Colored tile for a bath

What do you think of colored tile in a bathroom? Probably most of us associate it with the pink or seafoam bathrooms of the 1950s, which can still look special if they’ve been maintained over the years.

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Installing new colored tile in a bathroom isn’t something you see a lot of—it’s safer to go neutral for sure—but looking at these bathrooms makes color seem like a pretty good option:

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I was especially inspired by those last two images, and Lonnie and I just ordered the Mustard Bright tile below for our Jack-and-Jill bath for the kids upstairs. We are going neutral—black, white, and gray—in the main-floor powder room and master bath, but what better place to do something bold and fun than in a kids’ bathroom? I chose yellow specifically because I wanted my kids to start their day with a happy color, and yellow has to be the happiest.

Am I gutsy or insane? We’ll see when it’s done.

Would you install colored tile in your bathroom? Do you like a single color enough to commit in such a big way? Or is neutral the only way to go? •

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