50 Bathroom Designs That Are So Hilariously Bad It Hurts To Look (New Pics)

Bathrooms—they’re an unignorable part of your life. Everybody uses them every single day. However, unless something goes very wrong, you tend to take them for granted. After all, we rarely noticedesigndecisions when they’re done well. When they’re not, it can lead to a lot of laughter through tears.To that end, we atBored Pandawanted to showcase some of the most epic bathroom design fails ever. It’s the kind of narrow-minded planning that you wouldn’t wish on even your worst enemies… maybe. Scroll down for a taste of bad design, and a reminder to be grateful for when things workas intended.This post may includeaffiliate links.

To that end, we atBored Pandawanted to showcase some of the most epic bathroom design fails ever. It’s the kind of narrow-minded planning that you wouldn’t wish on even your worst enemies… maybe. Scroll down for a taste of bad design, and a reminder to be grateful for when things workas intended.

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My Friend’s Apartment Has A 1/2 Bathroom On The Ground Floor. This Is The View From The Street

The Bathroom In Our Airbnb Was Rather Smol

This Mirrored Ceiling In Our Bathroom At Work

The Statista Research Departmentrecently reportedon the most common features of high-tech toilets found in renovated master bathrooms in the US in 2023. By far the most common feature was a seat with a bidet feature (27% of respondents updated their toilets with one).Otherpopular high-tech features included self-cleaning capabilities (18%), heated seats (16%), built-in night-lights (14%), motion-activated seats (8%), and self-deodorizers and overflow protection (both 8%).

Otherpopular high-tech features included self-cleaning capabilities (18%), heated seats (16%), built-in night-lights (14%), motion-activated seats (8%), and self-deodorizers and overflow protection (both 8%).

My Friend’s Under-The-Stairs “Bathroom” Where The Toilet Is Diagonal And Partially Installed Into The Carpeted Wall

For A Quick On The Go

You Guys Hate Carpet In The Bathroom? I Can One Up That. My Parents Have A Bathroom With Carpet That Goes Up The Bathtub Walls! Bonus Points For The Terrible Wallpaper

Meanwhile, according to Statista, asurveyof 300 architecture firms showed the most popular bathroom features in Q4 of 2023 to be larger walk-in showers (50%), doorless showers (49%), and stall showers without tubs (also 49%).Furthermore, adaptability and universal designs were noted as a very popular feature (40%), while spa-like designs were slightly lower in demand (31%). Natural lighting was also not a very popular feature (24%), alongside heated floors (27%), private toilet compartments (26%), and linen closets (17%).

Furthermore, adaptability and universal designs were noted as a very popular feature (40%), while spa-like designs were slightly lower in demand (31%). Natural lighting was also not a very popular feature (24%), alongside heated floors (27%), private toilet compartments (26%), and linen closets (17%).

These Bathroom Stalls

This Horrible Toilet-Seat

My Grandparent’s Carpeted Bathroom

Contrasting experiences can teach you a lot about the world and what you value. You never really think about how great it is to have access to aproper bathroomuntil you come across a bad one.If the restroom is dirty, uncomfortable, or lacks the necessary hygiene supplies, you’re going to have an awful time. On the flip side, clean, cozy, well-stocked bathrooms are a godsend. And we say this without any irony—it’s important to be able to relax when nature calls.

Contrasting experiences can teach you a lot about the world and what you value. You never really think about how great it is to have access to aproper bathroomuntil you come across a bad one.

If the restroom is dirty, uncomfortable, or lacks the necessary hygiene supplies, you’re going to have an awful time. On the flip side, clean, cozy, well-stocked bathrooms are a godsend. And we say this without any irony—it’s important to be able to relax when nature calls.

I Mean, Of All The Design Choices, You Chose This

My Uncle’s House Got A Bathroom Without A Door, Literally The First Thing You See When You Enter The House

House Sitting For Uncle. Reached The Final Boss Of The Game “Unfamiliar Shower Controls”

Another major concern is privacy, or rather, the lack of it. Views on this can vary historically and culturally (public toilets with communal sponges-on-sticks inhistory/how-the-ancient-romans-went-to-the-bathroom-180979056/" rel=“noopener noreferrer” target="_blank">ancient Rome, anyone?), of course. But in this day and age, most people are used to doing their business in restrooms in complete isolation.To put it bluntly, although there’s nothing ‘shameful’ about what you’re doing, you still don’t want anyone (accidentally) seeing or hearing you. Rather, it’s the opposite: you probably want to be alone with your thoughts.

To put it bluntly, although there’s nothing ‘shameful’ about what you’re doing, you still don’t want anyone (accidentally) seeing or hearing you. Rather, it’s the opposite: you probably want to be alone with your thoughts.

The ‘Bathroom’ In My Airbnb Will 100% Result In The Worst Encounters With The Host

Just Watched A Guy Go Into The Wrong Bathroom At Toronto Pearson Airport. He Was Looking At The Top Sign

This Bathroom In My Dads New House. I’m 6’1”. The Room Is So Short They Had To Cut Holes In The Ceiling Over The Toilet And Sink So You Can Stand Up

With all of that in mind, it makes sense to design bathrooms and public restrooms with privacy in mind. It might sound like common sense, but you’d be surprised how uncommon it is.Designers, architects, and engineers should consider which materials they use andhow toincorporate them into the entire space.

With all of that in mind, it makes sense to design bathrooms and public restrooms with privacy in mind. It might sound like common sense, but you’d be surprised how uncommon it is.

Designers, architects, and engineers should consider which materials they use andhow toincorporate them into the entire space.

This Public Restroom Has Facing Toilets

Impossible To Clean

Practical Bathroom

For example, you wouldn’t want your public toilets to have massive gaps beneath the door. Nor should you use transparent materials for the stall doors or walls. And you wouldn’t add curtainless windows in bathrooms without making sure that nobody can look through them from the outside. Again, these are basic considerations.

This Is The Inside Of The Bathroom Door At A Bar In NYC. After Some Cocktails, It Is Impossible To Pick The Right One On The First Try

A Bad Place For A Restaurant To Store The Dishes

Restaurant Bathroom Sink, Made From…wood

Just Moved & My New Bathroom Tiles Are Designed To Always Look Dirty

This Hotel Bathroom

My Parents Bathroom Is On A Platform Next To An Angled Ceiling So You Hit Your Head Every Time… And It Has A Telephone

However, in some cases, it’s not due to a lack of foresight that bad designs pop up. Sometimes, it all comes down to finances. No matter what you’re designing, you’re probably going to have a limited budget. You need to work with the resources available to you.Unfortunately, in some cases that means cutting corners. The result? A suboptimal restroom that might partly serve its main purpose, but leaves people yearning for something better.

Unfortunately, in some cases that means cutting corners. The result? A suboptimal restroom that might partly serve its main purpose, but leaves people yearning for something better.

The Placement Of This Toilet In My Hotel Is Just Stupid

This Brass Instrument Sink In My Step-Uncle’s Bathroom

Ugliest Bathroom Ever

Which of the photos featured in this list made you cringe the most, dear readers? Which of these toilets would you hate to use more, even if you really had to go? What is the very worst bathroom you’ve ever used?On theotherhand, what’s thevery bestrestroom experience you’ve had, whether in public spaces or in private homes? Drop a comment below. And remember—good design is about more than just aesthetics.

On theotherhand, what’s thevery bestrestroom experience you’ve had, whether in public spaces or in private homes? Drop a comment below. And remember—good design is about more than just aesthetics.

The Shower In My Grandparents New Bathroom Is Very Nice, Except For One Small Problem

Upon Walking In This Bathroom At The Supermarket I Was Initially Disgusted At Filth And Lack Of Cleanliness Until A Closer Look Revealed It Was Designed This Way

Bathroom With Glass Walls

Installed New Shower Curtains Boss

This Was The “Sink” In A Restaurant

Bathroom Stall Doors Made Of Glass

The Dividers In This Stall Are Way Too High Up. They Could See My Thighs

I’m About To Explode! Where’s The Men’s Restroom? Hurry

The Ridiculously Tiny Bathroom With Everything You Need (Or Don’t)

This Bathroom Mirror In My Hotel Room

The Worst Bathroom I Have Ever Seen (In A Hotel)

They Replaced Half The Mirrors In My Local Shopping Mall’s Bathroom With Advertising Boards

My Hotel Made The Walls Of The Bathroom Fully Transparent

Disco Toilet In An Airbnb

This Toiletry Trash Can That Opens Into The Other Stall

This Title In The Bathroom At A Restaurant

This Stall Door In A Gas Station Bathroom

Nice Bathroom Door

This Restaurant’s Bathroom Had A Piano In It

Shower Room Has Window To The Kitchen

My Brother And Sister In-Law Came Across This Gem While House Hunting

Angles I Never Knew I Didn’t Want To See

My Friend Went To Look At An Apartment Today And This Was The “Shower”

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Blursed Toilet

Gives The Term On The Throne A Whole New Meaning

Seen On Facebook Marketplace. The Sewing Of These Took Some Real Talent

There Are No Words

Better Hope You Don’t Stab Yourself In The Shower Of This Airbnb Rental

This Sink In Our Airbnb

This Bathroom Sink At A Pub In Bruges

I Didn’t Notice This Toilet Window Until It Was Too Late

These Appeared In The Shared Toilets I Have To Use Every Day…

High School Bathrooms Are Already Wild Enough

Ice Fishing In Your Bathroom

My Boyfriend Wanted Me To Post This Here. No We Don’t Leave Our Toilet Paper There LOL

My School Doesn’t Have Stall Doors

“I’ve Finished Installing That Sink Honey!"

When You Can’t Afford A Solid Gold Toilet

Girlfriends View From The Bed Of Our Hotel Room

My Schools Renovated Toilet

I Cringe Every Time I Step Foot In This Shower

From An Airbnb I Stayed At

Cute Yet Also So Wrong

Like Reading A Magic Eye Book

Basement Bathroom In The House I Bought

Stall Door With Knee Cutouts