Color help - small bathroom

3 years ago

We are gutting out main bath, which is super small -5'x8'. We are using white for the sink, toilet, and tub as per usual. Brushed nickel finishes. This picture is the shower tile where the large tiles will be going vertically and these small squares will be going in the center of where the plumbing is as well as in the niches.
I'm trying to decide if I want to go all white on the vanity or if I should do some sort of a gray with a white sink. And then trying to decide on the floor because I already have the silver streaky tiles in the shower. You did not really want to do tile on the floor and we're trying to probably do some type of vinyl tile (not lvp) or linoleum/sheet vinyl. But I'm not sure what color to pick for that.
The other pictures are a few vanities I've found (white with drawer on the bottom, gray with a white top, and an aged gray wood look with a mostly white top with a specs of gray splashed in) Not trying to be high-end but also don't want garbage.
Last pick is the future light fixture.
Thoughts?

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emily9972
3 years ago
I like the aged gray wood look vanity. In the pic with the store lighting, I think the tiles go with it. Light fixture looks good too. Could you grab some paint samples that try to match the vanity and try them at home in your bathroom.
coray
3 years ago
I’m no pro, but we’ve remodeled a few bathrooms. Obviously, much is down to taste and what you prefer, but here’s what I would do: I’d use the same large-format tile you’re using on the shower walls on the bathroom floor….continuing that will look more cohesive, and you know the colors will match. Your bathroom is small, and to find the right gray would be difficult, so stick with a white cabinet and countertop. (This will also avoid “gray overload”.) If you don’t want a white vanity, I’d look for a light wood, perhaps a light birch or similar. Good luck! (The attached photo is just a light wood example.)
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Rae T
Original Author
3 years ago
@ emily9972 We are gutting the bathroom so nothing in it currently will be there once we do all this work so I don't think a paint sample would help, unfortunately. I like that aged wood one, but I'm torn. If we did do that one, not sure on the flooring especially as it should probably be light and we definitely won't do white with kids and cats :)
zealart
3 years ago
I agree with coray about the vanity. The white or gray vanity will make the bathroom look so cold and gray. Add some warm wood to it to counter it a bit. Also what ever tile you pick for the shower, have it go on the floor too, or a bigger version of it. I wouldn't have two different flooring types between the shower and floor in such a small space.

Also, the reason I wouldn't go with the white or gray vanity is because it makes me think of this post I read Maria Killam Gray
Rae T
Original Author
3 years ago
Yes gray overload is a concern, I do plan to have some sort of blue or blue-green for walls, haven't dove into the rabbit hole of paint colors yet :)

For the flooring, that makes sense. Since we are laying them vertically in the tub/shower, I wonder if we should run them on the floor where the skinny end touches the tub or the long end. The tiles are 12x24. I'm thinking the skinny end to the shower may help the room look a little wider. The room is basically a vanity on the left in front of the door, then toilet on its right, then the bathtub to the right of that, so very little floor space.