Tired of White Boxes

Interior apartment with ensuite bathroom in bedroom

Church Residence (1941) Primary Bathroom

The 'Boys Bathroom'

The square tiles of the shower walls mimic the squares of the glass-block wall that delineates the bathroom.

A Madrid apartment's bold renovation experiments with a palette of primary colors, including with this yellow bathroom.

Strongly contrasting colors were used to differentiate bedrooms and bathrooms. The master bath is awash in reddish hues with a custom freestanding vanity by Studio Bright.

Pastel blue tile and Driklolor paint in the soft, pink Pillow hue add a touch of playfulness to the kid’s bathroom. A Flower Pot pendant light from Verner Panton hangs above the round mirror and wall-mount faucet.

The guest bathroom.

Mutina ceramic tiles line the bathroom.

Bathroom Tile: The side-by-side bathrooms look out on a private courtyard through floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors. They feature original tile in the sunken showers—one in butter yellow, the other in light gray. “The tiles are heavy, real chunky, and of the period,” says Christopher. He had them completely restored, working alongside the tilers and filling cracks with a porcelain paint pen for two days straight. “For something from 1963, they’re really in immaculate shape,” he says.

The shower room and WC on the lower ground floor is accessed via the utility room, which also features counters by Smile Plastics.

Bath time is never dull for the couple’s two young children, thanks to bright orange Interni tiles by Domus.

The bathrooms tend to feature a slightly more muted color palette, with classic square mosaic tiles in variegated colors for added texture and life on the walls and floor.

The home’s four bathrooms are tiled with custom ceramic tiles in four different colors. The pink upstairs bathroom is the only one with a tub.