We used SW Svelte Sage and Grassland in our last house and loved the sage green of them both. They went well with our cooler colors--soft smoke gray was our overall color. In our new house, we wanted that kind of green again but needed it to be warmer. What worked for us this time is SW Avenue Tan (don't let "tan" mislead you--not tan at all).

I do like the idea of eliminating the upper cabinet and replacing it with a mirror. I prefer the dark counter, especially since you already have it and it's perfectly fine. Instead, while I can't see the light fixture, I'd put the money into lighting, esp around the mirror...either above or to the sides or a pretty pendant in front. I think the darkness you feel is more from a lack of light than from the colors in the room. The overhead is good for general lighting, but lighting around the mirror makes you and the room look better.

Thank you! I will certainly look at those SW colors. I have gone yet but will this week to grab samples or swatches. The top color looks similar to BM Atmospheric that we have in our kitchen. I tried a little bit on the wall and it was vetoed so we will see. I have not thought of yellow but generally love how much brighter it can make the room so thank you! I am planning to keep the bead board painted white. The vanity we may end up replacing anyway. It was a dark wood but had been very abused so I painted it white but already the doors are not looking great so it either needs to be repainted with better paint or something. So long story, no I am not tied to the white vanity. The amount of wall space to paint is very minimal and only on 3 walls but it is at the top of the stairs which tends to be quite dark so I was really looking for something a bit lighter than the deep blue. But I do like those pictures. Any recommendations on blues to check out? We have used Normandy in a bedroom and it reads much darker than you would expect due to the poor lighting conditions.

Do you have the vanity already? Do you know the paint colour on it or can you find a match close to it with a paint deck? The easiest thing is to follow the paint colour suggestions that the paint companies offer on their websites. For example. The vanity looks a little like Benjamin Moore North Sea CC-932. The suggested coordinating colours are: BM Blue Heather - 1620 BM - Weimaraner - AF-155 BM - Meadow Mist - 936 Based on the BM coordinating colours, I think the SW Rain might be a really nice choice. But the best thing is to get some samples and try it in the space.