I lived in a bathroom like yours for 20 years, the dark beadboard on the bottom and linen white above. Also had the oak cabinets.

After Katrina when we started to update as we'll be selling the house, I first painted the upper walls RH Silver Sage (BM Gray Whisp), then I painted the beadboard white. We are going to replace the lower cabinet with a white vanity when it comes time to remodel the entire house for sale.

I can't tell you the major difference in makes in having that beautiful silver sage with white in the bath. It's amazing. I'd send photo's, but it's not finished because I just got as far as painting and we never finished the molding yet so it's not very pretty!!

Believe me when I say, a color at the top and white at the bottom will be so much nicer. If you replace your cabinets and mirror to white it will be striking.

There was a lady who had just such a bath that was stunning, but her posting was very old and the forum deleted it so I can't refer you to it.

However, there are some other folks on this board who have posted photo's with beadboard. If you go to the decorating forum and ask for people to post their photo's, they will. Good luck. Can't wait to see it finished.

Thanks! It's nice to hear that it worked well for someone. I have to go check out that Grey Whisp paint color.