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26 Gray Bathroom Ideas for Every Design Style

Kristin Hohenadel

Kristin Hohenadel is an interior design expert who has covered architecture, interiors, and decor trends for publications including the New York Times, Interior Design, Lonny, and the American and international editions of Elle Decor. She resides in Paris, France, and has traveled to over 30 countries, giving her a global perspective on home design.

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Updated on 07/14/22

Design by Cathie Hong Interiors / Photo by Margaret Austin Photo

Gray is an understated neutral color that is timeless and classic for a reason. Easy on the eyes, it is versatile enough to work with virtually any design style, from traditional to industrial to contemporary. Gray can be warm, cool, light, or dark. Depending on the tone and shade you choose, gray can fade into the background or set the mood.

Using gray paint for a primary bathroom or a powder room can create an elegant, calming feel. But you can also mix and match flooring, backsplash and shower tiles, and textiles such as rugs and towels in fun and unexpected ways to create a lively gray-toned space.

Check out these stylish bathrooms in a range of styles and sizes that prove that decorating with gray is anything but boring with a little effort and imagination.

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Install a Feature Wall

Design by Jean Liu Design / Photo by Stephen Karlisch

This bathroom from Jean Liu Design features a striking, extra tall gray tile backsplash that adds interest and texture to the wall behind the bathtub.
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Use Chalk Paint

Design by Annie Sloan

This bathroom from Annie Sloan has soothing medium toned gray walls, a painted gray clawfoot tub, and a chalk paint checkerboard pattern on the hardwood floor that complement the timeless room filled with retro-style fittings and soft pink accents.
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Gray Wash the Brick

Design by Leanne Ford Interiors / Photo by Reid Rolls

This one-of-a-kind bathroom from Leanne Ford Interiors includes a a vintage Willy Guhl planter repurposed as a sink, salvaged doors from France, and a gray lime and clay wash that covers the brick walls and the ceiling.
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Contrast With Warm Metals

Design by Brophy Interiors / Photo by Tim Hirschmann

This Huntington Beach, California bathroom from Laura Brophy Interiors has deep gray lightly textured walls that are contrasted with smooth warm gold-toned plumbing fixtures that catch the light from the window and add a shiny contrast.
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Create a Luxe Spa Feel

Design by Lisa Kahn Designs

This beachfront home from Lisa Kahn Designs has a spa-like feel with its massive gray marble shower that creates a luxurious sense of zen. The stone continues onto the flooring for a seamless look.
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Add a Coastal Twist

Design by Tyler Karu Design / Photo by James R. Salomon

Interior designer Tyler Karu of Tyler Karu Design chose a soft blue-gray wallpaper with an illustrated rope pattern to complement a weathered gray wood vanity, marble sink, silver-toned accents, and an oval beveled round mirror in this Maine beach house bathroom.
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Saturate the Walls

Design by Becca Interiors

This Connecticut powder room from Becca Interiors is enveloped in a dark shade of gray, from the shiplap walls to the moldings and window shutters, giving the small space a sense of dimension and making the freestanding vintage-style sink pop. A classic gray-and-white checkerboard floor is a nod to the home's classic bones that lightens things up a bit.
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Backlight It

Design by Tidal Interiors / Photo by Jenny Siegwart

Interior designer Rhianna Jones of Tidal Interiors used LED backlighting to add ambient light to a built-in wall-to-wall shower niche in this pale gray-toned bathroom.
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Combine Tones and Patterns

Design by Jean Liu Design / Photo by Stephen Karlisch

While you can use a single shade of gray to create a cohesive monotone look, Jean Liu Design played with tones and patterns, adding texture to this lively bathroom.
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Go Halfway

Fantastic Frank

This bathroom from Fantastic Frank uses large format gray tiles on the bottom half of the wall and flooring to ground the space, leaving the upper half of the wall white to add balance and luminosity.
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Paint the Shiplap

Design by Kate Marker Interiors / Photo by Stoffer Photography

This modern farmhouse bathroom from Kate Marker Interiors has painted gray shiplap walls that soften the space and complement the light hardwood floors.
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Waterproof the Plaster

Design by Kate Marker Interiors / Photo by Margaret Rajic

This tiny powder room from Kate Marker Interiors has a gray washable and waterproof Tadelakt plaster treatment rendered in Benjamin Moore’s Ashwood Moss. Moody walls are contrasted with a brass-toned mirror and lighting, matte black wall-mounted faucet, and a limestone-effect sink.
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Hang Patterned Wallpaper

Fantastic Frank

This petite Swedish powder and laundry room from Fantastic Frank has gray wallpaper in a damask pattern that adds a touch of classic elegance to the room where you least expect it.
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Multiply the Variations

Design by Cathie Hong Interiors / Photo by Margaret Austin Photo

This understated bathroom from Cathie Hong Interiors uses four different shades, styles, and sizes of gray tile from the floor to the shower pan to the shower walls and nook to create an overall soothing look. A putty gray painted ceiling ties all the grays together.
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Paint the Ceiling

Design by Desiree Burns Interiors

This petite powder room from Desiree Burns Interiors has gray-and-white patterned wallpaper, a light gray door, and a dark gray ceiling that emphasizes its cozy feel.
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Go Retro

Design by Erin Williamson Design

A whispery shade of pale gray paint, light gray penny tiles on the floor, and chrome accents on the retro-style fixtures give this bathroom from Erin Williamson Design a timeless look.
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Veer Toward Taupe

Design by Desiree Burns Interiors

This light and luminous little bathroom from Desiree Burns Interiors uses shades of taupey gray on the walls and sink vanity that marries well with a gray-and-white patterned tile floor and is lifted by shiny bronze- and brass-toned accents.
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Pair Complementary Tiles

Design by Cathie Hong Interiors / Photo by Margaret Austin Photo

Cathie Hong Interiors used different tiles in shades of gray on the walls and floor that are complemented with a honey-toned wood sink vanity, and accented with a metal wall sconce in two shades of pink.
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Toughen It Up

Fantastic Frank

This simple and somber bathroom from Fantastic Frank has an almost Brutalist feel with concrete-effect tiles from floor to ceiling, and simple black accents.
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Japandize It

Design by Cathie Hong Interiors / Photo by Margaret Austin Photo

Cathie Hong Interiors remodeled a midcentury model Eichler home in Willow Glen, California, infusing it with Japandi elements. Stealing some space from the primary bedroom allowed for the creation of an ensuite with a curb-free wet room complete with a soaking tub and Japanese tiles.
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Mix Wallpaper and Tile

Design by Kate Marker Interiors / Photo by Margaret Rajic

This gray-toned bathroom from Kate Marker Interiors mixes gray patterned wallpaper, marble wall tiles, small-scale floor tiles, and a gray shower curtain to create a harmonious but multi-layered look.
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Layer It Up

Design by Tyler Karu Design and Interiors / Photo by James R. Salomon

This bathroom from Tyler Karu Design and Interiors has a mix of gray finishes from the shower surround to the floor to the walls to the Turkish towels hanging at the ready.
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Add Natural Accents

Design by Mindy Gayer Design Co. / Photo by Vanessa Lentine

This bathroom from Mindy Gayer Design Co. mixes marble wall tiles with gray-and-white patterned floor tile, adding warmth with natural accents on the pendant lamp and window shade.
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Wrap the Walls With Tile

Designed by Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sara Tramp

This bathroom from Emily Henderson Design has wrap-around subway tiles on the walls, lighter gray herringbone pattern floor tiles, and shiny gold-tone plumbing fixtures.
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Use Glass Accents

Fantastic Frank

This small bathroom from Fantastic Frank is bathed in a soothing shade of medium-toned gray paint that is lifted with brass toned accents. A glass shelf displaying amber bottles catch the light and add a sense of lightness.
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Use Silver Accents

Design by JLA Designs

This bright and shiny bathroom from JLA Designs mixes pale gray penny tile flooring with gray subway tiles with a thick paler gray grout, but it's the light-reflecting silver leaf gray patterned wallpaper that brings the bling.

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Design Features

Key Features:

Due to their excellent reflectivity, light gray and silver tones visually expand the space and give it extra radiance.
This interior is characterized by calmness and stability. The balanced gray background is perfectly combined with rich accents.
For the bathroom, this palette is perfect because of its practicality. nine0008

Shades of gray

Dark gray tones are used to emphasize the geometry of the room, delineate its boundaries and add a certain severity to the design of the bathroom. To blur the spatial framework of the room and vice versa, light gray colors allow to give the atmosphere lightness and airiness.

Platinum is often preferred as a base color as it creates a neat and tidy look. Silver color is able to increase the amount of light in the bathroom and give it a visual volume. nine0005

Pictured is a bathroom with platinum tiled walls.

An elegant shade of wet asphalt is suitable for a self-sufficient interior, and a steel or pewter color with a bluish undertone is for a restrained and aristocratic design.

Anthracite, charcoal, iron or thundercloud color, despite the cold energy, form a deep and delicate image of the bathroom.

Finishes and materials

Ceramic tiles are the most common wall cladding. Gray tile with imitation of stone, marble or metal, due to a monochromatic grout, creates a natural monolithic surface. Plaster with matte, glossy, silky or velvet textures has unlimited potential.

You can dilute the gray interior with mosaics or patchwork tiles. So that the room does not look too crowded, it is better to apply a fragmentary wall decoration behind the washbasin or near the bathroom. For fashionable and trendy design, modern panels with a 3D effect are used. nine0005

The photo shows gray decorative plaster on the walls in the bathroom interior.

The ceiling in the bathroom offers a practical and moisture resistant finish. For example, a beautiful and durable stretch fabric or slats, which are easy to install and presentable, would be an excellent option.

The floor in the room would be appropriate to lay out with wood imitation tiles, caramogranite or use natural cork flooring.

Selection of furniture, sanitary ware and accessories

For a bathroom in gray, furniture elements with plastic or wooden facades are selected. In a spacious room, you can install countertops, wall or floor cabinets, complemented by an illuminated mirror, arrange bedside tables or pencil cases.

A bathtub with a marble bowl will give an incredible sophistication to the environment, which, thanks to the pearl shimmer, will fill the interior with a special charm. In a room in gray tones, shiny steel or gilded towel warmers, faucets and other accessories will harmoniously look. nine0005

The photo shows a bathroom in gray tones, decorated with a hanging cabinet with a glossy facade.

You can diversify a monotonous design with green plants, bright rugs or towels. Additional effect will give the room lighting in the form of spotlights or pendant lights located above the sink.

Gray color combinations

Unique combinations enliven the space and make it cozy. nine0005

White-grey bathroom

A win-win classic combination that fills the room with lightness, relaxation and serenity. White should be used in moderation as it should only accentuate the unique gray and not become the main color scheme.

The photo shows a bathroom interior with white and gray finishes.

Grey-pink bathroom interior

In a dark gray bathroom, a gentle pastel-pink gamma will look particularly advantageous. No less harmonious is the combination of an ashy shade with a powdery color scheme or fuchsia, in any proportions. The gray-pink duet at the same time endows the design with calmness, unusualness and brings bright touches to the room. nine0005

The photo shows a modern bathroom design with pink furniture fronts.

Gray-brown interior

Brown shades warm up a monochrome room and add more comfort and harmony to it. A gray bathroom interior combined with wood looks really stylish.

Pictured is a dark gray bathroom with brown wood accents.

Black and gray bathroom

The gray-black tandem evokes elegance and luxury. Such colors do not give the atmosphere gloom, but rather make it more refined and perfect.

Pictured is a black and gray color palette in a spacious bathroom.

Blue and Gray Combination

Smoky tones with blue or turquoise colors create a rather cool, but mature and elegant combination. Midnight blue and sapphire shades add some solemnity to the interior, while pale cornflower blue, sky or blue colors contribute to relaxation and peace. Due to the low contrast, light blue forms a very pleasant and harmonious duet with gray. nine0005

Pictured is a bathroom with gray tiles combined with blue painted surfaces.

Bathroom in gray with bright accents

Intense color accents not only accentuate the noble gray design, but also completely change the visual perception of the bathroom.

An unprepossessing and ordinary monochromatic interior gets a truly stylish and colorful appearance due to red shades. nine0005

The photo shows an orange bathtub in the design of a light gray bathroom.

Gold flecks can be selected for a more sophisticated design. Against an ashy background, gold looks very expensive and elegant.

The combination of cold gray and green is topical and natural, a gray-coral combination will bring special freshness to the room, orange or yellow colors will fill the bathroom with cheerfulness and positive.

Photo of a small bathroom

With the use of a lighter palette, glossy, mirror surfaces and a minimum amount of volumetric decor, it is possible to achieve no less impressive interior masterpieces.

The photo shows the design of a small-sized bathroom in gray-pearl tones.

For a small bathroom, it is better to choose compact furniture, and replace floor cabinets with hanging shelves that save usable space. Enlarge and lighten the space can be due to the glass partitions for the bathroom or shower. nine0005

Examples in different styles

Ash tones are ideal for many modern stylistic solutions. For example, a light gray finish combined with crisp white plumbing will be a worthy design for a minimalist interior.

Iron gray and graphite colors will give the bathroom a bold look in the urban loft direction. Nickel-plated and chrome-plated surfaces against the background of concrete walls will look very original. nine0005

Photo of gray concrete walls in a minimalist bathroom.

Expensive marble cladding in shades of gray, combined with beautiful semi-columns and a large bathtub with gilded legs, will perfectly complement the luxurious baroque style.

For classic and neoclassical design, white-aluminum, agate or pebble colors are suitable to highlight the elegant environment.

Gray toilet design

In the interior of a small toilet in a smoky palette, it is appropriate to use patterned decorative tiles, mosaics or accent color on the wall behind the toilet. Thus, the atmosphere will look more lively and interesting.

The photo shows a design of a gray toilet with an accent wall tiled with drawings.

In a very small washroom, you can apply graphite or anthracite finishes to only one of the planes. This solution will allow you to properly distribute light and shadows in the room and make the interior more organic. nine0005

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The gray bathroom with cleverly placed accents is a cozy space with a pleasant environment that inspires relaxation and relaxation.

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Gray bathroom design is a godsend for achromatic fans. Monochrome design, combination with diverse textures - all this can be easily done within the framework of the chosen palette. And if you want color, it will be easy to add it, because gray looks good with any shade. nine0005

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Decor and details

All shades of grey, black and white are considered achromatic colors and are not represented on the color wheel. This makes them universal, they are combined with all the colors of the circle, chromatic.

Asphalt, graphite, pale gray and any other, being next to chromatic, is perceived by us as additional. It softens or, conversely, enhances this color. For example, he will make a contrasting combination softer, less intense. This can be used to design a gray bathroom when you're looking for color pairings or thinking about a palette during a renovation. nine0005 16

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The same applies to dark shades. In a city apartment, the presence of a window in the bathroom is a rarity.

Artificial lighting comes to the rescue. If the script is thought out, you can safely add dark colors to the design - they will not work to reduce.

One of the basic rules for choosing color combinations is brightness and lightness. Designers use this trick in choosing a pair of achromatic and chromatic colors.

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It is important to analyze the grayish scale temperature. In its pure form, paints are rare, manufacturers still offer a whole palette of warm and cold shades. Tones with the addition of red are considered warm: quartz, pearl - they gradually turn into beige. Cold colors, gray-blue have a corresponding bluish undertone.

If you have little experience in coloring, use the simplest rule: a combination of shades by temperature. Decided on blue accents? Make the base in cold grayish tones. If you chose yellow or pink, take a neutral or warm base. nine0005 13

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In a gray bathroom, bright colors look organic as accents. The simplest solution is a wall or panel. Usually, one of the zones is singled out in this way: a screen and a wall in the shower room or near the bathtub, sink or toilet bowl, if the bathroom is combined. You can also pick up bright furniture, such as cabinets or sanitary ware.

Don't give up on more colorful options in the form of a combination of tiles or even the use of wallpaper. This is possible in spacious bathrooms with an area of more than 8 square meters. Wallpaper is used in the driest zone at the entrance. nine0005

Bright decor is the easiest technique. But you have to be careful with him. Scattered around the room, small color spots can visually create chaos. In this case, it is better to pick up something large, for example, a curtain, so that it becomes the main focus.

Monochrome

Achromatic gamma is a good option for a monochrome interior, and in any room. And the bathroom is no exception. White and black can become additional tones, and the whole palette of grayish can become the main ones. Such designs look not only noble, but modern and stylish. Monochrome is one of the trends of recent years, which will be relevant for more than one season. nine0005 12

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Consider a neutral shade as the base, light or dark, depending on the room. For decoration, gray tiles are often used in the bathroom. But it’s not worth decorating all the walls in this way. This is already an outdated version. Designers combine at least a couple of types of tiles and other materials such as paint.

The ceiling is traditionally painted in matt white - here it is better not to experiment. Especially when the room is small or irregularly shaped. It is not worth drawing attention to him. nine0005

Textures

It is worth mentioning separately the trendy materials and textures that can be seen in design projects.

Concrete finish is most often found in gray interiors. This is how the floor, accent walls and more are decorated.
Marble is the best companion of the achromatic range. It looks especially noble in black and white, combined with gray tones.
Wood is also a good option for those who want to give warmth to the interior. The principle of selection is the same: light rocks will fit well into light designs, dark ones will suit asphalt, graphite. The use of wood is not always possible, especially in small spaces where all areas are wet. We will come to the aid of porcelain stoneware with an imitation of the structure of wood. nine0008
Terrazzo tiles are another absolute trend of this year. Interesting options with the addition of color, which can be supported with the help of other components of the design.
Be careful with the mosaic. It looks harmoniously in classic interiors, the area of which allows you to emphasize the luxury of decoration. In small rooms, it is better to abandon the options with paintings and choose more abstract drawings, they do not oblige you to follow a high style.

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So that the interior in basic colors does not look boring in the photo, we suggest considering several tricks.

Bathroom decor gray walls

26 Gray Bathroom Ideas for Every Design Style

About This Term: Primary Bathroom

Install a Feature Wall

Use Chalk Paint

Gray Wash the Brick

Contrast With Warm Metals

Create a Luxe Spa Feel

Add a Coastal Twist

Saturate the Walls

Backlight It

Combine Tones and Patterns

Go Halfway

Paint the Shiplap

Waterproof the Plaster

Hang Patterned Wallpaper

Multiply the Variations

Paint the Ceiling

Go Retro

Veer Toward Taupe

Pair Complementary Tiles

Toughen It Up

Japandize It

Mix Wallpaper and Tile

Layer It Up

Add Natural Accents

Wrap the Walls With Tile

Use Glass Accents

Use Silver Accents

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65 photos, design ideas, combinations

Design Features

Shades of gray

Finishes and materials

Selection of furniture, sanitary ware and accessories

Gray color combinations

White-grey bathroom

Grey-pink bathroom interior

Gray-brown interior

Black and gray bathroom

Blue and Gray Combination

Bathroom in gray with bright accents

Photo of a small bathroom

Examples in different styles

Gray toilet design

Photo gallery

Gray bathroom: 71 interior design ideas from IVD.ru

All about gray bathroom decor

Monochrome

Textures

Learn more