When colour is everything: Key bathroom redecoration tips

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.