What is the trend in bathrooms in 2026?

The 2026 trend is big walk-in showers, warm neutral palettes and brushed brass, and that lines up with what clients across South East London are actually asking us to fit. The single biggest request is swapping a tired bath and shower-curtain setup for a walk-in shower, either on a low-profile tray or a full wet-room floor. In the small bathrooms of Victorian terraces around Crystal Palace and Sydenham, that one change does more for the room than anything else. Wet rooms start from £8,500 with us; a tray-based walk-in costs less.

The rest of the 2026 look is consistent from job to job. Warm whites and soft greens instead of grey. Brushed brass or brushed nickel brassware. A tiled niche in the shower rather than a wire caddy hooked over the screen. Wall-hung vanities and toilets to get furniture off the floor. And layered lighting, usually downlights plus a backlit mirror, so the room is not lit by one cold ceiling fitting.

Some of it we talk clients out of. Bluetooth mirror speakers and digital shower panels tend to fail years before the tiling does, and they are a pain to replace once built in. Fluted glass looks good but is slow to clean. And if you have a family house with one bathroom, keep a bath somewhere; buyers with young children expect one. Colour palettes go deeper than this, but that is a separate question.