Please help with this 50s bathroom!!
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50's gray/red/blue bathroom redo - help
Comments (5)Why don't you do the labor yourself of removing the tile? It's not hard to do. You just punch a hole in the wall and pull the tile and the drywall off. It might take you several weeks to throw it all away in the trash if you have just one can. Then you can see what's up behind your tile. If I was in your shoes I'd call around to a few drywallers and see how much they would charge to drywall your bathroom if you demo the tile. I got my drywaller to put up Wonderboard around the shower- ask them how much to do that too. Then you can put any tile you want around your tub and on the floor, and get a new vanity counter top from Home Depot. Tiling a tub surround and a floor is not hard. It's like building things with Legos. Otherwise, you could just remove the stained wallpaper and find one in blue and red- stripes, florals, cherries or strawberries. Renee...See MoreHelp me redo my 50s bathrooms please!
Comments (15)You must be in my neighborhood! Seriously, your baths are SO similar to ours in our 1964 house. Here's what we have done: Master bath--was Pepto Bismol pink. We had it reglazed in white and it's holding up well. We had the tiny tile floor ripped up and redone. Upstairs hall bath--was baby boy blue. DH tackled this one (very unusual!) by ripping out the floor and taking down the tile. He installed white beadboard and a new floor. The tub is the same exact style you have, which really is a high quality cast-iron tub. I hate the cliche that they "don't make things like they used to", but in this case, I really think it's true. This tub holds the heat like no other. It's worth saving, either as is, or having it professionally reglazed. First floor half-bath--DH painted the tiles with a latex paint in a beige and we then had the floor redone by a professional. We added another full bath in the basement area and used a one-unit tub/wall combo (not nearly as good at holding heat as the cast iron tub upstairs). We did tile on the walls and floors. Check out professional tile reglazing in your Yellow Pages. It will tide you over until you can tackle a reno. My advise is this: keep the cast iron tubs, but change out the faucets to a "mixer valve", which is fairly inexpensive. Good luck. I did all I could do to live w/ the pink and blue. No matter what I did it screamed "60's"!...See MoreHelp me with a 50s bathroom?
Comments (8)10 to 1 the tub is white. I have the very same tub. I love it because modern tubs aren't as comfortable, AND don't have that nice wide shelf for sitting, holding a drink, book, etc. Those are great lounging tubs. Mine doesn't have a liner, but is getting to the point of needing refaced. You can replace that faucet, shower mechanism easily if there's access in the wall behind the tub. Mine accesses through a closet in the adjoining bedroom. I think I'd ditch the wallpaper first, then look at colors. It's so busy it gets in the way of really seeing what you want. I think a gray/silver on the walls to match the tile might work. That vanity under the sink looks like it was added later, and I'd surely get rid of it because of the shape it's in. Plus, it looks like you have heater/vent? next to it on one side. That limits what type of vanity you could go with. Another wall mount of some sort would work if you can't repair the faucet. A good plumber who knows his stuff, and who has done tons of repairs should be able to replace the faucet, or repair it to where it will work. There might be a problem though finding the parts. Is there a storage cabinet at the end of the tub? My bathroom has a big storage, built in so if you have one, you don't necessarily need storage under the sink. I also like the idea of silver towels and other accessories, IF you can match the tile. That is lovely tile, and newer tile just isn't the same quality. Floor-I love it, but replacing with a bigger, maybe silver tile, would make the bath look less busy. Is that an option? I agree with the person who said colored fixtures might work here. I think silver/gray would give an overall finished look....See MoreNeed help with 50s blue tiled bathroom
Comments (2)I understand your dilemma. There are 184 shades of white and getting just the right one is not that simple. Consider using Benjamin Moores Simply white OC-117. It is not a stark white but more of a creamy white without being a yellow. I suggest you buy a sample and paint a poster and look at the color in the room before you paint the whole room. Good luck!...See Morepalimpsest
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