If you prefer more subtle colour details, you'll probably appreciate a wall of pastel tiles in your bathroom. Photos: dpa
A bathroom's design is usually left untouched for a good 20 years or more, which makes your choice of colour all the more important.
Colour has a major influence on the character of a bathroom. Cool white gives the impression of clinical hygiene and cleanliness, while terracotta-coloured walls and wooden floors evoke a Mediterranean lifestyle, and dark blue tiles have a calming effect.
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If you prefer more subtle colour details, you'll probably appreciate a wall of pastel tiles in your bathroom. Photos: dpa
Pastel colours are bright and often have a warmer effect in the bathroom than the corresponding solid colours.
It might feel like a risk – and it is one – but bathrooms in mostly dark tones can look classy if done well.
Even if bathroom design trends are steadily moving away from white, the colour remains a timeless classic suggesting cleanliness.
Soft beige gives the bathroom a cosy effect.
