Modern Bathroom Design Incorporates Sleek Lines and Minimal Color

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Whether your bathroom is small or large, you can give it a modern, clean look by using straight lines and minimal color.  This style of decor often makes smaller bathrooms appear more spacious, due to the lack of bold color and curved or intricate shapes.

Clean, bold lines and bright lighting give your bathroom an elegant look that doesn’t look fussy or cluttered.

When it comes to color, less is more

The colors you use in a modern bathroom should be light, or even white.  This is particularly true if your bathroom is small; combine white with light aqua or soft green.  If you have a spacious bathroom, it is fine to incorporate bolder colors such as black, red or gray with white.

The use of pattern should be kept to a minimum as well, especially if your bathroom is small.  When it comes to tiles and mosaics, stick to solid light colors with no intricate patterns or designs.

Clean, uncluttered lines

The most important element of a modern bathroom is clean, sleek lines.  Look at your vanity top, windows, even the wall shelves you may have in your bath.  Are the lines all alike?  Straight, horizontal lines work best in a modern bathroom, so avoid wavy lines.  If your counter top is a rectangle shape, try to keep windows, shelves and tables to the same shape.  This allows the space in your bathroom to “flow” easily from one area to the next.  You can also use an oval shape, as long as it is reflected throughout the room.

Bright lights open up small spaces

If your bathroom tends to be on the smaller side, open it up further with bright lighting.  Avoid the use of colored lights, and stick to white lights around the vanity mirror and in ceiling fixtures.

For larger bathrooms, it is okay to use colored ceiling lights; in either case, you may want to consider a skylight to really allow natural light to flow in and brighten the room.

Accents and accessories

In any room that is decorated with a modern theme, keep accents to a minimum; this is especially true in the bathroom.  Your goal is to create a room with sleek, modern lines that are unbroken by lots of knick-knacks or clutter.

Whether your bathroom is small or large, a bath rug and one or two bamboo plants in wicker containers are usually all you need to complete the look.  Simple window treatments are best; you may want to place a simple print on one wall as well, but make sure the shape of the frame coordinates with the rest of the room.

Clutter:  Not allowed!

No one likes a cluttered, messy looking bathroom, but this is particularly true of the modern style of decorating.  Keep clutter out of the floor, and especially off of the vanity.  Keep lotions, toothpaste, shaving cream, hair brushes and other items in a drawer or underneath the vanity so that they are out of sight.  You want the top of your vanity to embody a clean, sleek look that is completely uncluttered.

When decorating any room in the modern style, just remember to keep things simple.  White, light colors and simple lines work best.  Remove the clutter, and don’t over-do it with accessories.  This is one of the easiest looks to accomplish, and your home will always look organized and clean, even when it may not be as spotless as it looks!

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