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Need help with master bath. Quick!

13 years ago
We are renovating our first home from top to bottom. We are having to pick paint colors this week. Our master bathroom is the only room I am having trouble envisioning. My husband is pretty set on a grey tile of some sort in the shower. I need help picking a paint color, and also, what tile to use on the floor and bathtub surround. We are planning to expand our family in the near future, so the easier the maintenance the better. As far as paint colors go, I tend to lean towards blues, blueish greens, and turquoises. The adjoining master bedroom is going to be a dark gray with hints of brown (BM Chelsea gray or BM Sparrow). Any suggestions would be very much appreciated! I am running out of time and do not have a vision for this bathroom!

Comments (17)

  • PRO
    13 years ago
    probably need a bit more information on how far up the walls you will tile and what shade of grey in the shower! grey and teals and blues and greens go beautifully together!
  • 13 years ago
    He likes darker grey tile for in the shower. We aren't sure exactly how high up for the tile around the tub. We will have to ask our tile guy, but if I had to guess probably around 6 inches above the bottom of the window.
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    If the tile is dark, I would go with a light sea green mist, this is BM Night Mist
    Woodmeister Master Builders - Bathroom · More Info
  • 13 years ago
    That shower might look like a dark hole if you pick out to dark of a tile. Why not white with a gray accent, it would make it look bigger;)
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I guess it depends on the floor tile colour as to the best colour on the wall. I agree with Margo C. dont chose a really dark grey for the shower, Maybe if you have the same grey tile on the bath area as the shower you could look at a turquoise floor tile! and very light grey or white on the walls.
  • 13 years ago
    Thanks for the suggestions! We were hoping the dark grey would be ok because the shower will be very well lit. It has two recessed lights in it. I love BM Palladian blue. We actually used it in our smaller bath with white subway tile in the shower. It turned out really good. I might use it again if all else fails, but would like to try something different!
  • 13 years ago
    We used Daltile San Michele "Dorato" and it has shades of brown and gray in it. It looks great. We used vein cut on the shower and cross cut on the floor.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Of course go different! Its your bathroom! I do love the deeper colours especially in a bathroom, {I have a chocolate brown bedroom!} love it! With the lighting it sounds beautiful! and you can have a lovely bright shade of blue-green on the floor and even up around the bath, then the white or lighter grey on the walls.? go for it!
  • 13 years ago
    How about a pebble/river rock for shower floor, then pick out color from stone for the walls.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Like this Rosemary? I did this one about 6 months ago. Was in a house flip. I think at least a pattern like this would look good in that shower.
  • 13 years ago
    Yeah, Quality like that but since hubby wants gray, I'd do river rock/pebbles in darker stones, including black stones.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Emser's flat venetian pebble medici blend on wall and their porcelain alpine on floor..
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Yes, definitely with different colors as you mentioned. I have done grays and blues and really like those. I think the 45 pattern on top with the inset border with square lay on bottom would be good as its a smaller shower. Could also do 12x24s standing instead of laying down.
  • 13 years ago
    Direct buy, I like!
  • 13 years ago
    I am really liking the pebble floor! Thanks for the ideas everyone! I have to pick a color by tonight, and I feel like I need a basic idea of what the tile colors will be, before I can make a good decision. Do y'all think it would look good to have a marble floor and marble tile around the tub? That's the only thing I can think of to go with the gray shower. I'm just worried about the maintenance if we go that route.
  • 13 years ago
    Just be careful of the "slip" factor.