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Traditional Bathroom Decor Ideas

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With beautiful tubs and furniture-style vanities, traditional bathrooms offer classical elegance. These traditional bathroom design ideas will help inspire your space.

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Add Interest with Texture

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Texture adds flavor to this stately primary bathroom. The crown molding, delicate wainscoting, and tile floor establish a clean, traditional look. Subtly patterned wallpaper, an intricate pendant light, and chrome fixtures lend interesting dimension for a twist on tradition.

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Vintage Style for Today

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Certain design elements convey a nostalgic look while maintaining a fresh, modern-day edge. Marble wainscoting and flooring capture timeless traditional style in this bathroom. And vintage touches—like a delicate chandelier and retro botanical wall art—complete the look.

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Updated Traditional Design

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This cheerful bathroom makes fresh use of traditional architecture and amenities. A vaulted ceiling is painted a cool gray, complemented by chrome fixtures and a modern pendant. The room's older elements, like vintage-inspired traditional bathroom vanities and an extra-large tub, tie the look together.

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Ultimate Feminine Bathroom

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Subtle details flattered with generous windows set up a bubble-bath haven in this bathroom bursting with classic femininity. Lush faux-fur fabrics and a sweet pink chair cover pour on the sugary touches. The engraved tub sits pretty while traditional bathroom lighting—in this case a vintage-inspired chandelier—glows overhead.

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Furniturelike Vanities

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With shapely legs that support generous sinks, these vanities pay homage to freestanding, traditional fitted bathroom furniture. Their unusual shape is typical of French bathrooms, and they provide storage without sacrificing precious floor space. The tiered cabinetry features a unique visual design with varying depths and is a nice alternative to traditional bathroom cabinets.

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Plentiful Bathroom Storage

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An expanse of built-in cabinetry adds abundant storage space in this bathroom. The beautiful blend of recessed-panel cabinetry and different drawer sizes adds dimensional interest, while large mirrors break up the mass of cabinets and drawers. White marble counters and traditional bathroom sinks reflect the home's roots.

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Blue with Tradition

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Bold and bright yet calming and sophisticated, blue is the perfect color to enliven a bathroom while complementing its traditional character. True to tradition, this bathroom features classic moldings and fixtures dressed up with blue tiles and backsplashes. A few soft touches—like fresh flowers and a giant pendant light—complete the look.

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Simple Powder Room

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Warm neutrals make this powder room feel welcoming and spacious. A complex wall pattern adds texture and visual interest, but its gold hue keeps the wallpaper from overwhelming the space. A gallery of wall mirrors adds a touch of modernity, while white wainscoting and a bathroom sconce keep the space traditional.

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Decorating Tips from Other Rooms

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Elements from other rooms of the house make this bathroom's design more intriguing. A large framed mirror, like one that might enhance a formal entryway, stands in for a traditional mirrored bathroom cabinet over the vanity. The glorious chandelier adds soft lighting, just as it might in a dining room. And like in a large living room, exposed beams and a vaulted ceiling add dimension to the space.

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Built-In Dressing Table

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When space allows, a dressing table area is a desirable feature in a traditional bathroom layout. Cabinetry trimmed to match the rest of the room creates a private grooming space within this bath. Spacious drawers provide much-needed storage, while a quaint window—reminiscent of one in a country French home—adds charm.

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Classic Wall Treatment

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Wood paneling offers a timeless, traditional look. In this bathroom, rich cherrywood with a matte stained finish gives the classic design element a sophisticated, modern appearance. It's the perfect backdrop for a large freestanding tub.

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The Timeless Appeal of Marble

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Gleaming white marble makes a stunning style statement. For this spacious primary bathroom, the homeowners used the upscale stone to give the entire bath a fancy finish by installing traditional bathroom tiles. The result is a gorgeous vintage-meets-modern look.

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Bathroom with Victorian Roots

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Keeping with tradition is an important part of remodeling for many homeowners. The key is to combine vintage design with modern functionality. In this case, Victorian charm shines through with the roman shade, tassels, and intricate trim work.

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Dressing Up a Functional Room

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While function is of primary importance in the bathroom, this primary bath demonstrates there is also a place for decoration. Fun touches, like the black and white floor tiles and the vanity sink's carved legs, add a comfortable elegance to this bath. Even decorative furniture—such as this freestanding storage center—can fit in a functional bathroom.

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