Vanity Paint color question - LIGHT OR DARK ??
Liz Babcock
4 years ago
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Dark or light color vanity?
Comments (8)I recommend the gray oak - think it will be beautiful. Dark oak - won't provide the 'spa' experience' IMO. Maybe I am biased because I think it is quite a bit like my vanity which is 'white stained' oak from Ikea and a taupe floor. We LOVE it. I did get a stilestone countertop called 'limestone' that had a touch of beige but would have still loved it if it were white or gray. We did change the LED can light bulbs to 'warm color' and that made quite a difference in warmth but we were almost as happy with the LED cool lights. Here is a link that might be useful: more complete view of our hall bath remodel...See MoreHow to decide if paint color should be light, medium, or dark?
Comments (14)anele -- I doubt a light color will make it feel any brighter, it's currently semi-gloss white! I think it feels stark and depressing. I like light and bright, but cozy would be okay since I don't think light and bright is really possible with just changing the paint. It's a small room, our home is small, so I would be happy with a cozy feel! I don't really like greenish undertones, either! jamies -- I appreciate your comments about choosing a shade depending on how dark the other things are in the room, that is very helpful! The curtains are a little lighter than the teak; they aren't similar colors (the curtains have more gold and the teak more brown/orange). The floors are definitely light, sort of an oatmeal color carpet. If we ever changed the flooring, I would not pick anything darker. I did paint our master bath a medium shade of grey, and I love it. It feels really right, not too intense, and not lackluster. Maybe I should try for a shade about the same in value? That way the change in color will be somewhat muted by them having similar value?...See MorePaint Color -- Dark (Espresso) Cabs with Light/White Caesarstone
Comments (3)I have dark cherry cabinets and Caesarstone Blizzard counters on the perimeter and table surface of my island. We used BM Edgecomb Gray, which is a fairly warm gray/graige. You can see it best in the 5th and 8th pictures in the linked thread. (The adjoining rooms were painted a different color at the time.) Here is a link that might be useful: Edgecomb grey...See Morelooking for a light sage or light blue paint color for bathroom vanity
Comments (4)Is it obligatory to mention Sea Salt? ;) Depends a lot on what you mean by your color names -- "sage" can vary from a pale apple-ish green to a very gray green. Similarly, light blues are all over the spectrum. I think you're going to need to go to a paint shop and bring home a bunch of chips, and narrow the field a bit by what goes with the color tones of your stone and tile. Then get samples of the finalists and paint them onto poster board and see which you love....See MorePatricia Colwell Consulting
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