Wall color for a bathroom that is so very brown (not a neutral!)
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Comments (41)Wooo!!! Cat, I am stuck at home because of the snow storm so wandered around here not looking at anything in particular and came upon your thread. I totally agree with you on the shower curtain choice. Regardless of whether I have the money to spare or not, keeping those suckers clean is a nuisance over time. We have a glass shower door that was installed back in 2003 and I can't tell you how much I hate cleaning it. Not that the door is all that dirty, but a shower curtain is way easier, and you can change the look/style whenever you feel like it. Can't do that with a pricey shower door. Anyway, everything looks lovely as usual, including the "prom" dress :-) Love, love those circular tiles, and the floor tiles that look like fabric. Gorgeous. What colour is that again? It looks greyish on my monitor....See MorePaint color for north bathroom with brown and white tile?
Comments (2)Northern light has a blue tint. Northern light also tends to wash out pale colors, so you are better off with more color. Use warm colors with gold, orange or red tints. An article by Benjamin Moore Paints recommended Wheeling Neutral as a color for northern light. Below is their color visualizer photo of this color. My photo program says the color has a gold tint. The window trim is Mountain Peak White which also has a gold tint. Regardless, of what anyone recommends you should buy samples to paint on foamboard. That way you can move the boards around the room to see how they look in light and shadow. Don't forget to view the colors under interior lights. IMO, bathrooms are best lit with warm white bulbs. Daylight bulbs give off blue light and are harsh to skin tones....See MoreNeutralize Pink Undertones in White Quartz (Bathroom)
Comments (4)I don't think the counter looks pink, in the picture; the walls look yellowy. I would start there. It may seem crazy, but you may actually want to look at whites/offwhites from the red color family ... right now, I suspect you're seeing pink because you are seeing the contrast from the yellow color family walls and the counter. Lightbulbs will generally either lean yellow or blue, though evenually can get to an orangey light, though the bigger factor may be how much of the spectrum, you're getting. Lower end bulbs won't give true colors; look for bulbs with a high CRI (color rendering index) value to give you truer colors. The true tell of whether it's your lightbulbs or the environment (surrounding colors) is whether your perception of the colors changes between lightbulb light and natural light. If it doesn't look right in natural (window) light, then lightbulbs alone won't fix it, unless you have the lights on all the time....See MoreTrouble picking paint color and vanity for very small master bathroom
Comments (26)@Jean thank you for the info, which I appreciate. I'm in Canada and only 1 of the stores that sell them is anywhere near me, I phoned them and they only sell to stores. plus, if @Diana Bier is correct about prices, I'm looking for something more affordable, but they are definitely gorgeous! Thank you all for your input, which I appreciate very much. I ended up going for a light aqua (sherwin williams Watery at 40%). I know in the pictures it looks more blueish but it has some green in it too. I'm very happy with it (very spa vibes!) but am wondering what do for my built in niche near the toilet : 1) do I keep the inside part wood (that I would stain) or paint it white and 2) what would you do as a background : wallpaper? See pictures below please Thanks in advance :)...See MoreUser
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