Then I’m in Atlanta, San Francisco, Houston and New Jersey, see the dates and information here.Round roller disks at the top of the door If you are thinking about attending my Toronto Specify Colour with Confidence workshop April 1-3, we have 2 seats left! Register here. So that’s the lesson of the day my lovelies! Who is loving the black shower door trend? The right amount of black with white can work and give you the option of incorporating other colours in the future. Because one of the primary definitions of classic and timeless for me is that you end up with the flexibility of switching the colours whenever you want. Are Black Shower Doors the Best Choice For Your New Bathroom?īottom line, if you choose wisely, black accents in a white bathroom can still look classic and timeless. Also, had the floor been grouted in black, the overall look would not have been as balanced. But this bathroom did not hit the tipping point of TOO MUCH BLACK because the all the tile in this bathroom is white. I think there should have been more of a mix in the mirror, lighting or cabinet colour, black in every element looks a bit predictable. In this modern bathroom (above) the grid is achieved through black grout. Then if you add a few more black elements along with the thicker frame, well you might not love your brand new bathroom as much as you should. The thicker frames get heavy looking very quickly. I would also choose a thinner grid or frame overall. Mix it up anyway, so your bathroom doesn’t scream “We renovated in the black trend”. In this bathroom (above) the black plumbing fixtures work because the glass is simply framed in black, it’s not a busy grid.īasically, if you are installing the black grid shower doors I would choose chrome (or brass) plumbing fixtures (below) so you end up with a clean and uninterrupted look. Related post: A New Way to Design Accent Tile: Ceramic Architecture I wouldn’t do it in ANY bathroom, but certainly not with black shower doors. That’s why you don’t see it any of these photos. Okay, you know the strip of glass or geometric accent tile you might be considering? It does not belong with these doors. The obligatory accent tile strip does NOT belong with these doors It’ll look like “Oh you did the master in the brown trend, the main bathroom in the grey trend and the powder room in the black trend”. The worst thing you can do, especially if your renovations happen over a period of a few years, is incorporate each new trend into each new bathroom. Consider colour flowĪlso, if you tour my entire house, you’ll see how my black and white bathroom (above) fits into my home. Had I kept going with the lighting, hardware or shower doors, it would have ended up looking boring and predictable. The black picture frames and candle holders are accessories so they can be switched out anytime. I technically repeated the black once after I installed the black and white classic floor tile. There’s nothing wrong with black contrasting grout, but it should not have been specified in this bathroom because of the shower doors. There are just too many demanding black lines. The eye really doesn’t know where to land in this bathroom. Also the black shower hardware should have been chrome. The grout on the subway tile should have been white because now we have three busy patterns with the trendy encaustic tile PLUS the grid shower doors. One Kings Lane Too much black is not a good thing.Ĭompare this bathroom (above) to the first one. Let’s look at some more bathrooms shall we? Read more: How to Decorate with Black in a Bathroom (Don’t overdo it) So if you need a rule for black to help you when making colour choices for your bathroom, I would say repeat it once and at the most twice, and THAT’S IT. If the hardware in the shower was high contrast black too, your eyes would be jumping around to take it all in.īecause the shower hardware is not black, it doesn’t interfere with the great statement that the doors alone provide.īlack was repeated only once here, in the sconce lighting and that’s enough. The black shower doors in this white bathroom (above) are perfect. Add Black Fixed Elements with Cautionīlack can look chic, elegant, strong and dramatic, but it can also quickly look overly masculine, harsh, heavy, flat, and predictable. I have said this in many posts, and I predict I’ll keep saying it because the black trend is just getting started (well not to those in the know like YOU, but it is for the general public). That’s because black is the strongest and darkest colour which means that a little goes a looooooong way. I want you to notice something else about this expression. How many times have you heard this statement? Roost Interiors Every room needs a little black, right? Black shower doors are a huge trend but not as easy to incorporate into your new bathroom as frameless glass shower doors.
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