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Recently I painted my bathroom and hung up a beautiful mirror that I can’t decide whether to leave it golden or white sunshine?

A golden mirror in the bathroom.

I finished painting our master bathroom two weeks ago pretty much right after I started.  I love the the calming palette – Behr’s Light French Gray.  Today I hung up a $35 mirror I had bought at Garden Ridge some time back.  I love it but can’t decide if I should leave it gold or spray paint it white?  I am kind of digging the statement of the gold version.  Here Henley gives us a glimpse of the mirror and the new paint color.

Behr Light French Gray paint. Gold sunburst mirror. Roller-shade in bathroom window, and cat looking up at the window.

And here, Hawkeye feels left out so he attacks Henley.  Meanwhile, I stand by taking more pictures to try and get the lighting right.

Two cats in the bathtub playing.

I also replaced my DIY roman shade for a $5 Walmart roller shade.  I haven’t decided if I should leave it as is or if I should add some ribbon trim.  I love the simple look of the shade.

Little pots of greenery by the window in the bathroom and the large gold mirror above the tub.

 

Here is a shot from the bedroom.  Seeing the tile in the shot, it makes me think more and more I should leave the mirror a gold hue.
A full look into the bathroom with the golden mirror being the focal piece.
I picked up these towels, even before I painted, at TJ Maxx.  Can you tell I have a slight quatrefoil obsession?
New patterned towels laying out.

And just to remind you of the before:

The bathroom before painting with very dark walls.

Dark brown walls in bathroom and roller shades on window.

White bathtub and brown walls in bathroom.

One final shot.  I think I have told my husband 5,000 different times that if feels so bright in here with the new paint color {it was even really cloudy and dreary out today when I took these photos}.  In fact we woke up for work a few days after I painted and he said “Please don’t say that the bathroom looks so much brighter.”  I guess it got old after awhile 🙂
Bright walls in bathroom.

And again with all the lights off.

The golden mirror in bathroom above the tub.

What color do you think would be best for the mirror?

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