A yellow bathroom with a dark hem

THE DESIGN

The fitted bath does much of the work. Its front is tiled in the same oxblood as the lower walls, so the largest object belongs to a continuous band of colour. White remains at the rim, where the clean edge matters. The basin stands opposite, with enough clear floor between the two for the room to function without a central showpiece.

Butter yellow takes the upper walls, where the high privacy window lights it generously. Against that expanse, the dark ceramic base gives the eye somewhere to land. A fine red border in the small white floor tiles repeats the relationship at a different scale. There is plenty of colour, but very little competition.

The traditional pedestal and chrome crosshead taps are intentionally straightforward. A tall, plain white mirror gives the basin presence without adding another finish. The artwork supplies the odd note: a car overflowing with yellow flowers. It sits on the dry wall, well away from the bath. Its bathroom suitability still depends on ventilation and the supplier’s care guidance; the colour match is not a moisture rating.