Timeless Bathroom in White What you need to know

There are lots of good reasons for having a bathroom in white:

• It is timeless: If you choose a timeless design and timeless equipment for your bathroom, you will enjoy it for a long time to come. You will never tire of a neutral colour scheme and the room is not subject to trends, yet it is still popular because minimalism and Scandi style are always giving white a new lease of life.
• It is easy to combine: White and black are both achromatic colours and stand in strong contrast to bright colours. All colours and shades can simply be combined with white or black.
• It is easy to replace: Virtually every manufacturer has white bathroom furniture and bathroom ceramics in their range. If something should break, it is easier to find a replacement for a product in white than in fashionable colours.

White has lots of nuances. The German RAL Institute (Institut für Gütesicherung und Kennzeichnung e.V.) defines more than 80 different shades of white. The choice ranges from vintage white, through winter white to signal white.

• Generally, the following is true of all shades of white: a hint of yellow brings warmth and well-being into a room. Blue and green variations create a no-nonsense, cooler look.
• Alpine white, also known as sanitary white: Alpine white is a slightly warmer shade of white specially created for bathrooms. It was defined back in 1987 by the European Trade Association for the Sanitary Ceramics Industry. It corresponds to the popular RAL signal white and is seen as very neutral. In bathrooms, the colour exudes freshness, a sense of more space and lightness. Furthermore, it embodies hygiene and cleanliness.
• Matt-white furniture: Matt-white products for the bathroom are a firm fixture in manufacturers’ ranges. They look modern and discreet, and are just as easy to clean and resistant to scratches as the glossy variants. Our tip: compare the matt variants available and ideally choose products from the same manufacturer as matt tones differ considerably from one another.

Important: White is a colour that is very easily influenced by the surroundings. It is not just daylight, artificial light or the orientation of the room that influences perception, but also the material. Even a precisely defined shade of white can look different on different material, such as plastic, glass or ceramic.