The Aura of the Room: 10 Beautiful Colour Shades to Consider in Your Next Bathroom Renovation

Bathrooms are high-profile spaces in your home. These days, most people have multiple bathrooms, each with its own purpose; a powder room for guests, an en suite attached to the master bedroom, and a four-piece bathroom for use by the children or overnight visitors. Your dinner guest may not remember what you served or what was discussed around the table, but they are certain to remember the aromatherapy diffuser and the incredible colour you painted the powder room.

Consider these ten beautiful colours next time you are upgrading a bathroom:

Taupe

Taupe, a mixture of warm brown and cool grey, is a neutral yet eye-catching colour. Sherwin Williams named taupe the “2017 Color of the Year” based on its ability to add earthy tones to your bathroom. Because of its neutrality, taupe is an easy colour with which to pair fixtures or bathroom cabinets. There have been a lot of Yes I Can bathroom renovations in this beautiful and versatile shade.

For example, a bathroom vanity with sink which ranges from white to black to metal, would blend beautifully with taupe walls and convey a warm and welcome feeling in your small powder room.

There are many variations of taupe. Those that lean toward brown convey a more earthy look while the grey-heavy tints are more modern. You can even find a lighter shade of taupe that has purple as its base. Whichever you choose, accessorizing your bathroom with a coordinating colour will make the room pop.

Soft Grey

Gray is a versatile colour. Warm grey, the combination of grey and beige, is sometimes referred to as “greige.” Cool greys are more modern and often have blue or green undertones. Either way, soft grey is a soothing neutral colour that brings out the beauty of granite or concrete counters while adding a little pop to your wood flooring or cabinets. And as with all neutrals, your accessories towels, shower curtains, and rugs set the tone from quiet and classic to bright and edgy.

Bright White

Bright white is a clean and classic colour, particularly in a bathroom, and provides multiple decorating options. An all-white bathroom featuring marble floors, counters, and accessories, brings a level of sophistication right out of a design magazine. Conversely, bright white walls can match with any colour, from neutrals to bolds, for a warm or fun feeling.

Charcoal

Charcoal is a dramatic colour, particularly in a bathroom. It is also quite versatile as it has both cool and warm elements. Charcoal’s cool properties make it an edgy and sophisticated match for your natural wood and metal fixtures while the warmth of charcoal gives your bathroom a cosy and relaxing feel.

As with all the neutral colours, accessories set the tone. An often-overlooked bathroom accessory is wall art. Choose a shower curtain, towels, and rugs that pull out one or two colours from the piece of art. The result will be a beautifully matched and decorated bathroom oasis.

Light Blue

Light blue isn’t just one particular colour, it ranges from the sky on a sunny day to the more muted grey-blue. Using a light blue variant in your master bath creates a relaxing and spa-like environment, something that is very welcoming at the end of a busy and stressful day.

Blue is considered a cool colour. Accessorizing with another cool colour like grey, purple, or black, is always a safe move. However, pulling in warm colours such as yellow or red will create a bolder look. Change your accessories periodically for a quick and inexpensive makeover.

Experts performing bathroom remodels advise using these colour theories to balance the clinical feel of porcelain with textures that add depth and personality. By strategically selecting towels, rugs, and decorative hardware, you can completely transform the mood of the space without the need for a full-scale renovation.

Light Green

Green is associated with nature and the outdoors and creates the same sense of calm and relaxation when used as a wall colour. Mint and seafoam are two popular lighter green colours that could work well in a children’s bathroom. Accessorizing with bold warm colours makes the bathroom a fun and welcoming place.

More earthy light green hues, such as sage or jade, pair well with other subdued colours such as brown and taupe and create the feeling of relaxing at an outdoor spa.

Creamy White

Creamy white is a subdued version of the sharp, intense bright white discussed earlier. It is a classic choice for bathroom walls as it pairs naturally with soft, pastel colours and most metals giving way to a warm, comfortable refuge.

Pistachio

Pistachio is a soft shade of green with a yellow undertone. It is more energetic than the light greens mentioned previously and is often seen in yoga or meditation studios. It pairs well with almost every shade of brown and even works with black trim.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, pistachio and bright white accents bring freshness and energy to your bathrooms. This combination works well in your small powder room as well as your spacious en suite.

Brown

Brown is a colour that is made by mixing shades of the three primary colours red, yellow and blue. That mixture can be darkened by adding black or lightened by adding white. Brown is often thought of as dull and boring but, when coupled with the right accessories and trim, brown can be warm, cosy and even dramatic. Suggestions for using brown in your bathroom include:

• Shades of darker brown pair well with bright white, creating a clean and comfortable quality for your bathroom.
• Combining a warm shade of brown with a cool shade of blue results in a more modern and sleek look, yet one that still is traditional.
• Lighter brown shades create a neutral aura when merged with colours such as cream or beige. This allows for the accessories to work their magic.

Cerulean Blue

Cerulean blue is that incredible shade of blue that you see in the water when vacationing in the islands. Although it is a bright blue, painting a bathroom cerulean blue will bring back all those happy and relaxing memories that you made on vacation.

Bright white pairs well to create a more traditional atmosphere, and muted white coupled with well-placed bright colours will mirror that house on the beach where it all began.

These are just a few suggestions for colours that work well in bathrooms. Your personal preference should be the first step in choosing the right colour. But, if you are on the fence with no particular plan in mind, take a look at some of these colours and the recommended pairings. You might find the right one for you.

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