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By *cott73 OP   Man
over a year ago

brighton

I wonder if I could ask the advice of all you budding interior designers out there.

Can dark tiles (dark slate grey/blue) work in a small, windowless bathroom?!

I think it might be too overwhelming but I'm not a fan of white of beige bathrooms.

Thanks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you're doing the whole room like that it'll probably be too dark and feel very cramped. You could probably get away with an accent wall though.

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By *rogalCouple
over a year ago

Falkirk

Does it all have to be the same tiles? We managed to get round a similar situation in the past by introducing a row of a complimentary tile style which broke up the darkness of the room

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

I'm not an interior designer by any stretch of the imagination but they might work if you have a large mirror in there. Try pinning some dark paper to the walls to get a feel for how it would look.

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Covent Garden

No, unfortunately not, because the light from any lamp source will simply absorb the hue into the tiles as opposed to diffusing the light across the bathroom.

As pedestrian as it sounds - pristine white tiles with gunmetal grey grouting would be ideal...

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

I'm with you with on the white and beige tiles. That is what we've inherited in this house. Though I do think dark grey ish tiles may be a bit too dark.

My sister has bottle green tiles in her small bathroom with accents of white and gold. Which although is still dark has an opulence about it and that the darkness is intentional. Maybe that is another option?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

We had a dark accent wall in a north facing room once. It didn't really do the room any favours. I think a lot depends on the atmosphere you're trying to create.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I think small bathrooms is the one place where you can get away with dark colours. I think it's striking rather than overwhelming.

That being said, trends are moving sharply away from cool greys and back into beiges, so if I was going to go dark, I'd go brown/tan/taupe/black or a colour. While trends should be irrelevant, I think they do influence us. (My small windowless bathroom has slate grey floor and cool grey accents and I am getting rid of them in favour of a warmer toned floor and removing the accents entirely)

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By *cott73 OP   Man
over a year ago

brighton

Thanks for all your suggestions, folks.

Despite having samples, I do find it difficult to visualise how it will all look. I'm not the most creative person when it comes to interior designs.

Going to the tile shop just confused me more!

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"Thanks for all your suggestions, folks.

Despite having samples, I do find it difficult to visualise how it will all look. I'm not the most creative person when it comes to interior designs.

Going to the tile shop just confused me more!"

Google image searches are useful. Or there are visualiser apps where you can use your own pictures and fill in with a colour to give you an idea of your own space

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By *lexm87Man
over a year ago

Various

Anything is an improvement on the relentless white bathroom trend.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading


"Does it all have to be the same tiles? We managed to get round a similar situation in the past by introducing a row of a complimentary tile style which broke up the darkness of the room "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes if you have LED spots in the ceiling. I worked on one a few years back that also had very small blue LEDs in the floor. Sounds horrible but it worked somehow

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Will make a room look smaller. I have white tiles with 'Lemon' walls. Looks good.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Big tiles will make a room look smaller and vice versa,warm coloured walls come towards you(making a room smaller) cool coloured walls go away (makes a room bigger).Small white,very pale blue or light cold grey for your room.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I think if you are happy with the overall light levels in the room and how the tile colours will affect it, then it's fine. But light colours will be more expansive and possibly freeing of the spirit. If you add relatively small volumes of dark, then it would probably be better. Likewise, you can highlight interest and uplift notes.

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