Best of the Week: 29 Bathrooms With a Stylish Splash of Colour
Whether pale or bold, these bathrooms will uplift with their happy hues
Chiquit Brammall
21 February 2020
Design journalist and freelance editor. Dollhouse architect. Serial renter.
Colours can improve a mood, and so can nice, relaxing showers. So why not put them together, as these bathrooms stylishly do?
1. Location: Singapore
Designer: Free Space Intent
Features: Teal cabinet fronts and a terrazzo wall are so on-trend.
Designer: Free Space Intent
Features: Teal cabinet fronts and a terrazzo wall are so on-trend.
2. Location: Sydney, Australia
Designer: Just in Place
Features: Bold colour-blocking and, again, terrazzo, take the spotlight in this bathroom.
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Designer: Just in Place
Features: Bold colour-blocking and, again, terrazzo, take the spotlight in this bathroom.
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3. Location: Vancouver, Canada
Designer: Haeccity Studio Architecture
Features: A shower stall in wake-me-up sunshine yellow!
Designer: Haeccity Studio Architecture
Features: A shower stall in wake-me-up sunshine yellow!
4. Location: La Rochelle, France
Designer: Atelier Nadège Nari
Features: The soothing, on-trend colours of millennial pink and sage green balance the bold pattern of the feature wall.
Designer: Atelier Nadège Nari
Features: The soothing, on-trend colours of millennial pink and sage green balance the bold pattern of the feature wall.
5. Location: Singapore
Designer: StyledbyPT - Styled by Priscilla Tan
Features: Pastel geometric print tiles serve as a stunning backdrop for the sugary pink vanity unit.
32 Pretty and Soothing Bathroom Vanity Setups
Designer: StyledbyPT - Styled by Priscilla Tan
Features: Pastel geometric print tiles serve as a stunning backdrop for the sugary pink vanity unit.
32 Pretty and Soothing Bathroom Vanity Setups
6. Location: Sydney, Australia
Designer: Sartorial Interiors
Features: A powder blue lower half consisting of cabinets and the toilet wall beautifully balances the bold, bright wallpaper.
Designer: Sartorial Interiors
Features: A powder blue lower half consisting of cabinets and the toilet wall beautifully balances the bold, bright wallpaper.
7. Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Designer: Grüner GmbH
Features: Pearlescent baby blue tiles bring shimmer to this bathroom.
Designer: Grüner GmbH
Features: Pearlescent baby blue tiles bring shimmer to this bathroom.
8. Location: Dublin, Ireland
Designer: Julianne Kelly interiors
Features: The salmon-hued Art Deco-print honeycomb tiles on the bathroom walls are simply stunning.
Designer: Julianne Kelly interiors
Features: The salmon-hued Art Deco-print honeycomb tiles on the bathroom walls are simply stunning.
9. Location: Singapore
Designer: StudioMyte
Features: These pink mosaic tiles are reminiscent of Ngee Ann City’s favourite (now gone) cafe, Marmalade Toast.
Read more about this arty flat’s thoughtful design
Designer: StudioMyte
Features: These pink mosaic tiles are reminiscent of Ngee Ann City’s favourite (now gone) cafe, Marmalade Toast.
Read more about this arty flat’s thoughtful design
10. Location: Vancouver, Canada
Designer: Living Radius Architecture & Interior Design
Features: Colourful honeycomb mosaic tiles are perfect for the children’s bathroom.
Designer: Living Radius Architecture & Interior Design
Features: Colourful honeycomb mosaic tiles are perfect for the children’s bathroom.
11. Location: Paris, France
Designer: Caroline Andreoni
Features: Even plain, plastered walls can have colour and create a rosy ambience.
32 Marvellous Master Bathrooms
Designer: Caroline Andreoni
Features: Even plain, plastered walls can have colour and create a rosy ambience.
32 Marvellous Master Bathrooms
12. Location: Bengaluru, India
Designer: Sunita Yogesh Studio
Features: A blue backsplash elevates this apartment bathroom.
Designer: Sunita Yogesh Studio
Features: A blue backsplash elevates this apartment bathroom.
13. Location: Singapore
Designer: Studio FortyFour
Features: Dark grout adds edginess to the soft pink tiles of this bathroom.
Read more about this home’s quest for pastel perfection
Designer: Studio FortyFour
Features: Dark grout adds edginess to the soft pink tiles of this bathroom.
Read more about this home’s quest for pastel perfection
14. Location: Paris, France
Designer: LFDB - La Française du bâtiment
Features: Colourful terrazzo is balanced by a matt black feature wall and cabinet fronts.
Designer: LFDB - La Française du bâtiment
Features: Colourful terrazzo is balanced by a matt black feature wall and cabinet fronts.
15. Location: Ahmedabad, India
Designer: JplusD Architects
Features: Pink cabinet fronts call out the shower’s myriad shades of pink.
Designer: JplusD Architects
Features: Pink cabinet fronts call out the shower’s myriad shades of pink.
16. Location: Rome, Italy
Designer: Officine Norma
Features: A coral-coloured lower half wall contrasts beautifully with the blue-green tiles of this bathroom.
Designer: Officine Norma
Features: A coral-coloured lower half wall contrasts beautifully with the blue-green tiles of this bathroom.
17. Location: Tokyo, Japan
Designer: U建築設計室 / U-Architects Studio
Features: The blue-grey tiles on the feature wall coordinate with the cabinet fronts well.
Designer: U建築設計室 / U-Architects Studio
Features: The blue-grey tiles on the feature wall coordinate with the cabinet fronts well.
18. Location: Milan, Italy
Designer: Details Studio
Features: A bright orange laminate on the vanity countertop and open shelf add a bold lashing of colour in this clean-lined bathroom.
Designer: Details Studio
Features: A bright orange laminate on the vanity countertop and open shelf add a bold lashing of colour in this clean-lined bathroom.
19. Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Designer: Du Bois Design Ltd
Features: Scallop tiles take the spotlight when the moss green wall and ceiling act as the backdrop.
40 Indulgent, Relaxing Bathtubs
Designer: Du Bois Design Ltd
Features: Scallop tiles take the spotlight when the moss green wall and ceiling act as the backdrop.
40 Indulgent, Relaxing Bathtubs
20. Location: Moscow, Russia
Designer: Техпроект
Features: Blue geometric-print tiles enliven this small bathroom.
Designer: Техпроект
Features: Blue geometric-print tiles enliven this small bathroom.
21. Location: Osaka, Japan
Designer: mattch inc
Features: A feature wall with shades of blue brings visual interest to this otherwise monochromatic bathroom.
Designer: mattch inc
Features: A feature wall with shades of blue brings visual interest to this otherwise monochromatic bathroom.
22. Location: Surrey, England
Designer: Slightly Quirky Ltd
Features: Golden yellow with black and white is such a stunning combination.
Designer: Slightly Quirky Ltd
Features: Golden yellow with black and white is such a stunning combination.
23. Location: Moscow, Russia
Designer: Argentostyle
Features: It’d be hard not to feel like a princess with this turquoise setup.
22 Bathroom Vanity Lighting Ideas
Designer: Argentostyle
Features: It’d be hard not to feel like a princess with this turquoise setup.
22 Bathroom Vanity Lighting Ideas
24. Location: Barcelona, Spain
Designer: Natalia Ivanova | OVA Design Studio
Features: Ever considered bath time to be an adventure? Now you can.
Designer: Natalia Ivanova | OVA Design Studio
Features: Ever considered bath time to be an adventure? Now you can.
25. Location: London, England
Features: Super-muted pink walls, pink washbasin legs and green floor tiles bring this old, romantic bathroom into the present.
Features: Super-muted pink walls, pink washbasin legs and green floor tiles bring this old, romantic bathroom into the present.
26. Location: Moscow, Russia
Designer: Дизайн Бюро Рублевой Марии
Features: How to find a coloured sink to match your cabinet fronts? Now that’s a style challenge, and this bathroom aces it.
Designer: Дизайн Бюро Рублевой Марии
Features: How to find a coloured sink to match your cabinet fronts? Now that’s a style challenge, and this bathroom aces it.
27. Location: Spain
Features: A hot pink vanity unit brings so much pep to this bathroom.
Features: A hot pink vanity unit brings so much pep to this bathroom.
28. Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Features: This tiny, cramped bathroom is so well-served by the powder blue tiles that cover the lower halves of the walls.
Features: This tiny, cramped bathroom is so well-served by the powder blue tiles that cover the lower halves of the walls.
29. Location: London, England
Designer: HouseUP
Features: These turquoise walls, white tiles laid in a herringbone pattern, a matt black vanity unit and a starry Art Deco-style floor tile make for a stunning bathroom.
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Designer: HouseUP
Features: These turquoise walls, white tiles laid in a herringbone pattern, a matt black vanity unit and a starry Art Deco-style floor tile make for a stunning bathroom.
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Browse more bathroom photos for design inspiration
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I'd need to wear sunglasses in some of these! I would hate to have a hangover in some of them too! But very cheery and fun!