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Help with color for bathroom vanity

11 years ago
We have a bathroom from the 70's- speckled robin's egg tile that has to stay. Trying to make it fun, since it is for our girls, and was thinking of painting the vanity and bright color. Looking for paint suggestions. Thanks!

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  • 11 years ago
    or no paint?
  • 11 years ago
    I would leave the vanity white and replace with colorful glass knobs;)
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  • 11 years ago
    Go hot pink. Fun.
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  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Great space! Sometimes working with the older spaces is always the best. I agree with Margo. I would keep the vanity white. Painting it could overwhelm the space. I would definitely get some great knobs. Check out anthropologie, they have great hardware.
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  • 11 years ago
    Great suggestions on the knobs! I also vote keep the vanity white. You will be glad you did in a few years. But the knobs and fun bright accessories are great!!
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  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Another note on keeping the vanity white - it will be so much easier when your daughters decide in a few years they want their bathroom redone! You won't have to worry about a hot pink vanity :)
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Looking at your towel, I'm wondering whether you've seen the shower curtains from Valentina Ramos?

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  • 11 years ago
    I love the color scheme. Can you do cool knobs, then paint walls above the tile one or both colors?
  • 11 years ago
    Lee Valley Tools is another great place for fun knobs (or classy, retro, industrial - all kinds of hardware).
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Wallpaper? I love it in the bathrooms. It doesn't need much and it can be so much fun!
  • 11 years ago
    I like the colored knobs suggestion. What about adding a frame around the mirror and painting it pink?
  • 11 years ago
    Paint the vanity the same color as the bullnose trim.
  • 11 years ago
    I'm in for the pink. Seems fun to get all colorful in here -- there are too many white vanities in the world already, and if kids can't enjoy some sunny color, who can?? Grover's blue would be my second choice (with bright contrasting knobs), but really, I think that towel is a great thing to work from. You could even paint the inside of the shelving unit the yellow, for extra punch. And get a bright green step stool, if your kids are small... Great fun!
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  • 11 years ago
    Love all the ideas - colorful knobs, paint, wallpaper, pink or blue:)))) Can't wait to see what you choose to do and the outcome!
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  • 11 years ago
    acm, I was thinking at painting the back of the shelving unit too but I was afraid that it would show too much the toilet paper. I am curious to know the opinion of nikkimo11 and other houzzers.
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  • 11 years ago
    Hi---Grape or Magenta. Have Fun and Good Luck!
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  • 11 years ago
    About something like this
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  • 11 years ago
    I like the idea of getting some colorful knobs and wallpaper. The wallpaper can have some of the blue in your tile. If you want to paint the vanity, the idea from groveraxle looks really nice. Here are some nice ideas
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  • 11 years ago
    I was trying to find some cute wallpaper,,not so easy in that shade of blue. There was also an article with a butterfly wallpaper.
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  • 11 years ago
    LOVE the wallpaper, printessa!! Looks like Quentin Blake for Roald Dahl! The fussier ones are beautiful but not fun enough.
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  • 11 years ago
    I appreciate all of your suggestions! I will keep you posted of the progress! BTW- You should have seen the "before" before photos!
  • 11 years ago
    groveraxle- that's my front door color
  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago
    Your color palette reminded me of this kitchen/ house shown in a recent houzz tour. Hope it might give you some ideas!
    https://www.houzz.com/magazine/houzz-tour-color-brings-endless-summer-to-a-santa-monica-home-stsetivw-vs~33996726
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  • 11 years ago
    I don't like wallpaper. It is hard to hang in a small bath, harder to keep up and hardest yet to remove. I love the idea of placing an old crusty rococo type mirror up even if it doesn't fit. Painting the walls is a great game changer & unmatched old hardware you might pick up at a thrift store are all good ideas. You can change so much in a bathroom just by picking the right shower curtain and the right towels. If you must paint the vanity use a crackle paint.
  • 11 years ago
    Just hearing the word *wallpaper* makes me cringe. After living through the 90's with every room wallpapered, it makes me shudder at the thought of it's return.
  • 11 years ago
    You know, lifting the single line of blue tiles would not be that hard. Then, you'd have a blank canvas to go with any colors you please, without having to figure out what goes with robin's egg blue :) (I'm assuming the blue tiles we see are the only ones?)
  • 11 years ago
    I love wallpaper and there is some fun stuff out there suitable for bathrooms, especially for kid girls :) But as others have said, it's a commitment at least for a number of years until perhaps the girls outgrow it? But it's a not a huge room, right? So, it's not a huge commitment :)
  • 11 years ago
    i love the blue, gray, and chartreuse wallpaper sample above.
  • 11 years ago
    jennlettswatson, that wallpaper is from Osborne & Little. I found it here http://www.justkidswallpaper.com/collections/blues/products/osbourne-little-cockatoos-kids-wallpaper-1