Blue bathroom - the sea in your apartment

It's rare enough to see a bathroom whose finish is dominated by the color blue. Perhaps the owners are frightened that such a bathroom will be too "cold". Although what other color, but the color of water, could be better suited for the bathroom?

With the help of accents of this color, it is possible to enliven the interior of any bathroom. In a small bathroom, blue is also indispensable. Playing around with different uses and shades, you can add volume to the room, widen the walls and even raise the ceiling. Visually, of course.

It's not hard to create a nautical feel in the bathroom by using blue. And the room will be filled with a feeling of freshness of the sea breeze and the quiet whispering of the waves. You just need to "get acquainted" with the color before you start repairing, and then such a bathroom will not disappoint you.

Physiologically, the blue color has a strong impact on people. Medicine has proved that a long stay under its influence lowers blood pressure. The color has positive results in the treatment of rheumatism, eye inflammation, burns, headaches and even baldness. It also stimulates growth and helps in fighting bacteria.

On the human psyche, blue acts as a sedative, as if to cool the nervous heat. It is not recommended to use it for hypotensive people and people with quiet psychotypes. But for those suffering from hyperactivity, it is ideal. Choleric blue chromotherapy will help curb temperament and learn self-control.

In terms of temperature saturation blue and green are twins. But blue has a more pronounced effect on the psyche. Prolonged stay in a room with a dark blue finish can cause apathy, depression and anxiety. But this color has many shades, and they can have different effects.

Blue is endowed with a rich palette that includes more than 30 (!) shades. They are divided into warm blue shades and cool navy blue ones. The most popular shades are turquoise, aquamarine, blue, cyan, cornflower, azure, cobalt, indigo, sapphire and ultramarine.

Blue Have an influence on the psyche similar to that of green. They help to relax, to get rid of fatigue, to overcome insomnia, having a favorable effect on the general physical condition. But it is still necessary to use blue shades in doses, just like any other color.

Shades of blue in medium gradation promote calmness and discipline. They fill the interior with freshness and depth of the morning sky.

Dark shades of blue require great care in their use. Otherwise, there is a risk of earning a deep depression against the background of regular and intense exposure to dark tones. But when using dark accents in the interior, it can be a good alternative to black.

Gray and silver colors will look good in the blue bathroom. For example, it can be chrome handles, faucets, towel holders or simply gray stripes on the walls.

This combination is a classic.

But unlike compositions of white with yellow, red or orange, when you add blue it should not be too much. Otherwise, the blue color will simply get lost on the white background, and you just won't get a design in blue. But this does not mean that it will be faceless and uninteresting.

Such a game of contrasts almost everyone will like.

Blue combines well with purple. In the palette, these colors are related. The delicate purple shades will help to slightly raise the temperature of the invigorating color.

Great partner colors for blue are yellow and orange.

Such an interior turns out to be emotionally and temperamentally balanced. Yellow and orange will warm you up, and blue will neutralize their excessive stimulating effect on the psyche. The combination of blue with cream colors can be called a universal.

A blue-green bathroom can affect a person like a pill of a fairly powerful sedative. To stabilize this combination, you can use warm shades of blue with cool tones of green or vice versa.

Beautifully looks and a combination with turquoise.

With the color black, blue should be combined with caution. You should not use in the design of the bathroom saturated blue tones and black. It is better if it will be light blue shades. Such an interior will be emphasized elegant and austere.

The main rule is that the companion color that you choose must balance the main color. For example, if the blue is saturated, then the second color is better to choose a lighter shade. The exceptions are orange and yellow colors.

The first association that the bathroom in blue will evoke is the sea.

To create a nautical mood perfectly suited mosaic tiles in blue-green shades. It can be a combination of turquoise, blue and azure with a dotted inclusion of dark blue tones. Such a mosaic will help to reproduce the play of waves and add dynamism to the interior.

To strengthen the impression of the sea will help accessories of such subjects. Even a greater effect will create a panel with a maritime theme.

Bathroom decoration in dark blue tones can be recommended to people with a hyperactive psyche. In such a room, a choleric person can simply, what is called, rest from himself. Such a bathroom is quite strongly associated with the night, filled with an atmosphere of mystery and tranquility.

This design makes a lasting impression and can be good for a guest bathroom. Gold shades will add luxury to the dark blue interior.

The use of wooden flooring or furniture will bring a sense of confidence and coziness.

The color blue fits seamlessly into many design styles. This can be high-tech, minimalism, modern, classicism, ethnic styles, country, art deco and of course the Mediterranean style. With its help, you can equally successfully reproduce both a solemn classic interior and a laconic modern one.

When creating a blue bathroom, it is most effective to use several shades. This will be especially useful if you need to zone the space.

Plumbing fixtures in white will fit perfectly into the interior of a bathroom of this color. It will look favorably against the background of light blue finishing of the walls and dark blue floor.

If desired, you can also buy sanitary ware in blue shades. It is mainly made of acrylic.

Plumbing equipment, made of more noble materials, most likely will have to order from the manufacturer according to an individual project.

The choice of furniture for the blue bathroom is limited only by your imagination and the size of the bathroom itself. But it is better not to clutter the space, so as not to break the harmony of the sea expanse.

In the finishing of the bathroom blue color it is relevant to use ceramic tiles. A particularly good artistic effect can be achieved with the help of mosaics. The combination of small-sized tiles of several undertones enlivens the room.

Wooden flooring is also suitable for the floor. Natural wood tones get along well with blue.

The floor will also look good, made of tiles in several contrasting colors.

But for the ceiling, lighter shades are suitable: white, light gray, soft blue. For a blue bathroom, a ceiling that imitates the sky with light clouds is extremely suitable.

Think about the sea, which opens when you dive. It is a whole world, filled with soft light, but the source of light is not visible. Therefore, for such a bathroom is well suited to intense warm lighting.

Lighting fixtures are best dispersed throughout the bathroom, so that they meet the functionality of the room and do not attract attention.

Especially worth noting is the room lighting, which will bring originality to the interior.

Completeness of the interior is given by accessories: holders, stands, mirrors, towels.

Especially relevant for the blue bathroom are accessories of marine and ship themes. Seashells, stones hewn by waves, ceramic dishes decorated with Mediterranean patterns will look good.

The curtain for the bathroom can also be chosen with a marine theme.

Think of original little things, and let your bathroom become the most favorite room in the house!