Designing a bathroom based around organic elements is the ideal way to create the most relaxing, serene bathroom in your home. By incorporating natural materials, textures and colours, your bathroom will become the perfect space to unwind and relax in.
There's quite a few different ways that you can create an organic bathroom, almost all of which can seamlessly blend together, giving your bathroom tonnes of visual interest whilst maintaining tranquility.
In this post, we'll go over some general tips and ideas to consider for your overall space, then give you out favourite colours, materials and decor pieces to bring your dream space to life:
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Implement Warm Natural Materials
One of the best ways you can add warmth to your bathroom is through the use of natural materials. This can include wood finishes for your floor and cabinets, stone for your walls and soft fabrics like linen for your towels and flannels. Using these materials for functional pieces like this means you have even more accents in your space.
Using natural materials also adds so much texture that you just can't find anywhere else. Using a few different materials can add just the right amount of variation in your bathroom without disrupting the minimal organic vibe. The slightly different colours that these materials have also helps with adding a little more visual interest.
Maximise Your Natural Lighting
Lighting is one of the most essential elements for any space, especially with bathrooms. To create the ultimate organic feel, maximising the amount of natural light in your space is the best route to take to achieve this. Keeping your windows clear and utilising skylights if you're able to can bring the colours of your space to life.
If your bathroom isn't able to receive much natural light, using warm-toned light bulbs can help mimic the look and feel of natural light the best when it comes to artificial lighting. Avoiding harsh, cold lighting can help amplify the organic elements in your bathroom the same way actual natural light can.
Focus on Using Earthy Colours
To create the most organic bathroom you can, implementing earthy colours should be high up on your list. Luckily, nature gives us a few different options to choose from, all of which either work well together or by themselves. Using greens, browns, beiges and even blues can help create that serene, relaxing space.
Consider using neutral colours for your walls, then adding pops of brighter colours to add some extra visual interest. Just using neutral colours without highlights also works well in organic bathrooms, fully embracing minimalism. Adding blacks and whites as accents is another way to add visual interest whilst maintaining the minimal vibe of the browns and beiges.
Embrace Minimalism
Keeping on the topic of minimalism, embracing it across all aspect of your bathroom is super important for creating the organic feel. The goal is to have your space be calm and relaxing; minimalism is unbeatable for that. Using streamlined, simple decor and accessories can help out a ton with this, especially when paired with neutral colours.
Choosing storage solutions and furniture that seamlessly blends with the neutral, minimal tones of the rest of your bathroom will also be key in creating the organic feel. Keeping things decluttered as much as possible will always do wonders for the overall feel of the space, so only choose extra decor pieces that add to this.
Bring Some Plants Inside
In regards to accents in your organic bathroom, there's no better option that to add some foliage carefully placed around your space. Plants can add so much visual interest to what would be a pretty mute-coloured space without taking anything away from those colours. They'll blend perfectly, whilst adding some extra texture.
There's quite a few different types of plants that can work well in an organic bathroom, such as ferns, spider plants, peace lilies and hoya linearis'. Be sure to not overfill your space with plants as it can easily become a little crowed, especially with different plant types. It's best to choice 2 or 3 species to include to be focal points in your space.
When it comes to finding specific ways to implement these ideas, it can get pretty tricky due to the amount of options out there. In a minimal space like organic bathrooms, it's the small decisions that can add the most to the space. To give you that extra inspiration, we'll go over out favourite colours, materials and decor pieces that will help you create your dream space.
Keep it Smooth by Using Tadelakt on Your Walls
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Instead of using tiles or paint, plastering your walls with tadelakt is the perfect alternative to create the most organic space possible. A traditional Moroccan technique, this eco-friendly material can add so much smooth texture to your bathroom walls, all whilst keeping this minimal through it's earthy colours.
Tadelakt can be applied in all the popular earthy colours, including white, beige, brown and all shades of green. Additionally, if you're feeling like adding some colour, you can finish your walls in blue, red or even black.
When it comes to the rest of your space after using tadelakt, you have more potential to get creative with the accents in your space. The earthy colours contrast perfectly with blacks and greys, along with metals like copper, iron and brass. Tadelakt is also waterproof, so what reason is there not use it?
Choose a Freestanding Bath to Create a Sense of Space
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Finding different ways to create the feeling of openness and minimalism will always benefit an organic inspired bathroom. Applying this idea to your main fixtures like your bathtub can truly decide how spacious your bathroom feels. Opting for a freestanding bathtub may bring your tub out a little further, but the open space around the tub will make the space feel so much bigger.
There's a few different styles of free standing baths to choose from, but all will add to your organic bathroom in a similar way. You could go for a more lat, rectangle shaped tub to keep it as minimal as possible, or go for a larger curved fixture that will become the focal point of your space.
Add Texture with Wooden Wall Panelling
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With organic bathrooms being heavily inspired by nature, what better way to bring the outdoors indoors with wooden wall panelling. Wood is one of the best materials that nature gives us, so using it for your walls will easily transform your space to the most organic bathroom possible.
Keeping the rest of the space simple is essential when using wooden wall panelling, as your bathroom can easily become overcrowded with textures. The wood will provide all the visual interest, so keeping your fixtures and accessories as minimal as possible will keep the organic, airy feel you're aiming for. Black accents work well with wood, no matter what finish you choose!
Use Natural Fabric Window Treatments for Extra Softness
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If your bathroom is in a spot where you need some extra privacy, opting for soft, natural fabrics for your window treatments is without a doubt the best way to keep the organic feel, even add to it. Cotton, linen, silk, hemp and bamboo are some of the most effective materials to use that will complement the rest of your bathroom perfectly.
Using these materials, especially linen and silk will allow natural light to still come through the treatments. Adding the unbeatable warmth that natural light provides whilst keeping the privacy is a win win, especially when maintaining the flow with the rest of the space.
Make a Low-Key Statement with a Stone Vessel Sink
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A stone vessel sink is the perfect addition when it comes to these fixtures, as they create an organic feel by themselves through the material and blend with almost any choice you make elsewhere. There's a few different finishes for these sinks along with different shapes, but most come in a light or dark grey. This makes the fixture blend in with all colours and textures you use for the main elements of your space.
Similar to the free standing baths, these sinks free up some extra space, creating more minimalism around the fixture. This means you can also add some extra accessories around the sink due to the extra space being freed up. Whether you're going for wooden panelling, tadelakt or tiling, a stone vessel sink will complement any style whilst becoming a focal point of your space.
Create Extra Depth with Stone Tiles
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If you're thinking of going down the route of tiling in your bathroom, going for stone tiles will for sure be the best option for an organic space. It's a natural material, providing your space with the perfect amount of outdoor texture whilst leaving room for creativity elsewhere. You can use stone tiles for your shower walls, your backsplash behind your sink or even your floor.
Opting for stone tiles in earthy colours such as beige and grey can add so much to the organic feel wherever you use them. Most tiles have a smooth finish making them so versatile, but there are some more 3D tiles/panelling that you can use, but be sure to keep things from getting overcrowded.
Switch to Glass Accessories
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Another super effective way to embrace minimalism is through using glass accessories instead of solid colour pieces. You can apply glass to pretty much every piece in your bathroom, whether it be functional or not. Soap dispensers, toothbrush holders and storage jars can all be used to add to the organic feel by using glass. As well as adding to the organic feel, glass pieces will also create a little bit of elegance.
Add some Organic Scents with Candles
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One of the best ways to define the overall feel of a space is through the scents. When it comes to a bathroom, using scented candles can add so much to the organic feeling. Scents like lavender, green fig, sea salt or any citrus scent can create a natural aura, the perfect final touch to your organic bathroom.
As well as the scent, the dim light that candles provide can be ideal for creating a relaxed atmosphere for you to unwind in. After the sun goes down, candle light can resemble the calm, stillness of summer nights in your organic bathroom. The candle holders can look great too!
When creating an organic bathroom, focusing on minimal design and natural materials is what will make your space the serene atmosphere that all bathrooms should have. By taking onboard some of the ideas in this post, you can take one step closer to that dream bathroom.
Carefully choosing elements to use toghether in your bathroom will be key, but make sure not to use too many different ideas at once to not overcrowd your space. Remember, organic bathrooms are all about calmness and simplicity, so always have that at the front of your mind when designing!