I prefer the charcoal also.

Second guessing my shades choice. Argh!

If you love color try going with a nice simple but colorful wallpaper. Maybe even a floral design!

Ok. Disregard the last options I posted. This manufacturer cannot do a slim headrail. These shades would stick out too far and not be within my window frame. Walking away... Now back to the paint color...

No second guessing necessary! With the tiles (those ... tiles!) I think you made the right choice. Now breathe in, and breathe out slowly ;-)

I like the first one a lot.

Is part of the challenge the mirror reflection? You'll rarely see the room from the angle that you're doing the mock-ups from. Most often the door will be shut unless you're walking into the room, and in that case I would imagine you'll be looking at the place you're headed: the toilet, not the mirror!

What gets reflected when you're sitting on the can and when you're looking in the mirror? That's the view you'll most often have!

I’ve been following but haven’t contributed as everything was covered. One idea I had that I have not seen suggested is possibly getting a shade that is color matched to the wall color. It would disappear when down and not compete with the floor.

I think that would look very cohesive and present as a single space, not chopped up with all the varying surfaces.

I would go with a mid-century modern look, with floating shelves.

Breathing in... breathing out...

At this point, I'd wait for the shade to arrive since you are still so conflicted on colour.

Hi! I've also been following along, but I can't remember if this has been suggested and eliminated. What about really dark green walls? It seems like you might be able to find a color that would relate to both the darkest green in the wallpaper and the greener tones in the floor. Something like this:

I can't wait to see where you end up because your finished rooms are always so fun and quirky and you have the ability to pull things together in a really creative way that my brain never could. It's really fun to watch! :)

lindsey: This is the view when sitting. I think I might paint the man a lighter color so he doesn't blend too much into the dark wall. It'll be great to have the new mirror centered on this wall.

Laura: My stairwell actually has the color you described. BM Knoxville Gray - It's a greenish gray. This color would probably work well in the PR, but I feel it may be too expected. maybe?

I was wondering if it would be too matchy for you, but I keep coming back to it when I look at your floor. Love the color in your stairwell!

ETA: You could bring in the unexpected with your ceiling. I love the idea of critters peaking down.

I'm sort of hoping you wimp out a little and don't go quite so dark. With the tile, I think it's all looking too dreary. Dark is a fine idea, but maybe not quite so intense and with white trim. Of course this is just my opinion. I love the other rooms you've done, so you have a good track record for getting it right, but this one concerns me a little. In the past, you've had a lot of really bold ideas, but in the end, you usually pull back just a little and the results have been great - fun but not something one would tire of in a month.

Amoeba, do you like the pic of the bathroom Laura posted today? I think it looks great. As you might guess, I love the white trim with the white sink with the white in the art. Those make the dark paint look cool, modern, and dramatic - but not dreary.

What about trying a darker charcoal, almost black - such as BM Cheating Heart. A test might be worth it. Would be super dramatic.

keep breathing Amoeba.

Yes for stairway that color for entry. The bathroom can be painted a hunter green. U would see the head good.

I think I may have to send my husband for paint swatches next time. I'm starting to feel guilty every time I go in and only leave with swatches.

No worries, I do this all the time!

One of our local paint stores does not allow people to take samples. One of the major brands. Ridiculous.

I see so many warm colors in your floor. What about something like SW Urbane Bronze? It does have some gray tones but it's warm as well.

katinparadise & Ann: I looked at Urbane Bronze. It's a lovely color, but has too much brown in it for me.

I think you will love that Cabernet. Has just the right touch of purple, but enough Chroma to get the tone you want.

The room that Laura posted is beautiful, but of course the floor in that pic is a nice neutral black/white. I feel about the green like I do about the Cabernet, imo it your tiles will not do it any favours and vice versa. I think that if you'd really want a colour like that, you'd need to tackle the floor.

I had some gray paint (Behr Shadow Mountain) left over from painting the vent in my office, so I slapped some on the wall. I put some up on the left, but then thought it would be too shaded under the sink, so put some more up on the right as well. I think it makes the floor look less orange, which I like, but still letting it percolate. The Kendall Charcoal is percolating as well...

"I think it makes the floor look less orange". YES!!!

That gray looks black on my monitor, so I must not be seeing it correctly.

Tile work is a fairly manageable DIY job. We aren't DIY people, but we have quite successfully put in new tile a few times.

I like it, tt really looks planned out.

I would love to replace the tile and even looked at some period-appropriate styles at one point. I’m pretty certain that moving this toilet to get to the tile will cause more headaches than it is worth. I don’t want to mess with old plumbing if there is no urgent need.

Sometimes it is possible to tile over tiles without moving the toilet. I have no idea if this would work in your case...

If you're keeping the current ones, well, you know what my preferred wall colour is :-)

Did you see this pic in a Houzz story the other day? Made me think of your dilemma. Gorgeous. Gotta love the Ingo Maurer wall lights too.

It’s like a giant gemstone!

Unfortunately the PR is still in rough shape, so this beauty won’t be hung for a while. Still a bit of repair work to be done.

I think I’ve decided on a color for the walls - probably BM Amherst Gray. It’s on the same color card as Kendall Charcoal, just a tiny bit lighter.

And the window shade will be delivered this weekend!

Since we’re traveling this weekend my hope is to get everything together the following weekend. Fingers crossed!

That's a nice color. My daughter just painted her entire home interior, with the help of a designer. She used Gray Owl on most walls. Then the designer jumped off of that color strip for the accent color of Chelsea Gray in a couple spots and Amherst Gray for the interior of the front door. The house is very open so each color was very visible to the other. It worked out nicely and the Amherst Gray is a very nice gray.

Amoeba, you surprise me. There's no Benjamin Moore over here, so I had to look online. The Amherst Gray seems a bit, er, tame to me. Could be the monitor, but after I googled it, there were all these transitional spaces done in this colour. I fear it lacks the drama that you were looking for and I'm not sure it goes with your fun personality and dito house (read on, though). Did you try a patch in the PR?

The mirror is a stunner, I love it. Combined with some funky art (on the ceiling???) and the scary head it will give you plenty of pizzazz - it may be enough to uplift the more subdued grey. I'd probably do something crazy with the head, then, like painting it a bright pink or green or silver. Not gold, cause we want to forget the floor, not emphasise it :)

Kept thinking about your attraction to BM Amherst Gray. The thing is, it's so very different from what you were drawn to earlier, like the in-your-face purple. It also looks less dramatic than the grey you had in your foyer before you switched to white. If you decided to go for something more subdued, then it's probably a lovely colour (I really can't tell from my monitor), assuming that it goes with the tiles. As I said yesterday, you can jazz it up. However, if you feel like you have to settle for a colour, or if you lost your nerves (?), you may want to keep looking.

Hope you're having a lovely weekend!

Amoeba, found this removable wallpaper on Etsy and thought it could be super fun on your PR ceiling.

Top left color is Knoxville Gray - my original foyer color
Top right color is Rockport Gray - my next foyer color with the Fornasetti faces
Bottom left color is Cabernet - the purple I tried on
Bottom middle color is Kendall Charcoal -
Bottom right color is Amherst Gray -

The lighting is not ideal this morning, so here's a photo without artificial light and one with.

lisalane: That's a cool wallpaper! I will definitely keep it in mind in case my artist friend backs out on making something for me. The ceiling really needs some pizzaz.

"minus the beautiful floor and molding" LOL! It's hard to judge from a monitor, both Kendall and Amherst look good with the floor to me. The paint in the picture that you just posted is quite a bit darker than the Amherst, though. I'm not sure you will have that wow-effect as that PR provides, especially because the white floor sets it off even more.

On the other hand, doing all the walls will make the colour darker, and maybe you would indeed find the Kendall too dark for your taste. You seem to really like the Amherst, so why don't you just try it? If you find it a bit meh after a while, repainting it will not be a major job.

I wish I were at the painting stage in this project. I haven't had much time to prep the walls and trim. I think with everything being all one color, you'll be able to see the imperfections even more. I really dislike prep work. I've been dragging my heels a bit.

On a brighter note, the window shade has arrived!

Sounds like you have a good plan. I'm sure it will be great as all your other rooms have been.

Don't do glossy, a satin finish shouldn't be bad. Face the fear & do it. You'll be glad u did.