Love a bathroom with timeless charm? These 22 vintage bathroom ideas blend classic details, antique touches, and elegant character to create spaces that feel beautifully rooted in the past.
Vintage Bathroom Ideas We’re Loving in 2025
Charm never goes out of style—especially in the bathroom. This year, vintage-inspired spaces are blending timeless elegance with just the right touch of nostalgia. Think clawfoot tubs, antique brass fixtures, and soft, lived-in textures that feel both romantic and refreshingly personal.
Whether you’re restoring an old space or just borrowing from the past, these 22 vintage bathroom ideas are full of inspiration to bring character, warmth, and a little history into your everyday routine.
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1. Blue Heron Reverie
Okay, this one feels like a coastal time capsule sealed with seafoam and a wink.
The black and robin’s egg tile combo is peak vintage charm, but it’s that scalloped sink and flamingo-flecked wallpaper that truly stole my heart. I mean… how often does a bathroom feel like a storybook lagoon?
I love how South Philly Time Capsules captured that delicate balance of playful and preserved — it’s nostalgic, theatrical, and totally unforgettable.
2. Cottagecore Goes Baroque
Okay, tell me this isn’t the bathroom version of a romantic novel set in the English countryside.
That moody duck egg blue wainscoting paired with a riot of floral wallpaper? Absolutely swoon-worthy. I’m obsessed with how Jamie Haller made it feel lush yet lived-in — like someone might be drawing a lavender bath while flipping through poetry. And that chinoiserie vase with fresh greenery? Chef’s kiss.
It’s vintage charm dialed all the way up — soft, storybook, and subtly rebellious.
3. French Farmhouse Powder Room
This one makes me want to slow pour a lavender bath and play Édith Piaf on vinyl.
Everything feels tender and timeworn in the best way — the raw wood vanity, the antique mirror, the soft sage walls. I love how the stone basin looks like it was carved straight from a countryside riverbed.
It’s simple, yes, but every detail has soul. A space that doesn’t just nod to vintage charm — it lingers in it.
4. Powder Puff Palace
Okay, I gasped — this bathroom is like a Wes Anderson set dressed by Venus herself.
Between the pastel pink fixtures and that hand-painted wall mural (is that a goddess riding a sea creature chariot?!), it’s giving dreamy mid-century fantasy in the best way. Vintage Bathroom Love nailed the palette here — minty green tiles, pink-on-pink accents, and a floor that feels like a retro candy shop.
It’s whimsical, theatrical, and just a little bit cheeky — and honestly, I’d brush my teeth slower just to stay in here longer.
5. Palm Springs Deco Dream
Okay, this green-tiled stunner is what my Hollywood Regency dreams are made of.
From the scalloped archways to the mint-and-moss checkerboard floor, it’s giving Old Hollywood meets Moroccan glam. I love how the glossy tiles catch the light, bouncing a soft glow beneath that glittering chandelier — talk about dramatic in the best way.
Vintage Bathroom Love really captured that luxe-but-lived-in magic here. I’d happily lounge in a silk robe and pretend I’m prepping for my next Technicolor close-up.
6. Rustic Retreat with a Side of Drama
Tell me this doesn’t feel like the kind of place where you’d pen love letters by candlelight and then soak away the melodrama in a clawfoot tub.
The weathered wood, the timeworn basin, that perfectly imperfect copper patina — it all hits like a Wes Anderson set dressed by a minimalist cowboy. And yes, I did audibly sigh at that curtain embroidered with “Quiet Moments.” Same, curtain. Same.
If I ever disappear, I’m probably here — elbows deep in bubbles, pretending I’m in a 19th-century novel.
7. Peach Fuzz & Deco Charm
I could honestly live in this bathroom. The blush tiles, the warm wood tones, that perfect little pedestal sink — it all feels like stepping into a Wes Anderson set.
Vintage Bathroom Love nailed that golden-era glamour without trying too hard. I’m especially into the tiny mosaic floor and soft-glow sconces flanking the mirror — so classic, so cozy. It’s giving quiet luxury with a vintage wink.
8. Floral Fantasy Meets Mid-Century Whimsy
I’m not sure what’s more delightful — the petal-pink tile or that wild garden of wallpaper blooming from floor to ceiling. It’s the kind of bathroom that feels like a secret world, wrapped in spring.
Vintage Bathroom Love perfectly pairs the lavender tones with that pop of jade green in the sink and tub — like a scoop of pistachio against strawberry sorbet. It’s sweet, eccentric, and somehow impossibly chic. I’d linger here with a vintage lipstick and a silk robe, just for the vibe.
9. The Clawfoot Classic (with a Crisp Twist)
There’s something about a deep green tub and shiny chrome taps that makes me feel like I should be pouring myself a gin and tonic… in the bath.
The black-and-white hex floor keeps things timeless, while those exposed copper pipes? Absolutely chef’s kiss. They feel vintage in the best kind of way — like they’ve always been there, and always will be.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this bathroom whispered “treat yourself” every time I walked in. It just gets me.
10. Golden Hour Garden
The moment I saw this space, I imagined morning sun pouring through those frosted windows, glowing softly against the golden wallpaper blooms.
Vintage Bathroom Love captures that serene mid-century mood where everything feels just a bit slower and more thoughtful. The butter-yellow tones, speckled floors, and gently curved cabinetry feel like a memory — one you want to step into. And the wallpaper trailing up the ceiling? Total storybook magic.
11. Victorian Drama, But Make It Bath
Stepping into this bathroom feels like entering a Wes Anderson film set… if Wes had a soft spot for gothic glamour.
The black clawfoot tub anchors the scene with brooding elegance, but it’s the stained glass that really has my heart. I swear the light hits it just right and suddenly you’re the protagonist of your own lavish period piece.
And those ornate gold mirrors? They’re not just decorative — they’re giving “main character energy” every time I brush my teeth.
12. Heirloom Calm
This is the kind of bathroom that makes me want to cancel my day and linger with a warm cup of tea.
There’s a quiet romance in every detail — the vintage wood vanity with its aged brass pulls, the soft linen curtain filtering in morning light, the freestanding tub just begging for a soak. I love how Better Homes & Gardens paired old-world pieces with subtle modern touches, like the hex tile floor and that dreamy capiz chandelier overhead.
It feels like a Sunday slow-down, wrapped in light and history.
13. Cottage Bath Reverie
This space has me dreaming of quiet mornings, bare feet on warm floors, and the soft clink of a teacup nearby.
The Better Homes & Gardens team nailed that lived-in, heirloom vibe — from the clawfoot tub with its sculptural legs to the spindle-back chair casually draped with a towel. I love how the tiny café curtains diffuse the sunlight just enough to bathe the room in a milky glow, while the vintage rug anchors it all with depth and story.
It’s simple, but soulful — like a Jane Austen novel brought to life in the 21st century.
14. A Bath Beneath the Rafters
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t daydream about reading ghost stories in this tub — with lavender-scented steam swirling around and a vintage mirror catching the candlelight.
There’s something wildly romantic about a clawfoot bath tucked under sloped ceilings, pipes exposed like antique jewelry, and that soft mauve wash on the walls? Utterly cinematic. You can almost hear the rain tapping above.
15. Heritage Under the Eaves
I’m completely charmed by how this space leans into its angles — and makes them feel like part of the story.
Heather Chadduck Hillegas brings a rich, old-world elegance here with that wallpaper — it’s like a vintage tapestry reimagined in soft olive and rust. The pleated curtain? A little theatrical, a little cocooning. And don’t even get me started on the brass and porcelain fixtures, which feel lifted from a stately English manor (but make it chic).
This is the kind of powder room that makes you linger — even if just to admire the way the light hits the patterned floor.
16. Subway Tile & Sea Salt Dreams
This bathroom feels like it belongs in a Wes Anderson seafaring tale — crisp, quirky, and quietly confident.
I’m smitten with the cheeky nods to nautical: the rope-framed mirror, brass taps with sailor’s shine, and the anchor bath mat (hello, vintage yacht club energy). The black trim line running through the tile is subtle but sharp — like eyeliner for your walls.
17. The Grape Soda Portal
This bathroom doesn’t whisper vintage — it shouts it in the best, fizzy, candy-colored way. From the first glance through that glossy plum-tiled archway, I felt like I’d stepped into a retro soda shop with a flair for bold style.
The contrast of minty green fixtures against the berry-purple walls is playful, a little unexpected, and completely charming. And those diagonal black accents? They add just the right amount of edge to keep it feeling fresh. Vintage Bathroom Love really lives up to its name here — this space is pure joy in tiled form.
18. Cottagecore Soak Spot
This one makes me want to pour a cup of chamomile tea and write letters by candlelight — it’s pure storybook charm.
The floral drapes and scalloped vanity feel like a love letter to old English countryside style, while the clawfoot tub holds court like a porcelain queen. I adore how the soft light catches those vintage cabinet pulls — slightly tarnished, in the best way.
19. Peach Parfait, Circa 1962
This bathroom feels like stepping into the warm, dreamy glow of a Technicolor film — soft, sweet, and just a little bit flirty.
I adore how the blushy-peach fixtures flow seamlessly into those warm honey tiles, like a scoop of sherbet melting on a summer day. The stained glass detail and matching towels pull the whole scene together in the most charming, coordinated way. Vintage Bathroom Love really captured that cozy mid-century optimism — it’s the kind of space that makes me want to dab on lipstick and spin an old Connie Francis record.
20. Scandi-Cottage Serenity
There’s something about this space that makes me want to wrap up in linen and whisper instead of talk.
The painted floorboards, clawfoot tub, and minty shaker-style vanity feel straight out of a storybook — like a cottagecore-meets-Nordic-retreat situation I’d gladly escape to. I love how the mismatched knobs and slatted walls bring a soft, handmade charm. And don’t even get me started on the bath spot. That tub practically begs for a long soak, a vintage soap dish, and a moody playlist.
It’s simple, but so thoughtfully layered — a little bit farmhouse, a little bit daydream.
21. Lemon Sky & Lotus Tiles
This space instantly puts a smile on my face — like sunshine captured in tile form.
The buttery yellow walls feel warm and inviting, but it’s that powder-blue trim (and the floral tile ribbon!) that really sends this one into vintage dreamland. I’m obsessed with the little teal inset squares — such a playful, unexpected detail that makes the whole space feel special. Vintage Bathroom Love nails that delicate balance of cheerful and nostalgic here… I’d honestly never want to leave.
22. Cranberry & Ivy Charm
A color combo I didn’t know I needed — but now I’m obsessed.
The rich cranberry fixtures against glossy jade tile feel straight out of an old-Hollywood daydream. And that wallpaper? Whimsical, a little wild, and totally timeless — exactly the kind of vintage brilliance @vintagebathroomlove keeps uncovering.
There’s something magical about the mix of bold and botanical here. It’s giving vintage vanity, soft lighting, and the scent of classic powder puff.
