what color would you paint the walls in this bathroom with dark marble
Hi people of houzz! thanks in advance for your time. The main bathroom in our new home has green/black marble on the floor and counter. The bath tile is a warm vanilla white, but its entirely concealed by my shower curtain as you can see. The sellers painted it the same flat grey they used everywhere and its not the right texture for a bathroom, so I need to paint it anyway to address the water streaking. I will say it looks much closer to a dove grey or soft white walls in person -- the photos make it seem much darker than it feels. Any thoughts on what paint color for the walls might work with the dark marble? Its windowless with only the vanity light above the sink. The ceiling fixture is a heat lamp and fan combo, not a light source. I was thinking maybe a minty green or sage or a pale aqua, but I'm worried the marble will look really forest green rather than almost black which it does now. thanks!
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Angel 18432
2 years agoJill
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Sammie J
2 years agoI agree that the fun pattern on the shower curtain fights with the granite a bit. If you want to stay with flowers, I'd do a new curtain more like below - pick the light sagey-green for the walls and one of the other colors (rose? tangerine?) for towels/rugs.
Jill thanked Sammie JAngel 18432
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