Bathroom trends 2020: here are the main ideas and news

Bathroom Trends 2020: today we will talk about the main trends in bathroom style and design in 2020, illustrating the main ideas and innovations that have characterised this year.

In order to define the latest bathroom furnishing trends, we would like to point out straight away that trends in the home do not develop particularly quickly. New trends are often and willingly launched at the most important international home design exhibitions. The new trends are then gradually assimilated by specialised trade magazines, and then reach people's homes.

What is happening in the world of furniture and the advent of its novelties is a certain sense comparable to what is happening in clothing fashion: in furniture perhaps even more gradually.

Here is everything you need to know about the furnishing trends for classic bathrooms in 2020.

Bathroom furniture coverings 2020

Below are the real protagonists in terms of bathroom furnishings for the year 2020, with reference to wall coverings:

Return to mosaics and travertine
Use and installation of water proof wallpaper
Use and installation of resin, both for floor and vertical surfaces

Bathtubs 2020

As far as the choice of bathtub is concerned, we can say that 2020 was certainly marked by a preference for cast iron freestanding bathtubs.

However, it should be pointed out that this furnishing solution has been particularly successful in bathrooms characterised by relatively large sizes.

Bathroom taps and fittings 2020

As far as taps and fittings are concerned, we can say that the latter is increasingly conceived as a jewel: for this reason modern taps and fittings are taking on an increasingly minimalist appearance and lines.

Contemporary designers mostly seem to concentrate on the essence of form when creating faucets, thus combining aesthetics and functionality in the best possible way.

Bathroom fittings 2020

Cabinets continue to be a key piece of furniture for 2020. In this case there are many lines and characteristics of these furnishings, able more than ever to adapt to any type of design that characterises bathroom spaces.

The year 2020, however, has been characterised, as far as the choice of wardrobes to be prepared in the bathroom environment is concerned, by a preference for made-to-measure furnishings: the reason is probably due to the fact that these furnishings are able to exploit the space available 100 per 100.

Bathroom style 2020: the main trends

As far as bathroom furnishing styles are concerned, the last few years have been characterised by the triumph of Scandinavian style (How to create a study corner in your own home in Nordic style): the latter is characterised by the important presence of furnishing elements made of oak wood and the prevalence of the use of white, the undisputed icon of the new minimalism.

The year 2020, however, confirmed that the Scandinavian style has in fact been a bit stewed. For this reason, contemporary bathrooms are enriched with new details, taking on a less minimalist appearance and no longer suited to total white. Although the Nordic Scandinavian style continues to have its appeal especially in Italy and for those with relatively small houses, 2020 was the year of the reaffirmation of the elegant and elegant style.

The colours of this style take on a decidedly darker character in contrast to the Nordic style. In 2020 the need to move in an elegant, organised and refined space also spread to the bathroom environment; in this case the materials and the various customisations assume a fundamental importance.

Bathroom furniture 2020: reference trend

In 2020 it will become increasingly clear how important it is to make the best use of your bathroom space in terms of height, especially in particularly small rooms. If the size of your bathroom does not allow you to express yourself in the best possible way, you can organise yourself by furnishing the space in height.

Thanks to the creation and preparation of made-to-measure wardrobes, you will be able to make the best use of the height of the space available to you. The modern made-to-measure wall-mounted wardrobes are furnishings that allow you to contain and store many tools and accessories: linens, objects and products for the bathroom or even brooms and other cleaning tools.

A relatively empty bathroom is a prerogative of large-sized houses. In small houses, on the other hand, the bathroom is also a room whose space must be used in the best possible way.

In a way, the bathroom space in contemporary homes is increasingly taking on the appearance of a real room. In this respect it is good to consider the accent walls, that is the walls that should be the protagonists to optimize and enhance the space in the best way, concentrating the visual point towards a main element. Obviously it will be possible to study the best solution according to the conformation of the spaces.

Another reference trend in contemporary bathrooms is the tendency to highlight the wall of the washbasin, or even the bathtub or shower, leaving the wall of the sanitary ware in the background.

Obviously in every bathroom it is always possible to intervene by correcting the presence of any defects: for example, it is possible to proceed by making a wall darker.

Returning to the accent wall of a bathroom, the latter can be made with the help of a different material or colour, in order to create an evident contrast with the other walls. In this regard you can decide to opt for materials such as marble or stoneware. Alternatively you can opt for a mosaic finish, or even prefer stones or wallpaper. Even simply painting the wall dark can be an effective and functional solution.

Finally, you can decide to opt for a more modern look by choosing back-lit mirrors.

Diffuse bathroom lights

Just as in all other rooms in the house, light and illumination in the bathroom is the element that makes your spaces particularly interesting and endowed with considerable personality.

Thanks to the continuous technological progress in the field of lighting and in particular of lighting technology we are now able to manage and integrate lighting systems into architecture in a simple and extremely functional and effective way.

The classic light bulbs leave room in a contemporary environment for lighting projects specifically designed and conceived to guarantee maximum comfort to users, while limiting energy expenditure.

A concrete example of how modern lighting systems are designed to guarantee efficient performance is the beauty area of a bathroom: its diffused light behind the mirror gives rise to a direct suspension at the side of the washbasin. This lighting solution can be achieved by creating a plasterboard ceiling in which spotlights and light cuts can be inserted.

As far as bathroom lighting is concerned, the main trends for the year 2020 are expressed in a multiplication of light sources present in the spaces, with the aim of making the bathroom environment more articulated, suggestive and interesting.

Bathroom furniture 2020: use of new textures

As far as bathroom trends for the year 2020 are concerned, the use of particularly creative new textures for wall coverings is likely to be reconfirmed for 2021. Today it is possible to buy many variations on the market: particularly small formats are available, up to large formats with textures of all types and facets.

Marble, wood and resin effect claddings are highly appreciated, as well as coloured, glossy, matt, lapped and much more.

Among the many proposals that have interested the bathroom design 2020 there is also the return of travertine, a marble that had been neglected in recent years and that instead returns in vogue for its great elegance and personality.

The use of metals in bathroom furniture

Another interesting trend for bathroom furniture 2020 is the return of the use of metals. This material always retains its function of enriching an environment. Metal is therefore back in vogue, especially in its coloured variants.

Very trendy are the metal edged mirrors, the suspensions and accessories in bronze and also the golden faucets. With metal it is now possible to create a variety of effects to make your environment particularly elegant and refined.

New bathroom tile trends

As far as wall tiles are concerned, the design of modern bathrooms in 2020 is characterised by the use of combined tiled elements in order to achieve a satisfactory visual result.

With reference to the main bathroom tile trends for 2020, we can say that this year these elements remain a decidedly timeless evergreen.