Help me out, Gentle Readers, will you?
Light greens are tricky. Refinery 29 makes a pretty great case for mint green for summer-into-fall fashion…
…and no 1950s GE kitchen would be complete without green — the avocado and mint varieties. But beyond that, decorating with light green is tricky. I even tried to save one of you from seafoam green roller shades, remember?
So why do people insist on painting bathrooms light green?
Light green bathrooms — especially light green with yellow undertones — can make you look like death warmed over. Ask me how I know this, Gentle Readers. That’s right: my life lessons are your lifesavers.
I dare you to look into the mirror of a light green bathroom and not think, “cadaver.” (Maybe that’s why the mirror in the first bathroom is so tiny?)
If you insist on painting your bathroom light green, mint green is your best and only option. The blue undertones are flattering to most people, and the crispness can make dull white tile look fresher.
I’ve long recommended light blues for bathrooms: they also freshen up dingy white tile, and they’re almost universally flattering. Benjamin Moore’s 2136-70 Whispering Spring is a longtime favorite.
If the bathroom has really white tile, a creamy yellow is beautiful. Benjamin Moore’s HC-6 Windham Cream is ideal.
Super light pink can be a great bathroom color. DARK colors can be great bathroom colors.
But mint green? Help me out, Gentle Readers! Prove me wrong! Please send me some pictures of light green bathrooms that put a smile on your face and a song in your heart – as you gaze into the mirror.
Maybe I can be persuaded.
Quoted in publications from The New York Times to The Washington Post to Real Simple magazine, Annie Elliott is considered an expert in color, residential space planning, and telling people what to do in the nicest way possible.