Time to rethink coloured bathroom suites
For many people, coming across a retro coloured bathroom suite from the 1950s or 60s would be a dealbreaker when buying a house. Owning a loo in a delicate pastel shade of pink or green has been a no-no for some time now, and however much we might want to embrace decorated bathrooms in general, we've by and large preferred to keep our sanitaryware white. But the winds of change are blowing. Consider Luke Edward Hall's design for the Hotel Les Deux Gares in Paris, filled with sinks and loos in every colour of the rainbow, with bright square tiles in clashing colours. Then there's The Water Monopoly's covetable 'Rockwell' collection, with its smooth bathtubs in sherbet hues. There are plenty of ways to embrace this trend that don't feel too over-the-top, from simple painted bathtubs to taps in bubblegum colours. Scroll down for our favourite ways to get the look.
Paul Massey1/8At Paul and Caroline Weiland's crisp, modern London house, a pale green sink and bath from The Water Monopoly's 'Rockwell' collection add a bit of retro charm to the sleek white bathroom.
2/8Luke Edward Hall has brought his signature style to a new Parisian hotel, Les Deux Gares in the 10th arrondissement. The filmic palette has more than a touch of Wes Anderson about it, and Luke has used coloured sanitaryware from The Bold Bathroom Company throughout the hotel, accompanied by richly hued tiles.
3/8Another bathroom at Les Deux Gares, this time with a bright blue sink and pink tiles.
Davide Lovatti4/8The en-suite bathroom in Tara Craig's tiny London flat has Balineum wall tiles and brass fittings from Catchpole & Rye. The pink and blue colour scheme runs throughout the flat and so the bathroom is in keeping with the rest of the space. It is accessed via a jib door covered in the same Marialida’s ‘Urbino’ cotton in azzurro/antique white from Tissus d’Hélène as the rest of the bedroom.
Rachael Smith5/8Interior designer Louise Jones's extended home combines the charm and comfort of English country-cottage style with easy access to the centre of London. Pink rules in the first-floor bathroom; its cast-iron bath and basin were found on the antiques and salvage online directory Salvoweb. 'Blue Flower' tiles from Fired Earth surround the bath and pick up the colour notes on the blind and pendant light from Handicraft Haveli. The large gilded mirror is from Guinevere Antiques.
Andrew Montgomery6/8In Faringdon House, the Oxfordshire home of writer Sofka Zinovieff, this en suite bathroom was added in the Fifties, it has a flamboyant pink tub and Rousseau-inspired murals by Roy Hobdell.
Michael Sinclair7/8If you're not quite ready for the full look with coloured sanitaryware, a look like this Pembrokeshire cottage's bathroom can be a gentler way to embrace the trend. Match a painted bath to cabinet for a good dose of colour that isn't overwhelmingly retro.
Andreas Von Einsiedel8/8Although the sink and tub are in classic white porcelain, painting the walls and bath panel in the same avocado green is a different way to get the feel of a coloured bathroom. This bathroom is part of the Jacobean-style manor at Whithurst Park in Sussex.
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