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"Since we knew the house would have bold color blocks, we wanted the bathroom to feel a bit more fluid and loose,

A massive pine beam defines the master bathroom.

Color-blocked custom cabinets make for a delightful surprise.

"By keeping the main color block in the showers, we tried to contain the chaos to a small and palatable space within the bathroom," Cooper says. "It's fun when you're in there, but you're not overwhelmed when using the bathroom for other purposes."

Thomas loves crazy powder rooms, but leans towards softer tones for master bathrooms. Here, she adds a bit of glam with chrome Atrio fixtures by Grohe and antique brass Hinsdale sconces by Hudson Valley Lighting. “I am so happy with how this midcentury-inspired pattern using Fireclay Tile in Daisy and Sea Glass turned out. It’s dramatic, but still soothing and soft. The sconces reminded me of modernist versions of soap bubbles, and I loved them for a bathroom environment.”

Classic Ceramics wall tiles are combined with Caroma Cube ceramic basins in the bathrooms.

A freestanding Antonio Lupi tub defines the updated master bath, which also features an open-plan layout and a skylight by Velux.

Ben Allen renovated this old Victorian in London using a rainbow of colored concrete. One of the new bathrooms is cast in mossy green with an arch motif that appears throughout the home.

In the bathrooms, a different variety of plaster was employed: Moroccan Tadelakt, selected for its waterproof application. (“You see it in most hammams,” says Grimshaw, who had spent time working in Morroco.)

Popham Design supplied the tiles in the bathrooms, were Gebhardt chose to incorporate more color.

The ensuite is an oasis, featuring a steam shower and peekaboo windows. Stoncrete tiles are from Ciot.