Two tips to follow when renovating a bathroom
Here are two tips to follow if you'll be renovating a bathroom soon.
Don't pick an unusual or bold shade of wall paint and then try to match your bathroom tiles to it
It's best not to go for an extremely unusual or old shade of wall paint and to then attempt to get bathroom tiles that match it. Instead, you should pick your bathroom tiles first and then base your wall colour on whether or not they'll complement these tiles.
If you choose an unusual wall colour, like chartreuse, and get equally unusual bathroom tiles to match it, the chances are that when you inevitably tire of this wall colour or when it is no longer in style and you want to change it, you'll have a hard time finding any paint colour that will go with the existing tiles. Because of this, you'll probably have to replace the tiles in addition to repainting the walls.
This could be a huge job, especially if you have a big bathroom with a fully tiled floor and a tiled shower cubicle or bath area. Retiling a bathroom is a big, expensive job that may not only cost you a lot but might also leave you without access to the bathroom for a week or more.
As such, if you don't want to retile this bathroom again for many years, it's best to pick a relatively commonplace type of tile and a wall colour that complements it and to experiment with unusual colours and tiles in other parts of your home instead.
Ensure that the bathroom features' proportions are similar to each other
It's best to ensure that the proportions of each bathroom feature resemble the proportions of the other features. Doing this will create a harmonious aesthetic and ensure that no feature in the bathroom looks like it doesn't go with the features that are near it.
As such, if for example, you've opted for a huge integrated bathtub, it's best not to add small bathroom tiles to the wall around it but to instead go for larger ones. Conversely, if you've chosen a compact sink and toilet to maximise the floor space in your bathroom, then it's sensible to get fairly small tiles (such as subway-style ones), as bigger ones would look odd and out of place when fitted underneath these modestly sized features.
Reach out to a professional for more advice on bathroom tiling.