Splashing dark teal or screaming orange all over your bathroom walls might seem like a good idea this fine evening, but you\u2019ll soon find yourself in dire need to repaint the whole thing. All rushed paint-job decisions are like that. The color that looks good on paper might, in actuality, suffer from poor tile alignment, eye-soaring effects, or mood-crushing intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What color to paint your bathroom is not a decision to be taken lightly or from a single paint swatch. It requires a level of planning that takes into account the lighting, bathroom size, tile work, vanity color, and the overall mood you want to strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nor do you need expert interior design advice; You can be your own in-house expert and, with a little help from a bathroom planner<\/a> tool, find the perfect color to do a complete bathroom makeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ll be the first to admit: I used to think that bathroom planners were something only professional designers used. The kind of software you’d need a degree and three monitors to figure out. Turns out, they’re a lot simpler than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bathroom planners like Planner 5D serve as this surprisingly intuitive test field for your ideas. You can see exactly (and I mean, EXACTLY) what your room would look like in sage green or charcoal blue before committing a single brush stroke. Your own flooring, furniture, vanity, tiles, and all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s everything that Planner 5D brings to the table, along with a few practical pieces of advice on how to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new color won’t live in a vacuum. That soft gray has to get along with your floor tile and that trendy green has to live next to your vanity. And both of them have to survive whatever lighting situation your bathroom currently has going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, the first thing you do in Planner 5D is build a digital version of the room. You can drag-and-drop pre-made elements or simply upload your existing floor plan with everything as is. A PDF, a photo or even a hand-drawn sketch will do the trick. And don\u2019t worry about the measurements, either; the app does its own, pretty accurate measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If there’s one bathroom-painting rule worth remembering, it’s this: Lighting wins every argument. The color on the paint chip is not the color you’ll necessarily get on the wall. Nor is it the only color. Morning light changes it. Evening light changes it. Overhead fixtures change it, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’ve seen warm grays turn distinctly icy. I’ve seen whites turn yellow. I’ve seen beautiful colors become completely unrecognizable under the bright day or vanity light and there\u2019s little you can do about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Color is like that. It\u2019s a live thing that changes depending on the light sources that strike it and the angles at which they strike. Visualize first, mix paint later \u2013<\/em> is my motto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The biggest mistake homeowners make is choosing a paint color before understanding how the room is lit throughout the day,” \u2013 the Planner 5D design team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And you wondered what the name stood for!<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat Are Bathroom Planners (And How to Use Them)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Build the Room Before You Paint It<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2. Check the Lighting Now. Seriously.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
3. Switch Between 2D and 3D<\/h3>\n\n\n\n