Use of colour in the home isnt just about applying the colours you love to the walls of your living space: colours can really help set the tone and mood of a room. And while neutral tones and monochrome schemes are popular bathroom decor options, splashes of colour in the bathroom can be a great way to add some depth and interest. Take a look at our bathroom colour ideas to find out more.
Light and Dark
Brilliant white is well known for its light and space enhancing properties, but other pale colours can help to lighten up a dark bathroom, too. Avoid a matt finish, which can have a dampening effect upon the light in your room, and bounce light around with mirrors, gloss tiles and a soft sheen finish to your paintwork.
Darker tones, meanwhile, can help to bring some depth and contrast to a brightly lit space filled with brilliant white sanitaryware. Highlighting the subtle curves or bold angles of your carefully chosen bath, basin and toilet by adding a bold, dark backdrop is a great way to use colour in the bathroom.
Our Belfast traditional low level toilet and curved basin have a classic outline that can be highlighted to great effect with a richly hued backdrop use paint, tiles, or bathroom compatible wallpaper to accentuate those curves.
Warm and Cool
When researching bathroom colour ideas, dont forget that colours can warm or cool a room, too. There are classic warm hues (red, orange, yellow) and cool hues (blue, green, purple) but this isnt the end of the story.
Take blue, for example. Blue is a calming colour and a popular choice for many bathroom schemes. But while it is generally soothing, it doesnt have to be cold despite its presence on the cool side of the colour wheel. Blues which contain a hint of red will warm up a room more than those containing more yellow.
Its worth considering the other effect warm and cool colours can have on your bathroom, particularly if youre short of space: warm shades are said to come towards you while cool shades recede. So if youre looking to give a small bathroom an airy feel and a sense of space, a cool colour scheme may be your best option.
And if youre thinking of opting for wooden bathroom furniture, your choice could be determined by your colour scheme. Pale wood has a cool look which works well with cool colour schemes, while rich, honeyed oak and darker walnut and wenge finishes tend to suit a warmer room scheme.
Our Madrid walnut bathroom furniture has the perfect look to complement a boldly coloured bathroom: dark red, aubergine and fuschia walls provide striking backdrops for these luxuriously finished units.
We hope you enjoyed our guide on bathroom colour ideas, for more information or to purchase the any of the products featured in this post dont forget to visit the Better Bathrooms website.
