This post shows the best nature-inspired bathroom ideas you’ll want to recreate immediately!
Taking inspiration from nature to design your home is a popular trend, and for good reason. When you create a home with design as nature intended, any space instantly feels calmer, more grounded, and prettier.
A space where the potential of nature-inspired design is often overlooked is the bathroom. We spend a fair amount of time here, often in our most natural state. But in the past few decades, I feel that bathroom design has leaned too much into modern function over form, rather than considering the aesthetic with as much thought as any other room.
Why have a sterile, white and black bathroom when you can create an indoor natural oasis with grounding colours and organic design? Nature-inspired elements can work so well in bathrooms, evoking a sense of bathing in a forest stream or a tropical oasis.
So, if you’re looking for ideas to bring more nature-inspired design into your bathroom, have a look through these stunning examples.
13 Best Nature-Inspired Bathroom Ideas
1. Green Bathroom Vanity
If you can’t make any changes to walls or floors, bringing in some green in your bathroom furniture is a great place to start. A green vanity can transform any bathroom from boring to a warm and tranquil space.
2. Botanical Wall Art
A low effort and low commitment option for nature-inspired bathrooms is to hang some botanical wall art! Wall art is not just for living rooms, and placing botanical art in bathrooms gives it an instantly more chic and cosy look.
3. Wooden Furniture And Accents
Using natural materials is the best thing to do for nature-inspired design, and wood is a reigning champion. Bring in wooden furniture like vanities or shelving, and watch your space instantly feel more earthy and natural.
4. Green Lime Washed Walls
It’s my dream to have limewashed walls one day; it looks so elegant and earthy. A light green limewash in bathrooms makes it feel like a luxurious spa oasis, and it is the most sustainable and non-toxic wall paint option, too.
5. Earthy Terracotta Colour Scheme
A nature-inspired colour scheme for your bathroom does not always have to be green. Earthy colours like this stunning terracotta are an amazing option for a grounded and warm bathroom design.
6. Living Edge Wood Shelves
Wood with a raw, “living” edge makes for beautiful natural furniture. It works great for shelving and as a floating vanity table!
7. Natural Stone Elements
Other than wood, natural stone is one of the best natural materials for bathrooms. The organic texture, neutral colours, and durability make it the perfect complement to any nature-inspired bathroom. Choose it for walls, floors, or even a stone basin.
8. Vintage Bathroom Furniture
I’ve always felt that vintage furniture feels much more organic and natural than anything modern-made. It is made from solid, natural (rather than synthetic) materials and tends to feature more intricate and organic detailing. Try hunting at antique markets for vintage vanities, mirrors, or, if you’re lucky, a stunning classic bathtub like the one pictured here!
9. Green Shower Tiles
A classy and gorgeous way to bring natural colour schemes to life in any bathroom is to use green shower tiles. Bonus points if you go for natural ceramic tiles, which have more organic textures and colours.
10. Moody Forest Green Colours
I think there’s nothing more tranquil than a dark forest, and a moody forest green colour scheme looks so elegant. You can incorporate it in tiles, wall paint, or decor accents to create a classy and cosy bathroom experience.
11. Plants In The Shower
Adding plants to my shower is one of my favourite design hacks I’ve ever done! Many houseplants thrive with the high humidity and temperature of showers. Just make sure to also switch to natural, non-toxic shampoo and soap so you don’t accidentally harm the plants (it’s better for the environment and your health too).
12. Sage Green Walls
Sage green is one of the most versatile and serene shades of green, and it works perfectly for nature-inspired bathrooms. Simply paint a wall in sage green or bring in sage decor accents like rugs or towels.
13. Textured Walls And Accents
Many modern bathroom designers seem obsessed with perfectly smooth and sterile-looking surfaces. But that just makes the space feel cold and the opposite of nature-inspired. So don’t be afraid to bring some texture in! Textured, plastered walls create a wonderful organic space, or use textured accents like wicker baskets for storage or macrame wall hangings.
Bringing nature indoors to your bathroom does not have to be complicated. Whether you are completely redesigning your bathroom or are just looking to switch up some decor accents, these ideas should give you some inspiration to create your own chic and serene nature-inspired bathroom.
