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Creating Contrast with Gloss White in your Bathroom Renovation

Gloss White Bathroom Renovations
Gloss White Bathroom Renovations

With bathroom renovations, colour choices are everything. Even a minor and unassuming bathroom reno can benefit immensely from attention to detail in colour. When you’re putting together a prospective colour palette for your bathroom, don’t forget about a colour so common it’s often forgotten about.. the all-important bathroom colour gloss white.. which is found in almost all bathrooms via fixtures such as basins, toilets and bathtubs. In this article, we’re going to look at creating contrast with gloss white in your bathroom renovation – how you can leverage this existing colour create an optimal result in your new bathroom colour scheme – Read on to learn more. If you’re on the Gold Coast, please contact our team to arrange a free consultation and quote for your bathroom renovation project:

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What is Gloss White?

The colour ‘white’ comes in a massive range of variants. On simplicable.com, they list 52 different types of white – that is a lot! So when you are considering using white with your interior design, the next question may be, “which one?”

Gloss white is one of many possible different variations of white. What makes a white a “gloss white“? Gloss white combines two key aspects; a pure, bright white aesthetic – and a glossy finish. This creates a shiny, reflective impression.

Gloss White (Bath, Wall, Basin, Vanity) in an Armrock Project

What is The Difference Between Gloss White & Matt White?

The difference between gloss and matt whites is in how shiny the finished surface appears. Another word for this shine, in terms of paints, is ‘sheen’ (just mentioning this so you can sound like an expert discussing these matters with your friends). Glossy surfaces are very shiny (they have a high level of sheen) and reflect a lot of light. Matt finishes are dull, and absorb, rather than reflect light. Using them judiciously is the key to creating an ideal outcome. Matt and gloss finishes can also be used together to create delightful, minimal contrasts that add visual interest to your bathroom design.

Creating Contrast with Gloss White in your Bathroom Renovation

Why be concerned with gloss white when you’re thinking about a bathroom renovation? Gloss white is highly likely to have a presence in your bathroom due to the fact that so many common porcelain fixtures for bathrooms come in this colour as a default. It’s not in all bathrooms – I’ve seen all-black bathroom with no gloss white in sight! But it’s in the majority. A glossy white finish is practically a standard for basins, bathtubs, tiles and toilets – it’s an extremely popular finish for bathroom assets.

Why are Bathroom Fixtures Often Gloss White?

The reasons why gloss white is so prevalent in bathroom fixtures are pretty interesting. First of all, gloss white creates a clean, bright appearance, which is basically the goal of 90% of bathroom designs. In bathrooms, hygiene is important, and it’s easy to show that yes, thank you, you have cleaned the bathroom, when white is the background colour.

Some colours make it easier to show how clean something is, and gloss white is the queen of ’em all, especially with its smooth, non-porous nature. On the topic of cleanliness, gloss white is also easy to clean. Its smooth surface is a cinch to wipe down.. would it be going too far to say it actually makes cleaning fun? On reflection, probably, yes.

Gloss white looks the part, does the job, and is easy to maintain – no wonder it’s so popular in bathrooms all around the world!

Utilising Gloss White in Your Bathroom

The whole point of this article is to ensure you make the most of the inclusion of gloss white in standard bathroom fixtures. It’s already there, so it can be leveraged, and the overall impression optimised accordingly. Let’s look at some of the key ways you can utilise your gloss white fixtures to make a great impression in your bathroom design.

Minimal Contrast Integrity

Creating Contrast with Gloss White in your Bathroom Renovation

In this Gold Coast bathroom renovation, we designed, built and installed a custom vanity unit which features a gloss-white mounted basin. By the way, did you know that we specialise in custom bathroom vanities? They’re often a highlight of our renovations. You can read more about them here if you’re interested. Anyway! What’s fabulous about this solution is the low-key soft-grey background tiled feature wall behind the vanity. This enables the whites to pop, without being overwhelming; so everything subtly integrates into a lovely functional whole.

By virtue of its gloss-white demeanour and elevated position against this backdrop, the basin becomes a featured pinnacle within the room. Anchored by the laminated timber-style bench top, the vanity and basin contrive to create an impression of emergence within the room. Not a bad result – and all because the gloss white was integrated, and not included as an afterthought.

High Contrast with Colour

High contrast solutions are also common using opposing colours to set up a strong relationship with gloss white fixtures. This generally creates a more striking, sophisticated, exciting and confident look. Just the thing for a penthouse! In this Gold Coast high-rise renovation, we used a black laminated benchtop for powerful contrast with not just the basins but the entire bathroom and suite. This is enhanced by LED backlit circular mirrors. Creating contrast with gloss white in your bathroom renovation doesn’t require a high-contrast solution like this – but this is the most striking contrast that you can achieve.

Creating Contrast with Gloss White in your Bathroom Renovation – Contrasting with Texture

While contrasting with colour is an effective way to make a statement, textural contrasts are also a wonderful way to enhance your bathroom style. In the above image, we produced a colonial style bathroom renovation for an all-white solution. In such cases, the gloss whites which can be found in the bathtub, basins and vanity unit, enjoy a minimal and mainly textural contrast with other elements such as the wrap-around wall tiling and marble-tiled floors.

Rolling Highlight Contrast

Creating Contrast with Gloss White in your Bathroom Renovation

In this example, which is a more classical approach, the gloss white elements (bathtub, basins) have a high degree of contrast against the muted white tiles and especially the timber-style vanity. Notice how the back-lit LED mirrors light up the basins for visual impact. The great thing about gloss white in a bathroom situation is its versatility. It can go with similar, or different elements and easily build sustainable relationships with them.

Make the Most of Your Gloss White Fixtures

Gloss white is in most bathrooms and it makes sense to capitalise on this fact. Whether you’re going for a low, medium or high-contrast bathroom solution, you can leverage your gloss white fixtures to really make the most of the possibilities on offer.

Some Good Questions to Ask:

  1. Do I want my bathroom to be striking, or low key? A high-contrast result is more striking, and if you’re using gloss-white fixtures, this will mean pairing them with high-contrast fixtures.
  2. Do I want my bathroom to have subtle nuances? Investigate using textures that subtly contrast with your gloss white elements.
  3. How can I bring it all together? Think about how your bathroom elements are anchored in the room. Use colours and textures to position them so that they look as if they belong.
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Filed Under: Renovation Design Tagged With: Bathroom Design, Bathroom Renovation, Colour Scheme, Gloss White, Renovation Design

Using Colour to Create a Holistic Bathroom Renovation

Choosing the colours in a bathroom renovation is one of the most exciting and challenging parts of any bathroom renovation project. Unless you have done 6 years of interior design study at university, you may rapidly learn that there is more involved in colour selection than meets the eye. Making important colour choices can mean the difference between an average and an outstanding bathroom outcome. In this article, we will use examples of our Gold Coast bathroom renovation projects to discuss winning strategies for colour selection in bathroom design, towards the goal of a creating a holistic home.

What is a Holistic Home?

Regardless of the interior style you’re into, having the goal of a holistic home is what this is all about. That means the bathroom works together with the rest of the home in a meaningful way – fitting in with the rest of the home. Whether your existing interior style is modern, vintage, relaxed, conservative, bohemian or high-end, it’s ideal for your newly renovated bathroom to fit in with the overall theme.

Holistic Definition: Dealing with or treating the whole of something or someone and not just a part [SRC: Cambridge Dictionary]

The Relationship Between The Bathroom and the Home

To create a holistic bathroom design, a great starting point is to remember to evaluate the rest of your home when you’re designing your bathroom. If you design your bathroom in isolation, it doesn’t stand much chance of successfully integrating because in a holistic home, relationships are everything! Some helpful things to look at are:

  1. List the colours used in the home.
  2. How colourful is the home?
  3. Is the home light or dark?
  4. Take a look at the colour and style of existing fittings such as handles & doorknobs.
  5. Describe the general theme in the home; e.g. modern, relaxed, minimal, natural
  6. Pay particular attention to the kitchen, laundry & toilets

These types of observations don’t need to explicitly guide our choices. But they do create awareness. We need to be aware that when we design the bathroom, the colours that we choose will have relationships with the existing style of the home, and these relationships can be optimised for a more holistic result.

Styling Beyond The Bones

A handy piece of knowledge that separates professional designers from everyone else is that less is more. All of the colours, shapes, textures and styles available in a bathroom renovation come in a bewildering array of options. An over-zealous approach can create a design that will tire very quickly.

A simpler and more conservative approach might sound boring, but bathrooms, like any other room in the home, can be styled beyond their bones. Accessories like pot plants, towels, artwork, and other items can also help your bathroom to integrate into the wider home, without compromising the bathroom with an over-zealous design approach. Read about What Colour Blinds go with White Walls for more styling ideas.

Approaching Your Bathroom Design

The safest approach to your bathroom design is to extend the home into the bathroom by utilising existing colour choices and styles to make the bathroom ‘more of the same’. It’s safe in the sense that, assuming you like the rest of the interior design, you will like the new bathroom, and it will fit in with the rest of the home.

However, being holistic doesn’t just mean being the same. It means that there is a relationship. The parts (rooms) of the home can be best understood as a whole (the whole home). While sameness is safe, most of the time, we want more from the opportunity of a bathroom renovation.

Bathroom renovations are a great chance to inject some of our own personality and stylistic intention into the home – to make it our own.

By keeping the rest of the home in mind when designing the bathroom, it’s possible to create a ‘safely creative’ design space, where design choices can be made that will help produce a holistic home: a home that is balanced between what the home is, and what you’d like it to be.


Winning Approaches to Bathroom Style

The following examples from our recent Gold Coast bathroom renovations demonstrate some winning approaches that can be adapted to suit a wide variety of bathrooms:

Complementary Colour Bathroom Style

Using two complementary colours in your bathroom creates a winning outcome that can be adapted to suit a wide range of bathrooms and homes. Here’s an example from a recent Gold Coast bathroom renovation, where we have used turquoise tiles and blonde timber-look laminate to create a punchy, energetic bathroom using natural tones.

Turquoise Blonde Custom Timber Laminate Vanity
Turquoise Blonde Custom Timber Laminate Vanity

The rest of the design falls into the safe zone with greys and whites, allowing the bathroom colours to effortless sit amongst the mid-tones for a light, fresh feeling.

Black & White: Low Contrast

Black and white are popular bathroom colours. This classical colour combination endures over time, and won’t tire as quickly as a brighter design may. In this black and white example, there is very little contrast (the bathroom is mainly white), with subtle black touches in the tapware, handles, grout-lines and tile-inset drains.

Colonial Bathroom Renovation

Black & White: High Contrast

This Gold Coast high-rise bathroom is another example of a black and white bathroom design, with a higher degree of contrast being realised by the black laminate bench-top. Immediately stronger in visual presence, this creates a sophisticated and high-end bathroom. Perfect for a penthouse!

Penthouse Bathroom Renovation

Juxtaposed Organic

This is a cool bathroom style. There’s more happening here than just the colours – shape and texture has a big role to play. In terms of colours though, the timber tones, brushed-brass tapware and mosaic tile splashback (and in fact, wall tiling) combine for a stylish meeting between organic and industrial ideas.

Gold Coast Bathroom Upgrades

White with Timber

Timber has such a great outcome in bathrooms. Paired with the simplicity of white walls, a timber vanity engages an organic vibe which is simultaneously modern and versatile. We use timber-look laminates to create great outcomes for our custom vanities, and sometimes a successful bathroom renovation doesn’t need anything more than this.

Gold Coast Bathroom Upgrades
Gold Coast Bathroom Upgrades

Feature Wall Splash of Colour

This bathroom renovation carries on from our white/timber concept to the inclusion of a baby-blue tiled feature wall. Note how the grout-lines are sympathetic to the timber / brushed-brass tones in the bench top, tapware and fittings. This concept creates a sophisticated and whimsical result. Again, it is ultimately a simple recipe: white, timber, and a feature-colour in tiles of your choice.

Gold Coast Bathroom Renovations
Gold Coast Bathroom Renovations

Extravagant Splashes of Metallic Colour

Typical bathroom metal colours are silver, black, and brushed brass. Surprising and interesting effects can be introduced by unexpected metallic inclusions. In this bathroom / laundry, an otherwise low-key approach (white tiles, timber-look laminate benchtop) gets a *surprise* addition of a brushed-brass tap and sink. It’s colourful, energetic, and adds some interest and excitement to the design, without overwhelming the room.

Laundry Tap & Sink
Laundry Tap & Sink

LED Lighting Excitement

Adding some LED lighting to your bathroom can be transformative. This simple black and white design gets a powerful punch when the purple LEDs are activated. What’s really cool is the versatility that this offers. You may not need it everyday, but when it’s party time, guest will be washing their hands in purple LED style!

Bathroom & Laundry Upgrades
LED Lighting in Bathrooms
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Roland renovated both the Ensuite & main bathroom, removing the walls around separate toilets which increased the overall spaces. The team of guys who did the demolition & construction were really easy to deal with & the finish is excellent. It was no problem for us to request minor changes along the way. We’re really pleased with the outcome & would thoroughly recommend.

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