Trend #8: Pale Lavender and Polished Nickel
Pale lavender is experiencing a powerful renaissance in high-end design, stepping away from juvenile associations and emerging as a profoundly elegant, ethereal hue. Because lavender sits on the cooler end of the color spectrum, it inherently possesses recessive qualities; walls painted in this delicate shade appear to retreat, widening the hallway or powder room.
Paired with the silver, mirror-like finish of polished nickel, this combination creates an environment that feels exceptionally clean, crisp, and filled with oxygen.
Polished nickel is crucial here because it reflects significantly more light than brushed or matte metals, acting almost like a secondary light source. To make your small bathroom feel remarkably larger, paint the upper walls pale lavender and install a large mirror framed in polished nickel above the vanity.
Add matching polished nickel sconces on either side. The light from the sconces will bounce off the mirror, hit the reflective nickel surfaces, and wash over the recessive lavender walls, multiplying the available light and creating a brilliantly expansive, serene atmosphere.
