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I agree with both of you.
If there is any place to go bold, it is a powder room, especially a small one!
This is making me want to redo my powder room!
Hmmmm, Prussian blue (I have brushed nickel hardware in there), a small chandelier, and lots and lots of gilt little mirrors, with one anchor piece above the sink that's a knockout. Sort of like this:
When I was choosing a color to paint my master bath, I selected a color I wanted to see from the bedroom. I think that is a key with a bath; what color is the room it is adjacent to? You want a pleasing effect when the door is opened into and out of the room.
In my case, my bedroom is painted a deep blue--B. Moore Nimbus Blue and my bath is painted B. Moore Vale Mist. (If anyone is interested, the colors can be googled to be seen.) I love blue with green, and I wanted to see a bit of a gray green when I opened the door to the bath, and I love seeing the deep blue when leaving the bath.
Whenever I plan the colors of a room, I start with what I've got in that room that is permanent. In your case the room color adjacent to the room, and the fixtures are what you've got. So, the color you choose should be enhanced by the other room or hall colors, and vice versa.
Many times it is how you think about a decor puzzle that helps you figure out a solution. And there is never one right answer. There are usually several possibilities.
Funny, I was searching this trying to get ideas for our powder room and the OP has the same exact powder room as I do. Currently it's painted a Tuscan Red. A beautiful color, but it overwhelms you since the room is about 4 x 4 with high ceilings. It's a lot of one color w/o a lot going on to break it up. I'm a little tired of the color but do like rich, dark colors, but it also feels really, really dark. From a lighting perspective, will sconces give off more light that the one pictured? Since I can't replace the pedestal right now, I assume getting multiple lights over the sink would look odd.
I painted a hall bath that has no windows a mid gray. The floor is white tile and the vanities are light yellowish wood, maple I think. I think it turned out well.
In your case you have the dark floor and white cream fixtures. I'd stay away from dark, because the floor already is dark. I'd choose a cooler color, because I like a cooler wall color with a warmer color floor.
You might think what colors are on the walls outside the bath. When you enter the bath, you don't want to be jolted by an extreme color change. For instance if the hallway walls are soft tan, using a dark red might be a change with no good transition. You might choose another color, a cool color perhaps, with the same intensity as the hall color. (I am assuming that the bath opens off a hall of some sort.)
When you walk in the bath, you want a color that will refresh the eye. So, find a color that works well with the other colors around it. You've got neutrals in there, so you do have lots of possibilities. Right now, you can find many sorts of grays, in all tones and hues. I have used a gray with some red in it, and it blends well with my dark oak floors.
Get some paint chips and hold them up to the wall of the bath and also against the wall surrounding the bath. See if you can choose one or two that might work. Then take your time, and choose the final one. Get a qt. or sample and paint a wall section before buying the paint.
And hang things in that room! Right now it looks bare.
I'm not the original poster, I just piggy backed on this one since my bathroom looks just like the one pictured. The walls outside the bathroom are, for lack of a better description, a light yellow. Even though the floors are dark, I was thinking of going for a warmer gray since the hallway is yellow. I really like Coastal Fog by BM.
I like the idea of grouping small mirrors, but where does one buy stuff like that?
I disagree. If I had a tiny powder room, I would paint it deep, deep rich blue, put a little sparkly lamp in there, and fill the walls with small, glittery mirrors.
But hey, that's just me!
We actually did that once in a bathroom and everybody loved it. The sink, tub, toilet, and frame around the mirror were all white, and old (they were the old heavy fixtures from the 30's). The floor was tiny white tiles. Door and trim was white. Clear crystal doorknob. We painted the walls a dark blue and I have a collection of small mirrors in various frames that we hung around the walls. The room sparkled with light. The shower curtain was white fabric. We got lots of compliments even though it was just a guest bathroom.
Kind of an old thread now, but I always had a decent oriental rug and a chandelier in the powder room, and took the colors out of the rug. I think its the one room in a house (except maybe a dining room)that can always take some high drama and wow factor, even if the rest of your house is casual.
We actually did that once in a bathroom and everybody loved it. The sink, tub, toilet, and frame around the mirror were all white, and old (they were the old heavy fixtures from the 30's). The floor was tiny white tiles. Door and trim was white. Clear crystal doorknob. We painted the walls a dark blue and I have a collection of small mirrors in various frames that we hung around the walls. The room sparkled with light. The shower curtain was white fabric. We got lots of compliments even though it was just a guest bathroom.
Dang, that gets me in the mood to redo a bathroom!
Hmmmmmmmmmm......
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