Good Questions: What color paint for this ghastly bathroom?

Howdy AT:SF!

My husband and I are at a total loss when it comes to deciding what color to paint the walls in our circa-1939 bathroom in Oakland.

We'll remodel eventually (though we'll probably stay in a classic/retro vein, albeit with a fresher, cleaner feel), but can't afford to right now. The dingy white paint is in a sorry state, and we need to do SOMETHING to freshen up this bathroom ...

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The wall and floor tile (of which there's a LOT) is a sort of nauseating peachy pink, with a burgundy tile border. We definitely don't want to match the field tile, and we already have a couple of deep-red rooms in our home, so we don't want to match the border tile, either. Should we just repaint the walls a crisp white? Or can someone suggest another color that will work with the tile and the white fixtures -- something fresh and fun, but still fitting for a bathroom? Help!

Thanks!
Leah

Anyone??

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Oooh, do a lime wash! It will look really classy, I'd go with a Yellowish tint.

Its not ghastly, we're just not used to working with these color combos.

There is a lovely mulit colored shower curtain , which this writer found and shared....
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/good-questions/good-questions-what-color-walls-to-go-with-my-new-shower-curtain-010823
Its from Susan Sargeant....(a site that uses lot of different colors in lovely ways). You could paint the walls white, and use towels from the shower curtain that will correspond to your tiles, and tie it in.