HELP!! i have a pink bathroom!
kendra.anne
The bathroom in my apartment is quite small and has a rose coloured tub/sink/and toilet. I pulled down the ugly wallpaper and flowered border that was on the walls and I want to paint instead. Anyone have any ideas that will match and keep me sane for the next couple months i'm here?? Thanks!
Shapeshifter78
I'd be tempted to paint the walls a rich burgandy with black or silver trim/accents. I believe the burgandy will neutralize the rose in the fixtures.
ju-ju
How about adding some crisp white and a deep chocolatey brown? It's a pretty modern color palette. Or you could go with white and a kiwi green to brighten it up.
catwoman708
There was a post from waaay back ("Bathroom Renovation" from 7-23-06) about decorating around a pink bathroom. There were several suggestions, but depending on the shade of pink, they may not work. For a rose pink (darker pink?) I really like the chocolate brown idea, or maybe a taupe or mocha color. Or maybe an off white with plum and mossy green?This may be a little "out there" but I recently did a costume/sewing project with a deep rose pink, and trimmed it with ivory/beige lace with gold braid, and paired it with accessories in gold, and victorian type florals in antique roses in shades of pink to burgundy. But I'm guessing you want something a little more contemporary or trendy than something that will look like your grandmother's victorian bathroom.
Materra2
For a more contemporary look try using a soft gray, same value as the rose on the walls. Then for accents use silvers, and touches of black. If you want a feminine look use black and white prints of flowery subjects otherwise just black and white photos you like. (You can make your own by photocoping colored pictures and inexpensive frames.) Use gray tones in towels, shower curtains, window decor etc. With some shimmer to them if possible. I recommend a white ceiling so it lifts unless it is a high ceiling then a lighter shade of gray. If it were me, I would find some of the old aluminum platters from the 50's, use mag wheel polish for cars and clean them to a mirror shine. They look fabulous, reflect lots of light and the patterns emerge beautifully. They look fancy for little cost, are easy to clean plus they don't break. Just use plate hangers to put them up, they are very light so you can actually use small nails or push pins on the smaller plates sizes. Good luck. Hope this gives you some ideas.
May08_Bride
I love both the gray and brown suggestions! I think if you don't like the pink color, the brown might be better. I hope you don't mind if I piggy back on your post kendra.anne, but can I ask for suggestions for a bathroom with seafoam green wall tile, tub and toilet? I have NO ideas!!
catwoman708
Stillplanning, with the seafoam green I'd go with "colors of the sea", like different shades of blues, turquoise, and palest aqua. Or the same thing as above, brown with some trendy accessories, or pink and green, or white and silver/chrome. If you can find a patterned shower curtain with some of the seafoam green in it, pull some accent colors from it and work with those. Just not the "Little Mermaid" set at Wal-Mart, OK? Unless you're doing a little girl's bathroom.
ju-ju
I like the shades of the sea idea. Bathrooms are usually small, so if you wanted to get creative with your walls, it wouldn't be too difficult. To make it fun, you could start with a fresh coat of crisp white, and tape off stripes or squares or even circles, all of different sizes onto the walls and use the seafoam color with some coordinating soft shades of blue and green. It would make the seafoam look intentional. Modern looking accessories in shiny chrome would update it even more.OR if you want to spend a little bit of money, you could paint the tiles with a tile epoxy paint, and have your tub resurfaced (you need a pro for that) and buy a new toilet and sink (they are pretty affordable) and start from scratch.
Melody Maker
I had a lavender bath a few years ago, tub, sink, toilet, tile (the whole works). I tried several things, but what I settled on and used for 4-5 years, was a monochrome look, (I painted the walls exactly the SAME SHADE of lavender) with white textured shower curtains, and white towels. Using the same color for everything, plus white, enlarged the room. I had more positive comments about that bath than you'd believe, although my husband said you didn't know what sick was until you were sick in a lavender toilet :).
beckster333
Kendra - try going with a slightly green beige for walls, trim, and curtains, shower and window - should downplay the pink and make the room look larger
goldentree
Great suggestions! Here's a question for you guys. 50's style Pink tile with baby blue tile trim, and the 2nd bathroom pale yellow tile with seafoam green tile trim. Love the chocolate/taupe with pink (or black & white), but that little bit of blue would throw it off. As for the yellow, YIKES! And both baths are teeny tiny (4.5 X 7 and 5 X 8).
ju-ju
You could go to your local paint store and get some epoxy paint specifically made for painting tiles. I believe that it's most widely available in white, which you could use to cover the tile trim color, and then work on a color scheme with the main tile shade. You could then use the chocolate,pink and white combo in one bathroom, and perhaps just yellow and white in the other. An accent color in there would depend a bit on what shade of yellow you have to deal with. If it's a citrusy shade, then maybe a natural looking but soft shade of green would be nice as an accent color (towels etc.) I actually just bought 2 really beautiful vintage 1930's-era european travel posters that would look great, and would compliment your vintage rooms. Check out art.com if your interested, they have a good selection.
march-angel-04
This idea is for the pink bathroom. I think it would be beautiful if you wallpapered your focus was with a patterened paper of pink and white. like a paisley or toille design. then keep everything else simple white or off white and just throw in bits of pink with towels and small things. depending on the shade of your pink fixtures try changing your hardware to a brushed aluminum or bronze. Gold will make it too (can't think of the word i'm looking for) ___ so stick with softer tones.
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