Show me your bathroom that's not gray!

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I love gray, and just did a beautiful gray tile in my Florida home. That said, I don't want gray in my NY 1950’s hall bath.

It's still the original bathroom and the last left to renovate in this home.

I’ve of course looked in a few tile places. Still, so much gray out there

I was told trends are heading back to warmer taupes.

I don't want blue, but am open to greens and other colors.

So, if you just remodeled or are a who has ideas, please share!

I will only be tile tub/ shower and floor, but would consider walls if I really like the tile.

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Helen

last year

My bathroom isn't white or gray but a very definite color - in fact several colors.

But really you should just start googling pictures of colored bathrooms - use colors that you like or styles that you like and save the ones that you instinctively respond to.

You will get so much more inspiration than a few colored bathrooms that might not be at all to your taste or what your style is - I mean there can be colored Art Deco bathrooms or very contemporary colored bathrooms.

You will get more meaningful input if you do some research and then post what you are finding attractive. Post your inspiration photos and people can be helpful in terms of how you achieve that look in your space based on your constraints whether that is budget or the size and shape of the room.

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artemis78
last year
We just did green (not 100% finished yet so I haven't taken better photos, but will eventually!) The walls are off-white, so the tile is the main color. This was intended to be period-esque, but I think this particular tile could look quite modern without the black trim. Daltile has lots of color options too.
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thinkdesignlive
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Show us your adjacent hall finishes and kitchen and we will tell you what options work best for YOUR situation. What others have done (hopefully) works for THEIR situation.
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artemis78
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I'lll also say that I don't think your new bathroom necessarily needs to look like your kitchen or your other bathroom(s)--they should all match the style of the house, but I'm personally a fan of embracing different color schemes for different rooms, as long as one isn't visible from the next. (And even if it is, lots of options for complementary colors--they don't need to be the same.)
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eld6161
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Helen, if I took your advice why come here? Of course I’ve been googling!

I like to see what others have been doing and most times these forums are helpful.

The title of my thread was “Show me your bathroom that’s not gray.”

If you don’t have a bathroom to share, why comment?
Helen
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I do have a bathroom that is the antithesis of a white or gray bathroom but I don’t understand why a few random bathrooms when you have indicated neither color or style preferences is more helpful than your looking at the literally thousands of bathrooms on the internet and then seeking input or help on how to achieve. It is a way to get design input that is more helpful or at least that was my experience when i did a gut remodel

if you had specified what kind of look you are aspiring to then people could post relevant input. While bathrooms don’t have to match other rooms, in general they should relate to the other elements in your home unless yiu are making a deliberate surprising design choice as some people do with a powder room.
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eld6161
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It's the same as any inspiration. What I hoped to learn was what people are doing color wise today!

Artemis showed me her green. A nice idea!

Show me your bathroom that's not gray!

Helen

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