Bathroom paint color? with taupe-pink tiles
gretchilou
11 years ago
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Comments (23)Sorry, I do not have a digital camera. I intend on getting one. I need someone who will help me shop for one and teach me how to download pics to a computer or website. LOL. I don't have kids or grandkids to teach me any of this new stuff and believe it or not most of my friends do not own a computer or are as clueless as I am about most of the features. Getting a digital camera is on my list of "things to do". I try to will post pics here, and there was another thread around that had a pink and black bathroom discussion I will revisit too. My bathroom looks like it was put in by the same guy that did yours. Ha. I have the black bullnose tile edging with the thin black tile line a few inches down from the bullnose edging. The same black soap dishes and towel rod. Same mirror. I do not live anywhere near you so I don't think the same builder actually did the work. I'm sure this was a popular look back then. I see your curtain rod looks like it was installed so that the curtain hangs inside the tub. I moved mine out a few inches so my curtain hangs outside of it and hangs straight. You have an incadescent fixture there that may interfer with this sort of change though. Mine does not have that. My sink has been replaced, but yours look to be in excellent condition and is very cute. My old tub is not stained but has lost it's shine. I checked into replacing it and doing so is sure to damage the old tiles in the process of removal. I checked into the thing where they come in an install a high grade acrylic (I think) shell over the existing one so the original tub does not have to be removed. It is still very expensive to do though ($1000 if I want black). I want to get a new toilet seat and I have looked everywhere for a black one. Nada. The one I have now is a high quality, vintage, black mother-of-pearl look one with chrome hinges. The seat is starting to peel underneath. If you know of any sources for the old style mother-of pearl (even in grey or white) please let me know. I can't even find a cheap plastic black color one in the stores as a replacement and I don't want pink. My vintage bathroom did not have even a single electric outlet in it. I guess everyone in those days shaved with blades and of course all the things we have now like electric toothbrushes and waterpiks and blowdryers did not exist. I had to add outlets. Here is some trivia that I posted in the Decorating Forum a while back about pink and black vintage tile: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/decor/con1105011230798.html It seems that the old vintage, black tile has the possibility of being made from radioactive materials. I have not had mine tested, and and not unduly alarmed about it, but I am going to do more research on this when it comes to remodelling my tiled kitchen, and make a choice about removing it from the kitchen that I spend so much time in, which is not like the bathroom. I am going to recommend the Restoration Hardware color palate for paints again. Great "old house" colors....See MorePaint color to coordinate with peach/tan/pink bathroom tile?
Comments (15)Hate to say it, but I vote for the gut rehab if you can afford it. You would love it if you could pick everything out for yourself and update it. It's easy to splurge a bit on bathrooms because we don't need much in the way of volume of materials. So you could put in a really gorgeous slate floor, for instance. But if this is an "antique" house maybe this looks right for the house and is part of its charm? That's up to you. My inclination is if it's old subway tile it's priceless, so I'd work with it... but this... mmmm... not so much, sorry. If you decide to leave it for now, how about picking up some paint color chips at the store and holding them up to the picture to see how they look to you? Another choice is to beadboard over the wall tile, then redo your floor. You'd probably want to re-tile behind the tub in something neutral. You can also have a tub professionally resurfaced, and a bathroom remodel place can advise about the cost. It's undoubtedly cheaper than a new tub as I've seen them do it on HGTV's "Designed to Sell." You might want to take a photo to the hardware store and ask what they see as your possibilities and approximate costs for each thing. One word of warning... when you dig into old bathrooms there is often rot in the walls and floor from years of water, and mold. Subflooring may need to be replaced as well as wallboard. I'd just expect that. That's an added headache, but it's also a good reason to go for the gut rehab, to make sure it's structurally sound and mold-free. Do you have another bathroom in the house if you need to tear this one down? Whatever you do, please post before and aftef pics for us!...See Morewhat color paint would complement black an taupe tile in a bathroom?
Comments (1)so sort of beige or greige would do nicely....See Morebedrosians cloe pink tile bathroom paint
Comments (2)Sorry that would be helpful! The vanity is this one but I might switch the hardware out. The shower fixtures are all a satin brass. The floor is a white penny tile. Just so many white choices it's overwhelming!!!...See Moregretchilou
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