50 Amazing Black Bathroom Design Ideas

Black bathrooms are hot. It might seem daunting to go for black in the smallest room of the house. But this article will show you black bathroom ideas that will convince you to choose a black bathroom design.

You can incorporate black touches in your bathroom in many different ways. You can choose black bathroom tiles, or paint your bathroom walls or ceiling black. But you can also have black touches with a black bathtub, black bathroom fittings, or black toilets.

This post will show you a variety of black bathrooms and I will show many ways to go for black in your bathroom. And you will see that a black bathroom is timeless, elegant, and the right fit for your home.

Black Bathroom Ideas

If you want to embrace the color black in your bathroom, you can choose black tiles or black walls for your bathroom design. You can opt for an all-black look or you can choose a black statement wall in your home.

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photo: Jackie Meiring

This black bathroom is a spectacular example of combining different tiles, materials, and styles for a unique and dynamic black bathroom. Brass bathroom fittings complement black tiles perfectly.

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photo: Carter Williamson Architects

For a more minimalistic bathroom look, you can opt for one tile style. Which in this bathroom is even added to the ceiling.

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photo: Inigo
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photo: Inigo

This Edwardian-inspired bathroom has wood panelling painted in Little Greene Lamp-Black.

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photo: Boumij Makelaar

If an all-black bathroom is too dark for you, combine it with brighter colors. Such as this bathroom in a Dutch family home with warm pink walls.

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photo: The Modern House

Black and brass are a popular combination. But for a more subtle look, you can add black bathroom fittings in combination with black tiles or walls.

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photo: Chervin Kitchen & Bath Inc.
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design: Nicola Harding

Add color to a black bathroom with a colorful bathtub such as this vibrant blue clawfoot tub.

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photo: IKEA

Glossy tiles reflect light and therefore are a good choice if you want black tiles but don’t want a dark and gloomy bathroom look.

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photo: Applethree Interiors
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photo: Paul Raeside
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photo: Peter Schaad Design Studio
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photo: Adrien Gaut
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photo: Kevin Scott
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photo: Ledson
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photo: Joann Pai
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photo: HBC Homes

If an all-black look is too much, you can opt for a black statement wall such as this bathroom with a black wall made of small hexagon tiles.

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photo: Kelly + Co Design
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photo: Avenue Design Studio

Black marble is a stylish material choice and the white in the marble adds a lighter touch to the black bathroom.

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photo: Félix Michaud
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photo: Inigo
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photo: Skeppsholmen Mäkleri
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photo: Nathaniel Johnston
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photo: Martyna Rudnicka
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photo: Sara Ligorria-Tramp

Instead of black tiles, you can also choice black wooden cladding for a more rustic look as you can see in the mountain home of Emily Henderson.

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photo: Claire Esparros

See also: paint it black: black interior & exterior design ideas

Bathrooms with Black Vanity Cabinets

For a subtle black touch, you can choose a black vanity unit in your bathroom. You can opt for a sleek black vanity or pick a vintage vanity for a unique bathroom look.

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photo: Anitta Behrendt
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design: Crystal Sinclair & photo: Sean Litchfield
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photo: Hotel 1898 The Post(*affiliate link)
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photo: Marc van Praah & Nicoline Beerkens

Bathrooms with a Black Painted Ceiling

The ceiling is often overlooked, but painted ceilings are more common in home design. If using black tiles is too overwhelming you can paint the ceiling black for an unexpected wow factor in your bathroom.

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The Sister Hotel in Milan – photo: Alberto Strada
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photo: Shootfactory
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design: Marika Jarv & photo: Matt Russell
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photo: Simon Watson

Bathrooms with Black Toilets

Especially when you choose black tiles in your bathroom, a white toilet will look out of place. Add a black toilet for a more harmonious and stylish bathroom look.

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photo: Boumij Makelaar

A sleek black toilet combined with warm pink walls and a wooden floor in a Dutch family home. Very stylish!

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photo: Simon Lipton
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photo: Mads Mogensen
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photo: @SMALLBATHROOMDESIGN

Of course you can combine black with color. This black toilet is combined with white hexagon tiles and green and pink cabinets.

I hope this post full of black bathroom ideas inspired you to add a black bathroom to your home.