Black bathroom – not as black as it is painted

It is widely believed that black is an extremely demanding and difficult color to manage when decorating interiors, and it significantly reduces the optical size of the room. However, in the case of toilets, black can be a hit. Why? All thanks to the contrast effect and the wide range of elegant bathroom accessories.

Black and white

Both traditional and modern bathroom designs often rely on the color white. White is associated with sterility and cleanliness and perfectly brightens and visually enlarges interiors, which is especially important for often small and windowless bathrooms. This makes this color, along with accompanying shades of beige or warm gray, the easiest design solution for public restrooms, public WCs, and home bathrooms. However, when decorating these rooms, it is sometimes worth stepping away from well-worn but somewhat mundane schemes by adding details that break the all-encompassing white with a strong black accent. Black soap dispensers, toilet paper holders, and other dark-colored bathroom accessories perfectly serve this role, adding character and elegance to the bathroom interior.

Something black for everyone

Although it is associated with sadness and mourning, black is primarily a timeless color of good taste, chic, and style, which fits perfectly into any interior design and brings a touch of discreet elegance to all rooms, including public bathrooms. Importantly, introducing dark details to a toilet works well not only in luxurious bathrooms of the most expensive restaurants because black accessories, thanks to their universal and carefully thought-out design, are suitable for toilets and sanitary facilities of various industries and institutions. This is due to the great versatility of the black color, which pairs excellently with the popular bathroom white and many other colors. Where do dark elements of equipment work best? Well-lit places equipped with large mirrors. Black absorbs light, making rooms appear smaller, but this can be easily countered by appropriately arranging the bathroom.

Places like hair salons, spas, and beauty salons, with their numerous mirrors and many light sources, are therefore ideal for bold and exciting stylistic solutions. Products worth particular attention in this case would be mainly wall-mounted accessories, such as black plastic folded paper towel dispensers, multifold paper towel dispensers, and jumbo roll toilet paper dispensers, which due to the large, smooth surfaces of their casings, do not absorb much light, while giving the optical impression of being smaller than they really are, accommodating a large number of single-use towels and toilet paper. This elegant solution ensures that public restrooms are not overwhelming in design and do not deter users with massive and unsightly dispensers. Accessories that are not matched to the design and are purchased only for their capacity and durability suggest that the restroom is not meant to provide a bit of privacy but rather to serve as many people as possible. And although that is often its role, no one feels comfortable entering a restroom and immediately realizing that it was designed in such a way that the people responsible for maintaining it do not have to frequently refill consumables and spend a lot of time cleaning the room.

Timeless bathroom

It is essential to note that deciding to include black elements in a public restroom does not mean having to sacrifice the durability and reliability of stainless steel accessories, which are well-suited for long-term use and resistant to deliberate or accidental impacts. Many essential metal products for any toilet can be purchased in an elegant black version. These can be both vandal-proof hand dryers, less or more spacious, wall-mounted, and freestanding trash cans, as well as less obvious but equally essential hygiene accessories such as stylish black toilet paper holders and modern and visually attractive toilet brushes. These types of small accents will work perfectly with other durable, dark elements, among which black brass sink faucets undoubtedly hold a special place, looking excellent against white sinks and creating a classic black-and-white combination with soap dispensers, adding depth to the bathroom and, thanks to the intense contrast, enlivening the interior and catching the eye.

The combination of black and white, known as the perfect duo, is not only very popular but also often used when arranging the interiors of homes and public places. These colors are an excellent solution for rooms that should feature a simple and modern style, easy to keep clean, and give the interior an elegant character. In addition to the attractive appearance, convenience often goes hand in hand, as black-and-white bathroom elements, created with the user's luxury in mind, are made from the highest quality materials and equipped with sensors for touch-free operation. Such accessories include photo-cell activated automatic paper towel dispensers, dedicated liquid soap dispensers, and spacious toilet paper dispensers. Additionally, since sanitary accessory manufacturers treat their black product lines dedicated to public toilets very comprehensively and seriously, it is extremely easy to design a public restroom using such lines as Bisk Masterline, JM-Metzger Cosmos, Katrin Inclusive, or SANITARIO Negro.

In the privacy of home

Public toilets are usually quite large, so even a large number of black elements should not optically shrink the room, but what about home or hotel bathrooms, often lacking windows? Contrary to popular belief, the idea that black cannot be used in rooms without a natural light source is a myth. By using appropriate colors - gold, cream, or silver - you can reduce the impact of black on the brightness of the interior, and by using large mirrors and high-gloss surface tiles, you can multiply the efficiency of lighting without increasing the number of lamps. This, along with the fact that even a small number of well-chosen and appropriately placed black accessories can give the bathroom a unique, exclusive character, makes black product sets very popular and, thanks to their unique style, extraordinarily popular even in small bathrooms.

When decorating any interior, it is also worth remembering that it's not just about aesthetics but also about creating a specific atmosphere and providing a sense of comfort. Bathrooms with a dark tone help avoid, among other things, sudden, unpleasant awakenings in the early morning, impossible to avoid in toilets with white, light-reflecting fixtures. A bathroom equipped with black elements is more cozy, helps to relax and unwind after a hard day or a long journey, making it an ideal design solution for those who value comfort and hotels that aim to provide the best rest for their guests. But that's not the end of the possibilities of combining elegance with comfort. It is worth noting that vision is not the only sense to cater to when selecting bathroom accessories. Luxury product lines, including bathroom cups, soap dispensers, and bathroom containers, are made using less popular, pleasant-to-the-touch materials such as ceramic, matte glass, and stone-imitating polystone. Therefore, to give your bathroom a unique character, distinguish it from hundreds of others, and introduce a few modern, uniquely designed details with a few small accessories, just browse the offers of series like Bisk Bergen and Bisk Futura Black.

Black interior for every occasion

Contrary to appearances, a black bathroom can be designed in many different ways, using numerous tricks to achieve unique and elegant effects. The devil is, as always, in the details, so when choosing the right accessories, always remember that even the smallest black details - such as shower faucets and toilet paper holders with lids - can completely transform the interior, and in combination with a large number of bathroom mirrors, glossy furniture, and illuminating fixtures such as wall lights and LED strips, can dominate the bathroom decor without optically shrinking it. Accessories also play a significant role because even an entirely black arrangement will gain lightness if glass is skillfully used. Thus, giving any bathroom, even the smallest one, a timeless, elegant style is really easy and worth considering when decorating bathrooms in homes, hotels, restaurants, clubs, beauty salons, spas, and a range of other places.

Ryszard Kurek