Downplay A Pink Tile Bathroom

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Downplay a pink tile bathroom.

Sophie nick above went with the existing soft pastel of the tub and painted their walls a light warm grey. Pink is such a lighthearted and warm color that a polar opposite helps to balance it. Pink vintage tiles are particularly divisive and require a deft decorating hand no matter what your feelings are. Pink kitchens a fresh lick of paint is the most obvious way to introduce pink in the bathroom.

The vibrant tangerine painted cabinets in this bathroom designed by etc etera bring out the orange undertones in the pink stone vanity topper which also ties in the pink floor tiles and area rug. When it comes to decorating a pink room it s good to accent with pink. This can be really pretty. The country was already in love with cheerful shades like seafoam green chartreuse and candy apple red colors that fell in line with the nation s.

Pink tile counters in the kitchen or on the walls and shower stall in the bathroom are a little bit. If you are looking to downplay your pink those colours will only serve to accent it making it look even stronger and you ll want to lean toward the more neutral end of things. I believe that pink was the most popular color for bathroom tile in the 1950s i estimate that pink bathrooms went into some five million american homes maybe even 10 million. Of the 20 million new homes built between 1946 and 1966 approximately 5 million had at least one pepto hued lavatory according to pam kueber of retro renovation and save the pink bathrooms.

Towels and rugs can match the wall color or be a few shades darker and i d buy a second set in an accent color as well. See more ideas about pink bathroom vintage bathrooms pink tiles. Window treatments are a great place to add pattern and fabric softens up the hard edges of tile. Here are six ways to approach your space.

A charcoal grey shower curtain geometrics or a solid would lend contrast to make it pop if you don t want to go girlie floral use a darker coordinating charcoal on the walls in a semi gloss for reflected light emphasize that neutral downplay the pink. Alternatively put in mirror shower doors to hide it. What color do you paint to tone down pink tiles. Most paint brands are onto it with trend driven colour palettes and we ve seen a beautiful spectrum of grown up pinks ranging from the palest calamine to those with earthy red pigments from farrow ball little greene earthborn annie sloan and benjamin moore to name just a few.

Probably too retro for anyone who already does not like their pink bathroom but it illustrates some great ideas on how to play with color and pattern. America was obsessed with pink bathrooms in the 1950s.