Would gray wall color look good in my bathroom? & advice on countertop
The main color in my house is SW neutral ground & the only other "color" in my house is my dining room which is SW macadamia and an office/library that is sage. I'm not a big fan of color for my own home so I want to keep it neutral. I have tried the splash of color with accents but never liked any for this room.
Could you help me with any of these 3 questions?
1. Gray or a beige? And any shade recommendation? (bathroom has no windows)
- Although I cannot change the brass because of the shower surround (DH won't let me paint it), would changing the faucet to Della's champagne gold look good or just look odd with the polished brass?
3. DH is being great about letting me change the countertop, so any suggestions on that? I've looked at several granites on line but keep coming back to the black veining ones like my faux marble one I currently have. I love the lighter ones like River white but think they would look awful with the charcoal/black floors & brass faucet.
Thanks so much for any suggestions you may have!
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tibbrix
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8 years agoThe nicest bathroom in my house has no windows, pine floor and ceiling, and is painted chocolate brown. It is wonderful and warm and elegant. More saturated colors in sophisticated bathrooms with no windows are really stunning. Someone here did hers in BM Caponata. Absolutely gorgeous. Here are the pics, tfitz's powder room.
Btw, the white of the porcelain fixtures really helps the saturated colors too.
gigib_08
8 years agogigib_08
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