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12 years ago
I need some guidance and advice desperately please

We have built an addition on our home which includes Master bedroom 17 x 12 master bathroom 8 x 12 and closet 8 x 12. We designed everything ourselves as my husband is a contractor. We are at the drywall stage ready for paint and ready to tile in bathroom. I just don't know what to do. We have remodeled our entire house making it open concept design, I have gotten all my ideas from Houzz. I just cant make any more decisions.

I think my style is Transitional, I like some modern elements but not too much, I do not like crown molding. etc. I am an earthy person as far as color goes. Browns, Blacks, boring Beige, gray etc
Entire house is open concept, all walls are painted 'Bleeker beige'. All my doors are painted black with white trim. Hand scraped hardwood throughout in a darker tone. I will attach pictures so you can understand my look.

Need help with the following:

Master bedroom is ready for painting, I need advice on colors. Do I paint ceiling different color other than white, (I have never done this before) I am thinking of an accent wall but only if it will look good. Hardwood flooring will continue into bedroom. There are 4 pot lights and a Chandelier over bed. I need color help please. Center beam at peak of room will be dark wood with large ceiling fan.

My bathroom ceiling is an open ceiling wall does not go to ceiling. So my paint colors have to flow. Flooring will be heated tile in bathroom. Nothing is picked out yet, I need tile color ideas. There will be 2 beams across open wall where additional lights will be . So you can see vaulted ceiling thorough beams. Bathroom is 8 x 12 with 4 x 8 shower with rainhead and separate hand held, Linear drain at water end . 3 vertical niches with interior lights. Vanity to be 4 ft. I am looking for an old dresser to convert to vanity and add vessel type sink. Toilet is across from vanity. You have to walk through bathroom to get to closet.

Comments (19)

  • 12 years ago
    more pics
  • 12 years ago
    my style now is this
  • 12 years ago
    As you can see this is a work in progress. Fireplace will be done in stone one day
  • 12 years ago
    Paint the ceilings white; it's an unspoken taboo amongst contractors and painters to paint the ceiling the same color as the walls. There is even a color in most paint departments called 'ceiling white.' Hope that helps!
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Darker wood floors would look nice. Here are some Black Walnut and Charcoal finished Oak options. :-)
  • 12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    Thanks JudyG Designs. Whatever I paint in the bedroom on the long walls will have to be the same in bathroom because it is continuous. What about using the wall to bathroom / bedroom separation as the accent wall? The wall with open ceiling
  • 12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    What colour tiles on bathroom floor. Should they be dark like hardwood, so its not such a contract . Bedroom is hardwood, walk through bedroom to bathroom, which will be tile, through bathroom to walk in closet, hardwood again. Also shower area, can I put light tiles on long wall where niches are and dark tiles on each short side. Shower will have a curb.
  • 12 years ago
    I would carry the hardwood floor through as the same as you have in the rest of the house. Light gray is popular and goes with almost anything thing. I have a light moss green on my bedroom walls with gray and yellow accents on the bedspread, pillows, and window seat to give it a little pop. The bathroom is the saml green on the walls with some yellow pops - like one shelf on a wall hanging, one shelf out of three on the vanity divider and one strip on the wall in the toilet room. My tile is white - but, if you like modern, I think I might change to cement vanity with one large cement sink with two faucets. If you have room for a seat in the shower, again I would go cement. Then you can go gray, yellow, green, or white for towels and mats - even mix and match. Have fun.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Is your trim painted or stain grade? For painted packages, I usually go with a 3 color scheme - wall, ceiling and trim. Typically I pick a wall color first and then a trim that works well with this field color. For the ceiling, I will often cut the wall color 50%-75%. Finally, an accent wall is always an easy way to create a focal point in a room. Color choice is really a matter of taste and working within the pallet of other colors you've chosen.

    Start with your hardwood color and work from there. A trim color I often use with dark stained hardwoods is Ben Moor 'Dove White'. This color really works well with a wide variety of wall colors and stains. Make sure you use an enamel paint in your bath with a fair amount of sheen to create durable surfaces that withstand moisture from the shower.

    Best of luck. Post some pics when your are done.
  • 12 years ago
    What about a light sage green or gray for the bedroom. Bathroom white and gray.
  • 12 years ago
    Thank you all. You have given me a great start!
  • 12 years ago
    Love your hardwood and your kitchen is looking good. Benjamin Moore's Dove White is a great trim color, I like Shuler's Architecture's suggestions.
  • 12 years ago
    Ok. I need help again, sorry. Just bought BM Stone Hearth. Loved the colour chip and loved all the photos showing this colour. I painted 2 large areas on my bedroom walls and I'm not liking it at all. All I see is green. I really thought this was my colour
  • 12 years ago
    I am looking for a soft creamy light gray colour that will match with cream, brown and black. Can anyone help.
  • 12 years ago
    Or Maybe something like a creamy stone colour. Just don't know what to do anymore
  • 12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    This is the BM Stone Hearth that you didn't like because it reads green in your room?
    Stone Hearth 984 Paint · More Info


    This is the Bleeker Beige HC-80 that you have in the rest of your home
    Benjamin Moore Bleeker Beige HC-80 · More Info


    Are you looking to go lighter, more yellow or more gray?
  • 12 years ago
    Update on my paint. Decided to just paint the entire room Stone Hearth and just go for it. At first I thought it looked green but once I completed it was amazing. I tend to panic a bit only because I have made wrong decisions in the past. Totally love it !!! Flooring is down and chandelier is being hung right now which is wrought iron in brown tone (6 lights). Time to trim windows and doors.

    My questions is this. I painted ceiling Cloud white, 3 walls are Stone Hearth, I was thinking that the shorter wall where bathroom is to paint BM Flagstone. Floors are in same tone as this colour. Will this take away from the room or should I do it all the same. I will be decorating with white comforter with black designs , cream, black, brown pillows and of course a touch of bling. Should I paint the short wall Flagstone or will this take away from room. There will be a beam across top of this wall to match flooring
  • 10 years ago

    Is there a color you like other than earth tones? Maybe shake things up (gently)? I always like a calming color in my master...i have had a warm grey but now have a warm "blue" from williams Sonoma ( did it several years ago so don't know if color is still same. BTW remodel looks amazing. You and your husband are to be commended.