Help me fix up my bathroom

[turtle]

So I'm wanting to paint my bathroom. There are currently tan walls with dark blue trim and doors.  The penguin shower curtain is staying so I would like to get a color to coordinate better with that.  I'm also keeping the dark blue.  What is making me hesitate is that we have an oil rubbed bronze colored faucet and light fixture and decorative thing (see second pic) and I don't want to change them at the moment. I do want to get a new toilet paper holder.  Should I get bronze for that or should I phase that finish out as things break because the bronze doesn't look good in this bathroom with these colors? Also in the running for replacement: the towel holder in the second and third pic.

So...
1, What color?
2. Keep bronze or get rid of it?
3. Other suggestions??

Pictures:

[Widget123]

Replace tan walls with a bluish gray and keep everything else?

Keeping most because I dont like to bite off too much at a time.

[turtle]

Jul 17, 2016 14:42:40 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

Replace tan walls with a bluish gray and keep everything else?

Keeping most because I dont like to bite off too much at a time.

I was thinking about that. It seems like most of the bluish gray paint chips I got don't look quite right so I might have to just do gray. 

I definitely want to change the toilet paper holder. I just don't know if I should get brushed nickel and gradually change everything to that or keep the bronze, which I like, but I'm not sure it goes.

[purple]

If you like the bronze, keep it.

I would never choose to have anything grey anywhere because I find it depressing, so I definitely don't agree that it would look good, so if you like it, take my opinion with a pinch of salt :-)

I think a pale yellow would be lovely with the blue and wouldn't clash with the bronze.

[turtle]

@jemomma, it is driving me nuts that it's mismatched but it was like that when we moved in. The only thing we changed were the curtains. I am just trying to look ahead and think about what I would do if I needed a new light or faucet. I like the idea of the switch plate!

purple, I think I remember you saying some other time that you didn't like gray. I never thought of yellow, so I'll get some paint chips and see what that looks like.

[billyhorrible]

Jul 17, 2016 14:56:34 GMT -5 turtle said:

Jul 17, 2016 14:42:40 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

Replace tan walls with a bluish gray and keep everything else?

Keeping most because I dont like to bite off too much at a time.

I was thinking about that. It seems like most of the bluish gray paint chips I got don't look quite right so I might have to just do gray. 

If you don't like the blue greys i would go blue over grey. There's already blue on the shower curtain and the trim is blue. And I think a lighter blue, darker blue and the bronze fixtures can play together for an icy nautical look which would tie in the penguins. I'd also get white towels/linens to keep it clean looking.

[billyhorrible]

[turtle]

madymoiselle , I do like the blinds and I hadn't thought of doing those. I'm willing to get rid of the penguin window curtain but I'd like to keep the shower curtain.

billyhorrible , would that be too much blue? That's what I'm worried about. EDIT: I do like that blue. I don't have much white in there except for the sink though.

[billyhorrible]

Jul 17, 2016 15:43:36 GMT -5 turtle said:

billyhorrible , would that be too much blue? That's what I'm worried about. EDIT: I do like that blue. I don't have much white in there except for the sink though.

You've also got a white toilet and the white in the curtains/shower curtain.

[Deleted]

I like billyhorrible picture. The light blue or very light grey blue or white walls would brighten it up.

Also vote to have finishing match so either go bronze or silver as long as they match.

I vote to remove all the penguin but if you really want to keep the penguin shower curtain then I would remove the penguin window curtain.

[Deleted]

Also two more things to cheer it up is remove the lace curtain in window and instead of putting a tissue box on that shelf put a candle with soaps.

[Deleted]

If you are keeping the shower curtain it makes a big statement so to me do white walls. That way the focus is the shower curtain.

If you switch out the shower curtain for a white curtain then I vote light blue walls or light grey walls

[turtle]

Jul 17, 2016 16:03:41 GMT -5 @jemomma said:

If you aren't too excited about the grey, would you consider an off white? The white color would really make the dark blue trim pop and go extremely well with the bronze hardward/fixtures.


ETA a lighter color would definitely open up the space more.

I agree with the light color. It's too small as it is. Never thought of off white. Will get a sample of that.

[turtle]

Jul 17, 2016 16:18:23 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Also two more things to cheer it up is remove the lace curtain in window and instead of putting a tissue box on that shelf put a candle with soaps.

What would you put in the windows instead of the curtains? I'm not sure what to do instead of lace for a bit of privacy. I like the candle with soap idea. I would like to remove the red box above the shelf, but it's held up by braces so I'm not sure what to do instead. Or where to put tissues.

[carolyngrace]

Question.. Shower curtain staying for sentimental reasons or aesthetic reasons? I feel like if you're updating things a new shower curtain would go a long way.

[carolyngrace]

Jul 17, 2016 18:22:44 GMT -5 turtle said:

Jul 17, 2016 16:18:23 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

Also two more things to cheer it up is remove the lace curtain in window and instead of putting a tissue box on that shelf put a candle with soaps.

What would you put in the windows instead of the curtains? I'm not sure what to do instead of lace for a bit of privacy. I like the candle with soap idea. I would like to remove the red box above the shelf, but it's held up by braces so I'm not sure what to do instead. Or where to put tissues.

Tissues on the back of the toilet? Also id do blinds on the window. If you want a curtain maybe a solid rather than the lace.

[wegrowsheep]

I'd use a pale blue on the walls and change hardware to brushed nickel, or keep the bronze hardware and use an offwhite on the walls. Use a sheer fabric instead of lace on the window.

[turtle]

Jul 17, 2016 19:47:10 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

Question.. Shower curtain staying for sentimental reasons or aesthetic reasons? I feel like if you're updating things a new shower curtain would go a long way.

Sentimental. I know a new shower curtain would be better but I just can't get rid of it.

[turtle]

I didn't realize the lace curtain would get so much hate. That's from the previous owners. How would a blind with the sheer built it look?

[ashbash]

I agree with a very light icy blue to contrast with the dark blue trim and let the curtain be a statement piece. And make all fixtures match

[Deleted]

Jul 18, 2016 6:53:45 GMT -5 turtle said:

I didn't realize the lace curtain would get so much hate. That's from the previous owners. How would a blind with the sheer built it look?

Haha yea lace curtains read kind of granny or haunted house to me. Old fashioned. I think something minimal like a vertical shade. Or in our bathroom we just have a film on the window so light is allowed in but you can't see out. It depends on how much privacy you want

We also have a crappy view from our bathroom it just faces a fence so it's not like the film is prohibiting a desirable view

[3dimesdown]

We just painted our guest bath "icicle". It's pretty much white with a tint of blue/gray and would look nice with your blue trim.

I'd got ahead and get rid of the bronze and make everything chrome to match the towel holder.

Oh and I'd probably nix the shelves/box thing all together.

ETA: I don't hate the lace curtains. They're not my favorite, but if I was updating, that would be low priority.

[turtle]

Jul 18, 2016 8:45:57 GMT -5 3dimesdown said:

We just painted our guest bath "icicle". It's pretty much white with a tint of blue/gray and would look nice with your blue trim.

I'd got ahead and get rid of the bronze and make everything chrome to match the towel holder.

I like the sound of icicle. I'm going to check out more paint colors today or tomorrow. 

I am leaning more towards changing everything to nickel in there.  I just don't think it's in the budget to replace the faucet and the light right now.