When it comes to traditional bathroom designs, it usually takes inspiration from historical eras, regarding trending designs, decors or materials.
Usually, styles that one think of when a traditional design is the case are Victorian and colonial styles.
However, it doesn?t have to be specifically connected to an era.
All in all, when discussing classic bathroom designs, it?s not about what it is, but rather what it is not. And it?s not modern, contemporary or sleek.

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One of the most important elements when it comes to thinking of traditional bathroom ideas is the surface. Natural materials like stone, granite or slate are quite featured in countertops. Regarding tile choices, both floor and wall, they vary from historical to vintage, including tiles that are hexagonal, subway or penny tiles. There is a possibility of even mixing different periods of classic traditional bathroom designs, even though it may appear as disharmonious. Matching some colonial style with the 1940s vintage style is what would be an inharmonious design.

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Materials often used for traditional bathrooms furniture are mainly natural. For sink cabinet bases, chairs or benches wood pieces of exceptional quality is what people use. And if we talk about colonial bathrooms, maple, oak, and cherry are the most used wood materials. And they can be found in the Northeastern U.S., where the American colonies were from.
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