Grey bathroom ideas

By Tom Drake | 18th December 2023 | 5 min read

Learn how you can incorporate grey into your bathroom

When it comes to designing or updating your bathroom, the colour scheme plays a crucial role in creating a calming and stylish atmosphere. Grey is a versatile and sophisticated colour choice for bathrooms as it can evoke a feeling of serenity and tranquillity. In this article, we explore various grey bathroom ideas, from light and airy designs, to bold and dark schemes.

Industrial style bathroom

Adding industrial style to the home has increased in popularity in recent years and it doesn't look like this will slow down anytime soon. If you're looking to adopt the industrial design aesthetic in your bathroom, grey is the perfect colour to complement this.

Painting your walls grey or using grey tiles can help you achieve the slightly darker, rougher tone that's associated with industrial design. It's also a colour that perfectly complements many of the industrial finishes that are popular for bathrooms, such as brushed brass and matt black.

Grey on grey

If you really love the look of grey in your bathroom, why not layer different shades of grey on top of one another. This can deliver a stunning minimalist look that will allow your taps, accessories and towel rail to blend seamlessly into the style of the rest of your bathroom. 

Light grey

Light grey walls are a great compromise between the darker look you'll get from dark grey tiles, and the clean and often very bright look you'll achieve with white.

Light grey will also pair well with a huge range of different finishes from matt black, to dark wood and pink. As a result, using light grey for your walls can give you a huge amount of freedom when choosing your taps and bathroom furniture. Light grey will also show up dirt and imperfections to a lesser extent than white walls and tiles.

Patterned grey tiles

Grey is a colour that can help create a calming, tranquil atmosphere in your bathroom. However, using grey in large areas can sometimes create a bathroom space that's too dark and lacks character. If you want to add grey to your bathroom but not across the whole of the space, look towards patterned grey tiles. These will allow you to add smaller amounts of grey into your bathroom, and the choice of pattern will help you stamp your own personal touch on the space.

Grey and white

White and grey are both neutral colours that will help turn your bathroom into a relaxing oasis. However, when used on their own they can make a space feel cold and uninviting. Combining white and grey together can help prevent this whilst still giving your bathroom a fresh, clean look.

Grey bathroom accessories

Grey won't just give your bathroom a modern edge, it's also a neutral colour that makes it hugely adaptable to almost any bathroom decor style. If you want to create a cohesive look with your bathroom accessories, grey is a great choice.

Grey bathroom accessories will look great against almost any bathroom tile colour, so you can be confident that whatever the style of your bathroom, your accessories will look right at home.

Grey shower enclosure

If you want to give your shower enclosure the feel of a luxury spa, opt for dark grey tiles. These tiles will give your shower a sleek, luxurious feel, creating the perfect place to relax and unwind after a long day. This effect can be particularly striking if the tiles you use in your shower enclosure are different to the rest of your bathroom.

Complete the look of your contemporary shower enclosure with a bronze or matt black shower mixer.

Pair with wood furniture

Although they can look beautifully modern, grey bathrooms can sometimes feel a little clinical and cold. You can counteract this by introducing more natural textures to the space.

A wood vanity or storage unit can act as a beautiful contrast to the more industrial look of grey bathroom walls. The natural textures will also give your bathroom a warmer, more welcoming aesthetic.

Grey toilet seat

Step away from convention and switch out your white toilet seat for a modern grey one.

Whether you install it in a completely grey bathroom or you simply want to add a modern touch to another decor style, a grey toilet seat will bring a fresh look to what is otherwise an un-glamorous bathroom object.

Use plants to bring a natural touch

Adding plants to a grey bathroom will bring natural textures and colours to the space to help it feel brighter and more alive. Bathroom plants also have lots of other great benefits including stress reduction and moisture absorption. For more information, take a look at our guide to the best bathroom plants.

Grey bath panel

If you're looking to add a modern touch to a family bathroom, look no further than a grey bath panel. These bath panels can give your shower bath a stylish edge, helping it look right at home in a contemporary bathroom space.

Grey basin

If you don't want a completely grey bathroom but you still love the grey aesthetic, take a look at our range of grey basins.

As basins are predominately finished in white, a grey basin will act as a striking focal point for your bathroom that will really help it stand out. These basins will look great when paired with a wide range of different vanity unit finishes, from light wood and black, to white and dark blue.

That completes our roundup of our top grey bathroom ideas. Grey is a colour that is hugely versatile and will bring a modern sophisticated touch to any bathroom. Take a look at our range of grey tiles, grey vanity units and grey towel radiators to start your own transformation.