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You can tell a lot about someone’s renovation plans from their browsing history. Everything on Yelp right now is pointing to groovier homes in 2025. The online directory recently dropped its20 trend predictionsfor the coming year, based on millions of searches for words, phrases, and businesses. Its team of data scientists found thatinquiries into ’70s bathrooms have surged 124% in the past 12 months. Searches for green countertops have spiked similarly, meaning we might be seeing a lot less white subway and a lot more avocado in this space.
When we caught wind of Yelp’s forecast, we were fully on board, because we know you can have all the perks of a modern bathroom (asteam shower, plenty ofvanity storage, afreestanding tub) and still give it a 1970s spin. Here are four bathroom updates we’ve spotted that absolutely nail the retro look.
The countertops, the sink, the old 1970s IKEA cabinets—Emily Ward, half of design duoPierce & Ward, swathed it all in this bathroom usingBenjamin Moore’s Southfield Green, sealed with a lacquer finish typically used on cars. Yes, car-grade shine in a bathroom. We’re listening.
Small-scale square matte tiles are a staple of bathrooms from the era. Ome Dezin honored that in this1971 home in Brentwood, California, but gave it a fresh feel with textured zellige that stretches all the way up to the skylight.
What if we told you this 25-square-foot powder room’s palette came from a ’70s-inspired Gucci runway show? Would that open you up to unconventional hues like brown and Hermès orange? For us, it’s an easy yes.
Laura Collins’s whole house was fueled by one question:What would her grandmother do?With that in mind, the first time she saw that her bathroom came with blush terrazzo floors, the designer decided to riff on the tiles by swathing the walls in matching pink paint (Benjamin Moore’sRosedaleandSoulmate). A 1970s-inspired bathroom practically begs forcolor drenching, another trend we expect to see plenty more of in 2025.
Lydia Geisel has been stirring the creative pot at Domino since 2017. She writes and edits her way through home tours and design stories like it's a competitive sport. She lives in Brooklyn—because of course she does.
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