I'm very sorry I did not answer the questions from the last few years... I've been out of reno mode for a while :) It's probably too late, but here are the replies: @walkin_yesindeed - the vanity finish has held up just fine. However, it's not the original paint. We sanded and re-painted with new Ben Moore bathroom paint. No issues with dampness (we do run the fan for every shower, though.) @kirkhall - I have NOT been happy with the touted un-stainable-ness of the epoxy grout on the floor. I mean, it's better than regular grout, but it didn't stay white no matter how much I cleaned it. It looks fine, since the tile is multi-toned, but it's definitely not still white. The shower grout, however, has held up extremely well. @SparklingWater - I don't recall the demo being terribly difficult, but that may be because I knew what to expect from other parts of the house. It was tile over a dense cement. @MrsD - I think the grout color is standard white. @MayaEoff - Our tub is the standard 30" size.

Hi, I manage my families old homes and keep them in rental in Pittsburgh so they have the income. In Sept 08 I researched local companies and found Miracle Method a national chain that has been around a long time do a 1910 bathroom it was pink and black and even had a black radiator. I had them do everything in white including the radiator and pink tub. The floor could not be done do to wear and could not be retiled because it was pink mosaic tile in a concrete bed 6 inches thick. There are a number of companies look in the yellow pages for tile refinishing. I was very satisfied with the result. Good Luck

Valinsv, yeah, I agree no border. Thanks for the compliments. I'm glad you like the marbles. That was a very cheap and easy fix. I have always been more of a gold than silver girl, so I don't mind the brass, and I like the combo. I keep kerosene lamps around the house because they're great for when the electricity goes out. No, I missed that post by My3dogs, but I love her decor so I'll go look for it, thanks. Brilliant suggestion about the rug -- that's just what I should do. May be tricky dealing with red tones, not sure, as my paint looks terracotta, then looks pink, then looks brown at different times. Verti, thanks for your kind words! If you ever do the marbles thing, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. Yayagal, thanks, I do have one set of fat fluffy white towels I got for when the bath was blue. I can try those out. Arcy, they varied. Hahahaha, well, yes I have repainted my bedroom FIVE times in five years, and I'm still not happy with it. My living room I only repainted three times, I think. I'm a paint nut, and keep striving to make things better. It took me about 30 years of changing things in my last houst to get it to where I loved every room. lol JJam, thanks for your very sweet words! I'm thinking you're right, I need a different rug. The rug I have is 2x3 -- how big should I go? I do want to keep it back from the toilet, as you know men splash. I did toss some silk ivy up onto the cabinet top and I like it there unless I come up with something better. Mitchdesj, thanks, I'm glad too. I kinda thought "no" but thought I'd run it by you all. I like the simplicity of the room now, it's quite crisp. Gsciencechick, what a coincidence. Yeah, I'll leave the border off as I'm liking the clean look without it. The good thing about borders though, is they hide the place where two colors (wall and ceiling) meet. It's hard to get that line just perfect. I've been touching it up with a 1" craft paintbrush. Boopadaboo, thanks! I have no vision at all, haha. But I do love that wallpaper and it looked so good with her. Turns out it's the colors of the paper that really do it for me, so I picked the background color. This color is strange as I can see it as pink, or terra cotta, or even brown at times. It's quite bold and the white makes it pop. Glad you gave another vote for white towels as I just bought some and was thinking I'd have to take them back. I'll try them. White towels also can be bleached for sanitizing, which is good. Good idea about the versatility of them. Hadn't thought of that. Still looking around the house for more artwork. Angel, thanks. I agree, I need to find a better rug. You can use any color of craft marbles you like. I was afraid at first that the glue might show through these clear marbles, but I used a glue that dries clear and there was no problem. Two tips: 1) The marbles are not all the same or perfectly round, so line up the INSIDE edge of them with a ruler. The outside is ok to be a little "raggedy" as long as the inside line is straight. 2) Try to keep the hot glue gun "spider webs" off the mirror as you work. Don't smear them while they're wet. Worst case scenario, you can scrape them off with a flat bladed scraper. 3) If you want to remove a marble, you can pop it off by sticking a regular table knife under the edge and wiggling the knife. You could remove the whole job that way then scrape off the glue with a bladed scraper. It's a very simple project. Every few months one or two of the marbles falls off -- especially the ones I glued on right over the mirror clips. I just pop them back on with my hot glue gun. No biggie. Yes, Michaels has the marbles in all sorts of colors. Seriously, the entire project cost me about $4 worth of marbles. I just counted for you and there are 40 marbles on each side of my mirror, and 68 across each the top and the bottom. The coolest thing is when people see it in person, they say "Oooo!" NEW QUESTION Okay, anyone got any tips about how to get a rug for it? The current rug is 2x3. How big should the new one be? What colors in the rug? I'm thinking red is a must \-\- but I'm a bit scared of the wrong red. The paint above looks pink sometimes, and sometimes looks terracotta, and sometimes looks almost brown when in shadow. If I had to describe it, it's a dusty rose that leans slightly toward terracotta. So how much problem does that cause in picking a rug do you think? I was looking at eBay.

OMG. This is the color of my bathroom as well! And it's been very difficult finding pictures of other bathrooms with the same scheme. (The reverse -- pink with maroon trim -- is easy. But maroon with pink seems much less common.) The towel bars, toothbrush holder, etc. are all pink. The previous owners covered all the tile with white paint and I can't decide whether to strip it off or not. I'd like the room to be original but it's only 5'x7' and I'm worried it will be too dark and oppressive. For a few days I was sure I was going to strip it off, but the stripper I used on a test portion wasn't very effective, so now I don't know if I want to bother. And of course I don't know the condition of the tiles and fixtures under the paint. Unfortunately the original floor tiles -- which were very cool -- are already gone.