Gray And White Bathroom

When I first spoke to my contractors, I told them that I wanted a simple gray and white bathroom that did not have any defining elements.  What I mean by that, it I wanted the space to be super style-neutral so that I could swap out gray and white bathroom ideas as trends changed over the years without having to make a big commitment like a renovation or even a paint color change.  This is the design that him and his team came up with, and I could not be happier with how it turned out.  As you can see, it is a total blank canvas that could easily take on any style or decoration that you could imagine.  I am going to have so much fun doing bathroom makeovers in here because I can bring in just about and color or pattern I could possibly want. 

In my opinion, this simple gray and white bathroom is a contemporary decor lover's dream! And by that I mean that it is my dream!  I love how everything is so simple and sleek, yet still an upgrade from your classic modern white bathroom that generally only has one color used throughout. Even though I am definitely a minimalist at heart, I really like the pattern and color play that the designer achieved in here.  I'll be honest -- I am usually not a huge fan of gray bathroom ideas, or at least what I have seen of them so far on this site.  But something about this tone of grey is just different to me.

I want to transform this beige and tan nightmare into a contemporary style gray and white bathroom like what you see in a lot of the photos on this website.  When I first started planning out my dream design, I thought that I wanted to stick to all white bathroom ideas that would make it look monochromatic and lux (because I would also hang crystal sconces above the sink).  However, as I thought about it more I realized that the room may be too small for that bold of a look and that the image I had in my head would likely not translate to real life.  Given that fact, I am now planning to do a blue gray paint on the walls then marble herringbone tile in the shower and a simple marble block for the floor.

I think that if you are going to do a gray and white bathroom in this day of cookie cutter homes, you have to do something special or unique.  Well this designer certainly knew how to do that.  I love how they went so different than most of the gray and white bathroom tile you see on here -- even different than a typical marble.  I have never seen a tub lined in a mosaic tile, but I am definitely here for it! I like the use of the marble in the rest of the bathroom as well, but something about that tub is just amazing.  The one thing that I would do differently in here is the bathroom paint colors.  Since everything is so monochromatic already, I think that there was an opportunity to put a bold color on the walls just for a bit of personality or vibrancy. 

I really like this unconventional take on a gray and white bathroom since much of what we see on here looks very similar to one another.  I have see mosaics used quite frequently with white bathroom tiles, but never alongside a simple marble block like this.  I think that doing this adds so much more dimension and balance to the overall bathroom, and I can't imagine doing it any differently.  We are actually getting ready to do a bathroom remodel and this has totally changed the direction I am planning to go with tile.  Originally, I had planned to do one of the average cookie cutter gray bathroom looks, but I think that I am going to mimic this home instead.

A gray and white bathroom seems to be the quintessential home accent these days; in face, I am surprised that not every home has one.  Even though we too have a gray tile bathroom, I wanted to upgrade the style a little bit so that it looks more high end that your average bathroom.  I found this photo to use as inspiration for our master bath upgrade, and the main takeaways are the paint color and use of mosaic tile.  I know it will be relatively easy to swap out our current bathroom paint ideas for something darker and richer like this, but the mosaic is going to be a little bit more challenging.