Bathroom decorating inspiration gallery

Below are a collection of bathrooms projects completed by keen DIY'ers.

Click on a picture to find out more about the project or search the Gallery using the search function. If you’d like to submit your project into this decorating inspiration gallery we’d love to hear from you. Simply email information about your project and your images to update@resene.co.nz. Every project featured will receive a small gift from Resene.

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Cute cottage colour
Capturing a quaint cottage look. A wallpaper frieze printed with... more

Capturing the calm
Resene contributes the capping tone to the renovation of this villa... more

Colourful personalities meet colour The freshness and softness of a Resene green palette... more

Spring in your step
A feature wall wall painted to match some bargain tiles... more

For the family
A splash of colour indulging a love of blue... more

Fun with colour
A bathroom as a happy, vibrant, feel good place... more

Being inspired by the existing
Making a 1970's retro bathroom a feature... more

Keeping with the 1920s era
Mixing a modern stylish bathroom with a period theme... more

Making the most of a smaller space
The bathroom is painted in Resene Baltic Sea, with new tiles vanity and toilet... more

Getting creative with paint
The ensuite door is painted with Resene Neva to break up the monochrome colour scheme... more

Farmhouse refresh
Resene Quarter Linen with matte white tiles on the walls as it was a smaller space... more

Home of art
A limited colour palette, a positive negative theme... more

Take the bold path
Choosing a colour scheme to match white subway tiles and grey grout... more

From cold to red hot
Resene Dynamite with white ceilings, trim and fittings/fixtures... more

For the love of old homes
Shades of Resene Silver Chalice are used in this 1900's villa home... more

A sense of the original
A bathroom where you can relax and feel pampered... more

Keeping with the 1920s era
Mixing a modern stylish bathroom with a period theme... more

Rent renovate repaint
Changing the door positioning and layout of the main bathroom... more

For the love of colour
The bathroom is in Resene Black and Resene White... more

Place of rainbows
Ceilings and the bathroom are finished in Resene Eighth Thorndon Cream... more

Magnetic attraction
The colour is reminiscent of Wedgewood china with Resene Powder Blue... more

Colour makes this home
A blue themed bathroom with shades of Resene Robin Egg Blue... more

Bursts of colour
Resene colours used extensively, particularly as highlights... more

Beach house in the city
Creating a light, bright feel with Resene Quarter Bianca... more

A touch of colour
A total house and garden makeover... more

Piece de resistance in pink
Resene Periglacial Blue features in the kitchen and bathroom... more

A dream home
A sense of weathered, timeless colours; trim in Resene Black White... more

Colour brings character
Shades of blues and grey are used throughout this home... more

All in the greys
A feature wall in Resene Half Fuscous Grey... more

A labour of love
This colour has a bit of an old fashioned vibe, it works so well with vintage... more

Inspired by Japan
A quirky and creative bathroom... more

Going on a painting spree
An ensuite painted in painted Resene Green White... more

Ask an expert
Painting with neutral shades... more

Grey brings out tile colours
The burnt grey makes the room look so much more inviting... more

Neutral palette
Resene Albescent White enhances the oak floors... more

Cottage bathroom
Light and simple interiors with Resene Half Thorndon Cream... more

Luxurious retreat
Resene Obelisk teamed with Resene Metallic Blast Grey 1 for the vanity unit... more

Art meets colour
Resene Half Black White quarter strength trims and ceilings... more

At home with colour
Resene William below and Resene Half Alabaster above... more

Toilet mural
Resene testpots make a colourful nautically themed mural... more

Smart and modern
Resene Half white Pointer features in this bathroom... more

A splash of colour
Resene Gargoyle makes the bathroom fittings 'pop'... more

New ensuite
Resene Abercrombie warms this ensuite - where four wardrobes were... mor e

Children's bathroom
Resene Half Escape with Resene Black White... more

Favourite blues
She was inspired by blue colourings rather than neutral tones... more

Resene White walls
The perfect fresh bright white that complements the tiles... more

Resene Half Napa
Clean, fresh with Resene Half Napa on walls and ceilings... more

Style in sync
Resene Quarter Marino wall with Resene Polo Blue stripes... more

A bathroom revamp
Resene Half Silver Chalice gives a new look on a small budget... more

Floor art
This decorated bathroom floor has impact... more

70s inspiration
Resene Smoke Tree feature wall brightens this bathroom... more

Inspired from France
Resene Pearl Lusta, Resene Oxygen and Resene Alabaster... more

A colourful home
Resene Flashpoint glows with Resene Black White in the main bathroom... more

Banish the boring
This bathroom is a bright yellow, Resene Fizz, and in the toilet Resene Smitten... more

Art deco bathroom
Black and white tiles make a bold statement... more

Resene Periglacial Blue
Resene Periglacial Blue walls, icy river blue with a hint of green... more

Fun in the bathroom
They decided to have a little fun and Resene Woodstock is both fresh and serene... more

Resene Pale Leaf
This bathroom was recreated from a hall cupboard and kitchen pantry... more

Resene Citron
This bathroom is finished in Resene Half Pearl Lusta, Resene Hot Wired and Resene Citron... more

Resene Sweet As
They used Resene Sweet As which they had seen in Your Home & Garden magazine... more

Character full
A Mediterranean/Egyptian feeling using Resene Quarter Spanish White on the walls... more

Bathroom renovation
They painted the walls in Resene Chill Out, which resembles a lime thickshake in colour.. more

Modern neutrals
The bathroom is finished in Resene Quarter Napa with lighter trims... more

Ensuite
This ensuite features Resene Half Napa, Resene Milk White, Resene Fuscous Grey... more

Major bathroom overhaul
Resene Half Black White on the walls and ceiling and Resene Black Sheep on cupboards... more

Colourful bathrooms
Originally planned to paint the bathrooms a neutral colour but with Resene Smashing... more

Bold colour choice
The bathroom door and toilet are bold with Resene Bird Flower and
Resene Pohutukawa... more

Colours from nature
The colour schemes are derived from nature, or from a rock picked up from a nearby beach... more

Evolving palette
The bathroom now has Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Double Tea... more

Seagrass bathroom
The main bathroom is finished in Resene Eighth Napa with a feature wall in Resene Seagrass... more

Ambience
The bathroom is in Resene Pewter for a faded decadent ambience for this room... more

The Art Haus
Resene Spanish White is used on walls and Resene Half Spanish White on ceilings... more

Modern neutrals
Main bathroom is in Resene Double Sea Fog with tongue and groove walls... more

1934 bungalow
Resene Bordello, a warm and cosy colour, complements the tiles and the Resene Alabaster ceiling... more

Family bathroom
This family bathroom features Resene Limerick, Resene Alabaster and Resene Half Napa... more

Preserving history
New build bathroom features the warmth of Resene Alabaster... more

100+ year old villa
The ensuite features Resene Eighth stack with a Resene Quarter Stack bath... more

Colour galore
Resene Wine Berry in the ensuite with Resene Atoll in the main bathroom and toilet... more

Warm and inviting
Resene EzyPaint virtual painting programme helped them choose Resene Remy for the ensuite... more

Classical and timeless
Elegant interior colour scheme of Resene White Pointer and Resene Alabaster... more

Wow factor
Three Resene wallpapers and a blackboard finish using Resene Black in the toilet... more

Bach blitz
Resene Comfort Zone with Resene Perfect Taupe was selected for the toilet... more

Lounge to living
This rental bathroom is in Resene Stone Age with Resene Triple Spanish White... more

1950s bungalow
Resene Sugar Loaf walls with Resene Quarter Spanish White trims... more

DIY adventure
The bright new bathroom is painted in restful Resene Periglacial Blue... more

Stripes in the bathroom
They also used Resene Cloud to paint vertical stripes in the guest bathroom... more

Kiwiana influence
White gloss tiles with Morris and James tiles, Resene Bullitt and Resene Half Spanish White... more

A theme of their own
Resene Alabaster and Resene Black ensuite and main bathroom Resene Strikemaster... more

Home at the beach
The bathroom is Resene Sea Fog with a Resene Daredevil splashback, which they love... more

Love of strong colours
Resene Cranberry features in the downstairs bathroom and Resene Broom in the upstairs one... more

Stunning bathroom
Bathroom in Resene Xanadu with Resene Quarter Spanish White... more

Mix and mingle
In the ensuite Resene Quarter Fossil was a great match with the tiles... more

Transforming the look
Using sealer over the swirling brown Seratone then topcoating with Resene Half Spanish White... more

Refreshed look
The bathroom was refreshed with Resene Tea and new tiles above the vanity... more

Sweet little art deco
Resene Kumutoto graces this bathroom with Resene Soapstone trims... more

Natural neutrals
Resene Half Pavlova complements the cream tiles, mosaic stones and cream wall tiles... more

Vibrant colours
Resene Pelorous features in the bathroom with white bath and vanity... more

Bright spot
Resene Orient, the perfect choice. The blue is so vibrant and perfect for days spent by the beach... more

Natural colours
Their ensuite is painted in Resene Heathered Grey and their bathroom is in Resene Robin Egg Blue... more

Bold earthy colours
Resene Wasabi matches the two decorative tiles in the shower... more

Early 1950s home
The toilet is a fresh, cool blue-grey, Resene Zumthor, which also works well with the Resene Kombi... more

Blue and tiles
White ceramic tiles were chosen to go halfway up the walls which are in Resene Icebreaker... more

As the mood takes
Resene Tasman also features in the bathroom and Resene Spanish White in the toilet... more

Rewarding colours
Ensuite is in Resene Innuendo and the second bathroom is Resene Lemon Grass... more

Designed for adults
Amy's project was to create a family bathroom with an adult look in their newly purchased home... more

1920s bungalow
Resene Half Spanish White in the ensuite and Resene Half Concrete in the bathroom... more

Fizzing
Resene Gin Fizz and tiles opened up the bathroom and made it feel much more spacious and bright... more

English Country
Resene Sandspit Brown has given the room a completely new and luxurious look... more

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Fresh new colours
Time for a bathroom or laundry refresh? Make a splash with fresh new colours... more

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