Bathroom painting advice - adding accent color
RLWatl
I have a small full bathroom that's currently painted one color - walls, beadboard, trim, ceiling. I'd like to add an accent color (a blue-gray color called opal). If I only painted the ceiling and the top of the beadboard trim (that seperates the beadboard from the plaster wall), would that make the space look smaller? Would it look silly? As an alternative, I could paint either the plaster wall or the beadboard with the accent color - but I don't want to make the room look even smaller. Any input is welcome and MUCH appreciated!!
catwoman708
Because the room is small, you can't really get much of a feeling of horizontal space, so you might try going vertical and draw the eye upward, giving one the feeling of height and open sky. Keep the space "clean and serene", avoid clutter, and make sure you have a good sized mirror.I personally prefer the darker colors on the bottom half of the walls, because it has more visual "weight", and will make the beadboard appear "heavier". The lighter color should draw the eye up and make the room feel more open/larger. If you feel it's still too bare or boring on the upper walls, you can add a little interest by stenciling a small design on the upper wall near the ceiling. It doesn't have to be a uniform design all the way around the room, it can be a few clouds, some birds, or a floral/vine pattern or something in the part of the room that needs more interest.When a darker color is on top, things will appear to be out of balance, or that the ceiling is too low, and if it's in the middle of the wall, it will visually break the room in half vertically.
ju-ju
I would probably refrain from using any dark colors in a small bathroom. Think clean, light, relaxing and spa-like. Painting the ceiling the same shade as the walls, or even better, a shade or two lighter, would probably make your room look larger. I don't think it matters which shade is on the bottom, and which is on top as long as the colors are not in a sharp contrast to one another. Colors in similar shades are easier on the eye. And there is a difference between soft shades and pastels! Try checking out two colors that are either in the top slot or second slot of the color strips you find at the paint store. I just painted my guest bathroom in two shades: a soft off white on the bottom, and a soft aqua-ish color on the top...then I flipped them on the opposing wall to give it alittle interest. It actually looks really modern and since the colors don't jump out at you, you don't even notice the difference right away. Have fun with it!
kapav
Has anyone ever painted stripes using the same color but a satin and flat to make the stripes
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