28 Best Paint Colors For Small Bathrooms -

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Why A Friends’ Entrance Is A Southern Must-Have

Green Bathroom — Photo:

Alison Gootee; Styling: Matthew Gleason

It’s tempting to put your

bathrooms’ design

on the back burner, but given that these areas see daily use—both by you and your guests—it’s all-important to treat them to considered design choices. And if you’re revamping these bitty spaces on a budget, paint is hands-down the smartest way to amp up their personality without breaking the bank. Even so, it can be hard to choose the right hue, especially in

bathrooms where square footage is limited

. Here, we’ve rounded up the best paint colors for small bathrooms—and they’re all designer-approved.

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Pretty Paneling

March and May Fairhope powder bath — A skirted sink (Erika Powell Textiles’ Artichoke) softens the powder bath.

Given the abundant use of blues and greens throughout this

Fairhope, Alabama, home

, it just made sense to zhush the petite powder bath with a saturated coat of

Benjamin Moore’s Porch Swing (CSP-750).

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Rich Neutral

Idea House 2024 powder bath color corrected — Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

For the powder bath of our

2024 Idea House

, designer Allison Elebash pulled colors from the changing colors of the marsh grass outside, splashing the wainscoting in

Sherwin-Williams’ Bateau Brown (SW 6033)

.

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Striped Statement

Idea House striped carriage house bathroom — Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Designer Allison Elebash made an impact in the

Idea House’s

small carriage house bathroom by painting it with stripes in Sherwin-Williams’

Greek Villa (SW 7551

) and (

Mushroom SW 9587

).

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Better in Black

Shaun Smith New Orleans Ranch Guest Bathroom — Laurey W. Glenn

Rather than updating the tile original to his

1950s ranch-style house

, New Orleans designer Shaun Smith revived the once-dated guest bathroom with a handsome coat of

Fine Paints of Europe’s Black 0029

on the walls.

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Leafy Green

Ashley Hanley girls bathroom — James Ransom; Stylist: Alya Hameedi

In the bathroom adjacent to her girls’ whimsical, attic-like playroom,

designer Ashley Hanley

doubled down on the bottle green (

Benjamin Moore’s Clearspring Green, HC-128

) she chose for the space at large, accentuating its tree-house-like feel.

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Earthy Red

Powder room Idea House 2023 — Photo: Laurey W. Glenn, Stylist: Matthew Gleason

Designer Laura Hodges’s decision to go all-in on

Sherwin-Williams’ Rookwood Red (SW 2802)

in different finishes on the walls, trim, and ceilings produces a warm, cocoon-like ambiance in the powder room of our

2023 Southern Living Idea House

in Tennessee.

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Minty Fresh

Green-blue bathroom with antique mirror and gold hardware — Hector Manuel Sanchez

Catherine Branstetter livened up the downstairs bathroom of her

1920s Nashville Tudor

by splashing the walls in

Farrow & Ball’s Green Blue (No. 84)

and hanging an antique mirror that bounces light.

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Airy and Bright

White bathroom with natural light, a clawfoot tub, and wooden furniture — Brie Williams

White-on-white paint selections (

Sherwin-Williams’ Pearly White, SW 7009

on the walls and

Extra White, SW 7006

on the trim) open up the primary bathroom in Molly Williams’

Charlotte, North Carolina, 1890 home

so that it appears larger than it actually is.

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Natural Shades

Hannah Maple boys bathroom — James Ransom, Prop Stylist: Alya Hameedi

Designer Hannah Maple channeled the outdoors for her sons’ bathroom in their historic

Lexington, Kentucky, home

, painting the walls in

Benjamin Moore’s Balboa Mist (OC-27)

and covering the wainscoting in Farrow & Ball’s Lichen.

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Retro Green

When designer Meg Kelly added a new bathroom to her

1960s Nashville ranch

, she wanted it to feel like it was part of the original, so she covered the walls in wood paneling, which she painted

Farrow & Ball’s Breakfast Room Green (No. 81)

.

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Creamy Classic

Cottage Style Main Bathroom in Marble and Neutral Colors — Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Lizzie Cullen Cox

Farrow & Ball’s White Tie, No. 2002

fosters a welcoming cottage-y feel to this bitty bathroom in designer Whitney McGregor’s

1950s cabin

in the charming mountain destination of Highlands, North Carolina.

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Solid Ground

Cristina Lynch powder bath — Amy Neunsinger

Cristina Lynch’s 1920s Dallas home

is decorated in a fairly traditional way, underscoring its historic roots, but designer Noel Pittman stepped out in the petite powder room, where she juxtaposed Scalamandré’s more contemporary Spatter wallpaper with wainscoting painted

Black Forest Green by Benjamin Moore (HC-187).

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Inviting Shade

Heather Chadduck Hillegas Blount Springs, AL Lake House Bathroom — Hector Manuel Sanchez

Shiplap painted

Sherwin-Williams’ Toque White, SW 7003

) transforms this Alabama lake house bathroom into a character study that belies its size.

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Blue Period

Dorothy Shain Henderson bathroom — JAMES RANSOM; STYLING: Veronica Olson

Artist Dorothy Shain wanted her century-old

Greenville, South Carolina, bungalow’s

solo bathroom to pack a punch, so she washed its wood paneling in a saturated shade of cerulean,

Farrow & Ball’s Stone Blue, No. 86

.

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Fresh Foundation

2019 Idea House Bunk Room Hall Bathroom Sink — Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Liz Strong

Sherwin-Williams’ Pure White (SW 7005)

serves a clean backdrop for designer Heather Chadduck Hillegas’s other selections in our

2019 Idea House

bathroom, like the blue-and-white penny tiles and skirted farmhouse sink.

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Not-So-Mellow Yellow

IDea House 2022 guest house bathroom — Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Kendra Surface

In the guest house bathroom of

our 2022 Idea House

, designer Charlotte Lucas proved two is better than one, checking the walls in

Sherwin-Williams’ White Snow (SW 9541)

and

Sunny Side Up (SW 9665).

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Easy Neutral

Idea House 2020 Main Bath with Soaking Tub in Corner by Windows — Robbie Caponetto; Styling: Kendra Surface

Designer Lauren Liess looked outside the windows to find color inspiration for the primary bathroom of our

2020 Southern Living Idea House

, where she landed on soothing

Sherwin-Williams’ Herbal Wash, SW 7739

.

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Well Treated

gray bathroom cabinet with nickel hardware — Photo: Marta Xochilt Perez; Styling: Page Mullins

In the front powder room of

our 2021 Idea House

in Kentucky, designer Sarah Bartholomew dressed the walls in a decorative crosshatch pattern that mimics the natural texture of grasscloth, using a combination of

Sherwin-Williams’ Soft Sage (SW 9647)

and

Cotton (SW 9581).

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Stormy Blue

Double Sink Bathroom with Blue Wainscoting — Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Designer Stephanie Sabbe chose

Sherwin-Williams’ Blustery Sky (SW 9140)

when revamping the guest bathroom of this

new-construction Nashville farmhouse

and pairs perfectly with the Sister Parish wallpaper accents.

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First Blush

Ashley Gilbreath Montgomery, AL Home White Bathroom — Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Lizzie Cullen Cox

The palest pink washes designer

Ashley Gilbreath’s

young daughter’s bathroom in a soft, rosy glow, lending it an airiness that’s still imbued with warmth. For a similar look, try

Farrow & Ball’s Tailor Tack, No. 302

.

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Smart Trim

Green Powder Room Wallpaper — Laurey W. Glenn

Wallpaper reigns in

Sarah Bartholomew’s Nashville powder room

, but she leaned into the power of paint too, doubling down on the print’s vibrance by coating the trim in a citrusy green. For a similar look, try

Benjamin Moore’s Lime Green (2026-10)

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Dual Tones

Idea House 2023 kids bathroom — Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Matthew Gleason

A hand-painted decorative stencil by Lenehan Studios mimics the look of wallpaper in this kids’ bathroom in our

Southern Living 2023 Idea House

. The walls are painted

Sherwin-Williams’ Creamy (SW 7012)

with the pattern in

Greenblack (SW 6994)

.

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Just-Right White

Guest bathroom with white tongue-and-groove walls and wood floors — James Ransom

To give their new home a feeling of old-world character, Nicklaus and Sid Williams-Heath outfitted the bathroom walls with tongue-and-groove paneling, which is painted a warm white. For a similar look, try

Benjamin Moore’s White Dove (OC-17)

.