Matching some ugly aqua tile
Heidi Urban
5 years ago
Trying to tone down the aqua in this laundry room. I'm not quite ready to tackle a tile floor so I will need to paint the walls and cabinets instead. Would like to keep it bright but white walls would look odd against cream colored baseboard. Cabinets are currently a butter cup yellow and tile is an aqua.
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Comments (19)Thanks to all your wonderful ideas and for giving me a new perspective on our bath tile. Parma, I had to look up "moorish" -- and you're right -- how cool! As much as I agree with the tans/browns idea to disguise the tile -- dainaadele, your photoshopping was awesome -- I think I've decided to go outside my comfort level and embrace the uniqueness of this tile (like someone here mentioned) vs. disguising it. Plus, after 12 years with a brown bathroom (we had tan walls and brown rugs and towels), we're ready for a change. I went to BM today and had help finding "sweet innocence", a grey/blue tone vs blue/grey. I just put a second coat of sample paint on and I'll see if I still like it tomorrow, but I think it's a keeper. The idea of making the grout a darker color still interests me, but I have no experience doing this. What product would I use? Is it hard to apply? Are the results on such old grout consistent? Would it hold up in the shower? Maybe I should leave the grout alone if I'm going with the lighter wall color, yes? Laurie, the darker blue/gray color on the left is Lowe's Valspar Woodlawn Silver Brook (5001-1B). It has a green undertone that I hadn't realized til I put it on the wall. I've never worked with grey paints before and boy are they tricky! I'll post pics when I'm done to get your consensus as to whether I pulled off a moorish, contemporary, warm, and fresh updated master bath! :)...See MoreSeeking Ugly Furniture Photos - Let's have some fun!
Comments (49)The "puffy sofas" are not very attractive to a certain demographic. There are countless people who would love to own one, and in fact do own one (or more). I'm not one of them, but I've BEEN one of them, as I had a sofa and loveseat in that style, complete with cupholders, flip-up armrests that revealed secret compartments, and reclining end pieces. I remember when those things were delivered, and I felt like I'd hit the jackpot. I've just returned from spending a couple of weeks in a cozy mountain cabin where there were a number of things I'd not necessarily want in my own home, but which nevertheless charmed me thoroughly during my stay. Taxidermied heads. Grandfatherly recliners. Faux greenery here and there. As I sat in one of those recliners one evening late in our stay, with the gas fireplace warming me and my knitting on my lap, I was suddenly very aware of a feeling of complete peace, as though there were nothing in this world that I wanted or needed at that very moment. I was in a room that would not earn high marks for sophisticated or designer decor, but by golly, it was one of the best little rooms I've ever sat in ... and I think that says it all....See MoreUgly bathroom tile... need help!!
Comments (5)I quite like it, especially all the wood. I for sure like it more than my own hall bath -and there I indeed went with a long-as long as I could find and afford- curtain, and bigger rug covering almost all the floor, and I picked hand knotted wool rug too-they withstand moisture well actually, and they do elevate places they're used in, being real and pretty rugs. That's if you want to see less of the tile including Ivy accent and all If you're ready to embrace it-and you're not against fluid patterns like florals or the like-I'd still find a nice shower curtain that has a pattern and colors on it that kinda support this ivy and yes, make it all look more intentional and maybe playful even, but that's on you to decide-do you hate-hate the ivy, or are you ok with letting it be part of the game? Are you ok with patterns that are more floral etc, or it something you strongly don't prefer? Geometrical bold patterns you have now are not bad-but they contradict ivy a bit. And they win-but ivy's still there trying to fight. So. I'd either go for colors and patterns that are more "hey ivy let's stand together in the circle"-or if I don't want much to do with Ivy nor with the main tile-I'd go for softer colors in accents too, picking clues from tiles and wood, less bold and contradicting, more repeating. I see tile as a bit golden beige, a bit tan, a bit cream-so these would be my colors. Then it'll still be intentional. The color you have now on the walls works quite well-making it darker as suggested might look very cool too. I might want to check out this route, samples and all. It's a good idea also to paint/switch mirror if you're up for this. Tell us a bit more about your personal preference, and I might be able to look up something more specific. In terms of accents And of course if you decide to paint-it's a good opportunity to change the lights, that said, if you don't like yours. I can't see them well on the photo. I'm quite envious of your cabinets and wood paneling on the bathtub, I'd have fun decorating your bathroom. Regardless the fact it not my favorite tile, or the ivy accent which I wouldn't have picked myself etc-it's still a nice place to work with I think. So, waiting for additional info from you, about your preferences....See MoreHexagonal tile and an ugly corner seam
Comments (60)I just took a look through my old threads to see if there were things I should go back and update (because I love when posters come back to update), and found this one. The end to the saga was that an almost-adequate resolution was reached final results were not ideal. -The general contractor agreed the tile installation was not ok and came back and pulled all the tile off the wall, hoping to re-use much of it -The tile subcontractor (who was not my GC's usual tile contractor and was frankly not very good) grudgingly came back, and did a mediocre re-do job at their own expense. The seam in question was handled better the second time around but the tile was installed with slightly uneven spacing, and they didn't look closely enough at each tile as they re-installed it so a few with minor chips were re-installed. I think it looked better before the grouchy redo despite the stupid seam. -The overall look is still pretty good, and we decided to live with it. We were due to move into our house after 8 months of renovations and were just out of patience at this point. It didn't seem like we were going to get a better fix. -We've been living with it for two years. I rarely think about the backsplash, but it gets on my husband's nerves and he wants to rip it all out and have it redone at our own expense in the next couple of years -Overall our home turned out beautifully. Our GC claims he didn't work with that tile subcontractor again. We're now doing another renovation to a different part of the house with the same GC and he has since found a GREAT tile guy who just did a gorgeous bathroom tile installation for us. I watched the poor guy like a hawk every step of the way, having learned my lesson. Below is a (somewhat staged) pic my designer took of our kitchen just after it was finished. Ironically in this picture she has our sodastream positioned right in fact of the previously offending and now adequately-fixed seam, but at least you can see what the overall look is!...See Moremercurygirl
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5 years agoThank you everyone. I went with Benjamin Moore Sea Pearl for the walls and Chantilly White for the cabinets and trim
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5 years agoI think maybe a seagrass runner would look nice.
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