Thursday, July 29, 2010

Design Ideas For Bathroom Wall Colors

White and off-white can make a bathroom seem more like a spa.


The bathroom can be more than just a utilitarian space inside your home. Instead, the bathroom can be a sanctuary, an escape from the rest of the house, where you can reach a state of repose. The bathroom's design has a direct effect on how well the bathroom does that, starting with the color of the walls. The wall color of the bathroom truly acts as a foundational element for the room's design.


Stripes


Painting stripes on the walls of your bathroom is a smart move as it not only makes the room look taller and thus more spacious, but it also makes the room look more elegant. Cream-colored stripes are evocative of vintage luxury hotels, giving you the feeling that you're practically on vacation every time you step into your bathroom. Alternatively, blue-and-white or even green-and-white stripes will give the bathroom a nautical feel, yet in a classic, timeless manner, giving you a proper foundation for the rest of the bathroom decor.


Blue








Blue is a common and classic color for the bathroom as it sets a cool yet soothing tone for the room. Blue is strongly suggestive of the ocean and the sky, and using blue on the walls brings a great deal of the outdoors into your interior. Blue walls work well with a variety of decor schemes: modern and minimalistic, cozy country style, or old fashioned elegance. Blue also comes in a variety of hues suitable for a range of decor styles. For example, choose from aquamarine, turquoise, azure, navy, cerulean, robin's egg and other colors.


White or Off-White








White and shades of off-white are practically foolproof colors for a bathroom. They give the room a strong sense of cleanliness, purity and brightness. Such colors make your bathroom feel more like a spa, making it a treat to use this room in your house. White and off-white also work with a range of design schemes, leaving your decorating style bounded by nothing.

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