Traditionally, a bathroom is associated with the sea, ocean or any other body of water. That is why the blue wall tiles in the decor of this room always look relevant. The blue tint is pleasing to the eyes, it does not cause addiction and irritation even after many years.
Blue features
Blue tiles look harmoniously in the decor of the bathroom, it combines well with white fixtures and has the ability to invigorate and refresh from the very early morning. Blue colors in the design of the bathroom have many advantages.
- Tile of a heavenly shade visually pushes the boundaries of the room and contributes to an increase in space, therefore it is optimal for small bathrooms.
- All shades of blue, including blue, cause a feeling of comfort, lead to a state of peace of mind.
- Blue relieves stress, reduces nervous overwork. This is especially true after a hard day's work.
- It is noted that the blue color helps to restore breathing and normalize blood pressure.
In the same time blue refers to the cold color scheme, so many designers do not recommend using it to design a "wet" room. To soften the existing design, use slightly warmer tones. If the homeowner is only planning to carry out repair and finishing works and wants to avoid a cold atmosphere, it is better to give preference to panels with a matte rather than a reflective surface.
Replacing glossy tiles with matte makes the space more comfortable and warm, but at the same time the room will not increase visually.
Subtleties of design
If you have decided on the color scheme for the shower room, you need to consider all the other nuances of the cladding: what form of tile to choose, with what shades to combine, how to lay. If the bath is small, it is better to use shiny surfaces - thus, you will visually increase the room due to the reflectivity of gloss.
Regardless of the chosen shade of the tiles, you should not heap the room with either decor elements or furniture.
To create a feeling of volume, air and lightness in the bathroom, add any white shades to the blue, for example, 2⁄3 of the walls can be faced with a matte tile of blue color, and the rest of the white. To make the “wash” look more comfortable, the addition of warm shades does not hurt. It can be cream towels, brown shelves or yellow coasters.
If you don’t like monophonic decor, then you don’t need to trim every centimeter of the room with the same tile - it is better to use a combination of shades, prints and textures.
Styling options
The classic design of the bathroom is a combination of light blue tiles with plumbing fixtures, They are complemented by large mirrors, chrome taps, bright lighting and white furniture modules. This is what the traditional decoration in blue shades looks like - it is a universal and win-win option that invariably creates a feeling of freshness and exceptional purity.
However, in recent years there has been a tendency to deviate from accepted standards, many new trends have appeared in the interior decor that allow you to create a comfortable and at the same time unusual interior in the bathroom. Blue tiles in the shower can be laid in several ways.
- Walls and floors completely - from the floor to the ceiling. In this case, it is desirable that the tiles are of the same size and have an identical design.
- If you intend to draw some kind of pattern on the walls - Take panels of the same size, but several shades.
- It looks very impressive wall cladding in the vertical direction in half wall with the design of a gap.
- If the bathroom is quite spacious, you can use several types of plates with the purpose of zoning the space, for example, mosaic the wall above the bowl, and use the most common models near the sink.
- For a long time does not lose its relevance belt trim - in this decor, the entire wall is lined with monochromatic panels, and in the middle there is a horizontal contrasting strip.
- Chaotic looks pretty stylish masonry whitish and blue tint. As a rule, only one wall is faced in this way, and all the others are made monochrome.
- A very interesting option for designing a bathroom in blue shades is considered mosaic decor. Its main advantage is the visual expansion of space. Most often, the mosaic is laid in half the wall, if you have a bath bowl, and when the shower is equipped, then the whole wall.
Color scheme
Blue tile is beautiful, but lining the entire room in monochrome, especially if the tile does not contain any patterns, you will feel like in a science laboratory or hospital room. That is why blue is rarely used for monochrome decor. This color must be diluted with bright accents and contrasting details. The most popular tandem is blue and white. At the same time, the bottom of the wall is faced with blue or blue tiles, and a white tone is used to decorate the top.
In this design, it is allowed to use both monotonous panels and textured or decorated tiles.
It is generally accepted that blue colors are difficult to perceive space, so designers do not recommend designing the upper part in this color. Nevertheless, each rule has its own exceptions - the design is very unusual, but it looks spectacular, in which the upper part of the walls is decorated with saturated blue panels, and the design of the lower half uses gloss of pale blue or turquoise shades.
Please note that in this case, the room must certainly have bright lighting or additional natural light. This trend in decor is popular in England. In our country, unfortunately, so far few have ventured to use a similar design in their bathroom.
Looks best Tile of turquoise colors in combination with white cladding. Alternatively, you can draw a monochrome gradient of tones - from deep blue to white-blue, stretching in this case is best done vertically.
The tile looks very stylish combined with brown furnishings - a cabinet under the sink, a mirror frame, rug or other textiles. Such a tandem allows you to realize original expensive effects in the room. For such decors it is better to use matte tiles or textured products without a print.
Any color of blue harmoniously looks with pastel notes of pink, pale yellow and olive colors.
Using blue tiles in the bathroom often create a marine style.. Often in the assortment of well-known companies such collections are called “Laguna”. At the same time, a blue tint is combined with green motifs, such a duet will create an atmosphere of warmth and coziness in the room, will make you feel cool and clean. A rich blue color is good only for spacious bathrooms, it is better with natural light, otherwise the interior will turn out to be overloaded, and being in this bathroom will be extremely uncomfortable.
Blue color is universal it blends seamlessly into classic interiors, effectively shades provence, shabby chic, as well as cutting-edge decors such as hi-tech and minimalism.
Regardless of the chosen design, this color will favorably shade metal, glass, wood and plastic.
Tile shape
When buying a blue tile, you should definitely consider its size and shape - the wrong choice can play a trick on you. It would seem that large tiles should visually increase the space, but in practice this does not happen, large panels with seams visually divide the room into parts and reduce its perception. At the same time and a small tile will not be the best option - it visually narrows the space. It is better to give preference to a blue tile with parameters 20x20 or 20x30 cm.
You can choose other options only to owners of spacious bathrooms, where there is no danger to reduce the already small-sized room.
Beautiful examples
We offer you a small photo selection of the most beautiful design options for tiles made in Russia and foreign companies. We hope that everyone will be able to choose for themselves an interesting and original solution.
A few more ideas for decorating a blue bathtub are in the video.
