Bathroom remodeling trends in Nashville, Middle Tennessee
If you are preparing to build a new home or remodel your bathroom, you’ll probably find this list of the latest bathroom trends useful and informative. For just about all of us, important morning rituals take place in your preferred bathroom on a daily basis. So why not upgrade your bathroom into an environment that’s more conducive to your comfort, enjoyment, and even productivity?
You’ll find that many of these bathroom remodeling trends are essentially ease-of-use modifications that will make any bathroom a more convenient and safe place for an aging population – and for anyone else, too.
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Color trends
Color trends in Nashville-area bathroom remodeling include:
- Grey has been popular in the last few years; now black and other dark colors are trending
- All-black bathroom
- Brass, gold fixtures/hardware for sinks, toilets, etc.
- Polished nickel, pewter, gunmetal hardware
- Shades of blush, pink
- A pop of color such as blue, green, orange
- Dark-colored grout
- Neutral palette
Tile patterns, shapes
Middle Tennessee bathroom renovations now seem to be including:
- Large-format tiles
- Shapes of tile other than the usual squares and rectangles, such as hexagon, arabesque, diamond, Moroccan fish scales, or chevron patterns
- Long, skinny tiles
- 3d tile, three-dimensional tile – throwback to 60s, 70s pop art
- Tile “rug” patterns
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Materials used
Trends in materials used in Nashville bathroom remodels include:
- Wood accents
- Concrete
- Plaster
- White, grey marble
- Marble slabs
- Using a single material (e.g., plaster, concrete, marble) throughout the entire bathroom
Technology coming to a bathroom near you
More technology is appearing in Tennessee bathrooms, such as:
- Smart toilets
- Seat warmers, heated benches
- Towel warmers, heated towel bars, towel-warming drawers
- Under-floor heating/radiant flooring (Two main types are electric & hydronic/water)
- TV/video
- Wireless speakers, Bluetooth devices and docking stations are being incorporated into bathroom mirrors, showerheads and vanities
- Smart speakers
- Entertainment center
- Smart showers
Lighting
- Mixed lighting/multiple light sources
- Skylight
- Chandelier
- Fireplace/fire feature
Sinks
Kitchen sinks are not the only ones changing; some of the bathroom sink trends in and around Nashville are:
- Vessel sink – sits above the countertop
- Electronic faucets
- Side-mounted faucets
Bathtubs, showers
The traditional bathtub/shower combo has been giving way to some more interesting and practical bathroom setups, like:
- Oversize tubs
- Open showers
- No shower dam/threshold/curbeless showers (for ease of use, plus it makes bathroom seem larger)
- Double showers
- Separate shower and tub
- Vertical spa (water jets, etc.)
- Floor-to-ceiling glass enclosure
- Combination wet room including shower, tub
- Deluxe showers with spa features
- Bench/seat in shower
- Fully enclosed steam showers
- Multiple showerheads
- Hidden drains
- Frameless glass showers
- Freestanding tubs
Toilets
What could possibly change about a toilet? Turns out there are some things:
- Intelligent toilets (e.g., Kohler’s Numi Intelligent Toilet)
- Auto-flushing toilets
Vanity/mirror
In the vanity department, Middle Tennessee bathroom remodels are seeing more of the following:
- Industrial-style vanity (exposed pipes)
- Vanities in front of windows
- Asymetrical mirrors
- Black (or other very dark-colored) vanities
- Rounded rectangle vanity mirrors
- Floating/ wall-mounted vanities
- Console sink vanities (exposed pipes; reduces storage area, so not really practical for main bathrooms)
- Wood vanities
Storage
Traditionally, there has been very little storage space in the standard bathroom. Some of the trends in Nashville bathroom storage areas are:
- Wood (or other) furniture in bathroom
- Compact storage areas
- Hidden cabinets
- Open shelving
- Storage ledges
Other bathroom renovation trends
Other miscellaneous Nashville bathroom remodeling trends include:
- Exposed hardware (e.g., pipes, ducts) (industrial design trend)
- Small fridge
- Book matched marble; using marble designs as art
- Mediterranean-inspired design: Terra cotta/ unglazed clay ornamentation
- Fireplace/fire features
- Pet-friendly bathrooms (e.g., extra waist-level handheld spray with short hose)
- Open designs in general
- Statement art
- Infrared sauna
- Art deco influences
- Bureau, other furniture in bathroom
- Comfortable seating (not just for the women’s room anymore!)
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