Honor notes that clients are often “drawn to pieces that work tonally to the colour scheme in the bathroom, which aide in the restorative atmosphere while lifting it and creating a focal point.” Certainly, artwork is not only a useful way to add to your experience in the kitchen and bathroom, but it can also form the basis of the design scheme. If you know you want to feature a red painting in your kitchen, for example, you may choose to have red as a featured colour throughout the room. You can also choose to create contrasts with the artwork you select; Honor opts for plates in soft, painted environments, but soft canvases in tiled, colder spaces.
Lonika takes a different approach, often opting for black and white prints in bathrooms, “they are grounding and give balance to the other colours in the room,” she notes. But still, she says, levity can be found in loos by using “fun, bold shapes and art forms, that stand out well against tiling and stone.”
We’ve taken a look through the House & Garden archives to find the best uses of artwork in kitchen and bathrooms, to inspire your next project. And remember artwork can always be changed as your tastes and needs change. Bored of your kitchen or bathroom schemes? Why not try swapping the art between the rooms and seeing how it looks…