Choosing the right colour for your bathroom can have a great impact on your mood and general wellbeing.
We’ve enlisted the help of a colour psychologist to provide you with some top tips on the best colours to choose to improve your mood and how to incorporate them into your interiors.
Colours For The Perfect Bathroom Ambience
We’ve teamed up with colour psychologist and founder of Essentialise, Lee Chambers, to list the best colours to choose from when it comes to establishing the perfect ambience in your bathroom.
Blue and green are favoured for relations and stability, whereas orange and pink are best for positivity and playfulness.
“Blue can give us a feeling of stability and security, especially when we are anxious or unsettled.”
Lee – Essentialise
Blue is a calming colour that helps you feel centred and relaxed.
A stylish way to introduce it to a bathroom is through the use of tiling.
High gloss tiles make for a beautiful feature wall or splash back and pair with brushed brass fixtures for the perfect luxurious combination.
White Bathrooms
“Because white brings in light, it can cause an uplift in mood and bring an element of serenity if we are overstimulated. It also can really open a space both physically and in our minds.”
Lee – Essentialise
Painting a bathroom white can bring a real sense of purity and zen.
Not only this, but with smaller bathrooms it can make them appear more spacious, open, and inviting.
When working with white you have the freedom to pair with any other colours you like.
Our particular favourites are grey, blue and black – all of which could be applied to modern or more traditional bathroom styles.
A matt black countertop sink with matching fixtures would look truly striking against white.
Orange Bathrooms
“It also compels us to be more social and it can give us a boost in optimism and hope. It is a warm colour that is welcoming and can raise our heartbeat ”
Lee – Essentialise
Orange encourages positivity and energy and is a great colour to bring into the home, especially at the start of a new year.
Terracotta is an up-and-coming shade for 2022 and is more of a subtle tone of orange to incorporate in a bathroom easily.
Try laying some terracotta cement tiles to re-create a Mediterranean style villa.
Green Bathrooms
“Known as the colour of nature, and one that we have been surrounded by all through evolution, it can be beneficial for both our mood and our wellbeing.”
Lee – Essentialise
Green is known to reduce anxiety and aid in clearing the mind.
It is very much on trend, especially with the ever-growing focus on bringing the outdoors in and using more natural materials and accessories in the home.
Introduce some sprawling houseplants to place on a shelf or vanity, paint the walls in sage or even use emerald green tiles to create a statement shower.
Pink Bathrooms
“Pink can boost our mood in a playful and soothing way.”
Lee – Essentialise
Pink is another colour with calming effects but also has the ability to promote feelings of love and kindness.
The playful properties of pink make it a great colour for a cosy family bathroom.
Pale and muted pink wall panelling will bring depth and texture to the bathroom and styling with brass and brushed gold fixtures will create a warm and happy space.
Which Bathroom Colour Do You Love The Most?
Are you a fan of calming blue, or do you prefer the vibrancy of orange or the subtlety of white?
Let us know which bathroom colours are stealing your heart this year, in the comments below!
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Bathrooms are amongst the most popular rooms that we like to refurbish.
And 78% of us Brits are willing to spend up to £30,000 more for a home with a newly decorated bathroom.
So, to help those of you that want to splash the cash on a new bathroom suite, we trawled Pinterest to find the most stylish bathrooms trends.
We looked at the UK’s most recent and favourite bathroom trends and counted the number of Pinterest boards for each of them.
These are the Top 10 Trendiest Bathroom Styles according to Pinterest.
The Top 10 Pinterest Bathroom Trends
In order of popularity, the Top 10 Pinterest Bathroom trends are as follows –
Contemporary bathrooms – 1,024 boards
Victorian bathrooms – 1,021 boards
Industrial bathrooms – 1,020 boards
Traditional bathrooms – 1,013 boards
Modern bathrooms – 1,007 boards
Farmhouse bathrooms – 1,000 boards
Transitional bathrooms – 995 boards
Rustic bathrooms – 992 boards
Mediterranean bathrooms – 793 boards
Beach style bathrooms – 532 boards
Let’s take a little look at each of those styles in more detail…
1 – Contemporary Bathrooms (1,024 boards)
In first place is contemporary bathrooms with 1,024 Pinterest boards.
Contemporary style bathrooms will always be popular, with their ability to create such a clean and simple spacious environment.
Focus on creating sleek lines when choosing showers, baths, and fixtures – opting for square and rectangular styles where possible.
Remember to stick to simple colours too, taking darker and lighter tones to accent different features within the bathroom to bring that desired modern feel.
2 – Victorian Bathrooms (1,021 boards)
Next up is Victorian bathrooms with 1,021 Pinterest boards, a similar style to traditional bathrooms in 4th place
The complete opposite to contemporary, getting the Victorian style right is about choosing statement traditional features and putting details into the décor.
Choosing one with brass, silver or gold feet and then matching with handles, mirrors and lighting fixtures can really tie the whole thing together.
Using encaustic tiles will finish off the look by bringing some decadence to the room.
3 – Industrial Bathrooms (1,020 boards)
Industrial bathrooms are the third most popular style with 1,020 boards.
When creating an industrial style bathroom, it is all about bringing together raw and tough materials.
Brick and steel are a great place to start, and you can use warm lighting to soften the look a little too.
Grid shower enclosures are a simple way of introducing the industrial look to your bathroom, opt for matt black fittings for a complete striking finish.
4 -Traditional Bathrooms (1,013 boards)
Similar to the Victorian style, traditional bathrooms exude a feeling of a bygone era.
Pair striking chrome fixtures with extravagant details and a deep freestanding bathtub to really enhance the feeling of decadence.
Explore brassware ranges to find a colour and a style that you love and use wood panels and dramatic black and white flooring to complete the look.
5 – Modern Bathrooms (1,007 boards)
Modern can mean different things to different people, but it usually means a more monochrome look with geometric shapes and patterns.
The perfect modern bathroom space combines neutral colour schemes with more natural finishes.
It should be neat and tidy – and, of course, modern – but not cold and clinical.
Transitional bathrooms can be defined as having “borrowed” styles and ideas from a range of design eras.
Pure white porcelain is often commonplace in this design scheme, but being brave with colours can enhance the look too.
Finish in gold brassware and pair with cast iron towel rails and statement flooring designs to really make a space pop.
8 – Rustic Bathrooms (992 boards)
A rustic bathroom space should be warm, welcoming and entirely unpretentious.
Fusing more traditional elements with chic and contemporary styling, a rustic bathroom should have a charm and elegance all of its own.
Using raw and organic elements, handmade and artisan styles feature heavily in a neo-rustic bathroom, and look amazing when used well.
9 – Mediterranean Bathrooms (793 boards)
Although not at the top of the popularity list, we have seen an increase in interest in this trend over the past year.
With people not being able to jet off on holiday as easily, Brits have been wanting to bring these calming and dreamy styles into their homes in the UK.
For a Mediterranean bathroom, use warm colours such as terracotta and carmine and include earthy tones wherever possible.
If designing your own Mediterranean bathroom, it’s important to consider how each element works with the other, especially when borrowing designs from different areas of the region.
10 – Beach-Style Bathrooms (532 boards)
For a beach style bathroom use coastal inspired colours such as white and blue and bring in natural materials such as driftwood and shells for ornamentation.
To take this style one step further, look at introducing bright pastel shades and shell tiles to enhance the look and finish with matt black brassware for added drama.
What Are Your Favourite Bathroom Trends?
We’re sure you have other trends that you love the look of this year!
Let us know in the comments below and share your own bathroom trends with us on Instagram – @Big_Bathroom_Shop
Our Big Bathroom Flooring Predictions For Next Year
Everybody wants a unique, exciting and memorable bathroom to call their own.
Some people want a contemporary luxury spa feel, while others prefer decadent marble structures and a more traditional look.
But whatever your taste, the foundation of a truly exceptional bathroom design lies under your feet, in the flooring.
Big, small, bright or moody, your bathroom can be any of those styles or shapes, but it’s flooring will always be one of the most important things to get right.
We scoured Instagram, Pinterest and (our fave) Houzz to uncover the bathroom flooring ideas that we think will set the trend next year.
Here’s 22 bathroom flooring ideas that we predict will be gracing the world of bathrooms in 2022.
Stylish, slip resistant and relatively inexpensive to install, pebble or rock flooring provides a great material for wetroom and walk-in shower floors.
Create a truly unique look with any number of pebble combinations and find the stars of the show in your local river or on a nearby beach, to save a little more money to spend elsewhere in the bathroom!
Though laying the pebbles can take a bit of time, you can do it without the need for professional help – if you are feeling brave!
2 – Coloured Floor – Neutral Walls
By Lien Tran Interior Design – Image from materialsource
If a neutral floor palette seems boring to you, why not go for an exciting splash of coloured tiling and do something completely different?
In this simply stunning space designed by German designer, Lien Tran Interior Design, the bright coloured floor tiles contrast with the marble feature walls to create a bright and vibrant space that is grown up while still being fun.
3 – Embrace Japandi Tranquility
Kasai Carta Sakura porcelain tiles from Tile Club – Image from bathrooms_of_insta
The emerging trend of 2021 will only “blossom” further next year, and these stunning Kasai Carta Sakura porcelain tiles from Tile Club are certain to create the peaceful and relaxed vibe in your bathroom.
Combining the ever popular Scandi style and the more natural elements of Japanese design, Japandi leans heavily on natural materials and neutral colours to create a calm and clean aesthetic that adds a harmonious feel to the bathroom.
We expect to see this sort of floor and wall tile in many bathrooms across Instagram in 2022 – we simply cannot take our eyes off it!
4 – Weave Your Way To A Stunning Mosaic Bathroom Floor
Weave Equator & Thassos Mosaic Tile – Image from thetileclub
Made from Equator marble and featuring clean and crisp white and grey colours, these durable tiles have a natural beauty that creates an interesting geo pattern on your bathroom floor.
The lighter colouring in this tile makes it ideal for bathrooms with no natural light source and it works beautifully with the ever popular Scandi style of bathroom space.
This open wetroom contrasts the deep and sensual black herringbone tiles with the ever popular white subway tiles on the walls.
With a pair of chrome overhead rainfall showers, simple shower screen, and contrasting wooden bench, you would be hard pressed to find a space exuding a more grown up Scandi style than this.
Supremely stylish and modern, black herringbone will never not be cool to look at and we expect to see it a lot more next year!
“Shell tile” sounds so much nicer than “fish scale” and “mermaid tile” has a 70’s sort of a ring to it – but they are one and the same.
Quirky and unorthodox, Moroccan fish scale tiles are a fun option for your bathroom flooring design and you can play with colours to your heart’s content to create a space unique to your own style.
For some they may be a little too wild, but for many it’s a pattern that offers something out of the ordinary for a more progressive-looking bathroom.
7 – Even Bolder Colour Blocks – Brave Bathroom Flooring
The UK has some of the smallest bathrooms in Europe, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be brave and bold with your flooring colour choice.
Bold is beautiful and just because you have a smaller bathroom space, you don’t have to limit your colour choices to plain and simple.
Simple square tiling in contrasting primary colours can create a wow factor in big and small bathroom spaces – so don’t be afraid of teaming bold colours together – as this 2022 bathroom flooring trend is all about being brave!
Big in 2021 and continuing that way next year, Terrazzo was one of our favourites from the last 12 months and we would hope that people continue to recognise its subtle yet striking qualities.
Super hardwearing and available in a range of colours, this marble chipping and cement combo tile is made from off cuts of other materials, so is a more sustainable bathroom flooring option.
Easily paired with almost any other colour, it provides an attractive, durable and striking look that lasts and that (we feel) won’t ever go out of style!
The warm and earthy tones of classic terracotta are on the rise and growing in popularity.
Looking beautiful when combined with Terrazzo, shades range from warm clay and apricot hues through to red brick and fire orange.
This tile colour and design will make a huge impact in 2022 and can be stunning when paired with brushed copper and bronze brassware – both of which you will see much more of next year.
Big as a plate or as small as a fifty-pence piece (but with fewer sides) hexagon tiles come in a range of sizes and have long been a regular favourite for the bathroom floor.
If you do opt for the very small ones, be careful to match them with a plain surface so they stand out and don’t have to compete with other textures.
Colour choices are varied, but for a calm and soothing hexagonal flooring effect, white is always good, while green, blush and coral are proving to be ever more popular on Instagram.
11 – Green & Gold(With Hexagons Again!)
Art Nouveau Balluta Buildings – Image from Drummonds
If you look back through the decades of bathrooms gone by, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone that would say they loved the green bathrooms of the 70’s and 80’s.
In 2022, however, we can see green make a big impact and come back to prominence in bathrooms and ensuites – finally laying to rest the ghosts of it’s sickly avocado past.
Paired with traditional gold brassware, green floor and wall tiles create a kind of “art nouveau” feeling that brings the look together to create a stunning sense of the dramatic throughout the bathroom.
If you’re looking for a truly “Zen” design, wooden flooring and wall accents can help you achieve it, brilliantly.
Wood can help to soften the hard ceramics that are found in a bathroom, and the impact it can have on light and sound in the space is impressive too.
Seal your bathroom wood with boiled linseed oil or urethane as this will help to keep your natural wood grain nice and vibrant – and treat it outside before bringing it indoors as both linseed and urethane can have a strong smell!
Sometimes called “Tuscan” or “Spanish Modern”, we expect to see a little more of this style on “the Gram” in 2022.
Along with the terracotta comeback, Tuscan style bathrooms are again on the rise here in the UK and beyond – as it seems we just can’t shake that “led on a beach in the Med” vibe!
This style was hugely popular in the USA in the noughties, but we’re hoping for a resurgence in the UK, this time with more ephasis on monotone styling.
To achieve this look, think about using patterned monochrome flooring, like this Spanish floor tile installation from Anissa Grossman at Complete Colours & Interiors.
Marble is versatile, durable and works alongside a range of colour schemes.
Adding value to your home, marble bathroom floors have seen a resurgence in Europe throughout 2021, and with good reason.
Sophistication, grandeur and a luxurious vibe are guaranteed with a marble floor – think expensive spa day or exceedingly posh hotel and you won’t be too far away from a dream bathroom at home!
Right now you’ll find polka dot bathroom accessories in almost every furnishing store you can think of.
Why? Because it’s on the way up the trends chart.
The irony – and it’s not lost on us – is that polka dots used to be associated with the plague and uncleanliness – and yet here we are in 2021/22 and we’re using them in the cleanest room of our homes.
Helping to create a classic look and feel, polka dots could be far more adventurous too if you opt for the coloured variety – with gold polka dots seen quite regularly across Pinterest, Houzz and IG.
Geometric tiling is still a trend we love, and we’ve seen a lot more of it over the last 12 months too.
Though the style has never really gone away, linear and angular furniture designs have probably contributed to geometric flooring becoming popular again.
Warmer tones paired with neutral wall tiles can achieve a beautiful country-style bathroom if paired with a freestanding bathtub and traditionally styled brassware.
If you’re feeling slightly more adventurous try tiling a little further up the wall and you’ll create a lavish bathroom space that is sure to turn heads.
You know the old design saying “if you don’t like something, paint it”? Well, that’s what bathroom flooring stencil fans tend to say to justify their work!
Designer bathroom stencilling is a great idea and not limited to any one style or design.
A great DIY bathroom project that will work on almost any type of bathroom floor, we love the stencils from Royal Design Studio – who have a seemingly endless supply of amazing ideas!
Relatively inexpensive when compared to completely retiling or laying out a new floor, stencils could be where you save a little extra money to spend on more luxurious bathroom items.
Another Moroccan favourite of ours – and everyone else’s – are Zellige tiles.
Handmade and with a definitively unique and imperfect charm, Zellige tiles were everywhere back in 2019, but we predict they’ll make a slow and sure comeback to the walls and floors of UK bathrooms in 2022.
As each of them are hand moulded, hand cut and hand finished there are no two Zellige tiles that are the same, which is not ideal for the perfectionists out there!
As we look to become ever more eco-friendly and go green in our approach to modern living, there is certain to be a rise in the use of cork flooring in bathrooms, and that’s just one of the reasons it makes it into our list.
A unique and eco-conscious flooring material, cork is fabulous for bathroom floors as it is resistant to mould and mildew and works brilliantly in damp bathroom spaces.
Spongy and filled with natural air pockets, cork is soft and comfortable under foot, and though it is more expensive than floor tiles and carpet (who uses carpet these days?) we are certain you’ll see more of it in your IG & Pinterest feeds in 2022.
A distant cousin of the hexagonal tiling above, penny tiles are the ultimate in classical bathroom flooring options.
First gracing the bathrooms of the early 1900’s they are slowly but surely becoming popular again, and we expect big things for these small tiles in 2022.
With their non-slip surface making them great for wetrooms and high traffic bathrooms, they are perfect for wrapping around curved areas, thanks to their diminutive size and look stunning every time.
Normally used in classic black and white, today’s penny tiles come in a glittering array of colours and patterns that will help to create a unique flooring style in your bathroom.
A stunning way to make a bold and elegant style statement, natural stone is a great bathroom flooring material that is both strong and durable.
Real stone flooring is expensive and decadent, but that is to be expected, as every quarry in the world has a slightly different type of stone with different veining and colouring guaranteeing a unique look that won’t be found anywhere else in the world.
A really strong and positive selling point for any home, natural stone will be seen a lot more in 2022 as new and more effective synthetic sealants make it a viable material for use in wet rooms and walk in showers.
22 – Lily Pad Porcelain Tiles
Bathroom Designed By Tracy Cole of HelloFloraUK Instagram
A best-selling tile of the last 3 to 4 years, lily pad offers a striking geometric pattern with angular lines that has been inspired by patterns found in nature.
The lily pad pattern has no boundaries when it comes to helping you achieve a versatile look that can be either modern or traditional.
It’s fab at making small spaces feel much bigger than they are, which is probably why it is finding its way into more UK bathrooms and ensuites.
Although it was huge in 2019, 2020 and 2021, we don’t see this style going away any time soon, and if anything it is set to be even more colourful and popular as it is a tile that can help to create a range of visual effects that enhance your bathroom space.
Next Year’s Trends – What Do You Think?
So there we are!
Our 22 bathroom flooring trends for 2022.
What do you think?
Do you have any favourite bathroom flooring ideas we haven’t shared here?
Let us know in the comments below, and don’t forget to tag @Big_Bathroom_Shop on Instagram and show us your own Big Bathroom projects!
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Coronation Street fans took to Twitter last night to express their horror and despair at street favourite Tyrone, as he asked his partner Alina a very contentious question.
After discussing the whereabouts of a Weatherfield teddy bear – that was bought for their unborn child – the Corrie stalwart said “do you want it after me?” when referring to the bath water he was just about to lie in!
This sparked a furious debate on Twitter and beyond, with many people left reeling at the thought of Alina sharing Tyrone’s bath water.
But, taking a dip in the tub after your partner isn’t as uncommon as you think!
In a recent survey, we found that almost 1-in-5 of 35-44 year olds (Tyrone’s age group) actually shared their bath water regularly.
The figures drop off for younger (18-24) and elderly age groups (65+) – but it would seem sharing the bath water is not as uncommon as the Twittersphere would have us believe.
Why Share The Bath Water?
There could be several reasons for sharing a bath with your partner.
There’s the obvious romantic evening you could enjoy with a glass or two of the bubbly stuff.
But we think Tyrone’s approach is more about saving on the water bill and that he is perhaps a little more water conscious than we give him credit for!
So, to find out who WILL and who WILL NOT sit in someone else’s muck – we asked the residents of 15 cities in the UK & Northern Ireland who does – and who doesn’t – share a bath!
Who Is Sharing Bath Water?
As Weatherfield is a suburb of the great city of Manchester, it would be remiss of us to start anywhere else.
And, it would appear that Tyrone is not alone on the bath sharing idea, as 21.3% of those Mancunians polled said they had no issue with sharing their bath time.
However, it was Belfast that came out on top – by a solitary 0.1% – as 21.4% of those asked in Northern Ireland said they were happy to “dip in” after their partners.
Who Isn’t Sharing Bath Water?
Those UK residents sharing the sentiments of many a Corrie fan – and who are not too happy to jump in someone else’s filth – are the people of Edinburgh; with just 4.5% of those polled saying they are happy to share the tub.
Elsewhere, Scousers & Nottinghamians are not big fans of their partners’ leftover bath water either, with just 7% of Liverpudlians and 6.6% of Nottingham residents sharing a bath.
The Full Bath Water Sharing Breakdown
So, who loves a bath share and who doesn’t?
Check out the graphic below to see which age groups love a shared bath.
And discover which cities residents are not averse to dipping their toes – and everything else – in their beloved’s leftover bath water!
Do You Share Your Bath Water?
How do you feel about sharing your bath water with your partner?
Is it something you do to save water, or for some other reason?
Let us know if you support Tyrone’s stance on your partner jumping in the bath after you, and tell us if you’re #TeamBath or #TeamShower!
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We wanted to know what bathroom features will help to sell a home, so we asked you, the people, what bathroom essentials make you part with your money!
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