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Need to match those tiles!!

Hi everyone! My husband and I bought a house 4 years ago and we had to redo pretty much every room to our taste. Now we want to redecorate our ugly ducky bathroom and i'm stuck with the color picking because of those green tiles. We don't want to take it off since it would be too much of a job and budget busting. I tought about putting a greyish taupe color with eggplant and green accents. I don't want to paint yellow or green. Any suggestions?

Comments (17)

  • 13 years ago
    No light purple either... It's not manly enough for my man lol!
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Hi Christiane!
    Instead of replacing that green/gray/blue tile, you could add to it! You could easily add an accent stripe of beautiful tiles above where the existing tile ends around the tub. If you do a mosaic accent, you could then choose one of the colors from the mosaic and use it as your wall color, to make everything work together. Below are some examples of how you can introduce a new color with a mosaic border. Hope this helps you and gives you some ideas!
  • 13 years ago
    take out about 5 tiles and replace with an eye catching accent/decorative tile
  • 13 years ago
    Thanks Susan this is a great idea, i might look around to find something similar! And Leo, it would be nice but i would have to find the exact same grout and also scared to break other tiles surrounding?
  • 13 years ago
    Here is another other pic of my bathroom... By the way, we want to change the countertop and the door handles
  • 13 years ago
    I would choose the granite for the counter before choosing a paint color. I would not select one with green in it b/c then you will be stuck if you do decide to replace the tile. I would go to more than one granite shop because they usually all have different granites. As Babara Griffith stated, you can ask to see the remnants and usually, the shops will discount those for a small bathroom job. Be sure to take a sample home before you decide because lighting can make them look different than in the store. I also had a sample crumble in my hand one time. If you paint before you choose the granite, you will limit yourself to what you select and there are some amazingly beautiful granites available.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Barbara is so right! The best way to minimize the tile is to paint the walls the same colour, just a shade lighter. All trims should be white. I would recommend lots of fluffy white towels and a white tub mat. If you have a window use a white California Shutter
  • 13 years ago
    Wow thanks for the tips! I will put this in my ideas book for sure, need to get my counter first ( why didn't I tought about this one!)
  • 13 years ago
    Yes my fixtures def need a change up!
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Choose a lined woven wood Roman shade for this window...outside mount, a tad wider than your trim and hang high above the window so that when they are pulled up the lower edge just covers the top of the window frame..make the window look larger. You can purchase these at Lowe's. They have readymade (probably won't fit, but maybe) take one home just to see the effect.
  • 13 years ago
    copper and gold look great with that tealish color and would pop as accents. Using a light beige or off white would allow the eye to be drawn up and lighten the space. And with some nice matching light fixtures you'd be able te get away cheap without spending a ton of money (except on some nice countertops). Additionally, you could use some honey oak accents to make the space warm up a bit without being overpowering.
  • 13 years ago
    Wouldn't the off white clash with my white cabinets?
  • 13 years ago
    Not if it's just barely off white and a cool off-white no warm colors that would make it feel cramped. So I guess my beige suggestion doesn't fly... ;)
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Christiane, we have an awesome custom mosaic designer on our website that allows you to make your own mosaic design using any and all of the tiles we carry, I actually used it to create the examples I showed you. It's a really fun tool and can help inspire you. Here's a link to it, play around and have fun! http://www.susanjablon.com/designer/mosaic-designer.html
  • 13 years ago
    What do you guys think about this? I would paint the walls the light eggshell color and buy charcoal accessories...
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    If I can be of any help to you please let me know how! Susan