I think the green looks great, fresh and current. With the rest of the tweaks you plan, it's going to be very nice. It takes a while for our eyes to adjust to something new in our homes, esp a large expanse of color that we aren't used to seeing. Love the shower curtain. I personally, probably would have selected less bold fixtures, but they will be fine, since you obviously like them and purchased them - the shower curtain and art do complement them nicely. I might also look for a longer light fixture to provide more light over the sinks. Is the outlet for the light centered on the vanity?

Color looks super, on my screen. Very nice!

It looks good.

Yes, I would have them repaint. Something about the color doesn't sit right with me.

@Olychick: the electrical over the vanity is off center for some dumb reason. (I say dumb because it and the vanity are from the original ’88 builder; they were just careless.) I’m told we can fake it and center the new fixture, but only if the bacplate was at least 14”W to hide it; backplate on this one is 32”W and it should arrive Tuesday. (I could’ve moved the electrical and done drywall repairs, but this would’ve been a one-off trip for the drywallers and I was trying not to keep hemorraging money.)

Here’s the vanity area without the mockups overlaid…

Look into framing the mirror. I used MirrorMate for all my bathrooms and it has worked out really well.

I would advise repainting walls white. The green makes the vanity top look yellow and drab.

I LOVE the color - agree it looks fresh and very nice.

I don't love the color with the floors. It's also not fabulous with the counter either.

So I understand where you are coming from. However I love the color enough I'd try to work with it. If you are planning on adding a rug to the floor, you have enough floor space that a nice sized rug can both cover up most of the floor's color, AND tie in all the colors from the walls, floor, and counter together nicely.

I'd search for the right rug. I seriously think that's all this room needs to look spectacular.

Yeah, the idea was that the green should help the countertop look less an eyesore, but I’m not sure that happened.

If I were to consider painting white, I have an obvious choice of the whole house color (SW Origami White - right in the sample overlay), the door/trim color (SW Snowbound - which is crisper than the vanity that I didn’t repaint), as well as the color I nixed for the whole house (SW Shoji White- left in the sample overlay)….unless I find the old original white in the garage.

I’m thinking SW Shoji White would probably be the way to go if I repaint. Still undecided, though.

Live life on the edge. Keep the color. If you are not used to color it can be a jolt.

I get it on the off center light fixture, I have one of those also. I think a stud was maybe in the way of true center. I would not frame the mirror and call more attention to it. The shower curtain looks great and will help tone down the amount of green.

Let the cats and guests live with the green. A bathroom is easy to repaint in the future.

Keep the green! It's a gorgeous color, calming and fresh and looks almost velvety on my screen...luscious! Your fixtures are nice choices. Sometimes we have to work with what is in front of us, and that can push us to even more creative ideas. Everything does not need to be matchy-matchy to create a great room. Get a rug that is big enough to cover most of the floor, don't frame the mirror, and don't worry about the countertop. I suspect that the new lighting might change the appearance of the color. Once you get towels, curtain, art, accessories in their it will all come together. Your guests will love it.

I think the white would be WAY worse than the green. It will suck all the life out of the room and you'll be left with a mix of boring blah.

Patriceny, I totally agree. I am so over white/white/white and white and gray.

Have you priced replacing the countertop? It might be surprisingly affordable and will solve the biggest issue, whether you go with green or another color on the walls.

White will make the counter look way worse thsn it does now.

The green is a winner -- it's the countertop that has to go. Even if you paint white, the counter is going to look yellow. Because it is yellow. White walls would make it look like a lemon meringue pie in there.

You can probably replace the counter for not too much money if you look into a laminate, or maybe even something in a pre-fab from one of the big boxes.

Thanks for the timely feedback, everyone. I appreciate it.

I just moved back into the house this afternoon (after being offsite during painting). After cleaning up the bathroom, pulling in some items from the old master bathroom, opening the newly delivered light fixture for the shower area, and just thinking… I’ve decided to keep the green for now. (Admittedly sometimes the jolt of change just freaks me out a bit, and then I calm down- haha)

Now to buy the artwork and shower curtain…and maybe bring in some purple/gold via towels or something. And find better vanity pulls. And maybe eventually less giant bathmats, but this works for now.

@olychick: I thought about replacing the countertop a long time ago, but it seems like lipstick on a pig (of a vanity). It may be worth a ”future food for thought” conversation with my GC, though.

Cawaps has the correct solution for you right now.

I agree to marry the yellow and green to make it look deliberate. Maybe even a yellow rug!

I like the yellow counter and it's not bad with the green (which is very nice). The art that you have in your mockup would smooth it out. Get a different curtain though--one with the ferny greens and soft yellows like the botanical prints.

(Or really embrace it like Cawaps does.)

I don’t love a yellow green in a bathroom and this one certainly makes the countertop look yellow! I would paint the walls a taupe in here . Perhaps a shade darker than in your floor tile but at least you will then only have three colors in this room! The taupe of the floor/walls,the white of the cabinets and the yellow of the countertop. The green you have now is just one too many colors for me in this small space.

I have no way of knowing what your floor color looks like in real life but I think you know what I’m saying. Too much going on here!

I looked at your pics again and was thinking that the area that is the most bothersome for my eye (and I love the green), is the place where the green wall meets the yellow countertop/backsplash. What about removing the current backsplash and finding something with a yellow/green combo to transition the two?
Not sure any of these are perfect, but just some ideas.

I'm not sure what your countertop material is, but it is possible to paint it if it's not stone. I googled "can you paint Corian counters" and got lots of info. Here's an example of a bathroom with travertine floors with walls painted to go with the floors. Color can be added with towels and rugs. Good luck!

LOL I did yellow/green in at least one room ALL MY LIFE. Love it!! As a teen it was my bedroom and later a bathroom. It's a very fresh combo for a bathroom IMPO!! What's with the blue tape..that the part that is bugging me. That and the shower fixture..it makes no sense sooo tall. You could remove the mirror, get two smaller, framed mirrors. But the wall will no doubt need a lot of fixing. The green is very nice and more would not be bad. I think the DARK hardware is throwing things off. Is that the new or the old? With the green I would go with chrome...or a gold tone but not that DARK that's there now. I get that you are just wanting a bit of a lift but the vanity/medicine cabinet/shower surround has you firmly in one era..I think you need to stay closer to it when choosing new accessories for your lift.

Your other option IMO is to paint the walls a soft creamy/ yellow to work with the countertop. This will look like you are working with the countertop, not fighting it. White cabinets, yellow countertop/ walls, travertine floor. Enough different color in this space!

Since it is a guest bathroom, I would seriously consider painting the counter surface. There are fb groups and you tube videos that show how to do it.

Thanks for the thoughts, folks.

• @arcy_gw: The dark hardware was me, changing from corroded chrome to bronze seeking a change (well before green entered the discussion), but I hear you. The vanity pulls…just a temporary repurpose from a rustic built-in cabinet I demoed…until I find what fits here. Shower head is raised recently. Previously it sprayed my chin (I’m 5’9”); now I can wash my hair. without doing squats. (Under most circumstances, this bathroom won’t be heavily used, but it’s been the only bathroom for the last 4mos.) The blue tape on the counter…just contractor notes to self… 😝
• The floors/everything permanent was not me- just what I’ve been living with the last dozen years as a first time owner. The travertine tiles aren’t pretty; more mottled and what I would consider leftovers.
• @lynartist: light yellow could be interesting, but I don’t have a concrete color in this moment, so I’d have to repaint that in future on my own. I might try some yellow acc

Try a soft cream with a yellow tint. Nothing to “yellow or bright! I think it would be more cohesive!

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A lovely plant is always nice😉

Thanks, @lynartist, that does look nice. Now to hunt for color again…

I’ll live with the green until I find the right alternative (potentially until after supply chain shorts iself out; you can’t sample anything but the darkest colors where I am).

So I took a stroll through Sherwin Williams today. If I’m replacing the green and contemplating a light neutral with hint of yellow… I welcome thoughts on these options (my preferred are bolded).

1. SW Maison Blanche
2. SW Natural Linen
3. SW Neutral Ground
4. SW Accessible Beige

Again, unfortunately, due to supply chain it’s not possible to sample anything where I live; would have to buy full gallons at premium price. For now, just doing what I can.

Hmmm

The one you have on the left is the only one I might think could work. This SW Restoration Ivory might also work; it has a bit more depth of color. The paint you used is very shiny! I usually prefer nothing shinier than eggshell on walls( and only in a bathroom!)

A couple other soft yellow/ cream colors you can try.

Thanks for the additional suggestions, @lynartist; I’ll keep chewing on it.

To be honest, showering in the ”green room” feels kind of fresh and cozy and pleasant; it’s the countertop that’s the biggest issue.

You could always spring for a new white countertop and your problem would be solved!

After hanging art and a new light fixtue (oops, need to shop for bulbs!), I’ve decided I truly am going to learn to love the green; they improve the vibe a lot. The counter is still a big wart, but sometimes we have to work with what we have. (In this case… Behold: the last unrenovated room. Haha.)

There will be a towel ring under the single picture seen in the reflection, and I’ll install the new medicine cabinet soon. (Please ignore the blue dishes for catfood; it was dinner time. ✌🏻)

Again, thanks for all the feedback and thoughts on how best to handle this one. They were appreciated.

If you look at the undertones in your hard surfaces (floor and countertops) you are dealing with a pinkish beige in the floor and yellow on the countertop. I don't think it works to try and use every color on the color wheel (red-brown on the floor, yellow on the countertop, now blue yellow on the walls). So the green works with the countertop, obviously, being green walls (= blue+yellow). So you could paint the floor, like with a garage paint, that is tough as nails. Then I think you'd be much happier with your green walls.

I think your undertones in your trim is throwing things off too. In fact, if you get your hands on a Sherwin Williams paint fan deck, they set up their colors in the color wheel format: purple-blue-green-yellow-orange-red) which is fabulous obviously. So you find paint that matches your fixed elements (floor and countertop) and then select colors from their "neigborhood", in your case, you'd be hanging on the yellow-orange-red side of the deck. It is when you try to match opposite sides of that paint fan deck that you run into the issues you are seeing with your room colors.

White also has the same undertones. So again, if you are using a "blue" white like snowbound, you will run afoul of your yellow countertop. You might be happier with a more yellow white like Westhighland white.

By the way, the green paint has a blue-ish tint to it, so a warm white, like the countertops, won't look as good. It will make whatever the brown element look tired and old.

If you leaned into a warmer green, more of an olive, it would be more cohesive, but that won't address the color in the floor. You would have to "lean into" the color of the fixed elements if you aren't going to replace them.

Next time you go to the paint store, especially Sherwin Williams, look at their paint chip color wall and notice the color wheel in their display. And if you are picking colors from opposite ends of that wall, just know you might have issues.