Have you heard? Avocado bathrooms are back! We take a look at the ‘greenest’ trend of the year and reveal how to incorporate it into your home…
We like to think we were the first to clock green bathrooms were taking over. This summer, we collated some of our favourite designs in an inspiration gallery brimming with ideas; not just in the shade of the fashionable fatty fruit. Forest green, mint, olive – all popular choices. Especially as biophilic décor was a key design trend in 2024 (and it will stay very much on trend this year, too).
Senator bath with feet in Avocado, in a bespoke, special order, £6147, BC Designs.
However, we predict that this year will really see the return of the avocado green. Particularly popular in the 1970s, this hue teased us with making a comeback a couple of years ago, but now we think it’s returning with a bang – covering everything from baths and basins to tiles and accessories.
“We no longer wish to have stark, white sanitaryware that jars with the colour scheme,” says Barrie Cutchie, design director at BC Designs. “From dark emerald to soft sage green, we are seeing the avocado shade everywhere – from walls to bathroom floors, to furniture and sanitaryware. It can be paired with just about every other colour, too, including taupe, reds and pinks. Add in the desire for freestanding baths and it is a winning combination.”
Elements collection, featuring the 1700mm Vermont Olive freestanding stone bath, £1347, Nôsa.
Barrie advises combining splashes of this tone with wood and stone for a rustic space. And if you’re after a more contemporary design instead, you can inject it into playful, striped wallpapers or veined marble tiles for a statement look.
Browse through our avocado suggestions below, and get inspired for your next bathroom renovation…
Inspiration gallery
The Rialto Terrazzo Laguna Honed tiles, from £195 per sq m, available at Real Tiles & Bathrooms, add a playful touch to this scheme. They also pair beautifully with the avocado green basin and the pale pink tiles.Even a light avocado shade can create impact, especially when combined with statement features such as this marble basin and surface. Des Evolution vanity unit in Resina Stone Deckblend Grigio Perla and matt lacquered Pebble Grey finishes with Zefiro deck-mounted basin, priced from £3400, CP Hart.Tactile finishes are on trend at the moment. This Synk Delano wall-mounted basin with splashback in Forest Green, priced £1600, practically begs you to touch it.Opt for a retro-looking freestanding bath in pale avocado for a touch of romanticism and nostalgia. 170cm Painted Bateau bath with enamel interior, in Olive, from £7500, Catchpole & Rye.Choose a striking avocado washstand and place it against dark green geometric tiles for the ultimate contrast. Hoxton Bottle Green Gloss porcelain hexagon tiles, £50.24 per sq m, and Ceppo Sicilia honed marble tiles, from £226.62 per sq m, all Mandarin Stone.How about colour drenching your entire bathroom in avocado green? Pick a darker shade for your enclosure to make it stand out. Tempesta wall panels, £158.99 per 244 x 60cm alloy wall panel, Wetwall.The subtle kit-kat tiles blend beautifully with avocado hues. Kingscliffe House project by Amy Stoddard.Patterned flooring needn’t feel overwhelming. Try subtle floral tiles in avocado green for an elegant design. Wild Botanicals Green tiles, £97.50 per sq m, Clarissa Hulse x Ca’ Pietra.Embrace the marble mania with bold wall tiles such as the Lucca Malachite marble-effect porcelain tiles, from £49 per sq m, Quorn Stone.
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