What color is your bathroom?

[freaktard]

My wife and I were talking the other night, and she reminded me of an old story. This happened years ago, and even though I had once thought it was hilarious, I had completely forgotten about it. But remembering it brought back all the hilarity, and I thought I'd post about it here.

OK, so I'm at my old job (that I quit 12 years ago and don't miss a bit!) selling housewares at a big box store, and got to answer a question about the colors of towels that we carried. The SC in question started off nice enough, but changed mood in nothing flat.

SC: Do you have any brown towels?

Me: No, I'm sorry, none of our bathroom accessories come in brown.

SC: (suddenly angry) Well why not?!?!?

Me: I'm sorry, ma'am, but I don't know. It just isn't a color we carry right now.

SC: (yelling) MY BATHROOM IS BROWN!!!!!!

And I lost it. I don't know why exactly, but just something about the statement itself, coupled with the fact that she felt it was necessary to yell it out loud in the middle of a crowded store, completely overrode my emotional firewall or whatever it's called, and I just couldn't stop laughing.

Anyway, I told my wife about it, and for a long time afterward, whenever one of us wanted to crack the other one up, we would yell "MY BATHROOM IS BROWN!!!!" And now, years later, since my wife brought it up, we've started doing it again!

[Zoom]

Quick reply: "What can Brown doodoo for you?"

[Mnemjian]

If I had a brown bathroom, I would be looking for accessories that did NOT match it so that hopefully nobody would notice I had a brown bathroom

[Athaelia]

SC: (yelling) MY BATHROOM IS BROWN!!!!!!

LOL--The only time I've seen a BROWN bathroom was at a gas station one time....it was SMEARED all over the walls.

I ran out screaming.

[42_42_42]

Why would you want to paint that room that color????

Maybe she's absent minded and the color helps her remember what to do in there?

"Now, why did I come in this room? Hmmm...shit-brown walls...oh, yeah! I gotta take a dump!"

[RetailDemon]

Quick reply: "What can Brown doodoo for you?"

I worship you now......

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Why would you want to paint that room that color????

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So nobody will notice you can't aim worth a damn?

Actually, one of mine is brown. It's dark expresso brown. Nearly black (in fact, I was originally going to paint it black, but I fell in love with the shade of brown.

My towels are not brown. Some are a warm pink. Some are white with pink, tan, and expresso retro looking flower-type graphic stamps on them.

Everything else is blinding white and chrome.

It looks amazing.

[Aethian]

Mines wood paneled and so is a nice shade of oak brown.

[Enjis]

In my mom's house, the main bathroom is chocolate brown, teal, and lt. brown. It was so hard fining paint and wall paper that went with it....
You're better off getting an accent color than trying to match brown tho.
(I think the colors were popular when the house was built, since colors for home decorations come in waves the same as they do with car colors.)

[dalesys]

...colors for home decorations come in waves the same as they do with car colors.)

Who remembers burnt orange shag? Or the avacodo kitchen (GACK-a-mole)?

[tropicsgoddess]

Quick reply: "What can Brown doodoo for you?"

*snerk*

[Geek King]

Who remembers burnt orange shag? Or the avacodo kitchen (GACK-a-mole)?

My parents had both, thank-you-very-much-where-may-I-send-the-therapy-bill. The last remenant of the kitchen (the stove) only got replaced a couple of years ago.

[Ghel]

In my old house, the kitchen was a garish combination of avacado green, burnt orange, and harvest gold. The wallpaper was tiny orange tulips. The first thing I did after we bought the house was go in the kitchen and rip down the wallpaper.

In my new house, the bathroom tile is a strange shade of teal. I still haven't figured out a way to match accessories to it.

[CaroPhoenix]

So nobody will notice you can't aim worth a damn?

Actually, one of mine is brown. It's dark expresso brown. Nearly black (in fact, I was originally going to paint it black, but I fell in love with the shade of brown.

My towels are not brown. Some are a warm pink. Some are white with pink, tan, and expresso retro looking flower-type graphic stamps on them.

Everything else is blinding white and chrome.

It looks amazing.

I now want this for my front powder room!!!! That would be absolutely awesome! But first, I have to get rid of the all paper in that bathroom. And get new linoleum in there. Gah ... I get new windows and all of a sudden, I'm wanting to redecorate the entire house!

[LadyAndreca]

In my old house, the kitchen was a garish combination of avacado green, burnt orange, and harvest gold. The wallpaper was tiny orange tulips. The first thing I did after we bought the house was go in the kitchen and rip down the wallpaper.

In my new house, the bathroom tile is a strange shade of teal. I still haven't figured out a way to match accessories to it.

Mother-of-pearl, maybe? I always wanted bathroom accessories made of that, but have always had boring WHITE bathrooms. My other guess without seeing the exact shade would be gold or brass metallics. If it's more blue than green, whites and golds/yellows...but if it's more green, whites would look better. (All IMO, of course. Color combinations are VERY much a matter of personal taste.)

I hate the current trend towards pink/blue/brown in EVERYTHING to do with housewares. Or stupid green/brown/pink earth tones. I mean, I love blue, but hate brown as a decorating color. (Okay, I admit the couch has a brown slipcover, but that's because the living room has hunter green throw pillows and rugs and that was the best color match.) Thankfully with the sheer number of stores around here and the internet available, I can mix and match as many stores and styles as I want.