I also chose to do white paint (with white tile) in a new bathroom remodel. The bathroom is average sized, but has no windows. I think it's a personal preference as to what color (or lack of color) looks best. And it all depends on what "feeling" you want from the room. I think Sweeby is right that a deep paint color would be dramatic (and possibly cozy and warm, depending on the color) and have a very pleasant feeling. I wanted an open, crisp, clean feel and had no desire for cozy or warm. Though I'm not done with the remodel, so far I'm very pleased with the color. I'm not certain that I can give you specific colors to try, but I can tell you how I selected mine. I took every single white paint chip home from the store and sat down with the paint chips and my tile. I then sorted through the "definitely nots" (whites that had too much yellow, pink, blue, green, etc) and narrowed down to a few that I really liked. I then really held them up to the tile I'm using to see how the colors played off of each other. My concern was that I did not want the tile or the paint to look "dirty" due to an unflattering contrast. I ended up selecting Ralph Lauren "Grand" because I felt it best complimented the color of the tile. Unfortunately I don't think the color I selected fits your "clear but creamy". But I do highly recommend grabbing as many paint chips as you can and holding them against the materials you have selected until you find one that compliments the room.

I was going to suggest one of two, both of which are classic with carrara-- either the mint green as has been suggested already, or at the opposite end of the spectrum, something like a dark forest green. Either one will go just as well. All depends on the feel you want for the room.

Just a quick, hopefully helpful, point to those trying to post pictures...if the picture doesn't show up when you hit preview, we won't see it either, so don't hit submit yet. Upload your photo to something free like photobucket. Copy the html code that displays there for your photo(usually just hover over it and click and it will say copied), then paste that code into the body of this message. Hit return after each picture to make sure they don't get too wide for the screen. Hope this helps. And remember that when you preview your message, if you don't see the picture then, we won't either, so try again before submitting. Now back to bees paint saga....

sheesharee & awn03: thanks! DH loves saturated color, so I figured this bathroom with lots of afternoon sun would take it well. It's still a work in progress, though. saypoint & my3dogs: I absolutely love your bathrooms! Saypoint--I love that you did brass-toned fixtures....I'm currently in love with these finishes for our old house and would like to do them when we add a master bathroom. But DH thinks they look dated because they were in his childhood home, with commonplace late 70s/early 80s decor, mind you...much different from what I am envisioning and what you have done!