sink but lacks practical storage space. The solution? Designer Michael Ernemann adds an antique wooden mirror nestled on the bay windowsill along with a marble serving tray full of beauty products and a few vintage catch-all boxes for miscellaneous toiletry storage.

Rock a Barn Door

What's a farmhouse without at least one beautiful barn door, right? A sliding reclaimed wood barn door separates this texture-rich main bathroom from the adjoining bedroom. The weathered wood element continues throughout the bathroom by way of a custom vanity cabinet unit and the ceiling beams overhead. Taupe grasscloth wallpaper lines the walls while a frameless vanity mirror reflects a stacked stone fireplace across the room.

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From: FH Architects

Skirt Your Sink

With beige ticking stripes and an antique brass faucet, this petite pedestal sink wins best dressed in our book. Gussy-up your farmhouse pedestal sink with a lovely linen or cotton skirt such as this little number from designer Paige Morse. Sink skirts boast country charm, pack personality into the design and create stylish concealed storage in small spaces.

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From: Paige Morse

Make It Moody

Dial-up the drama in your farmhouse bathroom by giving rustic materials a moody makeover. Interior designer Martha O’Hara offers endless inspiration with her inky wood-paneled walls and Jacobean-stained vanity in this dramatic guest bath design. Brass vanity hardware, snowy Carrara countertops and fresh penny tile floors soften the otherwise saturated space.

From: Martha O'Hara Interiors

Double Up on Shower Space

Embrace the industrial side of farmhouse design in your kids’ bathroom with locker-room shower stalls and shared trough sinks. The team at G Design paves the way for your success in this expansive farmhouse bathroom. Dual shower stalls boast a barn-inspired concrete base, sleek subway tile walls and natural linen shower curtain. An industrial trough sink with three nickel faucets and a patinaed base mounts below the black-trimmed windows, offering the kiddos ample space to brush their teeth without knocking elbows each morning.

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From: G Design LLC