Bathrooms - Blue Girls Bathroom

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Chic girl's bathroom features a blue footed vanity painted Benjamin Moore Cornflower Blue adorned with glass knobs topped with white quartz fitted with a white porcelain sink under a blue arched mirror flanked by blue cabinets alongside a blue quatrefoil tiled floor.

4 Chairs Furniture

Modern cottage kid's bathroom boasts walls painted pale grey, Sherwin Williams Gray Screen, lined with a washstand painted blue, Sherwin Williams Georgian Blue, topped with carrera marble under a blue mirror illuminated by an industrial sconce.

4 Chairs Furniture

Modern cottage kid's bathroom boasts walls painted tan, Benjamin Moore Sea salt, lined with blue washstand under a blue mirror illuminated by an glass and metal sconce.

4 Chairs Furniture

Fabulous bathroom features frameless mirror on blue glass arabesque tile backsplash over two-tone washstand topped with vessel sinks and polished nickel faucets situated in next to large walk-in shower with seamless glass door and matching blue Moroccan tile shower surround.

Stephani Buchman

Nautical kid's bathroom features a nook filled with a white washstand under a Two's Company Know Your Ropes wall Mirror illuminated by white and blue cage sconces.

Digs Design Company

Glass corner walk in shower boasts its grand size displaying interior marble shower tiles in a gorgeous mosaic pattern.

Realtor

Fantastic walk-in shower boasts white and blue Moroccan tile shower surround accented with corner shower ledge above blue glass tiled shower floor.

Palmer Weiss

Gorgeous blue and white kids' bathroom features a dark blue washstand accented with gold knobs and a white quartz countertop holding a sink with a brass gooseneck faucet fixed in front of white subway backsplash tiles and beneath Restoration Hardware Bristol Flat Mirror.

Jennifer Muirhead Interior Design

Contemporary bathroom features his and her mirrors on blue arabesque tile backsplash over two-tone washstands topped with vessel sinks and polished nickel faucets situated in front of freestanding bathtub and next to large walk-in shower with seamless glass door.

Stephani Buchman

Fabulous blue master bathroom features a sink vanity, mounted on a black framed full length mirror, topped with blue marble countertop framing an oval sink over diamond pattern tiled floors.

Palmer Weiss

Chic cornflower blue French girl's bedroom with French bed with gray upholstered headboard and footboard paired with white and cornflower blue bedding and pillows.

Anne Hepfer Designs

Beautiful beachy bathroom design with blue walls paint color, white carra marble tiles shoer surround, blue glass accent tiles, blue mosaic tiles shower floor, beveled wood mirror, blue bathroom vanity cabinet, rustic tree branch clothes hanger and marble counter top.

Summer House Style

Modern cottage kid's bathroom boasts walls painted pale grey, Sherwin Williams Gray Screen, lined with a washstand painted blue, Sherwin Williams Georgian Blue, topped with carrera marble under a blue mirror illuminated by an industrial sconces.

4 Chairs Furniture

Contemporary bathroom features a frameless mirror and an off-white floating washstand suspended over a blue hex tiled floor.

Mona Ross Berman Interiors

Lovely kid's bathroom features a black sink vanity topped with contrasting white quartz countertop alongside a blue striped bath mat layered on gray slate tiled floor.

HGTV

Gorgeous blue and white fish themed kids' bathroom boasts floor clad in white penny tiles placed beneath a white washstand fitted with glass knobs and a white apron sink paired with a brass faucet fixed in front of white hex backsplash tiles lined with blue subway border tiles mounted beneath a window framed by Nina Campbell Aquarium Wallpaper lit by a copper light pendant.

Peltier Interiors

Blue nautical boys' bathroom features an accent wall painted with blue ships lined with white steps tools adorned with rope hardware tucked under a blue trough sink fitted with three faucets by Kohler as well as round frameless mirrors.

Studio DB

Chic white bedroom features a small gold sunburst mirror placed above an off white headboard with silver nailhead trim dressed in white sheets and cornflower blue pillows next to a cornflower blue velvet bergere chair.

Rue Magazine

Glass Walk In Shower clad in Blue Arabesque Tiles, Ann Sacks Revival Scallop Tile, alongside a white grid tile shower floor.

Threshold Interiors

Exquisite boys' bathroom boasts a blue ombre shower curtain hung in front of a drop-in bathtub framed by white subway surround tiles accented with recycled glass border tiles.

Butter Lutz

Contemporary bathroom boasts a drop-in tub fitted with a subway tile surround and a long window over a planked sloped ceiling beside a curved metal vanity mirror illuminated by bare light bulb sconces over a wall mounted sink atop a white and blue geometric tiled floor.

Claire Zinnecker Design

Pink and blue kid's bathroom features a white vanity fitted with lattice doors alongside a pink bath mat next to a drop-in tub and shower combo lined with white herringbone tiles finished with a pink and blue shower curtain.

Rita Chan interiors

Gray Boys' Bathroom Design Ideas

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Alyssa Rosenheck - Chad James Group - Nautical themed cottage boys' bathroom is lit by a Small Hicks Pendant complementing Restoration Hardware Vintage Barn Sconces mounted to a wall painted in Sherwin Williams White Duck above Noir Porthole Mirrors.

Alyssa Rosenheck

White and gray boy's bathroom design with Every day I Love You Art over toilet next to drop-in shower over vintage tiled floor.

Alice Lane Home

Modern cottage kid's bathroom boasts walls painted tan, Benjamin Moore Sea salt, lined with blue washstand under a blue mirror illuminated by an glass and metal sconce.

4 Chairs Furniture

Modern cottage kid's bathroom boasts walls painted pale grey, Sherwin Williams Gray Screen, lined with a washstand painted blue, Sherwin Williams Georgian Blue, topped with carrera marble under a blue mirror illuminated by an industrial sconces.

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Kid's bathroom features art over toilet.

Artthaus

John Gould Bessler Photography white & blue beachy boy's bathroom design with white ceramic sinks with chrome bases, beadboard, white medicine cabinet and white carrara marble tiles.

 

Fun boy's bathroom design with gray walls paint color, frosted glass shower door, subway tiles e surround and marble tiles shower floor.

CWB Architects

Kids' cottage bathroom features vaulted ceiling over blue gray walls adorned with white glass sconces flanking Restoration Hardware Pieced Oval Mirrors over his and her washstands topped with grey marble on either side of freestanding bathtub placed under window atop gray washed floors illuminated by cage chandelier.

BIA Parade of Homes

Shared boys' bedroom features separate gray built in desks paired with yellow chairs, West Elm Scoop Back Chairs, flanking a doorway into the bathroom.

Bella Mancini Design

Masculine style boy's bathroom with floor to ceiling vertical built-in shelving flanking freestanding navy blue sink console with scooped white vessel sink with polished nickel modern faucet.

Kara Paslay Designs

Modern cottage kid's bathroom boasts walls painted pale grey, Sherwin Williams Gray Screen, lined with a washstand painted blue, Sherwin Williams Georgian Blue, topped with carrera marble under a blue mirror illuminated by an industrial sconce.

4 Chairs Furniture

Gorgeous boy's bedroom with gray walls paint color, pale gray painted ceiling, glossy black abacus poster bed, blue striped bedding, blue linen glider with nailhead trim storage ottoman, leather wingback chair, flossy white nightstands and blue monogram pillows.

Dillon Kyle Architecture

Cute boys' bathroom design with bold blue walls paint color, subway tiles backsplash, Circa Lighting marine Wall Sconce, white double bathroom vanity cabinet, double sinks, granite counter tops, black mosaic penny tiles floor and subway tiles shower surround.

Artistic Designs for Living

Yellow and gray boy' bedroom with yellow walls paired with gray crown moldings and base boards.

Cottage Gardens

Kids' bathroom features tall and slim floating display cabinets mounted on gray glass tiles in grid formation flanking mirror over yellow trough sink accented with his and her faucets paired with monogrammed step stools.

Z Plus Architects

Grey kid's bathroom is filled with a gray dual vanity adorned with square knobs topped with charcoal gray quartz fitted with his and hers sinks under a full length frameless mirror illuminated by green cage sconces.

Blend Interior Design

Contemporary bedroom with gray walls painted Martha Stewart Seal, sliding Barn door painted Annie Sloan Old White leading into bathroom and black cabinet.

My Sweet Savannah

Shared blue boy's bathroom features a pair of navy step stools atop a blue and gray mosaic tiled floor placed in front of a blue trough sink, Kohler Brockway Sink, lined with two gooseneck faucets and a blue framed mirror illuminated by a two light sconce.

Linc Thelen Design

Fantastic kid's bathroom with turquoise lacquer mirror over turquoise bathroom vanity accented with his and her sinks and off-set faucet.

Dwell

Fun boys' bedroom with world map wall art, charcoal gray twin headboard, charcoal gray bedding, red fretwork duvet, colorful striped rug and rustic floor mirror.

Lucy and Company

Rick Steves: Conquering Europe's quirky bathrooms

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Wielding a handheld shower in a tight shower that lacks a soap dish or shelf may lead to some bathroom gymnastics.(Photo: Dominic Bonuccelli)

European bathrooms can be quirky. Just keep an open mind, and remember that nothing beats a good bathroom story when you get home.

First, don't expect big spaces. Over the years, hotel owners have carved out chunks of elegant bedrooms to shoehorn in prefab private bathrooms — and they can be very tight. Be careful bending over in the shower to pick up a dropped bar of soap — you might hit your head on the sink or toilet.

Toilets come in many forms. Older ones may flush with a pull string; modern ones may be more green, with two buttons to flush: one for lighter jobs, the other with more oomph. Some toilets — in lands where locals don't use toilet paper — come with a little squirter for rinsing. In Great Britain, you'll likely come across the "pump toilet," with a flushing handle that doesn't kick in unless you push it just right or several times. (Be decisive but not ruthless.) Some countries like Greece and Turkey have very frail plumbing. If you see an adjacent wastebasket with dirty toilet paper in it, that's a sign that the local sewer has a hard time handling TP. (The rule of thumb in those places: Don't put anything in the toilet unless you've eaten it first.)

At some point, you'll probably encounter a mysterious porcelain thing that looks like an oversized bedpan. That's a bidet, which never functions as a toilet but as a place for a quick sponge bath. Go ahead and give it a try. Just remember the four S's — straddle, squat, soap up, and swish off.

Showers can be equally mysterious. The dangling cord is not a clothesline; it's to alert the front desk if you've fallen and can't get up. This might not bring anyone to your aid, though. One of my tour guides in Croatia, lingering at the reception desk as his group went to their rooms, saw the room lights flash on one by one as the guests pulled these emergency cords. The hotel staff, figuring each flash was just another tourist mistakenly pulling the wrong string, just shrugged and ignored it.

Back when I was a student sleeping in dives, just getting a warm trickle to shower in was a challenge. These days getting hot water isn't an issue, but be speedy. To save energy, some hotels use little-bitty water heaters — after five minutes, your hot shower may turn cold.

If you start out with cold water though, it's often just a matter of figuring out the system. The red knob is hot and the blue one is cold — or vice versa. There are some peculiar tricks. For instance, in Croatia, look for the switch with an icon of a hot-water tank (usually next to the room's light switch). If you can't find the switch to turn on the shower, it may be just outside the bathroom. In Italy and Spain, "C" is not for "cold" but for caldo/caliente — hot.

 (Photo: Gretchen Strauch)

Handheld showers are common. Sometimes the showerhead is sitting loose in a caddy or mounted low on the tub. Not only do you have to master the art of lathering up with one hand while holding the showerhead in the other, but you also have to keep it aimed at your body or the wall to avoid spraying water all over the bathroom.

One night in Spain, as I was crowded by my hotel's shower curtain, it occurred to me that no hotel in Europe has invested in the wonderful bent curtain rods that arc out — giving big Americans in need of elbow room a more spacious place to shower.

Even in top-end hotels, I find some things poorly designed. Once, I used a particularly narrow shower stall with the hot/cold lever directly in the center. If I nudged it accidently while washing, it would either scald or freeze me. And even worse, there was no place to put soap but on the floor or balancing precariously atop the sliding door. In Montenegro, I stayed at a trendy hotel on the Bay of Kotor. My bathroom was far bigger than many entire hotel rooms — but the toilet was jammed in the corner. I had to tuck up my knees to fit between it and the sink cabinet. The room was dominated by a Jacuzzi tub for two. I'm certain there wasn't enough hot water available to fill it. I doubt it will ever be used, except for something to admire as you're crunched up on the toilet.

Your hotel's WC may come with luxurious heated towel racks — or a rattling fan and leaky sink. Either way, my advice is to wash up quickly and get out and about in the place you came to enjoy.

Rick Steves writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio. E-mail him at rick@ricksteves.com and follow his blog on Facebook.

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