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I just can't decide which bathroom color

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

I've been struggling with the paint colors for our bathroom for weeks -- and the contractor arrives on Monday. It's not a big budget redesign but we don't get the opportunity to redo a room often so I've been thinking about this a LOT and I'd love some help.

A few details:
It's a smaller bathroom with 7' 4" ceilings and one window. We're not doing tile or wainscoting on the walls so there will be a lot of wall paint. We are going to do crown molding and base boards.

Vanity: small black vanity with white top
Floor: Emser Perspective White tiles
Shelves: Ebony stained reclaimed wood
Mirror: Oval pivot mirror
Trim: Sherman Williams Extra White

What colors should the walls and the ceiling be??!

WALL options: SW Monorail Silver or SW Steely Gray

CEILING options: SW Ice Cube or SW Ceiling Bright White or same as the trim

I like the drama of the darker Steely Gray but I'm not sure it will be right for a small space that doesn't have half a wall of white tile. I first fell in love with Monorail Silver.... I'm just worried it will look too light and look like the walls are dirty.

If I'm doing the Extra White for trim, I don't want the right thing to do for the ceiling color, especially with such a small room.

Help!

Comments (3)

maries1120
7 years ago
You should get more help if you post in the Home Decorating area. I am not very familiar with SW colors. For the ceiling you could compare their ceiling white with your trim color and choose between those. If you like Steely Gray but worried that it might be too dark, you could get it mixed at 50% or 75%. I would get samples and paint sample boards to try out the colors in the room. Also consider what color towels. You have a lot of dark but also a good amount of white in the room.
Kelly Maloni
Original Author
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Thank you very much. I will try posting there. A quick question: When people mention a mix of 50% or so (often in reference to ceilings), is that very different than a color on the same color strip that is lighter? For instance, Steely Gray is one shade darker than Monorail Silver on the color strip. Is that different than a % mix of Steely Gray?

We did paint sample boards with both colors. I'm still not sure.
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maries1120
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50% would be the paint color formula cut in half when added to the base giving you a lighter version of that color.. The paint store should be able to give you an idea of how the paint will look when the formula is adjusted.
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