Powder Room Palettes: 10 Light Blues to Love
See how paint, tile and wallpaper in shades of light blue make these rooms fresh and cool
Shades of light blue are often used in bathrooms described as “spa-like” and “coastal,” but as these powder rooms show, light blues can be hip, sophisticated and even glamorous too. Check out the following 10 powder rooms that feature paint, tile and wallpaper in different light blue hues and tell us which one you find the most refreshingly cool.
2. Gemstone Glam
Designer Holly A. Kopman hired a decorative painter to create a wall treatment that mimics the look of azurmalachite for this San Francisco powder room. An elegant wall sconce and a custom vanity topped with a brass vessel sink complete the scene.
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Designer Holly A. Kopman hired a decorative painter to create a wall treatment that mimics the look of azurmalachite for this San Francisco powder room. An elegant wall sconce and a custom vanity topped with a brass vessel sink complete the scene.
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3. Wondrous Wallpaper
With the classic marble tile floor and whitewashed oak vanity cabinet, designer Damon Liss could’ve played it safe in this New York powder room, but instead they added a wallpaper with a light blue background that demands attention. The asymmetrical wood-frame vanity mirror is another highlight.
With the classic marble tile floor and whitewashed oak vanity cabinet, designer Damon Liss could’ve played it safe in this New York powder room, but instead they added a wallpaper with a light blue background that demands attention. The asymmetrical wood-frame vanity mirror is another highlight.
4. Cool Chevron
A mix of light blue and white tiles laid in a chevron pattern creates a cool effect on the vanity wall in this Nashville, Tennessee, powder room by Beckwith Interiors. The acrylic vanity legs and LED-backlit mirror are additional contemporary touches.
A mix of light blue and white tiles laid in a chevron pattern creates a cool effect on the vanity wall in this Nashville, Tennessee, powder room by Beckwith Interiors. The acrylic vanity legs and LED-backlit mirror are additional contemporary touches.
5. Stylish Shiplap
The architecture team at Thomas Rex Hardy covered the walls and ceiling in this San Francisco attic powder room in stylish shiplap painted light blue. Finishing off the look are a built-in white vanity cabinet and a gray painted wood floor.
The architecture team at Thomas Rex Hardy covered the walls and ceiling in this San Francisco attic powder room in stylish shiplap painted light blue. Finishing off the look are a built-in white vanity cabinet and a gray painted wood floor.
6. Blue Lagoon
Wallpaper featuring palm fronds in a variety of blues creates a lush tropical vibe in this Oakland, California, powder room by x8 Property and Design. Sink fixtures, a towel holder and a mirror frame all in gold bring the bling.
Wallpaper featuring palm fronds in a variety of blues creates a lush tropical vibe in this Oakland, California, powder room by x8 Property and Design. Sink fixtures, a towel holder and a mirror frame all in gold bring the bling.
7. Blue Grass
Architect Claudia Martin created this serene powder room in Chicago with its lovely light blue grasscloth wallcovering. The inset sink featuring a colorful mosaic pattern is another standout feature.
Architect Claudia Martin created this serene powder room in Chicago with its lovely light blue grasscloth wallcovering. The inset sink featuring a colorful mosaic pattern is another standout feature.
8. Mediterranean Marvel
The light blue subway tiles covering the vanity wall in this Houston powder room by Hann Builders works well with the room’s Mediterranean-inspired details, such as the wrought iron mirror and wall sconces and the intricate detailing on the custom wood vanity.
The light blue subway tiles covering the vanity wall in this Houston powder room by Hann Builders works well with the room’s Mediterranean-inspired details, such as the wrought iron mirror and wall sconces and the intricate detailing on the custom wood vanity.
9. Serene Waves
If you look closely at the wallpaper in this Boston powder room, you will see that it features faint light blue waves. The team at Elms Interior Design complemented the wallpaper by painting the vanity cabinet in Benjamin Moore’s Whipple Blue.
If you look closely at the wallpaper in this Boston powder room, you will see that it features faint light blue waves. The team at Elms Interior Design complemented the wallpaper by painting the vanity cabinet in Benjamin Moore’s Whipple Blue.
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10. Brass Blast
The wallpaper in this Raleigh, North Carolina, powder room by Kara Cox Interiors features watery blue and brass-colored swirls. To take the brass factor up a notch, the design team added a brass-frame mirror, brass wall sconces and a hammered-brass sink.
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The wallpaper in this Raleigh, North Carolina, powder room by Kara Cox Interiors features watery blue and brass-colored swirls. To take the brass factor up a notch, the design team added a brass-frame mirror, brass wall sconces and a hammered-brass sink.
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The wainscoting and walls in this Brooklyn, New York, powder room are covered in the same dusty light blue shade of paint. Designer Alison Jennison added encaustic cement floor tiles to work in some pattern and even more dashes of blue.
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