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Masterbath help

5 years ago

I am doing a remodel of my master bathroom and would love help figuring some things out. This forum has helped me with my decorating in the past.


first order of business is figuring out what color to paint my current cabinets. I am attaching pictures of the granite and tiles I am thinking of using for the floor and shower.




The tile isso hard to get a good picture of. Would you go dark as contrast to everything else which will be pretty light or medium tones in both tile and granite or some form of white?

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  • 5 years ago

    It is difficult to say without being able to see the colors in person, but I think if you chose a floor tile that was darker (a mid-tone that is in the granite) you could get away with not painting the vanity. If you really don't like it and want to paint it, I'm sure you could find an off-white that would work with the granite and a darker floor tile. Alternatively, if a lighter floor color is important to you, paint the cabinet a gray or greige that works with the floor and granite. I personally don't like light floors because they show dirt more.

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    • 5 years ago

      The tiles don't go with the granite - on my screen, the tiles are cool toned, while the granite comes off as warm toned. Try a solid tile, one of the mid-tones in the granite.

    • 5 years ago

      I would paint the cabinetry one of the lightest tones in the granite. The floor tiles should match two colors in the granite.

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    • 5 years ago

      Thank you sammie, I see what you're saying about the colors. In person they seem to go together better than it's showing in the pictures. I appreciate your reply though.

    • 5 years ago

      Thanks Felizlady I will look through my paint decks.

    • 5 years ago

      I had originally planned on keeping the vanities the same as they are without painting them and picked out a tile that went with the current cabinet color. I really don't like the glazing and color currently, but does go well with the granite.

      Here are pictures of current, second pic is more accurate of the cabinet color.




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      I'm going to go look at tile some more today. I've been having trouble finding ones that have a warmer undertone. I really want to keep it on the light side since I will probably use it in the shower too. I'll keep you all updated.

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    • 5 years ago

      Any luck Cubby?

    • 5 years ago

      The undertone in my stone is hard to find in tile. At least ones I like for my space. I found one that was very slightly warmer than the one I showed and it was so boring we both were like “meh”. I’ll keep you updated.

    • 5 years ago

      The tile in this picture is really good with the color of the vase but I’m not in love with the blue grey veins in it. So hard to get accurate pics.

    • 5 years ago

      Base not vase as in the base color of the granite.

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      5 years ago

      Don't select a distinctively marble looking tile, those tones are a part of the look. There are plenty of very light tiles that will work. Look at Happy Floors lines in a tile showroom.

    • 5 years ago

      I follow Tabarka Studio on IG and they have some beautiful tile, but I think it won’t be inexpensive. They are in Scottsdale.

    • 5 years ago

      I will check into both of those lines thanks.

    • 5 years ago

      Just make sure your floor tiles are not too slippery when wet - safe and beautiful is best.

    • 5 years ago

      So true, I am being careful of that for sure.

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