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My husband does not like the beige walls in his bathroom. We wish to retain the dark brown shower curtain and bath set. The sink and tub are kind of a creamy off white. The toilet is white. The floor tile is a mottled beige. What wall color would you suggest?
By Belinda
If it would not make the room too dark, what about a brown a few shades lighter than the shower set? A golden yellow or medium green could also work. Turquoise and brown is another possibility. Hope this helps.
A very light coral, light minty green-pale yellow. Any pastel color but a very light one would look nice. Good luck
And my color would be to go black. Sort of a reverse negative. I accented my bright green sewing/crafting/computer room with BLACK. O M G. Thought I was nuts with the green, then add the black?
Sunshine yellow?
Marg from England
With the bathroom being so full of neutrals, the best way would be to add a splash of color. Almost any color will go well with browns, beiges and whites. I would choose something warm. What is his favorite color?
Soft blues go well with browns. Google brown and blue bathrooms and you will get tons of ideas.
Light green or light blue would look nice and coordinate well with the remaining colors.
I would look at blue tones. They always look good with brown and cream. They are quiet but not boring. Good luck.
I would do a pale blue or aqua.....here's an example of pale blue with dark chocolate...
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We primed and painted over vinyl wall covering with an 'almost' grass green with purple shower curtains. The toilet seat had both colors. Everything else is white.
If you paint the walls a creamy off white, you will be able to change the colors of your bathroom any time you wish.
I cannot do a major renovation in my bathroom, but I need a cheap fix for now. I would like suggestions to paint my vanity to match the existing tiles on the wall. Suggest color for vanity, counter top, and a wall to wall bathroom carpet.
The toilet and tub is white. I have sliding doors on the tub, mirror and glass with chrome trimming.
My daughter is renting a condo with a salmon marble counter top in the bathroom. What color paint would make this counter top look less pink?
By Adalyn from Fountain Valley, CA
Brown or green (not pastels!) should help tone it down. Another great place to get some ideas is the paint counter at your hardware store; grab samples! Good luck, salmon pink is a challenge!
Choose a super lightened version of the salmon/pink color, but match the color carefully. You will be amazed how it takes away from the intensity you don't care for. You don't want any color that contrasts with the salmon, that will only make it stronger.
I would suggest going to a paint store with wallpaper books and check out a few books. That way you will have lots and lots of samples to compare with the countertop. Look through the books at the store and get books that have the salmon color in them so they will also have co-ordinating colors and papers. The clerks should be able to point you in the right direction and give you some advice also. Be careful with using a brown with too much red or it will only tend to pull your salmon out more.
Being this is a rental are you allowed to paint. I kind of look at it like this in rentals a person can't be too fussy about colors. I have lived in rentals since 1983, and have given up trying to work with colors, they have all been neutrals, but there are times I would like some color on the walls.
How about adding decorative elements on the countertops so you block most of it?
I agree with EGGZ, a lighter version of that color will take the harsh effect of the salmon color away. Also she could find some colorful prints to hang on the walls with other colors to distract from the salmon.
My current bathroom has a light purple tub and light purple and white tiles half way up the walls. I want to paint and add some accessories, but don't know what colors to use.
By Pam
LOL! you just described my own bathroom but mine doesn't have a tub or shower. The sink and tile floor are a lavender with cream color tiles going halfway up the wall, and an old fashion, dingy wallpaper on the top of the walls. The toilet is a mixture of lavender, cream & pale blue. I'm thinking of painting over the wallpaper a soft, deeper purple, and decorating the room in very shabby chic, in different shades of purple, pink, cream and pale blue.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with yours.
What color should I paint the bathroom wall to match the hunter green tiles?
By Helen from Gaithersburg, MD
Try a dark beige/tan. This should give it a rich spa look, whereas white would be too contrasting and not attactive. Alternatively, you could try a buttery yellow. I think the dark green tiles do present a challenge. Go to your local paint store or big box hardware and you'll be able to buy small samples for $3-$4. You can put a number of colors alongside the tile to see which one you like best.
I'd use a warm almond color. You don't mention the color of the floor and that should influence your choice as well. I think white would be too stark. If it was me, I'd do warm almond walls with your hunter green tiles and chocolate brown accents.
What color do I paint a canary yellow tiled bathroom? Help.
Susan from Connecticut
I have a similar issue, a yellow tub and tile accents. I think if you pair it with gray pt and very modern accents and chrome fixtures it will have a mid century modern look. There is also special tile paint at home improvement stores.
Hi Susan,
First of all it would be good to decide what 'character' you want the room to have: quaint and welcoming? Or perhaps modern and sleek?
Pick a small object or accessory that you like and than can stand the moisture in a bathroom and build the room around it. Personally I use a lot of small objects from thrift stores or given by friends to characterize my rooms.
When it comes to paint, general advice is to choose a shade of a contrasting or matching colour. Assuming the sanitary ware is white, I would say.
1. Contrasting would be lilac or purple, only advisable if it's a period property and the room gets lots and lots of late.
2. A matching shade is another yellow, beige, or perhaps a Magnolia with high yellow content.
There is nothing wrong with white, obviously, but even matt (as opposed to gloss) white paint would be very unforgiving on any wall imperfection and be somehow too stark.
Personally I would go for a very very pale blue, possibly even white with just a hint of blue (perhaps from a tester pot). It would look fresh and welcoming.
Don't forget that accessories that match the room's character (as mentioned above) the wall colour will help 'tie in' the scheme. Things like towels, bath mats, storage cabinets, perhaps dried flowers.
And last but not least, make sure you use paint for 'kitchen and bathrooms', the special kind that can sustain moisture and scrub-able and hard wearing. Happy painting!
I would use a royal blue with white baseboards and crown molding. Some gold in your fixtures will set it off.
Green...think sunflowers.
A medium blue along with the yellow will give you a french country look......and you can go from there. There are a lot of fabrics you could get to complement the two colors. Also, I have seen numerous prints with said colors. You could add solid color accessories, just be sure to include both colors. Have fun.
We just remodeled our bathroom due to some water damage problems. Here are the finished pictures. We only need to paint the walls now. I want something bright and fresh. I was thinking coral or a light shade of blue, but really am open to any ideas. Yellow? What do you think? 
I included a close up of the tile we used in the shower. We have black white and gray for colors going on now.
What you've done thus far is lovely! I see a brown tile that would stand out if you chose matching paint (& the paint would contrast beautifully). I don't know how long ago your question posted but I'd love to see what you've done or what you choose to do. :)
I have a small full bathroom with the original 1951 yellow ceramic tile that goes half way up the wall. There is black ceramic tile borders around the top and bottom edge of the wall tiles. The floor tiles are the same yellow ceramic tiles as the wall tiles in a criss cross pattern.
I am looking for a paint color that would go well with the yellow and black tiles for the upper half of the walls (other than white, unless that is all that will work). I think I would prefer to leave my ceiling white. Any suggestions? Thanks.
By Carl M
We have the same type of bathroom. Our tile is black and blue/green, with pink small tiles as the flooring. In your case, with yellow and black. I'd use an accent color of a pale aqua. It would keep the look of "retro" and bring in a softer tone.
I'd keep the ceiling a bright white, as well as the floors and any wall space. Perhaps a hanging print, with aqua in it. Or, towels in the pale aqua would work. Good luck. I'm certain it will be fabulous.
Thank you for not being so foolish as to think you needed to "update" your bathroom by removing what you have. I am so tired of seeing that on those so called "home improvement" shows, which I am beginning to see only as a marketing place for the "latest" which will soon be "out of date", too (Stainless and granite?).
Years ago when I had a home with the peach and maroon tiled bathroom, I found a shower curtain - or could be curtains - with a design that featured those colors together beautifully and painted the wall a very pale shade of the peach (in your case yellow or white) and then painted a pattern on the wall. Not all over, but like a small mural-that matched the design in the curtain. I had many, many compliments on my beautiful custom bathroom.
A paler yellow would look nice with a white ceiling. Any color that complements yellow such as purple - but you should stick with lighter shades as you don't want the color to hit you in the face when walking into the small room. I grew up in Miami beach and all of the bathrooms have this tile. I've had pink, green and blue myself. Always with matching tubs and sinks and toilets. Super cute! I always have used the tile and fixtures as the focal point and played everything else down. Maybe get a funky retro looking shower curtain. Have fun!
I have a small bathroom with grass green toilet and tub. The ceramic tile is a 70's rectangular two toned-green/pinky beige with some tiles of lavender pink flowers. The woodwork is very orange in tone. The sink is white with a green marble top which I plan to replace with a small chrome sink and white arborite top. The vanity will go white as will the wood work. What color should go on the walls? Now it is painted green and it is just too much green.
By Myrna S. from Saskatchewan, Canada
Go with beachy colors! Cream, beige like sand for the walls. Look for tropical looking floral print for the shower curtain. The colors you have were very popular in the 1950's.
Have you thought about a light grey? Grey is actually a wonderful colour on walls as it seems to help all other colours 'pop'.
I did a bathroom once with dated tile and fixtures (avocado greens and the walls were the same, yikes!) when I was on a really tight budget-I was stuck with those fixtures for years.
I painted the lower half of the walls with a washable high-gloss mildew resistant medium grey and the upper half with a satin gloss mildew resistant lighter shade of grey (the gloss paints made clean-up a lot easier!), then found a really cute beach scene border paper in the dollar bin at the paint store. I pasted the border paper where the two shades of grey met, it immediately was so much better in there!
The greens suddenly were far less garish. I picked up on the yellows, reds, blues, and browns in that border paper for accents (toothbrush holders, towels, hooks and bars, shower curtains, etc) and all those colours looked perfect against the grey walls.
A few years later I changed the beach scene border paper for an ivy vine one-just that one little change and it all still looked great. I got a lot of compliments over the years for that bathroom:)
I like white. If you don't want to commit to anything radical, go with white. Any color of towel or accessory will match - so you can use the colors in the tiles and fixtures as your guides.
My small bathroom has green/yellow floor tiles and counter top. It is presently painted a green from the floor tiles. I am tired of this and thought maybe a navy would be nice. The ceiling is white stucco. Any suggestions?
By Patricia from southern Ontario, Canada
I would paint the walls white because the tiles are already dark. If you paint it blue the bathroom would feel smaller and cramped. I would also change the tiles to white as well because the vanity is dark.
I think a pale lemon would make a difference. Sunny and bright.
:)
Have you considered painting the cabinet also. The wood narrows your options somewhat. I agree with pale paint colors: yellow (sunny), gray (sophisticated) , or a mossy or dusty green (cottage) might be nice.
Another way to go is a dark beige/light brown. this is very in style right now.
Also, try wall stickers or wall decals on etsy.com. I like the dandelion decals for a bathroom. They are beautiful and at around $30 are an affordable way to make your bathroom say wow.
Hello. If you can live with a dark color such as Navy - then do so. You are the one who has to live with it. You could put a border along the bottom, middle or top of the walls & get accessories to match. My opinion is Bright & Cheery is better than Dark & Doughty. But some people like it dark. Whatever you decide - Good Luck & God Bless You. : )
We just installed new tile around our bathtub and the color is grey with hints of pink and brown. Our tile on the floor is brown and light tan. What color should we paint the walls in the bathroom?
By Aubre
Paint the walls the same color as the gray tile or use the shade of pink in the tile. To add more brown may be a bit much with the flooring being brown and tan and the tile having brown in it too.
I would go with a shade of pink from the tile or a shade or two darker would be awesome. Even a darker gray than in the tiles would be nice. Definitely would not go with any shade of brown since there is so much in the room now.
