Where did the chartreuse come from? Desperation, I suspect. It's actually winning right now. It's hilarious as a process. The light in the house is so indirect that most colors one sees on paint chips look totally different on the walls. Almost all of these were immediate "oh noes!" the instant they were put up. The thing is, there are so many alternatives, eliminating a few just doesn't seem to help much. But I think we're just about ready to commit to something.

I think that's a good idea; I had actually thought of suggesting a textured roller --doing an undercoat in one color, and a pattern in another.

Ah. Or better, a clan tartan! Of course, my clan's tartan (I'm a generation too low to be entitled to wear it) is more hideous than the pink fixtures. It's primarily red and it's clear that if I put that up, NO ONE would be able to notice the pink.

Yes, it would be difficult to judge colors with them all jumbled like this and normally I don't have more than a couple up to choose from. But this process was a painful "nope" each time I tried something because I was outside my normal comfort zone of colors. I knew for certain that each color was wrong as soon as a stripe went up. Thanks for the really cool suggestion. It makes a great deal of sense and I could need it. What I really want are more sample colors available. Even pints were just a waste of paint.

Oz

Oh wow. G-Dude is going to LOVE that suggestion! (not) I might actually go to that idea at some point. A light color like we're contemplating will show where the cats missed the box just a little too easily! A nice brown might hide it.

Not much, no. She likes Yosemite Sand, the beige in the middle over the toilet. Once she heard I was looking at 'browns' she gave up on me. She doesn't do brown.

I like your attitude. I think I'm happier changing it to SOMETHING. Right now the pear green and pueblo brown are winning out. Which will be interesting. And then I need to find a new shower curtain with ferns or bamboo on it. I used to have one.

And my very wonderful Weatherdude has said that I can always have it repainted if this is too difficult to live with.

Oz

Weatherdude wants to know if we could then remove the bathroom altogether and have it placed somewhere ELSE as an art installation? That would certainly solve the pink fixture problem.

But yes, I do agree, keep it up and no one will even notice the pinks, not even me.

Yes, that tile only looks pink next to the tub. When I put that beige/brown paint up against it, I knew for sure. And I also knew I didn't want to increase the beige/pink look. I was going for 'different.' And there's nothing at all sophisticated about my house, so fun would be closer to the truth. Comfort is big here. The lived-in look. And toning down the previous owners' tendencies to go for 'country' decor and pink. We've worked around the raw cedar door frames. I've stripped the 'early american' and 'country' wallpapers and painted instead. And we've replaced ancient beige carpets with bamboo floors in 3 rooms now. We still have the 70's slate foyer, but that's because we kind of like it. We have wood stoves and we use them. But a lot of my furniture comes from places like Ikea in terms of style.

Thanks for those links. They should be helpful.

Oz

I am so goofy about this project. Weatherdude picked the green under the window and the other greens. The one to the side (either side) is winning, a pear green. And the reddish brown on the left side of the frame is also winning, it's a pueblo brown. The brown on the right side of the frame is what I thought I wanted in a brown, but is too 'flat' against all that pink stuff. I have now decided the room shall look like trees in green and brown and the heck with the pink. Because the pink tile on the right around the tub is actually a beige pink once I matched the paint to it. And I don't want beige. Since I don't have to use a mirror in this space, it can be just about any color combination. So why not pear green?