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What colors Work for Wall?

9 years ago

I just finished painting my tiny bathroom walls white. I have a turquoise chest in the bathroom (this was a DIY project for me) & a green textured mirror above my pedestal sink. The floor is a dk. brown (with soon to be: new baseboard). I need help finding some art that will work hanging above the toilet....the toilet sits in a little aclove kinda...the wall measures 32" across....***disregard the art that is on the wall in the attached image...I was just trying some colors out...:)..I have tried tirelessly to find the right colors for the room....should I go with white??..something dark??...bright colors??..I'm at a loss....Thank-You.

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  • 9 years ago
    I think you need artwork that's "less busy"...you already have a lot going on in there that adding busy artwork will make it look even smaller...a nice light gray would look good behind the toilet...or how about a simple glass shelf above the toilet that you can put a candle on or something for "looks instead of art..
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  • 9 years ago

    Kash, my "white unit" comment might've been misunderstood. I meant that adding more art, etc.. might be best with less clutter on your pretty chest! by storing stuff in a white thing on top of it, that....

    if you like those 2, do it. Grey paint? or semi-temp. removable wallpaper?

  • 9 years ago

    Maybe a wp could introduce grey and turquoise/aqua. Then 1 art to complement the wallpaper.

  • 9 years ago

    I know what I think now. I don't like a med gray accent behind a toilet. But white and grey wallpaper/ stencil maybe, like this. But I'd place a sink rug for interest and of course your art choice instead.

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    Expensive, sold in 2' x 8' but posting cause you like pink! Then put that cool glass shelf there for propped art, a couple LED candles.... a beach item. :)

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    Wallpaper? so why not accent the sink wall? photos of?!

    Or use your current art / handy person lessen the width by cutting it and re-stapling.

  • 9 years ago

    My vote goes to the bright pink beach house, blue sky, water matching chest. It's perfect. Don't worry about the brown of the floor. That's just neutral and does not need to be brought anywhere else in the room.

  • 9 years ago

    christina405

    hey, thanks for your comment...& thanks for addressing the issue I have had with the brown floor...(I felt like maybe that brown needed to be included somewhere)...I need to find 2 robe/towel hooks and place somewhere also, but not sure what would look good..I have a small wall right outside my shower stall that will work....should I get something that is aqua...or pink? ..or go with stainless steel...silver??...

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    Nice job on the chest…one comment I have is I wish the hardward was the same finish as the faucet and not that particular pull…says pantry or kitchen to me.

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  • 9 years ago

    JudyG Designs

    I had not even thought about that..but your right!!! :)...guess I'm gonna have to ask my son-in-law to fill in those 2 holes on each drawer for me & install some different ones...any ideas of what might look better??..

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    [I'm going back to art that you, as OP chose] the couple, strolling along and informal....to me gives 'license' to be shabby chic somewhat....and its lighthearted look.... I liked JudyG's art.

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  • 9 years ago

    HEy -- a faucet is a faucet is a plain old faucet... sort of?

    so repeat your handles in art frame!?

  • 9 years ago

    and a toilet area is just a toilet area! Here's an idea for repeating.

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  • 9 years ago

    Your mirror's green [can't see it well] might be vibe of wood floor...?? if it works ok there, even a bit large, it's ok isn't it?

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    For a transitional bathroom - have you seen wallpaper samples framed? You have the idea with tissue box: seems soft turquoise and soft green are a standard combo.

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    everdebz

    yep. lighthearted...thats what I'm going for!...need that in a bathroom, right? :) I really like the frame you just posted.....is it okay to have the rose-gold on the wall with my silver fixtures?....and yes, the mirror is probably, by decorating rules "too big"...and I know the one that BeverlyFLADeziner posted works better with the pedestal sink...so I am thinking it may have to be changed, but I have always loved this mirror... I will post the wall with the green mirror on it tomorrow (after I get home).....it seems to open up this tiny bathroom too.

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    Love it? I say keep it [you have one person's permission!! as they say]

  • 9 years ago

    A bathroom like yours is smaller than a wide open kitchen, but finishes are mixed in kitchens. And yes - lighthearted in bathroom where we spend early hour, and a late hour of the day! :)

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    Brainstorming with all - what if only a rose frame and blue vase on top of dresser? and blue house art... yes? and doesn't have to be a glitzy frame.

  • 9 years ago

    Scale - true I haven't studied - but came upon this out of ordinary mirror/sink combo!! yo.

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  • 9 years ago

    Kash, that was the idea in posting it. Not to have that look. Your chest isn't like that. But if you wanted to, I suppose new handles... but with a deep teal wash over the turquoise?? That photo isn't light or lighthearted [or lightweight! what a big mirror]

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    I really liked those and the textures.

    Your sink is pretty pedestal....

  • 9 years ago

    everdebz

    I'm sticking with my lighthearted bathroom....although I love...Love...LOVE the brown & white you found...it gives me some ideas for another room...:)..& wow, that mirror must weigh a Ton!!..but the image you posted leads me to have more confidence in "MY" large mirror...I'm sticking with it. And stay tuned, cause I'm gonna post another pic tomorrow of my other wall: one with the mirror...I have to make up my mind though 'bout the wall behind the toilet still....hmmmm

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    everdebz BeverlyFLADeziner I'm posting a few more images of my bathroom. The wall with the mirror & a close-up of the mirror....you can see the texture of the mirror better. (I am patching the drywall in places too)...There is a shower to the left of the toilet, I am going to have to find a shower curtain. And I tried a wall hanging that I received from a friend, but I don't feel it's really working...The turquoise chest is to the left of the entry to the bathroom....I'm looking for a white cabinet to hang above it, to put some of my items in. Stuff that is too tall for inside the drawers. (I have already removed the toilet paper holder that was on the shower stall wall & placed it on the wall to the far side of the pedestal sink...kinda hides it & I like it there better...:)

  • 9 years ago

    Should I hang a white cabinet, brown... what color? above my turquoise chest in my bathroom, that is pictured AT THE TOP OF THIS POST.

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    Since you need a curtain ... what about that for color and/or pattern... solid maybe? IKEA?

  • 9 years ago

    I liked the bird blowing dandelion art fine. Lighthearted as you said! :)

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    Liked the soft burst of gold / Not the heavier metal or wood looks as seems not pretty like your chest esp. and mirror.

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    The curtain could be the thing that leads to the next ... maybe you'll see art at Ikea... or buy items that interest you enough that you could see them hanging in a 3-set [over toilet].... esp. if they each have a shape or color relation to what slight pattern might be in the curtain... ? large enough, then 2....

  • 9 years ago

    If the rest of the room has a eclectic-mix look of art, maybe 2 different looks [same type colors] is ok.

  • 9 years ago

    Likely you'd want a 'sister art set' that are same artist / scenes[subject] yes or no?

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    Okay.....everdebz and BeverlyFLADeziner and anyone that would wish to give me there opinion: I have found the art I wish to hang on my bathroom wall (image of the wall was posted earlier)..#1 is a definite choice!!! (it will be included in the grouping)...... ***I need opinions as to what ones to place in a set of 2 OR should I do 3?????.....AND what color to paint the wall behind the canvas art???....I numbered the art, but be advised #5 was deleted out of the running...Thank You for your opinions!!!

  • 9 years ago

    Just purchased this shower curtain, does it work


    for my re-done bathroom????....haven't found the right art for my wall,

    above the toilet yet....

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    Actually liking 1 piece of art... the peachy stripes seem ok, and are they like the ivory paint at all? Something seems off not sure what... maybe that there's no peach elsewhere [but is there idk??]

  • 9 years ago

    everdebz...which piece of art are you liking?

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    everdebz & I agree..something is not working. The shower curtain I love, but it messed with me when I hung it up. The ceiling is done in a cream..the walls are bright white & white molding then dark floor. No window in this room. I was thinking I would break up the white in this tiny room a bit & hang kind of a "whimsy" shower curtain & add a little pattern....BUT, it didn't feel right....and the art that I was thinking I liked above: together it all seems too busy. This is hard work!! :)

  • 9 years ago

    Any ideas on a shower curtain for this bathroom???

    Ceiling is a cream:


  • 9 years ago
    Here's a few ideas.
  • 9 years ago

    Thank-you. linlac I really like the wall behind the toilet a different color....I like my shower curtain having a window in it...those let so much more light in plus I can see out.....would you mind advising where the bird shower hooks can be purchased?...I am wondering if the room needs tied in with my turquoise chest by painting the toilet wall a turquoise, as you have shown?

  • 9 years ago
    The bird hooks were from Kohl's. I like the wall painted so the art stands out. It doesn't need to match the chest. You could do something closer to the mirror or one of the colors in the art. I like something simple for the shower curtain. You should be able to find a white texture with the see through strip.
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  • 9 years ago

    I agree with most of the post. My personal opinion is going in two directions. Art should stand alone when it is what you like - regardless of what color the bathroom is. It does not have to match. However, when it is meant to match it is either a piece that brings all the colors together or when you have a lot going on a simple piece and color will ground the room. In your case - haveing one that brings the room together will work. Buy a piece that you like a lot - it will amazingly fit well because you've decorated with what you like a lot.

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  • 9 years ago

    I went up to see a good photo of your art/mirror blend of light green... seems the curtain is ok - but what about painting toilet wall peach. Or the art's frame a peachy beige....

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    Remembering an old room with what they called a 'confetti look' - one feature wall had spotted colorful wallpaper and there were, like yours, a few colors spread around. Maybe the curtain hooks could be a shiny-fun turquoise... something more should connect the dots. Actually those bright turquoise balls might work. It doesn't have to match with your informal room.

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    A multi-colored rug/ but the minimum of color, might be another layer. Floor space for this? Idk why, but I'm not sold on painting that back wall.

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    Other than stripe / maybe picking up and enlarging a pattern in the art.... feathery soft circle.... etc. that's what my 'dot' rug was about basically.

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  • 9 years ago

    So, does either one of the shower curtain's, with the canvas art


    I have picked out, work for my bathroom? (sorry about the reflection in the mirror, it is not in the room)....

  • 9 years ago

    4.25" tile art for $19 each.

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  • 9 years ago

    Beautiful soft blue curtain simplified it [same hue basically as chest?]....