Although bathrooms tend to be the most minimal room in the house, we've rounded up 10 of the most extreme examples, including a lonely bathtub in a Dutch townhouse and a copper-lined washroom in an English countryside property.

London apartment by MWAI

A simple copper basin provides the main embellishment in this white and grey bathroom, which is located inside a Victorian flat in London.

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Alfred Street Residence by Studio Four

Studio Four used an entirely white palette to maximise brightness inside the bathroom of this Australian home.

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Tel Aviv apartment by Maayan Zusman

A delicate black frame supports the sink inside the bathroom of this Tel Aviv apartment, which also features personalised details in the form of red Boffi flower taps.

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Dutch Townhouse by Antonia Reif

A lonely bathtub sits on a striped tiled platform inside this Dutch townhouse that was renovated by local architect Antonia Reif.

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Myrtle Garden Studio by Stonewood Design

A copper shower wall contrasts with the concrete sink in the bathroom of this garden studio in English countryside, echoing the cladding used on the outside of this building.

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Lisbon apartment by Rar Studio

Monochrome and peach-coloured Portuguese marble provides sinks, shower cubicles and splashbacks for the two bathrooms inside this minimal Lisbon apartment.

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Isle of Water House by Five AM

The bathroom for this attic extension in Belgium is positioned in the middle of the room inside a plain white box.

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Life House by John Pawson

A bath is located in one of the bedrooms inside John Pawson's Life House, in front of a large window that offers views of the surrounding Welsh valley countryside.

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Volkshotel suite by Hanna Maring

Proving that not all minimalist interiors have to be stark and white, Hannah Maring installed a wooden bathtub and colourful screens inside the bathroom of this suite in an Amsterdam hotel.

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House in Fontinha by Manuel Aires Mateus

Residents of this Portuguese house by Manuel Aires Mateus can step down into their bath and look out onto the surrounding landscape through a low-level window.

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