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Paint on angled walls and ceiling

10 months ago

We just completed a tile refresh of our shower area and now it’s time for paint. I’m planning on BM Classic Gray for the walls and Simply White for the ceiling, and now I’m struggling to decide what surfaces should be painted as wall versus ceiling.
Currently leaning toward painting only the larger flat area, E, as Simply White and the rest (A-D) as Classic Gray. Any suggestions? Thank you!

Comments (13)

  • 10 months ago

    It really works best in cases like this if you paint everything the same color. The tile looks green in the picture. Have you sampled Classic Gray next to it yet? If it doesn't work out, look at November Rain or Old Prairie. They have a little green in them. There are also others that might work if those two aren't the right shade of green. It's hard to tell from a picture exactly what will work.

  • 10 months ago

    I was going to give the same advice as kandrewspa. I would find one color that works with your tile - and use it for the whole room.


    I've read a lot of advice about lightening the color for the ceiling by 25-50% because it will look darker on the ceiling (horizontal surface) than on the walls (vertical).


    Will you add some photos during the day with natural light?

  • 10 months ago
    last modified: 10 months ago

    I agree--keep it all the same color. We used BM Swiss Coffee (which is similar in formula to Simply White but with higher percentages of each color) and although everything is painted the same except that the trim is in a satin finish, the ceiling does look different from the trim and the walls (lighter, in our case) just due to the lighting in the room.

    If you do decide to do two colors, I'd do all of A/B/C/D/E in the ceiling color.

  • 10 months ago

    Yes, keep it all the same color. You can lighten the flat ceiling parts by 50% as they will catch some of the color from the walls reflecting upwards. Beautiful tile job.

  • 10 months ago

    You don't show what is on the opposite side for the tub ceiling so not sure if you would be hesitant to use all the same color. I think all the same would be a nice relaxing look. If you prefer some white above the tub, I would paint C, D & E in the white so it covers the tub area. There's no visible lighting for the whole space so maybe needs to be considered too.

  • PRO
    10 months ago

    All one color and that has to work well with the tile , I might just match the grout to be safe .

  • 10 months ago

    The sheen used will also affect whether the paint looks lighter or darker on the ceiling. If you use flat/ceiling paint on ceiling and eggshell on walls, the flat/ceiling paint will reflect less light = look darker.

  • 10 months ago

    I will also just plug BM Aura Bath & Spa, which I love for bathrooms. It is a matte finish (only comes in one finish) but it does a beautiful job in damp spaces. In our particular bath, using that on both ceiling and wall in the same color resulted in the ceiling looking lighter than the walls, although often it is the reverse. I imagine it depends hugely on the lighting, but I debated lightening the color by 25% for the ceiling and am glad that I didn't.

  • PRO
    10 months ago

    I'm not sure how either of these paint colors relates to the finishes in your room.

    I used Simply White on the ceiling and Classic Gray on the walls and the beam.


    A color that relates to the finish on the tub and toilet would have been expected IMO.

  • 10 months ago

    I think it's just an artifact of the lighting in the photo and the fixtures are actually white (or possibly ivory?)—but OP can confirm.

  • PRO
    10 months ago
    last modified: 10 months ago

    Looks like Biscuit to me.



  • 10 months ago

    The tub color looks nice with the tile, so I would match that color and paint everything in the room, including trim. Use semi-gloss for trim and matter for walls. I also like Aura Bath & Spa.

  • 10 months ago

    Match the tile and the wall and paint that whole area one color it will fill bigger brighter and you won't notice all the different levels it would just be more open and maybe if you have a plant in the bathroom it would really look nice

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