30+ Soothing Bathroom Paint Ideas We Can't Get Enough Of (2024)

Pure white on the vanity and trim pointedly frames the indigo botanicals climbing the walls of this Connecticut bath suite by designer Ashley Whittaker. The tub is by Waterworks.

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Tasked with redesigning the main bathroom in the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas, local designer Brant McFarlain wanted to play up the home’s Georgian roots while adding a sense of patina to the space. The decorator worked with nearby Uriel’s Master Woodworks to create a partition wall and vanity space in a rich ebony shade. Pairing the old-world-inspired brass light fixture with the modern vanity by Kohler creates delicious contrast.

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For the bath suite of her dramatic boudoir, Leontine Linens founder Jane Scott Hodges placed custom-milled lattice over the existing wall paneling as an ode to the garden rooms in New Orleans. The lattice's cool gray-purple tone highlights the beautiful veining of the Calacatta marble on the vanity.

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Jade walls spotlight the striking artwork from Katherine Corden hanging in the pool bath at Kips Bay Show House by designer Traci Connell. Luxe bath linens from Yves Delorme are stored under the vanity in woven baskets.

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This bathroom in designer Ceara Donnelley's Charleston home exudes understated, sophisticated elegance at every turn. Her brass-rimmed vanity is lined with creamy vanilla onyx tile from Artistic Tile, which pairs perfectly with an equally luscious paint color.

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This charming bathroom can be found in the guest suites of Maison de la Luz, one of our favorite hotels in New Orleans. Designed by Studio Shamshiri, the bathrooms feature colorful tile, artful details, and a pink-hued white paint to tie it all together.

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While we don't think there's such thing as too much color, a tastefully decorated white bathroom reminds us of the power of white. Designer Jason Arnold filled this primary bathroom suite with clean lines, an abundance of textures, and just the right amount of detailing to allow the white marble, flooring, and paint to shine through.

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This fanciful bathroom in designer Todd Romano's San Antonio house is as well-collected as every other room in his home. A rose-festooned wallpaper by de Gournay graces the walls and features a delightful purple trim by Samuel and Sons. Ceiling paint in a complementary blue makes this place an ideal place to primp and pamper.

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Dark, dramatic, and sophisticated—what's not to love? Designer Nicole White designed this lavish primary bathroom suite for the 2021 Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Palm Beach. This "Afro-luxe fashion adventure" features surfaces from Dekton by Cosentino that are elegantly matched with geometric wallpaper and a black ceiling paint.

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This dreamy bathroom belongs in a Naples, Florida vacation home designed by Summer Thornton. The designer's elevated take on coastal style means mixing pattern, color, and texture to create a one-of-a-kind space. Heavy-patterned curtain fabric, geometric tile from Paris Ceramics, and a statement-making cast-iron tub from Waterworks become even more refined with the perfect white paint on the walls.

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In the primary bathroom at this Connecticut home designed by David Netto, a vanity mirror set in quarter-sawn oak follows the angle of the ceiling. Tub, Waterworks. Tub filler, Lefroy Brooks

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In the pool bath at this California home, designer by Mark D. Sikes selected tiles (NS Ceramic) inspired by Monet’s kitchen in Giverny, France and arranged them in a patchwork pattern.

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At the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas 2020, designer Doniphan Moore enlived the octagonal primary bathroom with a de Gournay wallcovering and a tumbling block pattern floor.

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At his English countryside home, textile designer Richard Smith clad a bathroom in his bamboo trellis wallpaper to emphasize the space’s connection to the gardens below. A simple claw-foot tub is positioned for spectacular views of the English Channel.

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The powder room at this Connecticut home designed by Shazalynn Carter-Winfrey features Ralph Lauren silk wallpaper in buttoned-up pinstripes, which harmonizes with an equally dapper marble chevron floor. Antique parrot sconces and a Lucite-and-gold sink base bring additional hints of fun “without going over-the-top.”

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At this Houston home designed by Randy Powers, luxe wallpapers with a subtle sheen envelop the wife's bath. Chairs, Patina; tub, Lalique for THG; chandelier and sconces, Nesle; walls and ceiling in Gracie Papers; window shade in a Classic Cloth silk taffeta.

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In the bathroom at this Palm Beach home designed by Bunny Williams, a sand and mahgohany palette echoes the landscape outside. The chair is from Lee Calicchio; sconces, Hudson Valley Lighting; pendant, Profiles; wallcovering, Old World Weavers; custom marble flooring, Studium.

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Soft, smoky tones dominate in each room of this alluring 18th-century Paris apartment by Jean-Louis Deniot. In an effort to connect the master bath to the rest of the home, Deniot chose a vanity in the same shade as the freshly painted Louis XVI paneling throughout the spacious living room. The flooring leans three-dimensional thanks to a clever Tarquin and Carrara marble arrangement.

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Magenta lacquered walls turn this petite powder room into the pièce de résistance within this Hamptons weekend getaway. The Roman shade and curtains are in a Jane Churchill stripe; the artwork in the reflection is by Florian Pumhösl.

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Historic heirlooms and glorious collections fill nearly every corner of designer Philip Mitchell's 18th-century Nova Scotia cottage, including the airy guest bath. The ivory trim and wall color frames a textured Christopher Farr wallcovering while becoming the perfect backdrop to display colorful pottery from local artist Paula MacDonald. A Waterworks claw-foot tub sits in the small nook with Chelsea Textiles window curtains.

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