How do you style a black bathroom?
29th June 2022
Bathrooms are typically the smallest rooms in the house and so your instinct is likely to edge towards styling your bathroom in a neutral or all-white palette. Although it feels counterintuitive, using dark colours smartly in a small bathroom plays with perception and can make it feel more spacious – a luxury bathroom with drama and sensual vibes.
With sympathetic lighting and accents of colour, integrating black elements instantly transforms the space into an outrageously elegant bathroom design that feels contemporary, sleek and, most importantly, calming.
How to use black and dark colours in bathroom design
As a design choice, dark colours have the power to instantly elevate a bathroom. Whether you decide on black walls or choose to style with dark colours and matt black bathroom accessories, read on for bathroom design ideas to inspire your next project.
Celebrate with texture and contrasts
Texture is a luxury interior design must. Texture is an art that blends the physical and visual aesthetic with how we perceive things. Contrasting textures is a way to make elements stand out more than others.
For a high impact bathroom design, paint the walls, ceiling, and door black to create a cocooning bathroom sanctuary. By keeping the shower zone white with a natural stone shower tray, the difference in function is clear but it strengthens the illusion of space. Sleek brushed brass taps stand out against the black walls adding visual interest and depth. It’s an intensely powerful look.
Wow with a black freestanding bath
For the ultimate the wow-factor in your bathroom introduce a luxurious black freestanding bath. It’s an attention commanding feature that takes centre stage. Again, balance is key to the best bathroom designs, and you have several options to achieve it.
Black taps and brassware, or black grout around the tiles complements the darker tones in your bathroom. To cultivate a high-end classic look, introduce brushed brass taps and bathroom accessories to add warmth and instant glamour to your bathroom space.
Shine a spotlight in colour
Classic black and white monochrome bathroom is timeless, but black also works fabulously to illuminate other colours. It provides an opportunity to unleash your creative side, and acts as a dramatic foundation to apply bursts of colour and add an ambiance of contemporary edginess.
Accent with natural materials
If you worry black will make your bathroom feel lifeless, introduce warmth with natural elements. The Luxury Bath Company’s Morley Driftwood custom vanity unit illuminates the warm undertones of the black paint. Choosing the matt black handles and leg finish adds a cohesive accent to the room.
Combine black walls with contrasting white paintwork but create a visual balance with a natural stone freestanding bath and basin. Crafted from the purest of white Geokarst, the luxury bathware is tactile and warm to the touch. The classic pairing of black and white never goes out of style, the juxtaposition making even a small bathroom design feel much larger.
The Luxury Bath Company’s mission is to reinvent the luxury bathing concept, we champion The Art of Bathing ®, and celebrate the interior design opportunities our luxury matt black bathroom products afford our clients. Please share your black bathroom images with us – we love to see our products in place. Tag your images @theluxurybathcompany #myluxurybath
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