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Need wall color paint help!

12 years ago

We are getting our floors in the main living areas & kitchen tiled next week. The tile we chose is "Ivetta white" in a pinwheel pattern - see pic here:

Style Selections Ivetta White Glazed Porcelain Floor Tile (Common: 6-in x 6-in; · More Info

Trying to determine a color for the wall. We wanted to go with a gray and chose 'Olympia paint Flagstone': http://www.olympic.com/color/paint-colors/flagstone-d58-3

We painted a small room with this color.I loved it when we were painting it but now it reminds me of the color of stucco/cement. Drab and boring...

Any suggestions?
I was thinking of trying Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore but wanted to stay away from any browns.

Need help - thanks!

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hayleydaniels
12 years ago
Your tile is so neutral you could go with any color you wanted. I'd find a color I liked that had some life to it instead of a drab gray.
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A Blind View, LLC
12 years ago
I agree go with color a soft pastel seafoam , light soft blue, maybe a slate the beauty of paint is its easy to change
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Marlo
12 years ago
I vote for a slate blue...still neutral, but a feel good color and not drab.
It will look great with the flooring you chose.
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Signature Custom Homes
12 years ago
I agree with the blue, it will bring warmth to your bathroom. I would recommend Benjamin Moore Palladian blue. We have also used Revere Pewter before and it was a great neutral - a very transitional color that works well in any room. It all depends on what feel you want your space to have. Pale blues give a room a feeling of spaciousness and invoke feelings of tranquility, while a neutral gray is a clean backdrop that would need pops of color in accessories or fabric used in the room.

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