Decisions, decisions…

So, what color should we paint the Master Bathroom? That is the question of the day…er, week…er, month. The Master Bathroom is a two room “suite” that includes a room for the shower and toilet and a separate room that houses the double-sink and vanity area. Both rooms of this Master Bathroom “area” are currently white.

We’ve always had good luck picking colors together. When we painted the kitchen, we knew we wanted a green for the walls. We decided to pick our top three colors, secretly, so that the other person wouldn’t be swayed by peer pressure. Of the 235 paint chips, I picked A, B, C. My hubby then picked C, B, A. So, we went with B, Montpelier Olive. Wow. Out of all of those choices, we both picked the same top three colors, just in different order…and our second choice was exactly the same. That was easy!

Picking the colors for Claire’s room (Icelandic) and the Main Bathroom (Spicy Cayenne) were just as simple.

A year or so ago, when we painted the Master Bedroom, our process was lagging along. We’d ordered new furniture, and we wanted the color to show that off and match the carpet and be soothing, etc. etc. etc. We just could not decide on a color. It wasn’t that we were disagreeing with each other; it was just that we honestly could not decide between the minute variances in the different shades of “light-taupish-beigish-creamish” that we wanted. All 42 of them. All of a sudden, the phone rang, and it was the furniture place. Our new furniture was in! Two weeks early! They would be able to deliver it tomorrow! In the blink of an eye, our time-frame for deciding was cut to 20-minutes, and we both decided on a color, and that decision was made. We went with “Natural,” naturally, and we’ve been very pleased with the color.

So, what’s taking so long with the Master Bathroom Color Decision? I really don’t know. When we started this process, we both said out loud we wanted a “yellowish” for the walls, or maybe a “creamish” or maybe a “greenish” or maybe a…and there it started. We picked out a ton of paint-chips and have been deliberating ever since. Thankfully, we’ve narrowed the playing field to four different choices.

We don’t want to paint the entire area the same color. We like the white of the area by the double-sinks. We don’t want to leave the room with the wall-tiles white, but we don’t want to detract from them either. We want to find a nice color that also doesn’t compete with the “Natural” of the bedroom. Maybe we could just paint the room with the shower and toilet one color and use that same color on an accent wall in the other area.

Yesterday morning, my hubby had a great idea. Why not just use the same color as the bedroom? That’s a great idea! It won’t contradict anything; it won’t detract from the color of the tiles, and it’s not white. Of course, when asked if that should be the final decision, we’re just not sure…so, now we have five colors that need to duke it out.

Time is ticking, and I’m sure we’ll make a decision soon. Where’s a furniture delivery place on a deadline when you need it?? In the meantime, here are the contenders, conveniently resting on the floor-tiles, wall-tiles, and carpet for reference:

(Click photo to enlarge. If you click on the photo a second time, you’ll see even more detail.)

The paint color choices are: Natural, Churchill Hotel Wheat, Filoli Gold Ecru, Filoli Antique Lace, and Warm Buff. (Not that it matters…it’s so hard to tell what a color is by the name; that’s for sure!)

Stay tuned for the answer!