How To Create An Elegant Parisian Style Bathroom
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Loading... - Emily Wellington
- 28 Feb 2022
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Here is your ultimate guide to creating an elegant Parisian-style bathroom! For the French, the bathroom (“la salle de bain”) is more than just a functional space. It’s a place of sanctuary where all of the self-care rituals take place, where one can perform nightly beauty rituals or take a long, relaxing bath to wash off the remnants of the day. That is why a Parisian bathroom will always aim to create that relaxing, luxurious environment through comfortable furniture, beautiful colors, and luxury materials.
So if you adore Parisian style decor, in this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most elegant and timeless Parisian bathrooms that will make you want to renovate your bathroom right away! Also, being French and having lived in Paris for several years, I’ve gathered the best French interior styling tips to create an elegant and timeless Parisian style bathroom in your home. Keep reading to discover all of my French bathroom styling advice.
The Color Palette
If you want to pull off Parisian style in your bathroom, in terms of colors, you have several options. First, if you like soft shades go for neutrals like creamy, ivory, ocher, antique white, or beige. Some Parisian bathroom designs are dominated by natural, earthy tones, complemented by gentle, vibrant colors like gold, copper, and brown. This type of color combination works really well to create that refined and sophisticated Parisian style.
On the other hand, if you prefer colors, some Parisian bathrooms include soft hues and pastel colors like antique white and cream, sky blue, seafoam, mint, and lavender. Others include darker or more vibrant shades like it’s the case above where the bold Calacatta Viola marble sink is nestled in a richly patterned-cloaked powder room. Whatever your preferences, Parisian bathroom colors are generally limited to no more than two or three.
Finally, you can opt for a more classic option with an all-white marble, all-black marble, or a black and white bathroom with a touch of gold or copper. The black and white color combination works really well in a Parisian bathroom, it’s classic chic, and timeless.
Bathroom Flooring
In a typical Parisian bathroom, floors are either tiles, wood, or marble for the fanciest ones. If wood floors are used to anchor the space and keep it from feeling too cold, tiles and more precisely cement tiles (“carreaux de ciments” in French) are more and more used in Parisian bathrooms. For your Parisian style bathroom think marble, waxed concrete, mosaic tiles, French terracotta tiles —which are called “tomettes” in French, and even parquet flooring.
In this Parisian master bath above, a subtle pattern arrives on an intricate octagonal-tiled floor. This marble-tile mosaic is the focal point in this moody black-and-white master bath. Read More…
