Cole & Son wallpaper- paint color

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I need help deciding a paint color for a powder room we are wallpapering.

We want to paint the baseboard, crown molding, and ceiling in this TBD color.

Powder room has no windows, quite small, with dark walnut colored floors. The pantry is across from this powder room and is also a little bold in design so don't want to be too over the top. House is new traditional/transitional.

Some ideas I have

White Dove- already painting interior of the house this color
Mauve pink- match the pinkish color in the flower, I can then use that color for my child's room
Taupe (possibly SW Balanced Beige)- using this color in the mudroom for the cabinetry
Sagy green color- could pull this out from the wallpaper

WALLPAPER- Cole & Son Thistle A Pink/Orange/Parch Wallpaper | DecoratorsBest

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BeverlyFLADeziner

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I do like the green as a border. Half way between the light and dark green in the pattern.

Comments (9)

Mallory Mangini
Original Author
last year
thank you @BeverlyFLADeziner

I think that green you selected looks very soft with the wallpaper, thank you! Our ceilings are 7'8. Question, do you feel like painting a color on ceiling in this small space will make it look heavy? I feel like I am walking myself back to just painting White Dove but makes me worried the room won't feel "complete"
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BeverlyFLADeziner
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I would not paint the ceiling green. Trim green but paint the ceiling to match the background color of the wallpaper or white to match your plumbing fixtures, or even a lighter version of the mauve/pink of the flowers in the paper
Rachel Lee
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Pink!!!
pkpk23
last year
Another vote for pink including ceiling.
Maureen
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What about a soft pink on the trim vs matching wallpaper’s pink and I could see crisp white on ceiling. Add brass hardware and lighting and some greenery. If not dramatic enough, you could tint the white quart for the ceiling and keep adding to get no more than 50% of the pink.

Not a great rendition, but I like its softness and not too matched, but complemrntary.

Not a fan of a green or dark trim, as it will break it up/feel too prominent.
Mallory Mangini
Original Author
last year
@Maureen @pkpk23 @Rachel Lee

anyone have a thought on the below since you were so helpful before

pink paint options

1. BM rose blush

2.BM Rosetta

whatever color chosen will then be used in childs room

also, i am getting opinions to only paint ceiling and keep trim in Benjamin moore white dove. I really like the idea of having pink ceiling, trim, and back of door but maybe this is too much

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Rachel Lee
last year
I think Rosetta
Rachel Lee
last year
Make sure the White Dove complements the background of the paper so the effect isn’t too busy. The paper is the star, everything else should relate back to it.