Bathrooms can easily be dismissed as the dullest room of the house, but there's plenty of opportunity to play around with material and colour. Interiors reporter Natasha Levy has selected eight striking bathing spaces to learn from.

Unit 662 by Rainville Sangare?
A statement shower screen adds interest to the otherwise greyscale interior of this bathroom, which sits inside a brutalist Montreal apartment.
Made from diochroic glass, the screen casts the cubicle behind in shifting shades of green, coral-orange and aqua-blue. The vanity stand has also been completed in navy blue.
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San Francisco Residence, USA, by Jamie Bush
Blue, gold and white wallpaper printed with aqueous bubbles and streaks covers the bathroom of this San Francisco home, which belongs to a tech entrepreneur. The rest of the home has been completed in a similarly bold aesthetic to avoid seeming "too done and perfect" ? its secondary bathroom boasts ombre walls which fade from pink to blue.
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And Y, Russia, by Eduard Eremchuk
In a nod to the aesthetic of subway stations, architect Eduard Eremchuk used different tiles to deck out this Russian cafe: floor tiles in the main eating area are white, and those in the kitchen are pale blue.
A surprise is offered in the tiled bathroom, where every surface ? including the sink ? features a crazy black-and-white cow print. Simple white tap faucets finish the space.
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