12 Ideas for Bathroom Colors
Jan 14, 2022Take the Quiz: 12 Ideas for Bathroom Colors to Suit Your Style
These 12 ideas for bathroom colors will help you pick the best color schemes for bathrooms in your home
Mix and match to create your perfect style!
From shower surrounds to vanities to finishes and fixtures, you have countless bathroom design combinations to choose from. So what are the best colors schemes for bathrooms, and how do you choose the right ones for your home? Try these tips and tricks.
What Are the Best Colors for Bathrooms?
Bathrooms are a versatile space for design in your home, but achieving the look you want comes down to the right color selection. Follow these four tips to make the best choice for your space.
- Choose calming colors for spa-like spaces. Calming colors add to the spa-like atmosphere many homeowners are looking for. 2022 Color of the Year selections reflect this trend, and include options like Evergreen Fog from Sherwin-Williams (above), Breezeway from Behr, and October Mist from Benjamin Moore.
- Bold colors are energizing. Past Colors of the Year like Aegean Teal, Illuminating, and Raspberry Blush, are all bright selections that add energy to a room. Since many bathrooms are smaller, enclosed spaces, they offer a fun place to play with bold colors you might not use elsewhere in your home.
- Consider lighter colors for smaller spaces. Avoid dark colors if you’re designing a small bathroom. Lighter colors help small spaces reflect more light, whereas darker colors can make small bathrooms feel even more cramped.
- Color doesn’t stop with the walls. Use every surface to build and complement your color palette! Shower surrounds, bathroom accessories, vanity tops, and faucets all bring color, shine, and pattern to your space. See how the 12 bathroom mood boards below use these elements to pull the design through.
Add These 12 Ideas for Bathroom Colors to Your Bathroom Mood Board
Using the four tips above, Improveit’s design consultants have developed 12 bathroom mood board collections to get your creative juices flowing. These color schemes for bathrooms of all sizes combine shower surrounds with fixtures, wall colors, and accessories to create complementary design palettes.
Use the quiz to see if we can narrow down some options you’ll love, or scroll down to explore on your own!
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Modern Elegance
Clean white cabinetry and a warm gray wall color provide the perfect backdrop for this combination. On-trend brushed gold Align bath fixtures, and a smokey quartz vanity top, pick up the movement and subtle color variations in our Calcutta marble shower surround.
Farmhouse Chic
It doesn’t get more classic than white subway tile with black grout lines. Accent this popular farmhouse design style with popular matte black Gibson fixtures, gray cabinetry, and cool-toned Misterio marble vanity top. Want to soften the look a little? Try gray grout lines and brushed nickel fixtures.
Welcoming Warmth
Traditional color schemes for bathrooms don’t have to look fussy or old-fashioned. Keep the warm look you love in your home with our river rock shower surround color, paired with a medium-toned wood vanity and soft wall color. The elegant Wynford fixture collection pops in chrome, with a subtle marble vanity top.
Urban Energy
Let your shower experience get you energized for the day. Carrara marble shower surround is echoed in your vanity top selection for a cool backdrop with lots of movement. A square mirror and fixtures from our popular Voss collection offer an angular complement for a bold look.
Natural Calm
Take a mindful approach to bath design by adding calming elements right from the start. Our coastal stone shower surround features a warm tone with vertical veining that helps align your mind before starting a busy day – or at the end of one. Pair it with a subtle smokey countertop, white cabinetry, and brushed nickel fixtures for a soothing experience.
Modern Loft
Sleek, yet understated finishes like a basketweave shower surround and geometric matte black fixtures ground this modern look with a masculine feel. Gray cabinetry with a cool marble vanity top add the right blend of style and function for this loft-style combination.
Smooth Transition
Transitional style blends the best of traditional and contemporary, and this combination gets it just right. The familiar warmth of dark wood cabinetry meets unexpected style in a hexagon shower surround. The subtle grayline reveal between the hexagons blends perfectly with the marble vanity top’s gray veining, while brushed nickel fixtures from our Gibson collection add a touch of shine.
Earth Forward
This collection maximizes the richness of natural warm tones at every turn. A canyon slate shower surround and oil-rubbed bronze fixtures ensure your bathing experience sets a centering mood. Dark wood cabinetry continues the feeling, while white marble tops add a touch of lightness.
Classically Neutral
Among our most popular shower surround selections, silver-white marble is the classic neutral tone you’ve been looking for in your new bath design. Pair it with clean white cabinetry and brushed nickel fixtures for a magazine-style all-white bathroom.
Positively Playful
Even family bathrooms deserve great style! Starting with neutral basics like a white bathtub with a square tile-look shower surround in almond provides the perfect backdrop for bright wall colors for bathrooms and shower curtains. Clean white cabinetry and marble vanity tops keep the neutral look while letting your kids’ bathroom “grow up” with them as their tastes and your style preferences change.
Vivid Living
Unique ideas for bathroom colors and patterns don’t scare you! Pull a bright color from your shower curtain to use on the walls, accent the look of classic subway tiles with black grout lines, or try trendy finishes like matte black or brushed gold for a pop of style.
Fresh Faced
You can’t go wrong with neutral surfaces – in fact, they can help your design go exactly right! A biscuit shower surround, smokey gray vanity top,
and white cabinetry are the perfect clean slate. Accent this simple
design combination with brighter wall colors or décor that you can
easily change out with the seasons, style trends, or your own whim!
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