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19 Most Fascinating Grey and White Bathroom Ideas to Get Inspired

With clean colors combination, the grey and white bathroom becomes one of the fascinating designs for you to get inspired. As you may already know, white is a color that is popular because of the clean and bright impression it can create.

Grey and White Bathroom

On the other hand, grey is the new favorite color that also has the same idea. All those are suitable for a bathroom, as a place for cleaning that also has relation to hygiene.

If you are looking for some grey and white bathroom inspirations, in the following you will find 19 most fascinating inspirations.

With these inspirations, you can build your own white and grey bathroom without any difficulties. Without wasting more of your time, here are the explanations for all the 19 inspirations mentioned previously.

1. White Bathroom with Grey Stone Tile Floor

white bathroom with classic-looking grey stone tile flooring
white bathroom with classic-looking grey stone tile flooring. image © broadandturner.co.uk

Do you want to give your grey and white cleaning area a classic natural touch? If your answer is yes, the design you should take into consideration is the one that uses grey stone tile as the flooring material.

Installing the tile flooring in your bathroom is the most effortless way to create the classic natural look you want. Even if you do not add any other items in there, the appearance will still be obtainable.

Another best thing about choosing this flooring type is that you will gain a significant source of grey tone needed for the bathroom color scheme. In the picture above, the flooring even becomes the primary source of grey hue in the bathroom area, and there are no other elements in the same color category.

Although so, it is not a problem at all since flooring takes a quite significant portion of color in the bathroom. In other words, even the other parts of the room are in white, the existence of grey tone in the flooring is enough to create a balanced scheme.

The next benefit that you shouldn’t forget about natural grey stone flooring is that it is not only sturdy but also low in maintenance. All these make the flooring an excellent and useful choice that you need to consider.

2. Grey and White Bathroom with Gray Tub

grey and white bathroom with gray tub
grey and white bathroom with gray tub. image © milestonecustomhomes.com

Many people tend to choose white tub for the bathroom color scheme that we talk in this post. The thing they possibly are not aware of is that grey tub can also be an enjoyable selection.

Take a look at the picture above for instance. This traditional bathroom has a grey tub instead of a white one. Although so, this choice still makes the room looks fabulous even it has a slightly small space.

In this picture example, the color of the tub is similar but is a bit darker than the color of the wall. Here, the wall paint used is Benjamin Moore Platinum Gray PM-7, and this hue has white trim as the pairing. The trim color itself is Sherwin Williams Pure White SW 7005.

Talking about the color of the tub, if you want to create a consistent look, you should follow the example shown in the picture, in which there is a combination between the dark grey tub and dark wall paint. However, if you want to create a contrast look or something else, you can do something on the contrary with the idea earlier.

3. Grey and White Bathroom with Patterned Tile Flooring

grey and white bathroom with patterned tile flooring
grey and white bathroom with patterned tile flooring. image © dennismayer.com

Adding pattern to your white and grey bathroom can be problematic sometimes, mainly when you try to build a clean look in there. When you add too many patterns in the room, the look you want will be vague.

If you still want to add pattern to the bathroom area without ruining the clean look, one of the best ways to do it is by adding pattern only on the floor of the room. Since it is a bathroom, tile flooring is always the most convenient one to pick.

For a design example, you can take a look at the picture above. In this traditional bathroom, it is only the floor that has a pattern. The pattern itself is not too crowded, so it won’t make the room looks busy.

4. Grey and White Bathroom with Large Subway Tile Wall

grey and white bathroom with subway tile wall
grey and white bathroom with subway tile wall. image © skyringarchitects.com.au

Subway tile is another fascinating detail you can add to your grey & white bathroom wall. Instead of choosing the regular tile with a rather small size, choosing large subway tile is more interesting.

Large subway tile is not merely about the distinct look, which is, in fact, a suitable choice for a contemporary place. It has another benefit that makes it worth-choosing.

The large size of the tile creates a less-busy look in your bathroom area, just like the one you can see in the example above. Something like this can be important because a bathroom is not only for cleaning but also for fulfilling the need for relaxation.

A less-busy look will relax your eyes and brain at the same time. When the color of the tile is white as shown in the example, you will even get a clean look that makes the place even better.

5. Grey and White Bathroom with Solid-Color Quartz Countertops

grey and white bathroom with grey quartz countertops
grey and white bathroom with grey quartz countertops. image © bbradshawinteriors.com

The next bathroom design to take into consideration is the one that has quartz countertops in it. About the grey and white color scheme, these countertops have compatibility.

This engineered stone material has a wide range of color varieties and grey is one of them. As shown in the example above, it will be effortless for you to find the grey countertops to match the color theme.

In the example above, the grey color of the quartz countertops even matches the wall paint, which is none other but Benjamin Moore San Antonio Gray AC-29. The use of grey on countertops and wall like this is an excellent example. The countertops will create balance in the bathroom area since it will avoid white from being more dominant than grey.

Other than appearance, quartz countertops are also a choice to consider because of some other advantages it has. Those include the low maintenance, the durability, the indestructibility, and the stain-free characteristic.

6. Grey and White Bathroom with Frameless Glass Shower Doors

grey and white bathroom with frameless glass doors
grey and white bathroom with frameless glass doors. image © tricresthomes.com

This design is a suitable selection if by any chance you have a slightly small bathroom in your house, but you don’t want it to look cramped. In this idea, frameless glass shower doors are the main item to add to the white and grey bathroom.

Any glass shower doors can give a more-spacious visual effect to a small bathroom. However, the frameless ones are better because it makes it looks like there is no door separating the shower room and the rest of the bathroom as you can see in the example above.

Another wonderful inspiration from the same example is the use of pure white and light grey color for creating the same spacious visual effect. The wall paint, which is Sherwin Williams SW 6995 Superwhite, gives an excellent brightness to the room, the grey colors added to the room are also great and do not appear to be too much.

The grey colors in this bathroom design are accentuating tone only. The hues come from the accents from the hexagonal floor tiles, the natural veins on the granite wall and floor, and the vanity countertops.

7. White Bathroom with Grey Subway Tile Wall

white bathroom with grey subway tile wall
white bathroom with grey subway tile wall. image © urrutiadesign.com

In this design, the recommendation is also about subway tiles for bathroom wall as you can find in subheading number 4. Although so, the type of tile here is different since it has grey color as exists in the picture above.

Many think that regular white subway tile is the only suitable choice to pick for a bathroom wall. The fact is that many other options are also fabulous to select, including the specific grey subway tile we talk about here.

While the color of the grey subway tiles makes the bathroom wall distinct in a positive way, there is another advantage that also becomes the reason why you should choose this type of wall material. Choosing a grey subway tile wall is much better than painting the wall even with the same color.

The subway tile doesn’t only give the room color. It also provides a texture that makes the whole design to look even more fascinating. If you want to, you can also use the same material to create an accent wall in the bathroom as you can see in the pic above.

8. Grey and White Bathroom with Hardwood Floor

grey and white bathroom with hardwood floor
grey and white bathroom with hardwood floor. image © granit.co.uk

For you who love to have a warm atmosphere in the bathroom area, combining the grey and white color scheme with hardwood floor is the one to try. In any interior, hardwood floor, no matter what the tone, can enhance a warm look. The best thing of all, almost all colors of this flooring type is neutral so it won’t be hard to pair it with both grey and white.

Using hardwood flooring in a white and grey bathroom is also an excellent way to create a contrasting look. You can see an example of such appearance in the picture above.

Here, the white and grey bathroom design has not-too-dark brown hardwood flooring. While creating a contrast look, the wood floor also makes all items above it more prominent. Of course, the cause is the lighter and softer hues of the things.

Another good inspiration you can find from the picture above is the use of greige tone, as you can see in the mirror frame, the two-tone wall design, and the bathroom door. Greige is a good pairing for the hardwood flooring since it can also build a warm atmosphere in the place.

9. Grey and White Bathroom with Glamor Wallpaper

grey and white bathroom with glamor wallpaper
grey and white bathroom with glamor wallpaper. image © elsieinterior.com

If a glamor bathroom is the one you want, you should be thankful because grey and white color scheme can help you in making the design real. One of the best ideas to create such bathroom is by installing glamor wallpaper on the wall.

When choosing glamor wallpaper for your white and grey bathroom design, you need to pay attention to several things. For example, it would be easier for you to show the glamor look when you choose a wallpaper with a pattern instead of the plain one. Something like this exists in the bathroom example above.

In this bathroom design, the wallpaper doesn’t only look glamor because of the pattern it has. Another cause is the silvery color of the pattern that makes the wallpaper also gains some luxurious look.

Another thing that also needs your attention is the bathroom details. It would be very helpful if you can create compatibility between the wallpaper and other items in the room.

For example, in the bathroom design above the wallpaper has some silver undertone on the pattern. This tone looks compatible to the silvery color of the candle holders, the faucet, the wall lamp, and even the vanity knobs.

10. Grey and White Bathroom with Tall Mirror

grey and white bathroom with tall mirror
grey and white bathroom with tall mirror. image © morganhowarth.com

The next brilliant idea you can apply in your white and grey bathroom design is the one that uses a tall mirror as pairing for the bathroom vanity just like the one you can see in the picture above. Mainly, this idea is suitable to pick when the bathroom space is quite small.

In the example above, it looks like the space for the bathroom vanity is rather small and narrow. In this case, the existence of the tall mirror is helpful. It creates the impression that area is not too tight for the vanity.

Besides, the mirror also reflects the view from the glass windows on the other side of the room. It creates can even a spacious visual effect to the whole place.

For a small bathroom, the choice of lighter grey and a white color scheme is also advantageous. You can even count on these colors for creating a more spacious visual effect.

11. Classical Grey and White Bathroom

grey and white bathroom in classical design
grey and white bathroom in classical design. image © jangleysteeninc.com

The grey and white color scheme is also a perfect choice for a bathroom with classical design. An excellent example of this is available in the picture above.

For a classical bathroom design, white is always a perfect color to pick. It is ok to pair white with another color, like grey. However, you need to be very careful so the pairing won’t ruin the classical look you try to build in the first place.

To make it simpler, you need to keep in mind that the best type of grey tone to pair with white for creating the look is the one with lighter shade. Choosing bolder or darker grey tone will erase the classical look and create another style in the room, such as modern or contemporary style.

Other than color choices, you also need to pay attention to the design of other elements you are about to place in the bathroom. It is much better when all of them also have a classical style.

The elements in the example above are the excellent examples. Those include the arched French doors, the vintage-looking tile flooring, and the traditional-style bathroom vanities.

12. Grey and White Bathroom with Stripes Shower Curtain

grey and white bathroom with stripes shower curtain
grey and white bathroom with stripes shower curtain. image © amdolcevita.com

You don’t always have to do something big to make the white and grey bathroom design interesting. Sometimes, paying attention to some small details can make a significant effect on the whole room.

The example, which you can also see in the picture above, is the of stripes shower curtain. If you are aware of this, stripes are a trending design in recent time, and it is also the one that can bring a modern touch to any place, including a bathroom.

Mainly for the white and grey design, we talk about in this post; stripes are also the one that can contain the combination of the two colors at once. As an example, please check out the picture of a bathroom above.

This bathroom mainly has a traditional style. However, the white and grey stripes shower curtain adds a bit of modern touch in there.

When you are about to choose a stripes shower curtain for your bathroom, choosing the one with grey and white color is excellent remembering the specific color scheme of the place.

Although so, it doesn’t mean that the grey tone must exactly be the same with another gray tone you use in the room. It is a good thing because using different grey tones in a room can make the place looks much fascinating than before.

In the pic above for instance, other than the stripes shower curtain, the bathroom also has grey cabinets as the source of gray color. These cabinets have a color that is slightly lighter than the color of the curtain. If you want to know, the paint is Benjamin Moore Pigeon Gray 2133-50.

13. Grey and White Bathroom with Wooden Accent

grey and white bathroom with wooden stool
grey and white bathroom with wooden stool. image © lilli-design.com

Adding a wooden accent to your white and grey bathroom is also a fascinating idea you can take into consideration. This idea is an excellent way to give the room a pop of color without being too much.

The wooden accent will look prominent in the grey and white room because of the neutral tones. Besides, the accentuating detail will also add a bit of warm and natural touch in there.

Another good thing about this idea is that there are so many ways you can do to add a fabulous wooden accent in your bathroom area. Now you can easily find so many wood items suitable to use in a bathroom. Those include toilet seat (cover), toilet tank cover, small bathroom stool, countertops, and so on.

In the example above, the wooden accent comes from a small bathroom stool also used as a place for candles and towel. The seat catches quite a lot of attention although its size is quite small because its location is on the dark grey herringbone tile flooring. It looks even more prominent because it is the only wooden accent exists in the room.

14. Sleek Grey and White Bathroom with Glass Panel and Marble Shower Room

grey and white bathroom with sleek shower room
grey and white bathroom with sleek shower room. image © bathroomsbydesign.com

For you who want to build a sleek white and grey bathroom design, the idea of combining a glass panel and marble material for the room, specifically for the shower area, is the one you should consider.

To make you understand this idea better, please take a look at the picture example above. In this contemporary bathroom design, both of the glass panel and marble ideas exist.

Here, the designer chooses a glass panel instead of a door from the same material to separate the shower room from the rest of the place. While being distinct because of this choice, at the same time it also adds sleekness to the bathroom in a significant way. It gets even better because the glass panel is edgeless.

On the other hand, the high-quality marble tile in the shower room wall creates a sophisticated look that is just compatible for the sleekness of the glass panel. It gets interesting because the color of the marble tiles is fabulous. It is white marble with unique grey vein features that are suitable for the bathroom color theme we talk about here.

It is reasonable then if the shower room wall color looks harmonious with the grey paint that coloring the rest of the wall in there.

15. Small Grey and White Bathroom with Bright-Colored Wall

grey and white bathroom with a blue wall
grey and white bathroom with a blue wall. image © patcfield.houzz.com

This next design inspiration is quite impressive. It is about the use of the bright-colored wall in a rather small white and grey bathroom.

This idea seems to prove that we shouldn’t always have to use bright neutral tone to avoid a small interior from look even narrower. Using any other color as long as it is bright can be useful too. Of course, there are also some important things that you shouldn’t miss.

Please take a look at the picture above as an example that will explain everything to you. In this rather small bathroom, the designer uses the combination of white and bright blue tones for the wall. If you want to know, the blue paint here is Sherwin Williams SW 6508 Secure Blue.

Even not all part of the wall has a white color, which is well-known to be the best choice for small places, the room doesn’t look cramped. The cause is because the room is facing the right direction. It makes the area gains enough natural sunlight from outside, and it manages the adequate lighting inside the room to avoid it from looking smaller.

Other than natural light, this small room also has white bathroom fixtures and frameless mirror. These are perfect choices for a little place like this.

The last but not least, the addition of grey color in this room is not too bold or too dark although this tone is visible in the flooring and the wall of the shower room. Dark bold grey color is not a good choice if you want to create a spacious look in the room.

16. Dark-Themed Grey and White Bathroom

grey and white bathroom in dark theme
grey and white bathroom in dark theme. image © savioandrupa.com

Choosing a dark theme can be an excellent way to create a stylish and classy look in your white and grey bathroom. The clear example of this is available in the picture of contemporary bathroom above.

The designer of this room gives a dark grey tone with a bit of black touch to all of the wall and floor. White hue from the ceiling, fixtures, and accessories avoids the room from looking too dark.

The stylish look of this room comes not only from the dark color scheme in these. It also comes from the small details that the designer adds in the place. Those include the built-in ceiling lamps with yellow light, mosaic tiles behind the toilet, and the choice of chrome shower. You should consider all details like this when designing your bathroom.

17. Grey and White Bathroom with Wood Panels

grey and white bathroom with wood panels for the sink area
grey and white bathroom with wood panels for the sink area. image © apaiser.com

This next idea is quite similar to the concept of adding wooden accent to your white and grey bathroom. If the previous design tends to accentuate the bathroom design, this one is not since the wood panel details could take more portion than just a small wooden accent.

The quite same thing is that wood panel can make the bathroom area looks too cold because of the use of cold grey tones and neutral white color. In other words, the panel is responsible for adding warmth to the place. For a darker wood panel, it can create a soothing and relaxing look too.

For you to know there are several spots in the bathroom suitable for the panel since they make the wooden feature prominent. Those are the wall behind the toilet or the wall behind the bathroom sink (with no cabinet) as you can see in the picture example above.

18. Naturally Bright Grey and White Bathroom

a contemporary bathroom with a lot of sunlight
a contemporary bathroom with a lot of sunlight. image © austinarchitect.com

The next idea is to let a lot of natural light from outside entering your white and grey bathroom through glass windows. This idea will bring you some significant advantages.

The first one is about the room’s lighting. By allowing more sunlight to enter your white and grey bathroom, you can save some extra money from electricity bill since there is no need to turn on the light at morning and day.

A more natural light inside the bathroom will also give an airy feeling to the interior. Moreover, the room has grey and white as the primary colors in the scheme.

Natural light from the sun also makes your bathroom area a healthier place. The light can even avoid dampness or too much moisture in there.

The last but not least advantage is available in the picture example above. As you can see, the room looks quite busy because of the small subway tiles on the wall and the patterned tiles on the floor. With more light and airy feeling, the busy look won’t be a problem.

19. Grey and White Bathroom with Bowl Tub

grey and white contemporary bathroom with bowl-style tub
grey and white contemporary bathroom with bowl-style tub. image © ingeclemente.com

This last idea is so suitable for you who love contemporary style. Here, the recommended item to choose for the room is a white freestanding bowl tub.

This type of tub is very suitable to use in any contemporary bathroom because of the specific design. No matter whether the shape is an oval or round the style is obtainable with this tub.

When you install this tub in your grey and white bathroom area, it would be best to pair it with other details that will make the contemporary look more prominent. There are some examples you can find in the picture above.

This bathroom example has a rather simple but stylish design. The fact that there is a grey bowl lamp above the tub creates compatibility between both of the items. Besides, the designer also keeps most of the room simple by using only solid color for the wall and floor.

As you can see from the list above, there are so many ways you can do to make your grey and white bathroom a more attractive place even the primary function is for cleaning up. When done in a nice-looking area, cleaning up can surely give you an energizing and even a relaxing sensation that is just great for doing your next activity.

Which of the 19 ideas above is your favorite?