The Year’s Most Impressive Bathroom Transformations: Best of Before & Afters

A dreary bathroom seems dirty no matter how clean it actually is, so giving it a fresh coat of white paint, additional lighting, and sparkling tiles can completely transform the look and feel of the room, all while making the weekly cleaning feel less Sisyphean. Here are 10 bathrooms that benefited tremendously from being brightened and lightened, but never fear, color lovers—they’re not completely white, although white subway tiles do, of course, abound…

Here are our favorite bathroom transformations from the past year. Click on each “before” photo to see the satisfying “after.”

See More of this Project → Before & After: A Gorgeous Mid-Century Bathroom Makeover

Check It Out → Before & After: A Guest Bathroom Gets a New “Warm Industrial” Look

See All the Amazing Photos → Before & After: A Classy New Look for a Brooklyn Bathroom

Get All the Details → Before & After: A Small Bathroom Lightens Up

Check Out the Transformation → Before & After: A Dated Bathroom Goes Mid-Century

Get More Info → Before & After: A Truly Tiny Bathroom Realizes Its Potential

More Beautiful Photos → Before & After: A Builder-Basic Bathroom Gets a Little Character

JAWDROPPING → Before & After: The Magic of Wallpaper & Elbow Grease

Read It and Weep → Before & After: A Bathroom Transformation for a Good Cause

Hear the Full Story → Before & After: A Midwestern Bathroom Opens Up