barely buff or whole wheat by Sherwin Williams? I just put Barely Buff in my small bathroom and LOVE it but used the next shade up - whole wheat - in a small guest room and it looks phenomenal there... so depends upon the size of your room, but this looks small so perhaps the Barely Buff will be great. If the colors are more grey, you may want to look at Grey Wisp by Benjamin Moore. Check out those two...

I wouldn't put any water under there because of potential mould issues (in fact, there looks like there's a bit of mould already -- is there?). You could tile the bottom of it and put a strip of LED lights under the glass. What did you have in mind when you initially thought of the idea?

Also, I would like more counter space. What size of the sinks should I get? 18 inch? Thank you.

Thank you so much for your response - and the encouragement. What I can do is buy a beadboard panel tall enough for an entire wall and have HD cut this down. I may find this to be a good deal less expensive anyway, though kits are cheap. Quality, I'm not so sure about. I'll just get the best I can. When I look at the sites that truly specialize in good-quality beadboard, thiers are also thin cladding and 32 inches high, so customizing is the way I'll need to go. The kits offer moldings that are exact fits, and this is attractive to me because I'll be asking for help with this from contractor who I think anticipates doing dry wall. It's a gift job, so want to make it very easy. I think the panels and moldings cut to size though will not be a problem. I'll get all supplies and corner mold, etc. I wonder now about back splash above marble vanity sink. How do y"all do it in your business if wainscot extends a little above the sink.