A few weeks ago I shared our kitchen inspiration for The Creek Classic and the move-in-day reveal. Today I’m sharing our updated classic bathroom inspiration (the reveal can be seen here). I knew I’d choose neutrals for our primary bathroom selections. Even though I absolutely love color and have always gravitated toward bold choices in furniture and decor, I wanted the bones to stand the test of time (and my moods), utilizing updated but classic finishes that won’t feel dated in a few years.

I’ve always loved the sophisticated glam look of marble, and of course I’ve had a major love affair with brass and gold in the last few years. Before we decided to move from The Sweetbay Sanctuary, I planned to paint the entire main floor white, so white walls felt like an easy choice with the new build. Those selections felt obvious to me, and searching through inspiration photos confirmed my gut.

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When we started the building process, I shared a few of these photos with our builder, Paul, and his wife Alena, the company designer. I sent them the following picture from Classy Clutter as the jumping off point for my bathroom, minus a few details.

The marble tile, white cabinetry, and molding on the tub give the bathroom a traditional or timeless feel, while the brass accents, modern mirrors, and pops of color in the art, rug, and accessories keep things fresh and current.

A similar aesthetic is found in this gorgeous bathroom from the Style Me Pretty Living blog.

The backdrop is neutral and classic, with refined details, allowing the gorgeous rug and chandelier to steal the show… And making it easy to change accents up down the road.

Photo after photo I pinned to my Pinterest bath board showed a mix of marble, brass and gold tones, white walls, frameless shower doors, and colorful rugs. Another gorgeous example of an updated classic bathroom is this beauty by Studio McGee.

Because of the layout of our master bathroom, I knew space would be at a premium, and I wanted maximum usage out of each and every square foot… When I stumbled upon this gorgeous bathroom by GreyHunt Interiors, it inspired me to make the surround of the bathtub flow into a bench seat in the shower, with the glass door dividing the two.

In fact, because the outside wall of our bathroom is laid out similarly to this, I marked this photo up for our builder and subs to show them where I wanted each different type of tile. I’ll share that next week in my post about tile selections.

A similar tub surround/shower bench combo is seen is this beautiful bathroom from Rex Glass and Mirror.

I love the use of space, but also the aesthetics of it, especially for an updated classic bathroom project like ours.

Our entire house project was a balancing act between what I wanted from a design perspective and what our budget dictated we choose. Public living spaces like our kitchen were our priority budget-wise, but we didn’t want to completely ignore our master bathroom. The glass shower doors were a hefty upgrade, as well as tiling the walls above our tub for a more seamless shower to tub transition. Besides that, we stayed within the allowances Paul gave us, limiting our options to ceramic tile instead of marble. Although being well aware of my shortcomings as a housekeeper, I wouldn’t have picked marble anyway. 😉

I share more about our tile selection process here, and now I’m excited to share the inspiration board I came up with for our updated classic bathroom.

Key details of our updated classic bathroom include:

• Inset Shaker Style Cabinetry by Cabco Cabinetry – Decorator’s White by Benjamin Moore
• MSI Bellagio Quartz fabricated by Granite and Marble Direct
• Various marble look and subway tiles from Ceramic Tileworks
• Glass frameless shower door from Glass and Mirror
• Rectangular brass mirror from Build.com
• Delta Dryden shower trim kit in Champagne Bronze
• Glacier Bay Modern Faucet in Matte Gold
• Loloi Nadia Runner
• Beach Printable from Etsy

If you were to design your “dream bathroom” today, what it would include?