7 Ways to Bring a Touch of Colour into Your Bathroom
Back in style, colour in the bathroom can bring warmth and personality. Here’s how to add a new hue to your white space
If you’d like to add colour to your bathroom, but without overpowering the space, there are a few ways you could do it. Check out these rooms to find inspiration for bringing in just the right amount.
Drench the floor
Liven up a neutral washspace by contrasting it with a bold floor colour. A darker tone at ground level will help to open up the space, as your eye will move upwards and around the lighter area.
Here, bright turquoise floor tiles have added vivid interest to the otherwise white room.
Liven up a neutral washspace by contrasting it with a bold floor colour. A darker tone at ground level will help to open up the space, as your eye will move upwards and around the lighter area.
Here, bright turquoise floor tiles have added vivid interest to the otherwise white room.
Dabble with pattern
You can introduce both colour and pattern into your bathroom by using wallpaper. Cover just one or two walls, or try a mural like the owners of this bathroom have done.
The floral design goes up just like wallpaper, and has been covered with a layer of decorator’s varnish to protect it from splashes and fingermarks.
You can introduce both colour and pattern into your bathroom by using wallpaper. Cover just one or two walls, or try a mural like the owners of this bathroom have done.
The floral design goes up just like wallpaper, and has been covered with a layer of decorator’s varnish to protect it from splashes and fingermarks.
Contrast a bath
If you’re lucky enough to have a freestanding roll-top bath, make the most of the outside surface by painting it in an interesting shade.
In this room, the designers have included two areas of colour and chosen hues that complement each other. The turquoise fish-scale tiles look beautiful next to the pink bath. The terracotta pots and leafy houseplants, meanwhile, help to tie the two colours together.
If you’re lucky enough to have a freestanding roll-top bath, make the most of the outside surface by painting it in an interesting shade.
In this room, the designers have included two areas of colour and chosen hues that complement each other. The turquoise fish-scale tiles look beautiful next to the pink bath. The terracotta pots and leafy houseplants, meanwhile, help to tie the two colours together.
Go under…
Introduce colour without overpowering the room by covering just one half of the walls with your chosen shade. Here, the designers have placed back-painted toughened glass along the lower half of the wall. It adds a block of colour that contrasts with the paler area above.
The artwork displayed on the white surface repeats the colour and adds a few more tones, which helps to balance the two zones.
If this colour is too strong for your taste, you could always use the idea with a gentler shade.
Introduce colour without overpowering the room by covering just one half of the walls with your chosen shade. Here, the designers have placed back-painted toughened glass along the lower half of the wall. It adds a block of colour that contrasts with the paler area above.
The artwork displayed on the white surface repeats the colour and adds a few more tones, which helps to balance the two zones.
If this colour is too strong for your taste, you could always use the idea with a gentler shade.
…or over
Reverse this idea by covering the top half of your wall with colour and leaving the bottom half white. The plain white tiles here provide a waterproof splashback in the bathing area, and contrast with the deep blue walls above. By using colour at a higher level, you can create a snug, cocooning effect.
Once again, the designers have used artwork to balance the two zones – this time with a white background to link with the colour of the tiles and bath.
Get a professional on board by finding a bathroom designer or fitter in your area.
Reverse this idea by covering the top half of your wall with colour and leaving the bottom half white. The plain white tiles here provide a waterproof splashback in the bathing area, and contrast with the deep blue walls above. By using colour at a higher level, you can create a snug, cocooning effect.
Once again, the designers have used artwork to balance the two zones – this time with a white background to link with the colour of the tiles and bath.
Get a professional on board by finding a bathroom designer or fitter in your area.
Focus on the details
If you want to add little touches of colour, consider the smaller features in your bathroom. Taps and fittings are available in an array of materials and hues nowadays, so you should be able to find something in a style and shade to suit your scheme.
As taps take up less space than a wall or a piece of furniture, you can choose a strong hue that you might not consider usually. These orange fittings, for example, are bold and brave, adding a completely new dimension to the monochrome space.
Tell us…
How have you introduced colour into your bathroom? Share your ideas and photos in the Comments section.
If you want to add little touches of colour, consider the smaller features in your bathroom. Taps and fittings are available in an array of materials and hues nowadays, so you should be able to find something in a style and shade to suit your scheme.
As taps take up less space than a wall or a piece of furniture, you can choose a strong hue that you might not consider usually. These orange fittings, for example, are bold and brave, adding a completely new dimension to the monochrome space.
Tell us…
How have you introduced colour into your bathroom? Share your ideas and photos in the Comments section.
Make an impact in an all-white bathroom by adding just one boldly coloured element. Here, the red vanity unit brings in a vivid accent that changes the whole look of the space.
Red is a brave choice for any room, and in large doses could be overwhelming. By using it sparingly like this, you can make a statement without going overboard.
Find more red vanity units in the Houzz Shop.