what colour for the walls?
sam irwin
6 years ago
Ok we’ve just decorated our small bathroom. Shower side is tiled wall to ceiling (charcoal tiles on floor and light grey on walls matt finish) other side of bathroom is tiled to window frame. A large gold square mirror going on one of the newly plastered walls .... dilemma do I paint wall and ceiling white or a dark grey. Any suggestions welcome. Also not happy with white grouting on floor so tiler returning to darken grout. Thank you
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Daisy England
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Comments (20)I should add, before you go ahead, that my bedroom walls are a soft grey and I'm finding it a very cold colour. I'll be painting it white soon, and have both blue bedding and a Ralph Lauren colourful orange green and cream floral set. I have a double long orange sheepskin to put on the foot of the bed and hope, with mirrors and art work it will be warm and cosy and not just a room to sleep in. Not sure about curtains yet, but likely to make velvet ones....See Morewhat colour paint on walls?
Comments (5)dark blue would work really nicely, and using clever light fittings would help the room look not so dark, alternatively, a soft green, shadowing from the tiles would help create a soft country feel allowing the room to feel light and airy. all the best. x...See Morewhat colour to paint walls?
Comments (7)Def. agree with painting same scheme throughout (we just did our whole flat in two shades top to bottom, has made it look much bigger and made some irregular spaces flow together). If you want neutral/white, which would go well with the brickwork, then from F&B would say look at White Tie and New White (yellow-based shades) and Dimity, as mentioned. Though brickwork could bring 'too much' of the red in the latter out? Maybe have All White on the ceiling. You would then have to decide what to do with the woodwork: go trad with white (same as ceiling) or go contemporary with a darker shade. Latter possibly more interesting, but more going on (four shades including the brickwork), so furnishing would be trickier to get right....See Morewhat colour to paint walls
Comments (3)I quite like the white tbh. I think it it’s the blueish light coming from above where the the washing machine is that makes it look a little drab. Is there a skylight there or different lighting? I do like the wallpaper, possibly paper the washing machine wall the same to give that area some extra interest and warmth. Is the washing machine going to be concealed? Just thinking a continuous run of units would look much neater. If you did want to re paint then I think perhaps just a warmer shade of white but not yellowy. Paint a few testers on large sheets of paper and compare at different times of day....See More
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