Modern Bathroom Remodel Ideas

Here are the scary before photos…. As you’ll see we gutted the entire space, taking out everything floor to ceiling. Goodbye giant mirror and terra cotta tiles!

To start the process I made a moodboard of my modern bathroom remodel, and then turned to Home Decorators Collection to bring it to life.

Here’s a peek at my initial plan for the bathroom—light, airy and mostly neutral so we can change out the accessories and paint over time as we like. We opted for classic white subway tile with gray grout from tub to ceiling and hexagon cararra marble floor tiling.

I knew I wanted to add a natural wood element and gold accents—when I saw the Walden Vanity from Home Decorator’s Collection I knew it was the perfect fit for the space. I love how the gray toned wood picks up the color from the floor tiles and paint, tying it all together. I’ve long loved Kohler’s Purist collection and the matte brushed gold fixtures were just the modern piece the room was lacking.

After the design plan was in place, we got to work with the help of a contractor and my dad leading the team! First we added a tube skylight. This was my dad’s genius idea and I think we were all a little shocked at just how much light is let into the once dark, windowless room. On a sunny day there is no need to turn on the light at all. We plan to add one in our hall now, too! We had our contractor do install this Velux Tubular Skylight, but it wasn’t too complicated.

Our contractor also got rid of that giant overhead light and configured the wiring for our dreamy gold sconce.

We took out our dated, wall mounted toilet and had a plumber re-configure it so we could install a simple, sleek design we picked up at Home Depot.

My husband and dad worked tirelessly on framing the space where our bath fitter tub once was. They hung cement board and worked on the plumbing for the shower and sink.

After what felt like forever we were finally ready to install our new tub and start tile work! We worked four long days on tiling the tub and floor. It was my first time doing it and I actually enjoyed the process!

I tested a few grout colors, but landed on Delorean Gray Sanded Grout and am so pleased with the results. Hopefully it won’t show too much dirt (opposed to white) and I love the contrast—it really ties the handles of our vanity and shower curtain rod together.

The tub is by far my favorite part of the room—I can’t wait to take a long soak in it, and bathe my daughter here! The timeless combo of gold and white is one I know we’ll love for a long, long time and I’m already plotting how I can take this shower head and faucets to our next home (haha).

I picked this simple oval mirror to hang under our gold sconce and then had fun with the accessories. I’ve seen these bathroom ladders on Pinterest and knew I wanted to include one in this room in lieu of a traditional towel bar.

I landed on this Jacob’s Ladder. Since it’s a small space it does take up room but it also offers extra storage for towels and bath supplies. It has additional baskets that I can add at a later time if I want and it also works well in an office or bedroom!

Instead of a traditional bath mat, I found this festival area rug on Home Decorators Collection and ordered it in the smallest size—I love the color it adds! This wire basket works for a trash can, mimicking the wire baskets on the ladder.

So there you have it! Our modern bathroom remodel. We did the bulk of this in little over a week, working around the clock quickly to have the space ready by the holidays!