Shades of blue, azure and blue are strongly associated with the sea breeze and water. Therefore, they are often used in the design of bathrooms. This color has a relaxing and calming effect, which is beneficial in the bathroom. Also, do not forget that this shade was recognized by Pantone as the color of 2020, so it is now in trend. We show you how beautifully you can decorate a blue bathroom.
Features of blue color
Blue color calms, helps you relax and take your mind off problems, and dream about pleasant things.
It has many shades - from the lightest and airiest to dark and deep.
Despite the fact that blue is considered a cold color, it also has warm shades: Prussian blue, hyacinth, turquoise, dove, sea green and many others, mainly those close to green or gray.
Classic
The blue color looks luxurious and noble. Any shades of this range will help create a respectable classic interior. White or beige will complement the picture.
Wooden elements will dilute the severity. Mirrors and cabinets can be complemented with carved frames. The presence of a couch covered in blue leather is a good move.
Rules for creating a blue bathroom design
There are several basic design rules for decorating a blue bathroom:
- The blue bathroom design should be diluted with light shades or white. This will take away the gloom and add interesting contrast.
- If you dilute the blue interior with wood (natural or stylized materials), the room will become “soft”, especially cozy.
- A dark blue bathroom needs several sources of soft, diffused light, otherwise it will create the feeling of being in a cave - this is not conducive to relaxation.
- Blue is great for emphasizing certain areas and emphasizing contrast, so you can highlight some areas while leaving others in a different color.
- Blue looks harmonious in most styles used to decorate a bathroom, so decor in this color leaves freedom in choosing furniture and plumbing fixtures.
Pros and cons of a blue bathroom
Decorating a bathroom in blue tones has both advantages and disadvantages.
Pros:
- associative connection with the sea, relaxation on vacation;
- rigor and respectability;
- ample opportunities for interior design;
- neutrality and versatility: suitable for people with different types of characters;
- With the help of well-placed accents, you can create almost any desired atmosphere.
Minuses:
- an unsuccessfully chosen shade or a combination of several can cause melancholy and sadness - this should be paid special attention to those who like to lie in the bath for hours;
- the abundance of blue is associated with a feeling of cold and loneliness (to avoid this, you should dilute it with other colors);
- the difficulty of selecting plumbing fixtures and bathroom furniture - blue is an unpopular color in this area;
- the need to contact a professional designer for interior design, because... if unsuccessful, the bathroom will become uncomfortable and will cause discomfort and melancholy.
Oriental
Blue bathroom tiles are used dramatically to implement this style. It is possible to create mosaics with gradient combinations. The room is filled with colors.
A combination of red, orange, yellow, olive, beige, black is suitable. It is difficult to identify the predominant shade here. Elegant diversity, an abundance of accessories, and ethnic motifs set the tone.
Choosing a shade of blue for the bathroom
Blue includes a huge number of shades and tones, and not all of them are suitable for the bathroom: some are good as a main color, others should be used only for accents.
Dark blue
Saturated blue should be diluted with light blue or even white: the harmonious contrast is pleasing to the eye and creates visual balance.
Sea wave
It goes well with green, yellow, blue and light wood - these colors are associated with the sea, its inhabitants and the coast, so their presence nearby creates the appropriate atmosphere on an intuitive level.
Cornflower
Cornflower blue should be used for large accents; it will also become a good background for small decorative elements.
For example, in this color you can make a wall on which towels will hang, but on the condition that light shades will predominate in the interior as a whole.
Cobalt
Deep cobalt should not be overused: it is good for emphasizing certain areas, but its predominance in the interior looks heavy.
Heavenly
It is best to decorate a sky-blue interior with wood: these tones belong to a warm range, but go well with the cold sky, making an uncomfortable room become comfortable.
In this case, the lighting should be naturally warm: with artificial cold light, the sky will turn gray and become dull.
Interior design of a spacious bathroom
The design of a bathroom in blue tones in a large apartment allows you to play with a variety of color compositions, but it is important not to overdo it. You can decorate the walls with tiles of any size, decorate the room with large panels, use blue tones with deep blue, cobalt, royal blue, ash blue, ultramarine. Bold contrasting combinations with purple, sand, pink, yellow, red, emerald green are acceptable.
- A wall lined from floor to ceiling with photo tiles with a three-dimensional image looks impressive. You can choose wall panels in antique, marine, classical, ethnic styles, voluminous 3D photos of waterfalls, images of Venice or Holland canals, and marine life.
- When choosing photo tiles for a blue bathroom, you must adhere to the principle of a harmonious combination for visual perception, so that the picture does not become an unnecessary, annoying element. You should not use a multi-color composition - three tones are enough. You can select any images for the bathroom from photos on online shopping sites.
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Combination with other colors
The design of a blue bathroom without additional color looks dull and boring, so you shouldn’t limit yourself to just blue – it’s enough that it predominates.
White
The combination of blue and white is associated primarily with light clouds in the daytime sky or with the sea covered with solar reflections, foam or sails of pleasure boats.
This can be used to decorate a bathroom if you want to decorate the design with pictures or drawings.
More formal styles can include any pattern or ornament. A gradient will look good.
Black
The combination of black and blue is too gloomy and is not suitable for decorating premises, so it is used only by professionals who can do it correctly.
If you want to use these exact colors for your bathroom, you should first create a project on paper or a computer to assess all the risks.
The most successful option would be in which the plumbing fixtures and furniture are black, and there are also a couple of small color accents, while the lighting should be bright and diffused (preferably the presence of several light sources).
The gradient of blue shades fading into black creates an atmosphere of severity and seriousness, which does not contribute to relaxation, but helps to concentrate.
Yellow
The combination of yellow and blue is used primarily for tropical interiors. The atmosphere of a sea sandy beach does not require appropriate patterns and prints - the effect is achieved even with the help of stripes, ornaments and yellow inserts on a blue background.
You can also create the illusion of a sunny sky, which is a very good solution for a bathroom.
Yellow is usually diluted with turquoise or aquamarine shades, but you can experiment with others.
Pink
You need to combine warm shades of blue with pink.
The most popular association here is a gentle sunrise or sunset, so choosing the softest shades of equal saturation and similar temperature will be a win-win.
This combination is popular in pop art and retro styles.
Green
Green and blue almost always look great together, so you can safely experiment with them.
A combination of not just two colors, but several shades of each of them will look especially interesting - for example, you can lay out a gradient with multi-colored tiles.
Natural shades
A blue bathroom can be successfully diluted with natural shades:
- ocher;
- terracotta;
- nutty;
- any rich woody;
- sandy
Usually, additional color is reserved for furniture - a cabinet, shelves or cabinet, but it is better to use it on decorative accessories.
Nuances of finishing a blue bathroom
When choosing finishing materials, the way the owners see the future interior is of great importance, and not only the choice of colors is important here. If you want to maximize the space, you should choose materials with reflective surfaces: glossy stretch ceiling, glossy tiles, large mirrors.
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If comfort is more important to you, choose matte tiles and materials with textured surfaces. When choosing finishes for a blue bathroom, the design can be based on the following principles:
- Ceiling decoration. The main rule for the ceiling: always be lighter than the walls; otherwise, you will not get rid of the pressing sensation. There are many options for ceiling design, from slats to suspended ones made of wood; One of the most practical is the PVC stretch ceiling. It can be glossy or matte, of any light shade.
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- Wall decoration. If a two-color design with a horizontal division is chosen as the basis, then a darker shade is chosen for the lower part of the walls.
- A popular solution is tiles combining white with blue or turquoise. Whether it will be glossy or matte depends on the preferences of the owners. The decoration made from small mosaics in several shades of blue and white looks elegant and stylish.
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- Floor decoration. The most practical option for a bathroom floor is ceramic floor tiles, which are strong and durable. Glossy tiles are practically not used: they are slippery and require frequent maintenance. The color of matte tiles does not look as rich, but they slip less, and water drops on them are not so noticeable.
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- Lighting. Lamps that are installed in the bathroom should not only be beautiful, but also designed for high humidity, and also easy to use. You will need at least two sources: a bright one for shaving and doing makeup, and a soft, diffused one for relaxing in a hot bath.
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Large blue bathroom design
It is easier to decorate a large room: not only glossy tiles are acceptable here, but also matte ones (although they will reduce the space).
You can use any patterns, designs and prints without worrying about the need to expand the space, you can even place fancy decorations.
But for comfortable use of such a room, you need to properly arrange the lighting.
Enough light is needed in each functional area, and its sources must be different and independent of each other.
Blue bathroom: choosing a style
Any interior design style involves primary colors, complementary ones and unacceptable (or unwanted) ones.
Nautical
The blue interior of a nautical-style bathroom involves dark shades, indigo, and also white - usually reserved for plumbing fixtures.
Sand color and “sea” shades of green are added. The advantage would be the use of themed decor.
Neoclassical
Here, special attention is paid to gray and cornflower blue, but white also occupies a significant place. It is better to make the general background and large elements light, and highlight small details dark.
You can also use steel, for example, for furniture and plumbing fixtures, or for the ceiling and floor - it always looks stylish, goes well with blue and is popular in neoclassicism.
Minimalism
Minimalism requires smooth surfaces without unnecessary decoration, straight, strict lines and the absence of foreign objects.
In this style, zoning is most common: for a blue room, white or gray colors are best suited as dividers, as well as dark blue if the main background is light.
High tech
High-tech implies an abundance of glossy surfaces and steely shine, a somewhat “cosmic” decor.
This is great for a bathroom, especially one decorated in blue - it goes well with steel and chrome, and the glossy surfaces are ideal for wet areas.
In addition, a minimum of decor is required here, and the main highlight is the non-standard forms of furniture and plumbing.
Room style
Any room will look elegant and original if you adhere to a certain style when decorating it. Many directions are suitable for a blue bathroom.
High tech
This stylistic direction involves the use of glossy surfaces, a lot of light, chrome parts and modern technology. Rich blue tones here will look spectacular with black or white.
Blue bathroom in high-tech style Source vannajainfo.ru
Finishing materials for a blue bathroom
In the bathroom, the most popular finishing material for walls and floors is ceramic tiles. In the assortment of stores it is presented in various colors, including all kinds of shades of blue.
Its advantage is that it can not only be decorated, but also holds additional elements well: stickers and independent paintings.
Design project: Alexey Golub
Floor
Tiles are well suited for bathroom floors because they tolerate contact with water without loss, do not absorb it, and are easy to wipe off.
But you need to take into account that it is easy to slip on wet tiles, so, firstly, for the floor you should choose matte options with a rough surface, and secondly, a special rug would be useful.
Walls
For the walls of a small bathroom, gloss is preferable, as it reflects light and can visually enlarge the space, while in a spacious room you can use matte tiles.
There are special waterproof wallpapers for bathrooms (there are plain ones, with an ornament or gradient, with a full pattern, and even photo wallpapers).
Ceiling
The ceiling is usually whitewashed with a special moisture-resistant composition, but there are also special ceiling tiles for bathrooms - among the usual plain options, there are also interesting designs that will benefit the interior.
The tile can be diluted with mosaic, both homogeneous and heterogeneous, creating a special pattern from it.
It can be used both to cover walls completely and to decorate one small area.
Also, the walls and ceiling can be coated with water-based paint of the appropriate color.
Selection of plumbing fixtures and furniture for a blue bathroom
For a blue bathroom interior, you can use traditional white sanitary ware, but in order for it to look harmonious, you need light blue shades in the interior.
Otherwise, it will seem like a “white spot”.
It is not advisable to purchase blue furniture for a blue bathroom - the space will be “smeared” and become cold and boring.
Models designed to look like wood, as well as other colors combined with blue, are best suited.
It is not necessary that the plumbing fixtures and furniture be made in the same color scheme, but it is important that they do not contradict each other.
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Lighting
White light in a blue bathroom creates a cold, hospital atmosphere that is uncomfortable in any home space.
Most designers agree that for a blue or light blue bathroom, the best option is “warm” yellowish light.
It is better to use not only one overhead light source, but also several additional ones for each zone. The number of lamps depends on the size of the room and the needs of the residents.
It is important that you can not turn on all the lamps at once, but select only the necessary ones.
An interesting and romantic solution would be to install lamps made in the form of candles - usually these are not a full-fledged source of light, but they help you relax in a cozy environment. They become the highlight of the interior.
