To ask you to look at this pic of my new bathroom and tell me why I hate it!

[Canyoutellwhoiamyet]

Name changed as outing.

We have saved so hard for this new bathroom. We have reconfigured it and had everything new. Stripped to bare brick.

I really don't like it :-(

We still want to put a shelf up behind the toilet with some nice things on, and a towel storer where 3 towels will be rolled up at once in there.

Please be honest. Be as brutal as needed. I want to change the paint I think but no idea what to. We need to get a blind. What else can I do to make this the dream bathroom I envisaged

I think it’s lovely, what’s not to like. Looks a quality professional job, and just needs a bit of you adding to it. I agree the wall colour doesn’t do it justice, looks like magnolia at the moment, but a decent colour wall, bath mat, towels etc and it’s lovely.

The walls definitely look magnolia and don’t go with the tiles. I’d either tile the Window/ bath wall or paint it to go with the tiles and paint the other walls. Depending on whether you want some colour, then you could paint that wall a different colour and have the other walls blend with the tiles. Then get colour from bath mat/accessories. Possibly put shelves up with a plant on.

I spotted another issue - Magnolia coloured walls. Either fully tile it or paint over this awful magnolia with a different colour. I think most property developers use magnolia as their default wall paint - hence it has some sort of generic show room look. but nothing that couldn't be sorted with a bit of paint

I would just repaint in a bolder colour and add some accessories.

The suite is lovely but the tiles and walls don't match. I'd repaint the walls white, add a white blind, then bright colour art, towels and plants.

I'd just go for wall art and a contrasting blind to brighten it up. I think it's lovely - clean, no clutter, perfect :-)

I think it looks very nice, personally, though not yet personalized.

I would probably start with accents rather than jumping straight to new paint (but that might be because I don't like painting that much, and it's brand new, fresh paint).

I'd do some browsing online, choose a color scheme I liked, and start collecting colorful accents: towels, artwork, curtains, a small decorative vase/ceramic or glass vessel (if there's a place for one) maybe a small rug... Just things that coordinate and put some color into the space.

All the bits you have are really nice, including the floor.

Personally, I would remove the tiles from behind the bath and repaint it all in a nicer colour. Get a nice mat for in front of the sink, put up a blind, a picture and the towel rack you talked about and it’ll be lovely.

No plants. Bloody horrible things house plants.

If you listen to half the posters it’ll end up looking like a bathroom in a brothel 🤣

It would look better with floor to ceiling tiles. I think the paint makes it look as though it will soon lose its 'newness'.

I'm not wild about the flooring, it jars with the white sanitary ware I think. A shutter at the window would look lovely

OMG it's lovely OP! It's just bare and lacking colour.

(I don't like the naff old bathroom that came with our flat, but it's functional and don't have the money to do it up at the moment. So I buy house magazines and swoon over bathrooms like yours!)

You need:
Little modern shelves with pretty jars or posh products
Humidity-loving plant
Nice candle
Blind and bathmat to add colour – I'd go for something modern but bright, orange or aqua maybe
Towels and washcloths in nice colours
Maybe brighter lights? It feels like it's not as bright as it should be. That may be just because the window is dark but can you get higher-watt spotlights?

Lastly, complete the look by adding a gorgeous lady soaking in a tub of bubbles - i.e. you :o

I'd put a deep clear colour on the walls - probably close to a charcoal if it were my choice but a deep blue might be nice too and then a lovely white roman blind on the window. The actual fixtures and everything are lovely. If you changed the wall colour the whole thing would transform. If I were you I'd get a few tester pots and see what it looks like.

Get some gorgeous towels in a bold print / colour - Brand Alley often has lovely ones.

I think dark grey would look lovely on the walls as the suite is so white and bright. Then a big plant, I think it will look lovely.

It’s lovely! Just needs a warmer colour on the walls and a few statement pieces like brighter colour blind and mats. Maybe some nice artwork.

I would tile the window wall totally in a statement colour, then paint the walls white. The sink unit is a bit curvy for me, but it’s a nice suite.

It needs dressing , it's too clinical at the mo

Fully tile? Not a proper “bath” unless fully tiled, my arse.

You have fully tiled and you are stuck with the colour until the next refurb. Why do you need full tiled walls in a bathroom that size unless you are going to be throwing water all over.

As it is the OP can change the wall colour every few years, and the accessories and voila! A new bathROOM!

I’d say it’s the wall colour that’s wrong far to cream/magnolia makes it look bland instead of either crisp/modern or cosy.
Are the tiles white or grey? I can’t tell for sure, but white and grey do not go with magnolia.
Be more bold, either paint it white with a strong coloured wall to liven it up or paint all the walls (and I would do ceiling as well) in a soft colour like French grey, or a soft blue/grey or green/grey.

Plants look lovely in a white and wood bathroom. Yours is so close to being fab OP.

I love it, but I like the minimal look.

Oh and don't forget this!

At the moment it's a blank canvas. Try some colourful towels, art work (big beautiful picture tiles), a plant (on a glass shelf?) and some candles or storage boxes.

Sorry OP, it isn’t to my taste, and I’m going to be honest.
The magnolia needs to go. That is easy to fix and will make a massive difference. A warm colour of paint will not work with your tiles. I would paint it white or a very light grey. I disagree that you need colour if you are going for minimalism. Keep it simple.
The flooring also is cheapening the room. Replace the vinyl for decent tiles in a cool grey, or maybe pale oak flooring.
The suite and fittings are not to my taste but I can see what you are trying to do, a minimalist look. But the basin in particular is making it look a bit off the mark. The problem is most of the bathroom stores sell horrible suites so you really have to look for more on-trend pieces. We have recently done our bathroom and I looked very carefully for the items and sourced them from different places (it didn’t break the bank, but did take a bit of work!). But I think you can probably make a big difference by painting the walls and tiling the floor now. Then later when you can afford it, replace the basin for something without a vanity cabinet and replace the shower head with one a bit larger and higher quality. Good luck!

It's just a bit grey/beige but if you go for colour splashes - towels, blind, bath mats, and some plants - you can fix that

Put a duckboard in the shower too maybe