Graphite and black: a moody modern bathroom

Graphite sits between chrome and black: it hides water marks and fingerprints far better than polished metal, and it softens next to warm stone or oak. Here the GROHE Rainshower SmartActive 310 Cube head shower, the Eurocube SmartControl thermostat and the Essence basin mixer share the same brushed finish.

The VITRA Outline bowl in matt black and the Metropole Rim-ex wall-hung WC carry the dark note into the ceramics. Rim-ex pans have no hidden rim for dirt to collect under, so black stays black with an ordinary wipe.

Balance it with light walls and one warm material, timber or a beige stone, so the dark pieces stand out instead of closing the room in.