colour sceme for my bathroom?

Question

I have quite a small bathroom and am hoping to have it painted and tiled soon. The bathroom suite is white. I was thinking of having white tile with maybe barley white painted walls or do you think that will look too clinical or too white?

the other thing i was thinking is white painted walls with either navy tiles or maybe white tiles with intermittant turquise tiles??

Suggestions please....

fabulous ideas from you all...thanks so much

Answer 1

I would always recommend you stick with white for the main fittings and furnishings, such as tiles and suites, as these things are expensive to replace when your tastes change.

The easiest way to bring colour into the room is with the accessories, thick luxurious towels, beautiful soaps and bath oils.

Blues and greens always work well in bathrooms but I think your idea of creams and beiges will warm the room more. Add caramel coloured towels and lots of natural wood accesories and the room will look stylish, warm and contemporary.

Answer 2

I have large white tiles in my small bathroom. I chose a matt finish and a colourful border with a few tiles that have the same pattern in the centre. You can pick out the colour in your flooring and in accesories in the bathroom. Go for it with the white, it has certainly made our bathroom look bigger and the little touches avoid the clinical feel without making it appear smaller. We tiled all around the bathroom but on reflection a little patch of a warm colour on the wall might have improved it a little.

Answer 3

Just remember what ever colour tiles you use, they will be there for a long while. Make sure you can live with them in the years to come. If you use white you can add colour with shower curtains, towels, and other accessories. I'm a beige person because it doesn't blind you as much as stark white and it will go with anything. Also I have always been told that the darker you go the smaller your room will seem.

Answer 4

My bathrooms small and ALL white - white tiles, white suite, white painted walls, white ceiling. sounds clinical BUT because of all the stuff in there like towels etc, and a dark blue blind, its actually a beautifully bright room. Our new house has a turquoise bathroom :D Very cool!xx

Answer 5

I love white tiles in a bathroom, it always seems to set off whatever the wall color is. I expecially love it if the wall color is highly contrasting to the white tile. Plus whites tiles will go with anything if you ever change your mind and want to go with different scheme.

Some bathroom colors that are really fresh are (Sherwin Williams colors):

Veiled Violet SW6268 (Light Grapey Purple)
Languid Blue SW6226 (Dusty Warm Blue)
Hearts of Palm SW6415 (Medium Grassy Green)
Versitile Gray SW6072 (Warm Medium Gray)

Answer 6

Im having my bathroom tiled and paintd too. Im having white tiles to go with my white suit but painting the rest a nice pale shade of green...nice and fresh looking but relaxing too!

Answer 7

Watch out for colored tiles - they can 'date' the bath, and are not easily changed.
Paint the walls a turquoise with a white wash over it. Add a turquoise print shower curtain, and pick colors from it for rug, towel sets, bath accessories.

Answer 8

White walls and white tiles that´s too much. I would add either blue, green or mauve - with matching towels. You need to break the color.

Answer 9

My bathroom is tiny, and the suite is white. The tiles are turquoise, wth a faint bubble pattern on them

Answer 10

someone once told me if ever in doubt about a colour scheme then go for magnolia paint .it will go with anything that you deciede to do with the tiles or carpet e.t.c and its bright but at the same time warm. good luck xx