There are many nuances to consider in the bathroom interior. From the style in which it will be made, to what materials are best to use for finishing wall panels, ceilings and flooring. Of course, it is very important in what shades the bathroom will be created.
Traditionally, these rooms are usually decorated in pastel shades, but the black and white color palette will be no less harmonious and practical in this interior. It will not only emphasize the sophistication and elegance of your taste, but will also help to recreate a fashionable and non-standard solution for your bathroom.
Game of contrasts
If you use a combination of diametrically opposite colors in the interior, with special emphasis on contrasts, you can get a very practical and effective solution for your bathroom.
The use of black and white combinations in the bathroom design creates refined and elegant interiors that have a kind of relaxing effect. It is in this room that we begin and end our day, so the lack of an abundance of bright colors will help to focus on our inner world and organize our thoughts.
It is always wise to use black and white colors in the interior of the bathroom. They will decorate any interior, regardless of its size, but do not forget about some of the nuances in the use of these shades. Let's talk about them in more detail.
Small room
In order not to reduce the space of an already small room, it is best to use white in the design of wall panels, flooring and ceilings. Due to this, the room will be visually perceived as freer and brighter.
The visual effect of a high ceiling can be created by laying out the tiles in vertical stripes. In this case, the tile ornament can be of any kind.
Be sure to take into account such a moment, that the mirror should be positioned so that black stripes (if they are used in the design) or a completely black wall do not fall into its reflection. Otherwise, we will achieve the effect of narrowing the space.
For flooring, you can use simple geometric elements and just decorate the white tiles with a black rug that will favorably emphasize the design idea. The more advantageous, of course, will look like the floor, which imitates the black and white cells of a chessboard. In this case, the tiles can be laid both straight and diagonally.
It is not necessary to lay out a black strip along all the walls, because the volume of the room will immediately decrease. In this style, snow-white rectangular plumbing will look great.
Another technique that will visually expand the space is to make opposite walls in contrasting colors (the transverse walls are white, and the longitudinal ones are black).
In such an interior, it is permissible to use specialized tile stickers that will dilute the somewhat boring and gloomy classic shades. You can also add some color accents to the interior, such as towels and textiles in bright colors (red, yellow, orange or green). Fresh flowers will fit very well into this interior.
Big room
For bathrooms of impressive size, creating a fantasy interior is not difficult and it will be quite simple to arrange it in a classic black and white version. The black and white color scheme will look perfect in a spacious room, and there can be innumerable design options for such a room.
An interesting solution for the decoration of the walls will be the design of three of them in black and only an ode to white. At the same time, the wall opposite the door can be successfully decorated with floral patterns using special stickers or appropriate tiles.
It is best to leave the ceiling in such rooms white, but make the flooring black. It is also appropriate to use the numerous black and white patterns of the flooring ornamentation. It is recommended to use black, silver, gray shades of tiles for decorating borders. The inclusion of such a tile in the laying of wall panels will look very interesting.
A snow-white long-pile rug will look great in the black and white interior of this room. It is also permissible not to use rugs at all and leave the opportunity for lighting fixtures to reflect on the glossy surface of the tile. The sink can be black or milky.
In order for the style of the bathroom in black and white to be harmonious and sophisticated, it is worth remembering a few rules:
- In a small bathroom, there must be a fairly large amount of light; in large rooms, it is allowed to make some areas of the lighting more subdued.
- The ratio of these two colors directly depends on the size of the room. In a small bathroom, white shades should prevail, and in a spacious one it is quite possible to use more black accents.
- Do not forget to place the mirrors correctly - there should be no black vertical stripes or walls in their reflection.
- It is wise to use ornamented tiles so as not to overload the room.
- With the help of bright textiles, you can dilute the black and white palette.
- Avoid unnecessary decoration for the best effect.
Methods for laying black and white tiles, combination
Classic
The classic tiling combination is black and white. To achieve a harmonious interior, you should not lay out large surfaces with these shades. Thus, you can arrange an apron by the sink, but you should not decorate the entire wall with a checkerboard pattern. It is better to make some of the surfaces of the walls pure white, and others - black.
A good option would also be to divide the walls vertically or horizontally into plain areas. Alternating colors on all planes should be avoided.
Staggered
An alternating combination of two-tone tiles will look very good on the floor, however, there are some peculiarities here. It is not necessary to use large format tiles in the toilet, because the already tiny space looks even smaller. Small tiles will look more effective.
If you lay the tiles in stripes, you can achieve various visual effects. For example, laying out strips in width can make the space wider, and if they are laid out along the length, respectively, longer.
To add volume to the space, lay the strips diagonally.
Herringbone
There is another option for laying tiles in contrasting colors, which will hide the lack of volume or inaccuracies in the layout - "herringbone". It is also worth noting that a less dramatic contrast will be created by using cream instead of pure white. Such decoration makes the room more seasoned and delicate, and at the same time keeps the same illumination.
If we plan to install tiles on both walls and floors, we should use a different installation pattern on these surfaces. For example, lay out the floor with square tiles in the form of rhombuses, and the walls with rectangular tiles, imitating brickwork.