We updated a 5 x 8 bathroom a couple winters ago. White fixtures and tile for the tub/shower. Painted the maple cabinet white and installed gray marble floor tile, then painted the walls a medium gray - C2, Monday Morning.

I don't believe your natural wood would conflict with color on the wall any more than would natural wood flooring.

Here is a link that might be useful: Guest Bathroom

Everything is so neutral that you can go in any color direction you want.

BM soft fern would be pretty if you want a green tone. But you could easily do a soft blue or a beige or a tan or gold or you could go to taupe. Lots of choices.

Thats what maple should look like, I love it. I think a soft greenish or blueish would be pretty. I especially like greens. I don't know what BM Soft Fern is like but that sounds pretty.

I used BM Titanium in my kitchen with cherry cabinets and I love the wood tones with this very very light gray green. It is also represented in BM's white collection. Here is my kitchen. You may not be able to see with reliability, the color, but you can see how light and soft it is compared to my medium colored cabinets. I think it would look pretty with a lighter wood too. Nothing better though than painting up sample boards and hanging them in your room to watch over several days. The backsplash on the counter is a marble that has a lot of tans mixed in, along with white and gray-maybe similar to your floor tile. My tile is from The Tile Shop and called Lansdale.

Perhaps a light gray with some green undertones (BM Gray Owl)? Another option is BM Nimbus - it's a fantastic gray with no undertones and looks great with Carrera marble. I recently paired it with Carrera basketweave in my small bath:

Oh I meant to mention that I acutally used BM soft fern on the ceiling in this powder room.

Annie, very fun powder room. That color is committed. I had a kitchen that color in the early 70's and loved it.

Thanks, enduring...of course some people see the color and think I should be committed!
;)

LOL Annie

I love it!