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18 Pretty Blue Bathroom Ideas to Refresh Your Space
Whether you’re looking for serene or bold, we have the color ideas for you.
Behold, the power of blue: From light and powdery to dark and bold, the hue is at once calming and elegant in any shade. It also sure makes for a pretty addition to a bathroom. To inspire you with how to use it, we rounded up 18 blue bathroom ideas in some of our favorite full baths and powder rooms by designers all over the country.
Whether your bathroom is small or large and your design style is modern, traditional, or rustic, you’re sure to find plenty of design ideas below to incorporate in the next home update on your to-do list—or maybe even all the bathrooms in your home! We have paint color ideas covered from navy to royal blue to ocean blue, all paired with classic bathroom decor fixtures and vintage pieces alike.
There are so many ways to bring the color blue into your bathroom, such as floor or shower tiles, wallpapers, sink skirt or curtain fabrics, and, of course, painted walls and vanities. Below you’ll see multiple examples of stand-out blue-and-white bathroom designs too. We’ve got to say: all these pretty blue designs are only rivaled by another color that draws endlessly from nature for design in rooms: green!
And now for those blue bathroom ideas! Get ready to be inspired.
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Embrace Blue Botanicals
Botanical wallpaper featuring shades of blue can add a feminine, painterly feel to any bathroom. In front of the wallpaper, an antique dresser-turned-marble-topped vanity brings a weathered warmth to the powder room in this Texas lake house designed by Shannon Bowers.
Get the Look:
Wallpaper: “Beech” from Lewis and Wood
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Add a Painted Vanity
For a blue with a more subtle personality, try a blue-gray paint. Here, the color painted on a vanity anchors an otherwise airy white bathroom in the Oregon home of designer Caitlin Wilson.
Get the Look:
Vanity Paint Color: Nickel by Benjamin Moore
Coordinate Blue Paints and Patterns
Consider pairing a happy floral pattern with blue painted surfaces like you see in the powder room of this cozy English-inspired home. Red-pleated sconce shades add another pop of complementary color, and an antique pine vanity grounds the space.
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Wallpaper: Morris & Co.
Wainscoting Paint Color: Riverway by Sherwin-Williams
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Match Blue Paneling to a Blue Tub
For an extra fun pop of powder blue, paint a claw-foot tub and then use the same color on paneling. The cylindrical pattern woven into the floral wallpaper above it brings a modern twist to the space, and the coral in the window shade rounds out this cottage-style primary bathroom by designer Laura Stephens.
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Wallpaper: “La Pannonie” by Pierre Frey
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Skirt Your Storage in a Blue-and-White Check
To add a punch of color to an otherwise neutral bathroom, consider a farmhouse-style blue-and-white checked fabric. Here, a skirt hides bathroom storage and coordinates with a blue painted door that sets the tone for the small guest bathroom in this cozy family cabin by designer Melanie Millner. Planked walls, a pedestal sink, and schoolhouse-style sconces add additional farmhouse notes to the space.
Try a Textured Blue Tile
Solids can be pretty, but textured blue tiles bring an extra layer of beauty to a bathroom. Here, painted Carrara marble tile adds color and texture to a shower, paired with white walls and a clawfoot tub (with a view of the water!) in this colorful Maine beach house by designer Katie Rosenfeld.
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Light Up Walls with a Soft Blue Toile
There’s a reason pastoral toile patterns have been gracing farmhouse bathroom walls since the mid-18th century. A soft palette, like this pretty blue-and-white scene selected by designer Emily Henderson, keeps the look extra fresh and classy, paired with crisp whites in the tiles, vanity, and wainscoting.
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Toile Wallpaper: “Gable” by Farrow & Ball
Paint the Wainscoting a Happy Blue
Denim blue can sure make a happy accent color but arguably brings even more happy to a space if you paint the wainscoting that climbs the walls in it (this wainscoting is 60 inches tall). When paired with dark wood tones and black-and-white tiles, the hue takes on a more sophisticated spin too.
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Wainscoting Paint Color: Smoky Azurite by Sherwin-Williams
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Add Warmth with Weathered Blue Wood
Weathered wood adds extra textured warmth and drama, and it sure looks pretty in a rich deep blue covering both the walls and a vanity. The dark colors pair with a light wood mirror and light stone countertop in this cozy Wisconsin cabin.
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Wall and Vanity Paint Color: Newburyport Blue by Benjamin Moore
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Make a Statement with a Chinoiserie-Style Blue Pattern
A bold blue-and-white Chinoiserie-style print wallcovering will quickly become the star of any bathroom space. Here, Greg Penn of @manwithahammer accented his Chinoiserie-style primary bathroom with pops of red and grounded it with antique tables and art. The end result is both traditional and eclectic.
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Wallpaper: “Les Pecheurs” in China Blue by Warner House
Wrap a Shower with Blue Subway Tile
If you like blue, why not wrap your shower in blue subway tile all along the walls and ceiling? Here, a renovated shower also features a built-in niche to store plenty of bottles and other bathing necessities.
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Pair Navy with Gold
Gold and navy bring an air of elegant luxury to a bathroom. Here, a blue claw-foot tub and gold floor mirror set the stage, while art, curtains, and a vintage rug pull it together. The chandelier adds an extra touch of luxe to boot!
Use a Graphic Blue Pattern
Florals are a classic move in pattern play, but for a modern twist, try a graphic, abstract pattern in your favorite shades of blue. Thanks to its hand-drawn quality, this lively striped wallpaper actually looks like a woven textile, bringing visual texture to the bathroom designed by Emily Henderson.
Coordinate with Blue Penny Tile
Trying to decide which shade of blue to decorate with? Start by selecting a pretty blue floor tile like the bright penny tile in this show-stopping bathroom. Then make it the base of your design as you pick out other design elements such as this bold toile wallpaper and deep, industrial-style mop sinks.
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Wallpaper: “City Park” by Flavor Paper
Skirt a Sink in Blue Ticking
Blue ticking stripes make a delightful addition to a neutral farmhouse-style bathroom, and they sure are pretty as a feminine sink skirt! Bonus: a skirt easily hides plumbing or cluttered cabinets in a pinch with a few yards of fabric. Just be sure to pick a performance fabric so it holds up to the water and wear!
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Coordinate Navy Paint with Blacks and Whites
Classic navy hues sure do shine paired with white and even blacks in bathrooms. In this stately bath by designer Emily Henderson, white, gray, and black marble floor tiles make for a decidedly different look to pair with a tall wainscoting painted navy and a pretty crisp white clawfoot tub.
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Add a Blue Accent
Look for unexpected ways to bring your bathroom a little bit of blue. As seen in this bathroom by designer Kendall Rabun, there is no reason to stick with only white or clear glass shades for your light fixtures—its punchy blue shades are the perfect finishing touch against the patterned wallpaper and neutral fixtures.
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Paint a Blue Wainscoting
While wood wainscoting always brings a room warmth and texture, you can mimic the look for a lot less money and time by simply painting a section of your walls, like the navy “wainscoting” in this bathroom of Jenni Yolo. Add a wood rail (even better with hooks for storage!) to create a more finished look.
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Wall Paint Color: Blue Metal by Behr
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