Accent wall bathroom - how best to make it work

3 years ago

Hi community! For our bathroom renovation, we were thinking of putting an accent wall above the D-shape corner bath. And then on the side we are doubting if we put only tiles (same colour of floor but smaller size to create texture) above the side of the bath, behind the shower and in between the double sink and mirror. The spaces in between will be without tiles, just painted. The colour scheme is here attached.
Do you think it will work? If so what paint colour shall we do?
Or shall we play safer and put tiles on the whole side wall?
A big thank you!

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Ellie
3 years ago
Honestly have no idea..... not to be cheeky.....ate these the before pics? Ate you renovating this bathroom? And what color scheme do you mean as I can't see any? Sorry!
Alexi
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3 years ago
Indeed I should specify - this is the current bathroom that will be changed entirely.
The proposed tiles on floor will be light grey/greenish 120×60. Then we want to make an accent wall with the mosaic version of the same floor tiles for the wall behind bathtub.

Dilemma is for the side wall - what do we do? Shall we cover it completely with same tiles of floor but cut smaller (slabs of 120×20) or we only put tiles on side of bathtub, behind shower and between double sink and mirror. If we do the last option, which colour shall we paint the rest of the wall?

Bathroom vanity will be wood- colour and taps are chrome.
Bathroom is big (14.5m2) and is luminous as has two windows
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Ellie
3 years ago
I'd only have tiles where you think its essential, eg in the shower, maybe around bath?

I'd wait until tour bathroom is done before painting walls as only then you'll see how it all looks together.

Is the washing machine staying there? Is that the door into your bathroom? I'd put it out of sight, as it will spoil the look of your new bathroom
Alexi
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3 years ago
Thanks - this is indeed helpful.

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