How to Choose Bathroom Tile Colors
With home interior color schemes changing every season, it can be hard to keep up with the latest trends. Your bathroom tile can be an expensive item to change every season to accommodate design trends. This guide will advise you on how to pick bathroom tile colors that will complement your bathroom faucet fixtures for a timeless look. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Prep Work
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On a sunny day, open the drapes and/or blinds of your bathroom window(s). Use your bathroom lighting if you do not have a window in the bathroom.
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Take a picture of your sink, bathtub and shower fixtures.
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Save the images to your digital camera or cell phone.
Choosing Between Cool, Neutral and Warm Colors
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Take your pictures to a store that specializes in flooring.
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Match your pictures against tile samples in the store to decide what color(s) appeal to you. If you are selecting from a catalog at home or an online catalog, match your pictures against these tile samples.
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Select cool colors for your bathroom tile if your fixtures are chrome, stainless steel or silver.
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Select warm colors for your bathroom tile if your fixtures are gold, brass or copper.
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Select neutral colors if your fixtures are painted, have colored plastic molding, or are porcelain.
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Tips & Warnings
Cool colors are colors with predominately blue undertones. Warm colors have predominately yellow and brown undertones. Neutral colors are colors that typically have light brown, yellow or gray undertones, such as sand and beige. These colors also include black and white.
If you are not good distinguishing between warm and cool colors, it is advisable to stick with shades of gray and black or white.
