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32 Surprisingly Festive Christmas Bathroom Decor Ideas to Try This Season

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Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

An easy way to spread holiday cheer throughout your home is to look for opportunities to decorate for Christmas in unexpected places, like the powder room, guest bathroom, or primary bathroom.

You can make your bathroom feel more festive with simple decor touches like holiday wreaths, mirror garlands, countertop ornaments, a vase of berry branches, scented candles, or holiday hand towels.

Check out these bathrooms decorated for Christmas to help you create a space that will delight you and your guests throughout the season.

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    Layered Mirror Garland

    christmas powder room

    Sarah Jane Christy

    Decorate your powder room mirror with a faux garland that you can reuse from year to year. Blogger Sarah Jane Christy draped a faux cedar garland layered with a vintage silver bead garland around a dark wood mirror, then added a scented candle and a silver mercury glass Christmas tree ornament to make guests feel welcome.

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    Modern Christmas Bathroom

    modern industrial-style bathroom decorated for christmas

    Love Create Celebrate

    Tailor your holiday decor to your overall design style for a cohesive look. This black-and-white industrial-style bathroom from Love Create Celebrate has modern Christmas decor touches like simple greens, glass reindeer figurines, and a letter board with a favorite holiday movie quote.

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    Warm Lighting

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    Design by Mel Bean Interiors / Photo by Kacey Gilpin

    In this spacious bathroom designed by Mel Bean Interiors, the client decorated for the holidays by adding a simple bouquet of white and red flowers and a scented candle under a glass cloche on the sink vanity countertop. They turned the credenza in the WC into a focal point, decorating it with a snowy Christmas scene, a small bouquet of white flowers, and warm lighting to create a soothing glow.

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    Whites, Woods, and Greens

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    Pine and Prospect Home

    Use everyday items to decorate your bathroom for Christmas. Pine and Prospect Home decorated the DIY reclaimed wood shelf above toilet by tucking fresh cedar stems around thrift store glass jars filled with cotton balls, cotton buds, and bath salts. A simple wreath decorated with a DIY frayed ribbon made from strips of fabric adds a focal point.

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    Velvet Ribbons

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    Stripes & Whimsy

    Dress up your powder room for Christmas by tying a few sprigs of greenery to your wall sconces with velvet ribbon. Stripes & Whimsy chose pale blue, then added a snowflake-edged hand towel and swapped in a white Christmas tree-shaped soap dispenser to complete the holiday makeover.

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    Custom Christmas Message

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    Casa Watkins Living

    If you're hosting a large group with lots of little ones over the holidays, equip your powder room with changing room amenities, and let guests know you have them covered by hanging a framed custom sign on the wall like this space from Casa Watkins Living.

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    Greens and Pine Cones

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    @milkandhoneylife / Instagram

    A rustic wood plank covered in natural greens and foraged pine cones adds just enough Christmas decor to complement the vintage sink and beveled mirror in this holiday bathroom from Milk and Honey Life.

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    Gingerbread Houses

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    Ahna Fulmer

    Decorate a shelf above the toilet with a pair of gingerbread houses to add sweet Christmas vibes to a small powder room. Blogger Ahna Fulmer draped a hand towel with a Christmas motif over the sink and added a scented candle and simple greens on top of the toilet shelf to complete the holiday mini-makeover.

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    Faux Greens in a Vase

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    Finding Lovely

    For a no-fuss, low-maintenance holiday feel, add faux branches to a clear vase, like this light and bright coastal farmhouse style bathroom from Finding Lovely.

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    Dried Orange Mirror Garland

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    The Merrythought

    Decorate the top of your bathroom mirror with a DIY garland for a festive look. The Merrythought decorated this simple bathroom mirror with a minimalist half garland of holiday branches decorated with dried orange slices for a cozy, handmade look.

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    Lighted Window Wreath

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    Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

    Decorate a bare window with an LED-lit holiday wreath to create a cozy focal point, like this inviting mountain house bathtub niche from Emily Henderson Design.

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    Upside Down Bouquet

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    Design by Leanne Ford Interiors / Photo by Alexandra Ribar

    An upside down bouquet of greens and baby's breath tied with natural twine and hung from a vintage brass hook above the sink adds understated Christmas cheer to this power room from Leanne Ford Interiors.

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    Trio of Trees

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    @cottageandsea / Instagram

    In a neutral space, a trio of bare trees tucked behind the freestanding tub adds a Christmas forest feel, like this bathroom from COTTAGE + SEA.

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    Faux Pine Swag

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    Pine and Prospect Home

    Decorate the top of a wall-mounted towel rack with faux greenery that will create a festive look without shedding on the towels, like this powder room from Pine and Prospect Home decorated with a realistic-looking pine swag.

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    Hang a Lighted Garland

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    Emily Bowser for Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

    Make your bathroom feel Christmas-ready with a lighted garland hung casually in the corner that can double as a nightlight, like this bathroom from Emily Bowser for Emily Henderson Design. While the forest green sink vanity is an all-season color, paired with some festive lighting makes it look like you painted it just in time for Christmas.

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    Bathtub Lighting

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    @s.u.s.a.p / Instagram

    For a romantic take on Christmas, light the area around your bathtub with a mix of pillar candles and LED lights. S.U.S.A.P added a wooden plank with a drink and a snack for the ultimate self-care bubble bath with a holiday spin.

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    Door Wreath

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    Thistlewood Farms

    Hang a Christmas wreath on the outside of the bathroom door to create a welcoming holiday feel, like this modern farmhouse bathroom from Thistlewood Farms that is visible from the home entryway.

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    Swap in Green Glass

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    Ursula Carmona of Home Made By Carmona

    Bring in subtle holiday vibes by swapping in some green glass accents like a soap dispenser or a vase to complement gold-toned fixtures and accessories, like this powder room from blogger Ursula Carmona of Home Made By Carmona.

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    Pot of Poinsettias

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    Finding Lovely

    A pot of white poinsettias on the edge of the sink vanity adds a festive note in this neutral powder room from Finding Lovely.

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    Touch of Greenery

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    Malcolm Simmons for Emily Henderson Design

    In a tiny space, just a few eucalyptus branches tucked into a glass bottle will add a touch of holiday cheer, like this bathroom from Malcolm Simmons for Emily Henderson Design.

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    Picture Wreaths

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    Thistlewood Farms

    Instead of swapping out art, hang small wreaths over existing wall decor for a quick and easy holiday mini makeover like this space from Thistlewood Farms.

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    Light a Scented Candle

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    Sara Toufali

    If ever there was a time to splurge on a scented candle, it's the holidays. Choose a pine scent to add Christmassy notes to your Sunday night bath, add a vase of white flowers, and take a moment away from the holiday rush to appreciate it all. Or layer scents by scattering scented candles all around the bathtub, like this boho-style space from Sara Toufali.

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    Vanity Tree Ornaments

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    Thistlewood Farms

    In an all-white bathroom, add a mini forest of white tree ornaments in different sizes or finishes, like this vanity countertop from Thistlewood Farms.

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    Shower Window Wreath

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    Pine and Prospect Home

    If your small guest bathroom includes a seldom-used shower with a window, add a holiday wreath that won't risk getting soaked, like this powder room from Pine and Prospect Home.

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    Flocked Mini Trees

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    Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

    A pair of flocked mini Christmas trees on the floor next to the bathtub adds a snow-capped feel to this spacious mountain home bathroom from Emily Henderson Design.

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    Hang Up Some Snowflakes

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    Thistlewood Farms

    Hang a pair of snowflake ornaments on the wall for a simple take on Christmas decor that can last through the rest of winter, like this modern farmhouse bathroom from Thistlewood Farms.

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    Put Some Holly in a Jar

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    Finding Silver Pennies

    Fill a blue jar with holly sprigs to add coastal Christmas vibes to a corner of the bathroom like this space from Finding Silver Pennies.

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    Towel Rack Wreath and Sign

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    Fox Hollow Cottage

    Decorate a wall-mounted towel rack with simple decor like a holiday sign or a small wreath, like this coastal Christmas bathroom from Fox Hollow Cottage.

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    Towel Bundle

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    Casa Watkins Living

    Tie up spare green hand towels towels with a sprig of greenery and a pine cone to create a Christmas decoration for your powder room sink like this space from Casa Watkins Living.

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    Mercury Glass Wreath

    cottage christmas bathroom decor

    Fox Hollow Cottage

    Decorate your bathtub area with a sparkly garland mercury glass garland that will reflect light without needing to be plugged in. Fox Hollow Cottage added a flocked mini tree in a rattan whale to enhance the coastal cottage vibes in this Christmas bathroom.

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    Tray of Pine Cones

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    Casa Watkins Living

    Add a basket or tray full of pine cones or ornaments on top of your toilet shelf to create seasonal vibes, like this Christmas bathroom from Casa Watkins Living.

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    Eucalyptus Branch

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    Malcolm Simmons for Emily Henderson Design

    Hang some eucalyptus from a removable hook in the shower that will add a pleasing scent as you steam away, like this space from Malcolm Simmons for Emily Henderson Design. You can keep it up all year; just add a bit of twine or a waterproof ribbon on top to amp up the seasonal vibes.

How do you make a bathroom look festive for Christmas?

You can make your bathroom look festive with a few simple touches, such as greenery, a wreath, a pine swag on top of the mirror over the sink, or a set of Christmas towels in red, green, or a snowflake motif. 

What decorations can you put in a bathroom for Christmas?

You can use many types of Christmas decorations in your bathroom, from real or faux greenery, wreaths, flowers, mini trees, ornaments, scented candles, wall decor, or hand towels and soaps in Christmas shapes and colors. If you are planning to add Christmas lights to your bathroom, be sure to limit yourself to small battery-operated LED string lights with a waterproof cover, and do not place any type of lights anywhere near a running water source, particularly if you have a small bathroom.