Bathroom Paint Color Problem

6 years ago

I need help with a paint color for my walls. I've tried SW Stone Lion, Portico, Outerbanks, Studio Taupe, Analytical Gray, Useful Gray, Mega Griege (to name a few). Many looked dull or too pink, etc. I don't want blue or green. I've tried SW Sea Salt, and it looked too blue and yucky with my ivory vanity top.

Let's talk about my vanity top! It's between an ivory and off white, but not white enough to put a true white anywhere in the room. There is a brown veining in it too. I plan on painting the cabinet too as it is quite orange-y.

So far, every color that I've tried (on the walls) does not please me, and to find a shower curtain that has my aqua blue and off white/ivory is just about impossible. I might find a paint color that is sort of ok, but then the curtain looks horrible. I should mention I have no window in the room and changing the lightbulbs from a yellow tone to daylight helped some. My next problem is finding bulbs for a 6 light fixture that is not so bright but not yellow! Any help or suggestions will be GREATLY appreciated! p.s. I'd prefer SW paint colors because I have the paint color deck and BM is too far to travel for me to get samples/cards. Thank you!

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Sherrie

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

Do you have a Lowe's or Home Depot near? They can color match BM paints. I particularly like Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist. It's a really nice gray color that doesn't go blue or green. I have it in one bathroom and love it.

For lighting, we chose the Cree light bulbs (found at Home Depot and Amazon). Very bright and not yellowing.

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calidesign
6 years ago
Your floors appear to be brown, so I don't think any shade of gray will look right. I would use a very light beige/taupe on the walls, and a deeper shade of the same color for the cabinets, similar to the veining in your countertop.
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lisaam
6 years ago
How about one of the so called whites but one which is the very palest of pink. Pink is so much more kind to skin tones than gray, green, or blue.
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Mary Ann
6 years ago
Paint your cabinet white. I think a subtle yellow would be nice. SW Banana Cream.
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Beth H. :
6 years ago
Pale Oak or Smoke Embers or Light Pewter (BM) might work.
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curlybutterfly
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks everyone for your input. After trying several more samples (which I didn't like ....and I tried total of about 16 altogether!) I studied some more palettes & pics online and discovered how much I like cream(ivory) and gray together. I also found fabric to make my own shower curtain that had perfect a combo of those colors(even went with my floor). The biggest plus of all was that either SW useful gray or SW analytical gray looks lovely with my vanity top & trim color( SW alabaster) AND the fabric!! I still want to paint the wood(cabinet), but that will be later(at the moment I like SW smokehouse). When I get it all done I promise to share a pic! For now I'll share a few of the elements(pic shows SW Analytical Gray with SW Alabaster for trim). PRAISE THE LORD!!
simplechoices
6 years ago
Your palette is so pretty! Well done!
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