Vanity & Wall Paint Color for Scabos Travertine Bathroom - Help
I am about to have Scabos Travertine installed for my bathroom. It will include a walk-in shower (no lip). One wall just outside shower will have the entire wall tiled; and the rest of the bathroom (to include the area in this picture) will have travertine tile about 3 1/2 feet up on the wall.
I need to figure out what color to paint the remaining wall and vanity. The only thing I kept in the bathroom was the vanity, but now I’m wishing I wouldn’t have kept it.
The vanity is an old oak (mixture of wood and laminate) vanity. First, I tried a java gel stain and the first coat made it look so dark (See picture). Tonight, I tried a quick coat of creme and it looks cheap to me (See picture).
I stood in Lowe’s for an hour looking at different paint colors for my walls. I “think” it should probably be a lighter color of one of the colors in the tile, but I’m so afraid of it being too dark in the bathroom.
Please help! What color should I paint my walls and vanity?
Thanks!
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Bought a beauiful vanity, need help in deciding bathroom colours
Comments (4)You're very welcome. Happy I could help! Here's a photo of vein cut silver travertine and cross cut on the link below. You can do the shower or bath area in a 1 x 1 crystal clear 1" glass tile. See the one from the Ashland line in Crystal at hakatai.com. Just add a pretty vessel sink, and pick up a paint color from the travertine and you're done with a stunning bath. Add a framed photo of a tree or flower in a sepia tone with a dark frame to match the vanity. That's exactly what I'm doing so I'm biased...LOL! http://buy-travertine.com/images/silver_travertine_banner.jpg Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreNeed help with bathroom vanity - x-post with Bathrooms
Comments (13)I had the exact same problem. I picked out the vanity I wanted but did not think about the fact that it wasn't made to sit flush against the wall. I spent a month looking for something else, but in the end we decided to go with something shorter and have it not be against the wall. But we were going from 72" to 60" which is probably not workable in your mom's situation. I did find a lot of vanities that did have flat sides and could work in a corner, if you are willing to have the countertop fabricated. They just need to not have any trim detail on the top or bottom like the one you picked out does. I would just look at the ones without the pre-made tops. Because the pre-made top will still leave you with a slight gap because of the countertop overhang. This is an example: Avanity Modero which is sold everywhere, not just at Lowe's. The cabinet we ended up buying is an Avanity Madison which won't work for you, but I assume it is of similar quality. We are pretty happy with it. The drawers and doors have soft close but I do feel like the glides in my Ikea kitchen drawers are better quality. It is very pretty and I wanted a stained wood so I am really happy with our choice. If I had been willing to go with a painted finish, I think we might have stuck with the 72" Modero....See MoreNeed help what color vanity and paint wall for the bathroom
Comments (5)I'd do a gray grout. it will hold up better. if you want something lighter for the shower, try Mapei Warm Gray. have you thought about doing a warm wood vanity? with all of that gray, it will look rather 'cold' without something to give it some warmth. I love this warm gray oak one w/your tiles do a marble counter, or a white or gray quartz. if you don't want wood, then go for a black vanity. Or maybe this midnight blue one In fact, try looking at some of the wood vanities. Restoration Hardware. Black would look great too. I have marble in my bathroom and did black from RH or they have a metal wrap vanity if you want something more modern, try this white one...See MoreHelp! What color should I paint the bathroom vanity?
Comments (0)I painted our old, dark wood vanity with left-over Swiss Coffee over the weekend and after 1 coat I'm not happy with it at all. Too much white against the tiles and floor. This is a rental, so I have to make the existing elements work, but I'm stuck on what color I should repaint it. The counter is a sage green granite, green and orange backsplash tiles, I think the walls are Swiss Coffee and 60's white tiles with an orange border around the rest of the bathroom. Cabinet hardware will be oil rubbed bronze like the mirror, and new chrome faucet on the way. Should I go with a neutral beige, a yellower cream, or a light green/grey? I got samples of Valspar's Bay Sands and Canvas Tan yesterday, but think BS is too dark and CT too pink. Any recommendations are welcome, thank you!...See More
jcarey115
5 years agoThat’s interesting since we just installed travertine scabos in our bathroom as well. We have been grueling over paint colors for a couple weeks and were worried that some were too light, or too dark or too brown, etc....
We ended up trying out a khaki color because it was less obtrusive than some of the others but we absolutely hate it and it does no justice to the tile. I’m going to repaint it as soon as we figure out another color to try. So I’m just going to post what mine looks like right now so you can avoid it.
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5 years agoJcarey115 - I love your shower! It’s beautiful! The color you have on your wall looks close to the color I currently have for the old bathroom decor. Maybe a really light pumpkin color, but could look pink. The frosted toffee mentioned above looks nice. I included a picture of a room painted with it here (see below.
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5 years agoWe finished this remodel for a client on a large beach house in San Diego. They are going to use this house primarily as a vacation rental so they asked us to try to keep the same paint color in all bathrooms for ease of upkeep. As you can see this particular color really is great for either the brown, gray or taupe palettes. The neutrality of it really plays up the stone in each bathroom to the point that you think it is 3 different paint colors. As Filipe from Custom Wood work stated, it is most important to look at the color in the room it is going to be used in, with the lighting that exists in that room. Sherwin Williams has an entire category of colors called "warm neutrals", I'm pretty sure you will find a perfect color in that section.
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5 years agoHere is a picture of my wall (painted) with deco and tile. I LOVE it! Tiling begins tomorrow. STILL can’t figure out the vanity, but hopefully it will be easier to figure out once tile is up.
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5 years agoNot grouted yet... but this is the toilet area of the bathroom. The tiles are not yet enhanced, sealed, or grouted.
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