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Really, really, really don't like my master bath paint color. Help!

8 years ago

Looking to warm up my master bath after remodel. Used Sherwin Williams Sea Salt and it feel so cold. Also don't like the way it blends with the tile. thinking I might need a tan or greige?? Our master bedroom is light beige so trying to find complimentary color.

Not crazy about size or quality of sphere lighting and open to suggestions. also trying to figure out if I need a window treatment or something above the windows because they sit sort of low. Thanks.






Comments (22)

  • 8 years ago

    I would just pick a color from your tile... a light creamy color or go a darker from the tile. Even though I like Sea Salt it does look “ off” in pic #3.

    ginatex thanked K Laurence
  • 8 years ago

    Agree -- sort of a very pale greige. I think you want the tile to be the star here, so a quiet wall color seems best.

    ginatex thanked acm
  • 8 years ago

    I actually think it looks really good in your bathroom (I love blue baths and plan to put sea salt in my bathroom so I'm biased). Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter is a really popular and universal greige right now. To me it looks like a warm grey. I would try to stick to a lighter paint color to brighten the room.

    ginatex thanked Sarah
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    I second the first commenter to pick a creamy color from your tile. I would definitely do some kind of window treatment as well. Keep us updated!

    ginatex thanked shadowprovesunshine
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    8 years ago

    Your bathroom remodel came out great!! I love the floors, and that you weren't afraid to go bold, and mix patterns. With that said, the color is completely off. If you want color, you can always put it in with accessories, or art. I am in agreement, that you should paint a light creamy color to lighten the area.

    As for the light fixture, it's wrong because. the shape, round, doesn't allow you to go bigger because your ceiling height it too low. So, it looks like the scale of if it wrong, but it actually isn't because you can't go bigger round. So, I suggest you look for a "squaty" light fixture that is shorter but wider. Here's an example.

    So look for something that has a dimension of say 24" round or oval by 16-18" height.

    ginatex thanked K Interior Design Group
  • 8 years ago

    Try a linen or muslin paint to work with the tan and gray bath and the cream MB

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    I think you already have a sea of beige and the sea salt breaks that up . Why not add some fluffy white towels and sone pale aqua ones a new light above the vanity that actully throws light where you need it not on the ceiling.

    ginatex thanked Patricia Colwell Consulting
  • 8 years ago

    I actually like the contrast of the cooler paint. At least you love the tile though, paint is the easiest thing to change.

    ginatex thanked jj610
  • 8 years ago

    One of the ways to make beige and another color work together is to bring in elements that combine the two colors. An area rug which incorporates those colors and / or a window treatment fabric that does the same. A Roman Shade or a valance that looks like it is a shade would give you the softness of fabric while avoiding the wet areas of the tub. Then add accessories such as towels and art to finish it.

    ginatex thanked risastacy
  • 8 years ago

    You already have a crap-ton of beigeness in there. No way would I add more!! Sea Salt is a beautiful color, but it is muted. Pick something a little bolder.

  • 8 years ago

    Like a bolder blue?

  • 8 years ago

    I am going to add some white Roman shades. Thanks for all the great ideas!

  • 8 years ago

    If you want a bolder blue, Watery by SW was a great color for the bathroom in our old apartment. Get some swatches and play around with colors! Every color will look different depending on lighting. You could get a sample paint color, paint it onto a board, and then take it around the room to see how it changes with light.

    ginatex thanked Sarah
  • 8 years ago

    Hi Ginatex,

    What color light bulbs are you using currently?

  • 8 years ago
    I like your current paint color, like the contrast from all of the beige. It looks clean and crisp.
    ginatex thanked orec3
  • 8 years ago
    I agree with going bolder. I think BM Duxbury Gray would look great.
  • 8 years ago

    Maybe trim out the windows with nice mouldings, they seem so bare, along with some fluffy towels.

  • 8 years ago
    Install your Roman shades to the ceiling. It will finish off the room nicely. You may even like the paint when all is said and done
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    ginatex thanked thinkdesignlive
  • 8 years ago

    Love these shades! So I'm going to try to accessorize with white fluffy towels, artwork, roman shades and new light fixtureI. also love suggestion about vanity lighting going down not towards ceiling. I took those pics at night with my iPad and coloring came out a bit dark. I'm attaching a panoramic pic of most of the room taken in the day with my phone. I'm hoping that I can work with the color Thanks for all the friendly suggestions!!






  • 8 years ago

    Ginatex, I agree with you. I like Sea Salt most of the time but not here.It looks dingy. I think you would be happy with off white walls, a shade darker than the door trim. No reason to keep a color that does not make you feel happy when you look at your new bathroom.

    ginatex thanked emmarene9
  • 8 years ago

    I'd go with the "whitest" color in your tile.