When it comes to exploring bathroom color ideas, the most fabulous place in the house for fun ideas is often a kids' bathroom. If you're afraid to experiment with color in your own home but you LOVE your neighbor's red dining room, a kids' bathroom can the perfect place to grab a color wheel and get painting.
The first thing to decide is whether or not the kids' bathroom will also serve as a guest bathroom. Some adults may not enjoy the whimsy of children's decor, so let that guide you. But if it's going to be a kids' bathroom, you have room to play, so this article will recommend trim and accent colors based on the main paint color in the room, as well as decorating themes you can use with each color scheme.
Here are five fantastic color ideas for a kids' bathroom.
Wall Color: White/Off White
Trim Color: Pretty much any color you please. Suggestion: black or blue trim–royal blue or a little lighter.
Black and white are a very classic combination. Something in style right now is a vintage powder room, in black, cream and antique pink. Think powder puffs, antique dressing tables and high heels.
With black and white you can also accent with bright primary colors like red, blue, and yellow. This makes it perfect for a race car, construction or railroad theme. Think road signs, race cars, stop lights, caution cones, etc.
White walls with blue trim are great for the ever-popular rubber ducky theme. Think bars of white bubbly soap, classic 50's faucet handles in white and silver,and happy yellow ducks.
White walls with a navy blue trim is perfect for a nautical theme. Throw in red accents to make it fun and consider lighthouses, anchors, sailboats, life preservers and nets.
Wall Color: Carribbean Blue
Trim Color: Spring green (with a little more blue than yellow), White
Caribbean blue–not royal blue, but not quite a teal, somewhere in the middle–is great because it really is gender neutral. When using the spring green trim, make it a pond theme full of frogs and dragon flies.
Blue walls with white trim is perfect for a funky beach theme complete with flip flops, hibiscus and surf boards in bright pinks, greens, turquoises and purples. This can also be good for a gender neutral ocean theme with fish, dolphins, squids, and sea horses.
Wall Color: Sage Green
Trim Color: Hunter green, brown, white, deep red
Sage green walls with a hunter green trim can be used several ways. You can do a camping, fishing, wilderness or bear theme.
Sage green walls with deep red trim is perfect for your little ladybug. Add black accents here and there and lots of ladybugs. This theme is good for big girls and little girls.
Wall Color: Sand
Trim Color: Navy blue, deep red, brown, cranberry, hunter green, lavender
Sand wall color with Navy, brown, hunter green or deep red trim is very versatile. This color scheme can be used for either sports or western themes.
Sand wall color with cranberry or lavender can be used for a floral theme with pastel colored flowers or a more contemporary beach theme.
Wall Color: Denim Blue
Trim Color: Cranberry, brown, Navy blue, deep red, white
Denim blue with any of the above trims is perfect for a western theme. Think Texas stars, cowboys and cowgirls, etc.
Denim blue walls with a cranberry, deep red or white trim is a fun idea is for farm decor, with big red barns and lots of animals.
Whatever colors you choose, have fun with this project and don't be afraid to experiment.
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