What are the bathroom trends for 2027?

The short answer

The big movements for 2027 are larger showers that often replace the tub, warmer and more textured materials instead of all-white, vanities that look like furniture, lighting in layers, and bathrooms planned for the people who will be using them in ten years as well as today. Wellness features such as steam, heated floors and better ventilation keep growing.

Most of these trends are about comfort and use rather than looks, which is a good sign. They should age far better than the grey-on-grey bathrooms of a few years ago.

Showers keep getting bigger

In Houzz's 2026 U.S. Bathroom Trends Study of renovating homeowners, 49 per cent enlarged the shower, up 10 points from the year before. When a tub came out, 79 per cent used the space to make the shower bigger. Expect that to continue in 2027.

The shower of the moment is curbless or low-curb, with a linear drain, a built-in bench, a niche for bottles and a single fixed glass panel instead of a door. It looks open, it is easy to clean, and it is easy to step into at any age. Curbless showers need careful planning of the floor slope and waterproofing, which is something to raise with your designer early.

Warm, textured materials replace all-white

• Earthy colours, including warm whites, clay, olive and deep green. Both Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams picked greens as their 2027 colours, and our guide to exterior colours for 2027 covers them.
• Tile with texture and variation, such as handmade-look zellige, fluted and ribbed tiles, and stone with movement.
• Wood in the bathroom, on vanities, shelving and ceiling details, finished to handle humidity.
• Honed and matte finishes on stone and tile, which show less and feel softer than polished surfaces.
• Brushed and warm metal finishes, such as brushed nickel, bronze and unlacquered brass, more than chrome and matte black.

Vanities that look like furniture

The vanity is becoming a piece of furniture, in solid or veneered wood, sometimes on legs, sometimes with a stone top and a vessel or integrated sink. In larger bathrooms, double vanities split into two separate pieces, or a makeup station is built in between.

Storage is moving with it. Deep drawers with organizers, tall linen cabinets and recessed medicine cabinets replace the open shelves that never stay tidy.

Lighting in layers

Bathrooms are getting the lighting kitchens got a few years ago. Bright, even light at the mirror for getting ready, softer ceiling light, and low-level night lighting along the floor or under the vanity for those 3 a.m. trips. Dimmers and warm colour temperatures make a bathroom feel like a room rather than a utility space. Our lighting guide gives the numbers for each room.

Wellness features go mainstream

In the NKBA's 2026 Bath Trends Report, 77 per cent of the design professionals surveyed said hospitality-inspired wellness features would be popular. In Houzz's study, half of homeowners spent more time in the bathroom after renovating, and 28 per cent used it for beauty and pampering routines.

• Heated floors, which our guide on whether heated floors are worth it covers.
• Steam showers and home saunas in larger primary suites.
• Rain heads and handshowers together, and thermostatic valves that hold a set temperature.
• Smart toilets and bidet seats.
• Quieter, more powerful exhaust fans with humidity sensors, which our bathroom fan guide explains.

Quietly planning for the future

One of the clearest findings in Houzz's 2026 study is that 71 per cent of renovating homeowners addressed special needs in their bathroom, and more of them are thinking five or more years ahead. The most common features were grab bars at 63 per cent, non-slip flooring at 56 per cent and low-curb showers at 55 per cent.

The trend for 2027 is doing this beautifully. Blocking in the walls for grab bars before the tile goes on, grab bars that double as towel bars, curbless showers, a bench, wider doors and good lighting all look like design choices, not hospital fittings. Our guide to aging in place and multigenerational renovations has more.

What is fading

• All-white and all-grey bathrooms with no warmth or texture.
• Large corner jetted tubs, which take space and rarely get used.
• Small glass mosaic feature strips.
• Vessel sinks with very tall faucets that splash.
• Builder-grade framed shower doors and glass blocks.

If you have a 1990s or 2000s ensuite with a corner tub and a small shower, the most popular update in 2027 is exactly that swap, tub out, big shower in.

What a bathroom costs to renovate

Houzz's 2026 study put the U.S. median for a major bathroom remodel at $25,000, rising to a median of $30,000 for bathrooms of 100 square feet or more. In Calgary, Kay2's 2026 cost guide puts a main bathroom at $20,000 to $38,000, a primary ensuite at $35,000 to $65,000 and a luxury ensuite at $65,000 to $120,000. Curbless showers, heated floors, steam and custom vanities push toward the upper end.

Trends worth following, and ones to think twice about

Questions people ask

• Is it a mistake to remove the bathtub? Not in an ensuite. Keep at least one tub in the house if you have young children or expect to sell to a family.
• Are wet rooms a trend? Fully waterproofed wet rooms are growing, especially in smaller bathrooms, but they need very careful waterproofing and a good fan.
• Is matte black over? It is fading in favour of warmer metals, but it still works in modern bathrooms.
• What colour is in for 2027 bathrooms? Warm whites and greens lead, with clay, tan and soft browns alongside.

Designing a bathroom that will still feel right in 2037

Start with how you use the room, then pick the look. A bathroom that works well, stays dry and is easy to clean will feel good long after any trend has passed. If you are in the Calgary area, Kay2's Radiant Retreat won Best Bathroom and Ensuite Renovation at the 2024 BILD Calgary Region Awards. See our bathroom renovations page, and our guides to kitchen trends and home trends for 2027 for the rest of the house.