What colour to paint a freezing cold bathroom

[Jessie75]

Currently it’s grey which is just awful I need that changing the floors black again I will change that given the chance and the tiles are white I’ll probably keep those.

Thank you

Anything in the “warm” colour palette theoretically makes a difference - so deep yellows, oranges, pink tones etc and away from typical bathroom colours like pale greens, blues and greys.

If you’re not a fan of those colours then you’d be surprised by how much of a difference keeping it neutral white and then adding accessories and plants can make.

Why not spend the money making the bathroom warmer? Check roof/loft insulation or upgrade towel rail and radiator.

A pink or peach colour is warming and also flattering to the skin tone.
Why is it so cold - have you tried to deal with this?
Could you add warmth with large mats/wall heater/thermal blind/secondary glazing etc/

@saleorbouy

Why not spend the money making the bathroom warmer? Check roof/loft insulation or upgrade towel rail and radiator.

This was my thought too. If it feels draughty and possibly damp or generally uninviting then a paint colour won't make a difference!

If heating/radiators are a problem you can get electric heated towel rails that are very easy to fit and can be turned on with a timer.

We did out freezing bathroom in a cool blue white with off black woodwork/ accessories. Shouldn't work but really has made it much cosier. Plants also helped and big fluffy bathmats. So would a new window and a radiator but budget doesn't stretch to those until next year!

@saleorbouy

Why not spend the money making the bathroom warmer? Check roof/loft insulation or upgrade towel rail and radiator.

It has 2 outside walls so i’m not entirely sure what we can do to warm it up there is a radiator already in there. I am considering changing the flooring though to vinyl just because the tiles are so cold. In all honesty I’ve had socks in the bassinet and I’ve been fine but it was just comments made by previous tenants.

*soaks in the bath 🤦‍♀️

How about electric underfloor heating if you are changing the flooring? It’s cheap to run for a small room and you can put it on a timer. We put that in our freezing bathroom, put a bigger radiator in and also insulated boards on the outside walls. You can’t provide do the insulation without a complete refurb, but the other 2 are worth thinking about.

My bathroom has 2 outside walls but isn't cold at all, only 1 small radiator and is a big room. Is it damp? Draft from window?

A nice deep green colour would be lovely with gold accessories, but it's not going to make it feel actually warm. Maybe some fluffy bath mats on the tiles? Or turn the radiator up?

Its not damp. Tbh i was listening to the tenants complaints, maybe hes just a whinger, i mean i didnt love that it was a downstairs bathroom but that was my only complaint.

I like the idea of electric underfloor heating, its so small it wouldn’t cost much at all.

Im guessing the tiles come up then the new flooring goes over the heating?

I invested in double glazing
And a truly kick arse heater

Went from freezing
To like a wonderful sauna

Forget tarting it up.
Focus on making it actually comfortable

If the bathroom is freezing install under floor heating. It doesn't cost that much to run or install.

Its already double glazed.

Sounds like the heating is the answer but i still like the idea of getting rid of the clinical grey, its like an operating theatre

Probably seems like that because so cold

2 totally separate issues

1. Cosmetic preference
2. Comfort

Check to dimensions of the radiator and see what type it is. If its just a single panel it can be uprated to greater BTU rating by getting twin panel double convection to give greater heat output. It would only be sightly wider and should fit directly to the existing pipes if you buy same overall width. A small radiator costs as little as £60 from Screwfix.

See the links to check your BTU room requirements and types of radiators.
radiatorsonline.com/btu-calculator

www.heatandthings.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-type-11-type-21-and-type-22-radiator/

Thank you

@Jessie75

*soaks in the bath 🤦‍♀️

So glad you clarified as I was really puzzled about the ‘socks in the bassinet’!

Anyway, I was going to say a warm pink colour but if you’re a landlord and your tenants are complaining, I’d look into improving the insulation and radiator/towel rail. Do you have double glazing?

Ah sorry, I see you have double glazing. How old is it? Is it still working effectively?

@SilverGlassHare - that’s a good question I don’t think the extension which the bathroom is in is very old like there’s a flat roof which looks good I know they don’t have a long life in them but it looks okay, The double glazing doesn’t look blown or anything.

The house is no longer rented I’ve put a relative in there now hence I’m just trying to make it look a bit more homely and fix things that the tenants have mentioned.

Actually think a peachy pink or a terracotta or sand something like that could work, apparently that’s very in fashion now