Why You Should Bring Turquoise Into the Bath

A recent trip to Mexico had me wondering how to bring the beautiful sparkling colors of the Gulf of Mexico into my home. The bathroom is just the spot to add shades of turquoise. While I’m not quite ready to embrace a 1950s-style bright aqua toilet, there are plenty of other opportunities to use the color. The trick seems to be to not overdo it. Here are 11 ways designers are including this brilliant hue.

Covering the vanity. Benjamin Moore’s Teal Tone brightens up this pool house bathroom vanity. Glass hardware adds a retro touch without distracting from the brazen color choice, while a bold graphic on the shower curtain complements the piece.

Vanity paint: Teal Tone 663, Benjamin Moore; shower curtain: Anderson Design Group for Deny Designs




Paired with natural elements. Like sea glass and driftwood, this lovely accent wall with its varying shades of blue provides a wonderful contrast for the organic tones and texture of the rough-cut wood slab.

Tile: Daltile


This handmade tile provides waves of varying colors. Again, natural wood and turquoise are a strong combination.

Tile: purchased via Urban Edge Ceramics


Covering the ceiling. Referred to by designers as the fifth wall, the ceiling is often a missed opportunity. In this bathroom it adds bright color overhead.

Ceiling paint: Grecian Isle 101-6, PPG Porter Paints


Covering the floor. This floor grounds the bathroom in a swimmingly lovely blue, repeated in the accent border tile.

Floor field tile: 8- by 8-inch Natural Hues Aegean with 1- by 2-inch glossy white rectangles: Daltile


Well-placed tile accents. The side of the tub surround and the backs of the niches enhance this bathtub area and enhance the window with symmetry around it.

Tile: Heirloom TIG21430 oval in Queen’s Jewel, Keen Ocean


This powerful shower wall draws the eye to the end of the room.

Tile color: Ginepro by Lea Ceramiche, from Ceramic Tile Design, San Francisco


In a mosaic backsplash. This glass mosaic tile serves as a work of art in this jewel box of a powder room.

Tile: Loom in quartz, aquamarine, tanzanite and turquoise, New Ravenna Mosaics Ikat Collection

Read tips for getting bathroom tile right


Popping as hardware. Lucite handles on the cabinetry add a vintage touch in this whimsical bathroom.

Wall paint: Blue Angel 2058-70 in eggshell finish, Benjamin Moore; hardware: Needham Lock & Decorative Hardware


On a bold rug. This wavy pattern ties the dark wood, light neutrals and deep wood tones together. Accessories like towels and glass demijohns repeat the shades of blue.

Rug: Company C (no longer available)


Tucked here and there in accessories. Sea-glass-like accent vases and bowls bring in the hues and reflect the light.


Splashed on wallpaper. Wallpaper is a great way to add color and pattern to a bathroom. In a full bathroom, just be sure you have a good ventilation system that will help it stand up to steamy showers.

Wallpaper: Farrow & Ball

See ways to use wallpaper in a powder room


Embedded into the countertop. This unique countertop is made from a photograph printed on steel and topped with glass, and there’s a glass vessel sink. The home is full of various hand-blown glass collections (some seen here), so the look is very appropriate.

Countertop design: Richard Bettinger, Bettinger Studio

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