30 Country Bathroom Ideas That Will Transport You to Greener Pastures

Country-style interior design is one of those things: you know it when you see it. There are no hard and set rules for a country-inspired space, but the overall feeling is comfort and ease—as if you're relaxing countryside with the windows open, a gentle breeze blowing inside, and not a care in the world.

That makes country style ideal for a bathroom, a petite oasis where you can pamper yourself. You’ll likely find natural materials–like wood, brick, and stone—in a country bathroom, as well as vintage-style vanities and antique accents.

Some country bathrooms are outfitted with shiplap walls, while others install barn doors or checkerboard floors (or, perhaps, all of the above).

To inspire your bathroom’s design, we rounded up 30 country bathroom ideas you can incorporate into your home.

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Choose a Vanity with Farmhouse Table Legs

For a subtle way to introduce a country feel into your bathroom, take a note from this Lindye Galloway Studio-designed space. Galloway chose farmhouse table legs (sometimes called country table legs) to ground the vanity.

The sturdy legs are comprised of several spheres stacked on top of each other, leading your eye to the curvy nature of the vanity front—another surprising feature.

Add a Rustic Shower Wall

No material is more country than reclaimed wood. In this bathroom, Kelly Canada Design installed two rugged partitions of reclaimed wood for a double shower bathing area.

The rows of raw wood offers dimension and interest in a way that feels simultaneously old and new. With such variations in the wood's stains, they also pull the colors of the wooden vanity and barn door, creating cohesion between the tones.

Accessorize Your Sink with a Skirt

Name one design element in a country bathroom that's more charming than a sink skirt—we'll wait. The neutral skirt adds a homeyness to an already timeless bathroom.

The lower half of the walls are painted a dynamic blue-green, which transforms based on the amount of natural light. The vintage art and pale patterned wallpaper also lean into a one-of-a-kind style that's a little country and a little colonial.

Stick to Neutrals

In a country bathroom, you can't go wrong with a tone-on-tone neutral color palette. Becca Interiors stuck to beiges and buttery yellows for this carriage house bathroom.

Those shades complement wooden elements and other natural materials, like stone, brick, or terracotta, which you might use on the floor or vanity. Sweet touches like the airy curtains and bathtub tray only add to the countryside-inspired charm.

Add Dark Brown Accents

Country design is often up for interpretation, but there's one mainstay in the style: wooden elements.

To complement a wooden vanity in a country-style bathroom, consider coordinating it with other dark brown elements, like richly stained or painted door or mirror frames. Lindye Galloway Studio deserves credit for the elegant restraint shown in this bathroom.

Incorporate Antiques

Country bathrooms can be simple and streamlined or outfitted with accessories from all kinds of eras. Marie Flanigan Interiors opted for the latter. She layered vintage artwork and decor objects around this bathroom's classic clawfoot tub. The framed vintage landscape is a standout, as is the dark stained wood side table.

Design Tip

To emulate this look in your own home, browse your local antique store or pick up antique treasures as you travel.

Mix Modern and Rustic

This bathroom by Anne Rae Design demonstrates how to be playful with multiple styles in a singular small space. Here, an industrial cement sink sit atop rustic vanity, while a rectangular mirror with sharp edges tops soft floral wallpaper. It's proof you can mix and match different styles so your bathroom won't feel dated or too on theme.

Add a Barn Door

Few things are more country than a sliding barn door. This one is not only functional but an easy way to enhance the interest of your country-style bathroom.

With such a statement piece, you can keep other elements in your bathroom's design on the subtle side (light gray paint and neutral stone flooring, for instance).

Add Cozy Elements

While airy and clean-looking, all white bathrooms have a tendency to feel cold. That's not the case with this bathroom at Cedar Lakes Estate. They layered cozy elements to add warmth to the white space. A working fireplace is a luxurious touch, as is the faux fur rug. All you need now is a good book.

Highlight an Antique Cabinet

Whether truly antique or made to look like it, this vanity gives off serious character. Its many (many, many) drawers, brass pulls, and dark stain evokes a moody country style that feels modern. Lindye Galloway Studio paired the rustic vanity with a pair of textured vessel sinks, taupe paint, and gold-framed mirrors.

Add a Flowery Wallpaper

Fresh, summery, country—any (and all!) of these words could describe this bathroom designed by Moen. A faint, flowery wallpaper sets a sweet tone, especially when paired with sage green board and batten, a simple pedestal sink, and eye-catching brass accessories.

Layer in Rustic Elements

This Becca Interiors-designed bathroom may lack color, but it definitely doesn't lack character. Its charm is enhanced with a vintage-style pedestal sink with stained wooden legs.

Exposed plumbing and a woven wastebasket round out the mysterious but not moody space. There's a lighthearted feel to this design, even with a dark color palette.

Hang Floating Shelves

Country style is inherently comfortable. This bathroom designed by Moen is so welcoming that we're tempted to move in. Floating shelves above the bathroom offer a space to style books, plants, and other treasures.

An accent chair serves as a spot to set essentials, while abundant natural light streams in and begs you to draw a bath. It's heaven in the form of a country bathroom.

Soak Up the Sun

Newfield Design let natural light stream into this country bathroom. The window is dressed with sheer shades, providing a sunny space to get ready for the day. Gauzy curtains would achieve the same effect, and you could also consider working shutters for an English countryside cottage charm; that'll add more privacy.

Mix Textures

Can you name all the textures featured in this Marie Flanigan Interiors-designed bathroom? The smooth vertical shiplap paneling contrasts with the dark hardwood flooring, the rough, rustic sink gives a unique quality, and the rugged vintage mirror keeps things oh-so-country chic.

Install a Wooden Vanity

Say you have a modern bathroom but now feel ready for a change. Don't worry—there are ways you can incorporate country-style elements into your space without undertaking the expenses or headache of a full renovation.

Here, a white and bright space with subway tile, shiplap walls, and sleek black hardware introduces a rustic element via the wooden vanity. It's proof that just one country-like piece can introduce a rustic feel to the whole space while not feeling out of place.

Lean Into a Cowboy Look

Take it from The Urban Cowboy Lodge: rustic and luxury can co-exist. Located in the Catskill mountains of New York, the Lodge dates back to 1898 and celebrates its age in this bathroom with bold patterns, Americana antiques, and wooden ceilings. The highlight of this space though is copper soaking tub, which is the essence of country chic.

Take a Modern Approach

Need proof country bathrooms can look modern? Consider this bathroom designed by Lindye Galloway Studio Exhibit A. It pairs a farmhouse-style vanity with sleek black-painted walls and petite sconces, balancing edgy with approachable. This makes it a natural fit for homes of all styles, whether traditional, contemporary, or somewhere in between.

Install a Wrap-Around Shower Curtain

At Half-Mile Farm, a rustic-luxe getaway in Highlands, North Carolina, this historic farmhouse offers plenty of country chic bathroom inspiration. Take the soaking tub, for instance. It's made all-the-more dramatic with a 360-degree shower curtain that wraps around the entire perimeter of the tub. It's pretty and practical.

Celebrate an Exposed Brick Wall

Exposed brick is always worthy of showing off, especially in a country bathroom. If you're lucky enough to have brick walls, consider pair them with other natural materials, like a wooden vanity, rattan hamper, or wooden-framed mirror to pull the design together.

Don't Distract from a View

With a vista like this, who could blame you for taking long, luxurious baths on the daily? No one. Lindye Galloway Studio knew to keep this country bathroom's elements simple and streamlined—from the free-standing tub to pendant to window covering—to highlight the spectacular view.

Add Shiplap Walls

Shiplap is a staple of the farmhouse style—just ask Joanna Gaines. Cedar Lakes Estate knows that. Perhaps that's why they opted for wall after wall of horizontally installed shiplap, which creates cohesion between the various zones of this country bathroom.

Select a Free-Standing Tub

Not every bathroom offers enough square footage for a free-standing bathtub. If yours does though, consider a standalone and standout curvy tub, like the one in this country-style bathroom via Town & Country Design Studio. The glass-walled shower and light painted walls keeps the focus where it should be: on the tub.

Lay Checkerboard Flooring

Black-and-white checkerboard tiles are as versatile as flooring comes. They adapt to the style of nearby elements, whether in a traditional kitchen, modern entryway, or a country bathroom, like this one at Cedar Lakes Estate. They offer a graphic pop—a refreshing graphic moment in otherwise soft and serene spaces.

Opt for Exposed Plumbing

There's a rustic yet refined quality to exposed plumbing in a bathroom. That's especially the case when you choose a beautiful brass finish, like the pipes descending from this sink.

Kate Marker Interiors designed this country bathroom that evokes a modern farmhouse feel with its vertical shiplap walls, wooden herringbone floors, and marble vanity countertop with a build-in backsplash.

Bring the Outdoors In

Every room could benefit from a dose of green. That's especially the case with country bathrooms. A vase filled with fresh-cut blooms or greenery from your garden is always welcome, especially in an oversized vessel like the one Becca Interiors added to this bathroom.

Add Wood Beams

If you're lucky enough to have vaulted ceilings in your bathroom, here is your sign to add decorative wooden beams. That's what Marie Flanigan Interiors did in this light and airy space.

Beams add warmth, which is especially helpful in larger, tiled spaces which have a tendency to feel cold. Beams also draw the eye up, adding architectural interest. Best of all, you can feel like you're relaxing in an 18th-century European farmhouse as you sit back and relax in your tub.

Design Tip

You may even want to source vintage beams from an architectural salvage yard to double down on the vintage feel for your country bathroom.

Go Bold With a Statement Floor

Geometric floor tiles are bound to add a brilliant touch of charm to an otherwise straightforward design. This tile's neutral color palette is a perfect bridge between the wooden vanity, white shower tiles, and wall-to-wall mirror. For a punch of more personality, opt for colorful tiles.

Extend Floor Tiles Up the Wall

If you love your floor tiles so much, why stop there? In this bathroom, Victoria Forehan Design extended the patterned tiles from the floor to ceiling. It adds a geometric pop against the pale wooden vanity and woven basket—the more country style features in this space.

Choose a Soft Color Palette

The zen factor in this country bathroom is top notch. This The Interior Collective-designed bathroom proves that adding a touch of gray to any tone creates a timeless space you'll never tire of.

This green-gray shade allows you to sigh off your stress; it's that calming. To make the most of your paint color, don't stop at the walls. In this bathroom, not only is the vertical shiplap of this space swathed in the shade, but the door is too.

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