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You can learn to live with any color. I also agree with the suggestion of bright accent colors. Black and white and go with anything. If you have any windows in the living room, you could hang some big white curtains around them to break up the walls. Black and white picture frames--large with big art. Just decorate like you intended to have it that color and you might grow to like it. I have a bathroom with tiles of the same sort of colors. I paired it with a nice bright blue, some lime green, bright pinks, oranges, and lots of black and white. It almost looks intentional.

If you're not a fan of the contrast of black and white, soft sandy earth tones would probably do well, too.

The ceiling in my master bathroom shower cubicle. I accidentally broke the seal on the can light the first time I changed the bulb and didn't realise this until I noticed the ceiling was sagging around it. I let the whole thing dry for weeks (I have another bathroom with a shower/bath so it wasn't difficult, and I merely duct taped around the light to make it water tight for now. I'm not up to replacing dry wall and a light fixture just yet, nor do I have the stretch in my budget just yet to hire it done, so I just leave it. I'm the only one who uses the shower, so who cares.

Well, first off, yellow can work well with grey. You can find a nice soft grey color for the walls if you are allowed to paint, and if you have any windows, you can look for a fabric that has similar tones as the tiles and your accessory colors to tie things in. I own a house built in the 50s. Both bathrooms are tiled up the walls. One is peachy-pink and the other is yellow. I have a very soft grey in the yellow bathroom and a bright robins egg blue in the peach bathroom. To tie in the colors.

Other than pulling in a pattern (if you prefer a more streamlined approach) You can always do some simple towels or curtains with a burgundy accent on them. A quick search of the color combination pulled up the third picture in this post. http://littlenudge.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/unexpected-colour-schemes-floral-inspiration/ There are a few color scheme ideas there that could give you some inspiration. They are a little brighter than your typical colors, but you could learn to love it.

The whole toilet flush and toothbrush myth was busted in an episode of Mythbusters. There is fecal matter in the air anywhere. So, that isn't an issue.

I didn't used to worry about keeping the lid down, but now I have two kittens and keep the lid down now to keep them out of the toilet.They will even jump up on the seat to investigate when you are in the process of closing the lid. Little buggers.