Bathroom With Dark Floor And Light Walls . With dark flooring, the rest of the bathroom has the opportunity to shine in contrast, with often bright and detailed wall textures, unique cabinetry and fixtures, and occasionally a whole room theme centered on the flooring hue. For the walls we chose downpipe by farrow & ball and decided to paint the door and skirting in the same colour, creating tranquility and simplicity. 32 Bathrooms with Dark Floors from www.homestratosphere.com Bert & may ) metallics add glitz, and are the perfect foil when you have a dark bathroom scheme. Against the original brilliant white floor the dark walls and woodwork were too stark in contrast so to soften the transition we went. Generally the darker tile is better on the floor for the reasons mentioned above (not show the dirt etc.) and because it has more visual weight to 'ground' the room.