Too blue !!! (mirror, paint, ceiling, colors)

[jergirl]

I am not a fan of white ceilings.I painted my bathroom walls a blue/grey but looks more light blue.Any suggestions as to what color to paint the ceiling to down play the blue? I don't want to make it look even more blue !!....thanks

[K'ledgeBldr]

For a bathroom-
Keep it white. You want good lighting in a bath- a white ceiling gives reflective light reducing shadows.

[ylisa7]

I would also keep it white.

But if you want to paint it a color
How good is your lighting? Is your bathroom big?

Either go with a shade or 2 lighter than what you put on the walls. You can either go with a lighter blue or a lighter grey. If you go darker the bathroom would feel like it was closing in on you.

There are many many shades of white. How about a cream/white or a grey/white?

Or if you really don't like your walls I would repaint them. Be careful with greys as they can have a blue or purple color to them. Try more of a light silver.


Maybe one of these:

[Parnassia]

Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr

For a bathroom-
Keep it white. You want good lighting in a bath- a white ceiling gives reflective light reducing shadows.

I'd agree. I also painted a bath a sort of grey blue but kept the ceiling white. As mentioned, its not the actual paint color that may make it too blue, its the way light reflects off of the walls and the ceiling. So, the room's lighting affects it quite a bit. Go very light if anything. You don't want a cave...and its surprisingly easy to create that cave effect !

[nightcrawler]

I dont like white ceilings at all either, to me it makes it look like a lid on the room. I have creamy colored ceilings in all my rooms, the same color since white does not match any of my decor,

but, since you state you do lot really like white ceilings, im assuming none of your ceilings are white either (?) if theyare another neutral color, could the bathroom be that, to keep the house cohesive (?)


im also thinking with a pale gray/blue, go the palest blue/gray you can find. Is there a color chart you picked from where it has the same color but several shades?


also even if you painted it the same color as the walls, remember because of the lighting since it is a ceiling it will give it a different hue as the walls. JMO

or you can go my route and paint your ceiling a creamy which would also match blue / gray......again, all your preferance.

[silibran]

I painted my bedroom Nimbus Gray which registers blue. And I had the ceiling painted the same throughout the house, Ben Moore's Butter Pecan. But I wish I had used a different white for the blue bedroom. I should have chosen a very light blue. The contrast between the warmish Butter Pecan and the blue walls seems harsh to me. If I were you, I'd choose a very light blue. I've discovered by trial and error that the lightest tones of a color look white once they are painted on a ceiling. I know you don't like so much blue in the room, but you'll like it better if the colors harmonize, rather than being in harsh contrast.

Add some other colors that you really like to the blue room. You could warm it up with the right yellow, for instance. Again, stay away from harsh contrasts, since you really are not in love with the wall color.

[nuts2uiam]

Originally Posted by jergirl

I am not a fan of white ceilings.I painted my bathroom walls a blue/grey but looks more light blue.Any suggestions as to what color to paint the ceiling to down play the blue? I don't want to make it look even more blue !!....thanks

What kind of lighting in terms of windows do you have, if any, and what type of lighting do you have? Mirror? How large? Is the doorway to the bath from a dark area or a well light area? Not asking for you to necessarily answer this here, but it all plays into how the color will be absorbed or reflected.