Monday, March 28, 2016

Bathroom Struggles

Back in 2007 I came home to a torn apart bathroom. My ex had taken it upon himself to redo the bathroom. He and a friend completely gutted it.

I won't go into the long detailed story but putting the bathroom back together took years, tears, fights and a lot of money and little actual input from me other then "nagging" to finish it. It never was finished and eventually we got divorced.

Since then I did have a co-worker hang up molding around the window and the door frame so when you walked by the door you couldn't see in anymore. It was unfinished/not painted molding and I never did paint it. I did get around to grouting the little nook that had tile. I posted a post about that.

This weekend I decided that I would try to finish/update it. I would love to gut the tub area but I don't have the time, money or skill for that.

My plan was to paint and lay down some new tile on the floor and I wanted to do it all this weekend.

I did not get very far. I was able to break up the 3 tiles that I needed removed that were placed higher than other tiles which prevented the door from closing and got the area patched and level. So that is a plus.

I am struggling with paint colors though. I wanted a nice sage green. The first color I picked was too light. The second color was too dark. The third color was too teal. I did mix the first and second and that was closer but those were just samples. I ended up buying a gallon of the too dark but now I'm questioning it.

I want something neutral but still a color and not just white or beige.
Too light

 Darker and too teal
 Mixed the light and the dark
 This is what I am working with. Any tips/suggestions for a new color scheme!?

3 comments:

  1. You could do the teal as an accent in there, I like the color, but I don't know if I'd want the whole room that color. You could alwso do a two tone wall, like the lower half is the darker color and the upper half is the mixed with the too dark as the accent.

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  2. I REALLY need to proof read what I say.
    I meant lower wall = mixed color
    upper wall = light color
    accent = too dark color or teal

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    1. I do like accent walls but I'm not sure how they work in small bathrooms. The idea of a two tone wall is a possibility.

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