21 Burgundy Bathroom Ideas for a Deep, Dramatic Look

I used to think red belonged anywhere but the bathroom. Too loud, too much, too likely to feel like a diner booth. Then I started noticing burgundy, the grown-up cousin of red, the one that read like a glass of good wine instead of a fire engine.

Burgundy is deep and dramatic, and it turns a small, forgettable room into the most confident corner of the house.

Below, I will walk you through 21 ways to wear it, from the darkest oxblood to the odd-couple colour pairings that somehow work. Steal the one that makes you lean in.

1. Dark Burgundy Bathroom

Burgundy with the lights turned low. Think walls the colour of a cabernet held up to candlelight, almost black in the corners, glowing where the light hits.

Soft brass warms the mood better than chrome, so pair the walls with a brass tap on a white pedestal basin and a honed limestone floor. For the paint, a deep oxblood like Farrow & Ball Preference Red, carried floor to ceiling, is the whole move. One brave colour, done.

2. Deep Burgundy Bathroom

Deep burgundy wants to envelop you. The trick is matte, not gloss: a chalky limewash finish on the walls swallows the light and makes the room feel older and softer than it is.

Pair it with cream large-format tile on the floor so the room can breathe. A warm 2700K bulb keeps the wine tones rich instead of muddy. Little Greene Baked Cherry is the shade I would reach for, brushed on thick.

3. Maroon Bathroom

Maroon leans browner than burgundy, the colour of an old leather armchair, and it suits a traditional panelled room. Get it with a maroon lower wall, Benjamin Moore Pottery Red, above a warm oak vanity. Start with the panelling.

4. Wine Red Bathroom

Wine red is burgundy at its most saturated and joyful, a proper pour of Bordeaux across the walls. This is the one for people who are tired of grey and ready to commit.

I would run the colour onto the ceiling too, because a wine-red ceiling over wine-red walls feels like a jewel box. Sherwin-Williams Fireweed gets you there.

Add unlacquered brass fixtures that will patina, and a single potted fern for a note of life.

5. Oxblood Bathroom

Oxblood is the darkest, most serious burgundy there is, a brown-red with real gravity. It flatters a windowless powder room because it leans into the dark instead of fighting it.

Use it on everything: walls, trim, even the vanity, in a satin finish so it does not go flat. Little Greene Baked Cherry or Behr Dark Crimson both land here. One matte-black tap, a round mirror, nothing else competing. That is the whole trick.

6. Merlot Bathroom

Merlot is burgundy with a softer, dustier edge, smoky and faded, like velvet that has seen a few dinner parties. A tadelakt wall (that smooth Moroccan plaster) in a merlot tone turns the room into one seamless surface. Travertine underfoot.

7. Burgundy and Blue Bathroom

Here is where it gets fun. Burgundy and blue sound like they should clash, but a deep wine and a dusty, greyed blue are old friends, both muted, both moody.

Split them: burgundy on the lower half in a zellige tile, a soft slate blue on the upper walls, think Farrow & Ball De Nimes. Roughly half and half, so neither wins. A brass shelf ties the two together. Unexpected, and so good.

8. Burgundy and Pink Bathroom

Pink and burgundy are the same colour grown up and growing up together, and tonally they sing. This is the romantic, slightly Parisian take.

Try a dusty-rose wall, Farrow & Ball Sulking Room Pink is perfect, with a burgundy vanity and burgundy floor tile underneath it. The pink keeps it light, the burgundy keeps it from going twee. A fluted pink glass sconce is the detail worth hunting for.

9. Burgundy and Gold Bathroom

If you want glamour, this is it. Burgundy and gold is the pairing of a hotel bar you never want to leave, rich, warm, a little decadent.

Keep the burgundy dominant on the walls and tile, then let the gold arrive only in the metal: an unlacquered-brass tap, a gold mirror frame, a gold towel rail. Benjamin Moore Caliente on the walls.

The rule is restraint. The gold should feel earned, not sprayed on every surface in the room.

A dark marble counter, green or black, keeps all that shine from tipping into gaudy. Think jewel box, not jewellery shop.

10. Burgundy and White Bathroom

Here is the crispest, freshest way to do burgundy, and the easiest to live with.

The white stops the wine from feeling heavy and makes a small room feel twice the size. Classic combo: burgundy walls or burgundy subway tile, bright white vanity, white hex floor. Dulux Red Stable against clean white gives that bistro energy.

Pro tip: use a crisp white grout, not grey, so the contrast stays sharp.

11. Burgundy and Gray Bathroom

Grey is the burgundy whisperer. A warm greige takes the drama down a notch and makes the wine read as sophisticated. Try Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter on the upper walls, burgundy tile below and a burgundy vanity. Grey carries, burgundy is the heartbeat.

12. Burgundy and Black Bathroom

For the drama lovers. Burgundy and black is the moodiest room on this list, a late-night, speakeasy kind of space that feels wrapped in shadow.

Go burgundy on the walls, black on the floor and the shower frame. Matte-black tile, black tapware, and Little Greene Carmine on the plaster above.

The one thing that saves it from the cave effect: a big mirror and a warm bulb, so the dark stays cosy, never grim.

Keep a glint of brass on the tap and the handles. A little warm metal is what stops all that darkness reading as heavy.

13. Burgundy and Cream Bathroom

Cream is softer than white and warmer with wine, which makes this the gentlest version of a burgundy room. It is the colour story of a Nancy Meyers kitchen, moved into the bath.

Pair creamy limewashed walls, Bauwerk or Backdrop both do a lovely one, with a burgundy vanity and a burgundy-and-cream chequerboard floor. Aged brass fixtures tie the warmth together. Everything here should feel buttery, not brisk.

14. Burgundy and Navy Bathroom

Two deep, serious colours, and together they are properly handsome. Navy and burgundy share the same richness, so the room feels tailored, like a good wool blazer.

Balance them evenly: navy on the vanity and lower wall, burgundy on the upper walls, Farrow & Ball Brinjal up top. Keep the metals brass to warm the whole thing up. This is the library-ish burgundy, and it ages beautifully.

15. Burgundy and Orange Bathroom

Bolder than it sounds, and warmer than almost anything else you could do. A terracotta orange beside a deep burgundy is all sunset and spice, the kind of room that feels like a warm hug.

Run burgundy on one big surface and a burnt-orange zellige across the shower, roughly half each so both read clearly. A rattan stool and a raw-oak shelf keep it earthy and un-fussy.

16. Burgundy and Red Bathroom

Tonal, confident, not for the faint-hearted. Layering a true red against burgundy is a warm monochrome move. Use burgundy as the base, Farrow & Ball Radicchio, then a poppy red on the vanity. Keep the floor oatmeal so the reds shout.

17. Burgundy and Green Bathroom

Burgundy and green are complementary on the colour wheel, which is a fancy way of saying they make each other look better.

This is the botanical, old-world pairing I would pick first. Deep burgundy walls, Little Greene Baked Cherry, with a forest-green vanity and green tile in the shower, roughly even. Benjamin Moore Forest Green on the cabinet.

Keep the green as deep as the wine, both proper jewel tones, so the pairing reads rich rather than Christmassy.

Add a trailing pothos and brass taps, and the room feels like a conservatory after dark.

18. Burgundy and Sage Bathroom

Sage softens burgundy the way a grey does, but with a little garden freshness. It is the calmest green-and-wine combination, more spa than drama.

I would do sage on the upper walls, Farrow & Ball Card Room Green, and a deep burgundy zellige tile across the lower half of the room. The sage keeps it breezy, the burgundy grounds it. A honed-marble shelf, a wall-hung basin and a matte-black tap keep it current.

19. Burgundy and Mustard Bathroom

Pure 1970s revival, and I am here for it. Mustard yellow and burgundy is retro, warm, and full of personality. Go burgundy on the lower wall, mustard above, warm brass fixtures, and a terrazzo floor speckled with both.

20. Burgundy and Brown Bathroom

The most natural, earthy pairing of the bunch, two warm tones that were practically made to sit together. It feels like leather, timber, and a good single malt.

Lean into materials: a chocolate-brown wood-panelled wall, a burgundy painted ceiling or vanity, and a travertine floor between them. Sherwin-Williams Carnelian on the burgundy parts. Everything matte, everything warm, like a well-worn study.

21. Burgundy and Copper Bathroom

Copper is the warmest metal there is, and against burgundy it practically glows. This is a cosier, more lived-in take on the burgundy-and-gold glamour, with a handmade edge.

Keep the walls a deep wine, Benjamin Moore Dinner Party, and let a hammered-copper basin be the star. A little copper shelf, a copper tap, aged and un-shiny.

The burgundy does the volume, the copper does the sparkle. Warm on warm, and it works every time.

Which Burgundy Bathroom Style Is Right for You

If you have a tiny, dark room with no window, lean all the way in: oxblood, deep burgundy, burgundy and black. Dark rooms love dark colour, and fighting it with pale tile only makes them feel smaller.

Craving something you can live with for a decade? Burgundy and white, burgundy and cream, or burgundy and grey are the gentle ones, bold enough to feel designed, calm enough to never tire of.

Want a room with a real point of view? The odd couples, burgundy and green, burgundy and mustard, burgundy and blue, are where the magic is. I would pick green and burgundy every time, but the mustard one would make me smile each morning.

Burgundy Bathroom Remodels, Answered

Is a dark burgundy bathroom a mistake in a small room? No, often the opposite. A deep colour blurs the edges of a small room, so the walls recede and the space feels wrapped rather than cramped. Keep the floor and ceiling in the mix.

How much does a burgundy bathroom cost to pull off? At the low end, two tins of good paint and a new tap will transform a room for very little. Mid-range means retiling one surface, usually the shower.

A full remodel with new vanity, tile, and a freestanding tub is the splurge. Paint first, it is the biggest change for the least money.

What is DIY and what needs a pro? Painting walls and ceiling is a weekend you can do yourself. Swapping a tap or a mirror is a Saturday. Tiling a wet area and moving plumbing are jobs for a tiler and a plumber, every time.

Which material is worth spending on? The tile and the tap. A handmade zellige or a real stone floor is what makes the room read as considered, and an unlacquered-brass tap only gets better with age. Save on the accessories, not these.

What do I ask the tiler for? Bring a photo and the exact tile spec: shape, size, material, colour, and finish (say “4×4 burgundy zellige, glossy” rather than “red tile”). Ask about the grout colour too, and tell them where you want the cuts to land.

Start with one wall and one tin of wine-red paint. Live with it for a week, and I would bet you end up wanting the whole room. Go on, pour it on.