10 Stylish Bathrooms with IKEA Furniture

Even if mirrors and vanities from IKEA showrooms are familiar and recognizable, there are many ways to play with them in a fresh and stylish way. We've collected nine bathroom designs from projects where this was done best.

European Style + VANLIS vanity with RATTVIKEN sink

Those who prefer the interior normcore often turn to IKEA for affordable basic items. Travel blogger Daria Sirotnina, decorating her Moscow region home in European style with oriental motifs, chose a neutral IKEA vanity with a classic-shaped sink for her bedroom bathroom.

The rest was taken care of by details: large-format ceramic tiles resembling white marble, a freestanding bathtub, an unusual chandelier, and Roman curtains on the window made of fabric reminiscent of oriental ikats.

The same vanity, but in black, was used by designer Ludmila Danilovich in a Moscow trashy design project for a couple with a preschooler daughter. Paired with black mirrors and set against translucent glass blocks, the vanity looks modern and graphic compared to the calm solution from the previous project. It's also important that the sink is double: such rarely chosen in typical apartments, so it already looks fresh.

By the way, the choice of a two-bowl model was made by clients due to their daughter: the child doesn’t like brushing teeth alone, so one half of the sink is for mom or dad, and the other is for the child.

Gentle palette and brutal design + STOCKHOLM mirror

Even when neutral, some basic items have a strong identity. A clear example is the round IKEA STOCKHOLM mirror with a veneer frame — perhaps it’s due to its similarity to the Adnet Circulaire Mirror icon of French modernism? But such solutions can sound differently in different mood-based bathrooms.

See how the STOCKHOLM looks weightless in a bathroom designed by Alexandra Nikulina in soft pink shades, with gold finishes and an abundance of light wood...

...and how brutal it is in the expressive bathroom designed by Irina Reichert.

HEMNES vanity with RATTVIKEN sink + original handles

Adding individuality to a mass-produced item can also be achieved through a classic overhaul. If you don't want to repaint, replacing hardware works just as well, as in the bathroom of a two-bedroom apartment in Moscow designed by Maria Miken.

Instead of standard knob-style handles that come with the HEMNES vanity, Maria used square ones with a beautiful organic pattern, rotated diagonally to match the floor tiles.

Vanity from IKEA kitchen doors + marble countertop and classic mixers

When searching for suitable solutions in IKEA, it's not necessary to limit yourself only to bathroom goods. For example, designers Nadezhda Malaya and Maxim Bondarenko proposed assembling a vanity for the bathroom in a Moscow region home from IKEA kitchen doors.

Combined with a marble countertop, black classic mixers with three outlets, and a Villeroy & Boch sink, the solution looks visually luxurious and expressive in the style of Belgian interior design.

Home Spa + vanity and display cabinets from IKEA kitchen doors

Another option: build not just a vanity but also upper cabinets from kitchen doors. According to Tatiana Damiani-Kashchanova’s design concept for a two-bedroom apartment in St. Petersburg, door panels with transparent glass will help showcase beautifully arranged aromatic salts and creams on the shelves — just like in a spa salon.

Colorful vanities + GLADOM table and towel rack VILTO

Now, let’s look at projects where only IKEA accessories were used.

For a bathroom in a house made of glued timber in Samara Oblast, designer Ekaterina Shymkевич chose a wooden towel rack-stool and a vibrant GLADOM table for bottles, towels, and other bathroom essentials. The rack serves as a background element, while the table is used as an accent: it harmoniously complements green vanities and supports the concept of an interior in energetic, saturated colors.

White tiles + black RENSHER shelf

Designer Ekaterina Usikova completed a small bathroom in a Moscow trashy design with this IKEA shelf. The item stood out beautifully against white tiles and harmonized with the geometric black mirror. To tie the black-and-white bathroom palette with the overall home color scheme, several colored spots were added: a colorful tile patchwork on the floor, a yellow inspection hatch painted in yellow, and various bathroom accessories arranged on the shelf.

Farmhouse style + HEMNES shelf to hide the boiler

In this project, the IKEA shelf serves two functions. On one side, it stores cosmetics for the apartment owner and interior designer Anastasia Vishnevskaya, while on the other, it hides the boiler behind it.

To implement this idea, a backing panel was added and wall mounting was planned: when access to the electrical appliance is needed, it’s enough to lift the structure by holding the rail. But there are no design issues: the IKEA minimalist shelf perfectly fits into the farmhouse style.

On the cover: Irina Reichert’s design project