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Choose my bathroom towels please! (with photos)

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Wigeon · 09/11/2015 13:32

We have a selection of mismatched towels and I want to get rid of the lot and choose a new colour. But not sure what colour to go for. Bathroom pics attached - cream tiles, dark brown unit and mirror cabinet, mosaic tiles in brown / cream / glass / stone type effects. Paint above tiles and on ceiling is white. Floor is dark brown. Bath, loo and sink all white.

Most of the towels are navy, as that matched the bathroom in our last house, which we moved out of 6 years ago...

Any ideas on what colour towels would go well?

Choose my bathroom towels please! (with photos)
Choose my bathroom towels please! (with photos)
Choose my bathroom towels please! (with photos)
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EliGold · 09/11/2015 13:33

Cream or brown. I love white towels but they're totally impractical. Lovely bathroom.

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7to25 · 09/11/2015 13:36

Vets will usually take old towels

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Wigeon · 09/11/2015 13:36

Thanks for your reply. The bathroom was the first thing we ripped out when we moved in because it was avocado, and in really terrible condition. You felt dirtier after a bath than before!

Do brown towels look a bit too 1970s? Would also love fluffy white towels, but instead I have some greying, cardboard-y towels and it seems impossible to rescue them. Bit worried cream might go grey too?

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Wigeon · 09/11/2015 13:52

I will definitely freecycle the old towels, rather than just chuck them - did this before with some my MIL gave me and they got snapped up by dog owners!

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QforCucumber · 09/11/2015 13:54

Would a lighter brown, dark beigey colour be more suited than white or cream?
kinda like Latte or biscuit? (i'm clutching to think of the colour I have in my head now haah)

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Wtfmummy · 09/11/2015 13:56

Bathroom looks lovely. I would go for a lighter colour like stone/putty type colour given the unit is dark wood.

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Sgtmajormummy · 09/11/2015 14:02

Cream with a black mosaic border like your tiles. Or plain beige for practicality but good quality.
Lucky you buying new towels!

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DrivingMissLazy1 · 09/11/2015 14:08

Do they have to totally blend in with the decor? I like a pop of colour to liven things up a bit. I have the same sort of bathroom but I like bright blue or pink towels

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EliGold · 09/11/2015 15:24
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EliGold · 09/11/2015 15:26
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hedgehogsdontbite · 09/11/2015 15:27

I'd go for orange or red. But I like a splash of bright colour.

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P1nkP0ppy · 09/11/2015 15:33

Orange, coral or peachy sort of shades?
Stripes black/brown/beige/cream - House of Fraser Linea or Debenhams?

Don't get black unless you're happy for them to moult forever (very expensive mistake)

Cream would be lovely too, mix with stripy ones?

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ConnieSpry · 09/11/2015 15:42

I think lime green looks good with dark brown. If it were me I would do that to give it a lift although I can see dark brown or white / cream would look smart.

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amarmai · 09/11/2015 16:19

coral or cream- also can easily dye the cream in the washing machine if they get dingy.so cream and then dye to coral.

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amarmai · 09/11/2015 16:38

blue- but not too pale or bright or dark! maybe periwinkle?

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Sgtmajormummy · 09/11/2015 17:24

www.justlinen.co.uk/justlinen/christy-modena-border-neutral.asp
This is similar to what I was thinking, and just look at those prices!

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Wigeon · 09/11/2015 17:38

Been out - thanks for all the replies to return to!

I think I was definitely thinking of a colour - beige /cream/ brown would definitely go but is a bit...dull?

Thinking orange and brown is too 70s again? Quite like the suggestion of red, that would be good. What about Royal purple? Teal? Would lilac look too insipid? I can't tell if those colours would look stupid or cool.

Not entirely sure I can picture periwinkle, and Google images seems to come up with various shades of soft blue / lilac. Did you mean the lightish soft blue?

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Optimist1 · 09/11/2015 18:12

I think teal/petrol would go very nicely. These people have great prices and I've bought from them without problems on many occasions, so can recommend.

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Wigeon · 09/11/2015 18:21

Optimist - that website has amazing prices! So the towels aren't really thin then? That colour is lovely too, thanks for linking. It says another 20% off - can that really be on top of the list price?

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Optimist1 · 09/11/2015 18:25

Yes, I'm pretty sure the discount is in addition to the list price! I bought some of the Christy Tribeca ones a month or so ago in aubergine (which I think might be a bit dark for your bathroom) - they're thick and soft. My only niggle is that there was a lot of fluff wafting about in the bathroom until I'd washed them three or four times. TBH I think the fact that my bathroom being 99% white and my towels being very dark didn't help, but I'm still confident in recommending! Let me know what you think if you place an order. Smile

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Wigeon · 09/11/2015 20:39

Ooh, sorely tempted! DH says he likes them (tbh, he doesn't see the problem with the current towels, but that's because he doesn't notice that kind of thing). I reckon we could get all the towels we need for £81 from there - bargain!

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Wigeon · 10/11/2015 20:02

In an uncharacteristic display of impulse buying, I've gone for Optimists teal towels - being delivered Friday (could have had them as soon as tomorrow, but I won't be in). Thanks v much for the link Optimist!! I will update with new photos once they arrive!

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Optimist1 · 10/11/2015 22:04

Woo hoo! Looking forward to hearing what you think, Wigeon. (As I was drying after my shower this morning I was thinking of you and wondering whether you'd take the plunge. Grin )

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Wigeon · 16/11/2015 14:31

The towels are here! Seem lovely quality (especially for the price). Colour is much more green-y than the photos on the website seemed to show - and even the photos I've attached to this post show the colour as more bluey green. But they seem good - thanks again Optimist!

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