I can see why you want a refresh but don't know if anything involving a bathroom of that size would be a budget remodel, I'd want to redo the tile, shower glass and get rid of the step. Not inexpensive at all.

Wait a minute, that's 3 separate bathrooms but all similar! Or did I have too much wine tonight?

Well, I've seen people refinish the brass around the showers with metal paint, making it orb, which would get rid of that look, but you've still got a black tub and toilet, a really dated counter and sink combo (but if you can replace just the sink the counter might be fine). You could update the lights above the pedestal sinks. Those are the least expensive changes I can see, but if you hate the look, they are pretty much not budget redo's.

Oh, in the black toilet room, you could take out the shower glass, replace it with a shower curtain that could hide the tub and then just replace the toilet with a white one and put a white sink in the current counter top. You could probably find a larger sink and have the hole enlarged to eliminate that odd shape for the sink that's there now.

I like the idea of a shower curtain on the tub. I think I would keep the black toilet and do a black and white theme in the bathroom, with the shower curtain being white. Maybe a black framed rectangular mirror over the sink. Paint the vanity cabinet box black or white where the gold shows.

For the larger bathroom, maybe instead of using bronze paint, paint the gold trim a gray that goes wth the tile. Change out the faucets.

Paint out the red doors. And change the shower enclosures to clear glass and frameless. That won't be inexpensive but it will make a huge difference. The basics are good. Lose the flashy etched glass and metal and the red doors and it will look like a complete reno.

I think the changing out the doors to clear frameless ones will make a huge difference. Right now there's just too much going on, but otherwise it's OK for now.

If you can use standard sizes, I've read on this board that the HD or Lowe's doors are fine.

"If you can use standard sizes, I've read on this board that the HD or Lowe's doors are fine."

In whose opinion?

I would buy that house assuming I would be saving money to gut the bathrooms a few years down the road. I would have made a lower offer to account for the changes needed. I did exactly that with our current house and have totally gutted 4 of 5 bathrooms in the last 2 years. One more to go when oldest kid goes off to college next year ... I didn't want to disrupt his senior year with construction in his bed/bath. We've owned the house for 6 years, so I took 4 years to design, get bids, shop for materials, etc before starting the work.

Dont' bother with a refresh, which in this case, I think is wasted money. Plan and save, to remodel the whole thing in a few years. The bathrooms look clean and functional to live with for a few years.

Back with one more comment. Looking at the photo again, the one update I would do now is to paint the door/trim in white., but only because I don't like stained woodwork and would be painting white all the doors/trim/crown/etc throughout the house.

Define "inexpensive"

Means different things to different people

Define "budget"

Don't know anyone who is doing anything from painting a room to building a house who isn't working within a 'budget'

Of course Bill Gates' "budget" for a place at the beach will not be the same the median income household with an $50000 a year income and that household's "budget" for doing something to a bathroom.

Question is meaningless - unless you just want unrealistic suggestions that are not within this unknown 'budget'

Those bathrooms are beyond scary .......anti-nausea meds before walking in there might help.

House we bought several decades ago (2nd owners) had light rose fixtures, a faux black/cream/rose pink marble (laminate) and the former owners had 'improved it after living there a few years ........ olive green shag carpeting, going up the wall about 4; were white tile with gold flecks and the pièce de résistance - white wall paper with a pattern in bright red raised flocking.

Swore I was pregnant the first few months as every time I walked in there, I had waves of nausea.

It did get redone - after the kitchen, living room, dining room, family room, every bedroom........ that was a take to the studs and subfloor and come out again. Took us about 6 -8 months.

Looks like a total gut job to me. I would save your money for the big remodel. We were in the same situation last year with our home purchase. We knew the bathroom was the first major project we wanted to tackle. We waited & planned for a year & now the project is underway. I wouldn't do anything till you have a good plan of what you want.

I think they are a gut job also. But it looks like three different bathrooms. Are they all three in the same house? If I liked the property, location, price and house otherwise, I wouldnt hesitate to buy the home knowing it needed remodeling.

I'd save money for a remodel..you can't just refresh this look. You'll be in a hurry, you'll spend money, and still won't be happy.

It also makes sense to do the remodel while you in the house already..right, it is annoying and not convenient at all, but it is so much easier to plan and consider different things you might not have considered yet. Simply because nothing helps to know the space and enhance it accordingly, as an everyday living there.

Oh boy! While the white/grey tile on its own is not bad, the prominence of the black outlining tiles on top of the other patterned elements is overwhelming...what is on the ceiling of the second bath picture?

Try eliminating as much of the glass/brass as possible and competing patterns not in the tile as you can. I would paint the brass if it bothers you so much that you cannot wait for a redo while taking out the glass/framing where you can replace with shower curtains. Paint the bathroom cabinet and replace the black sink and toilet. What is the black vanity top made out of? If it is laminate, it will not be much of a loss; if stone maybe have a new sink opening recut but make sure of the proper equipment to eliminate dust if cut in place. Add some COLOR!

Hand me the hammer and 60K -90K and you will have the master bath of your dreams instead of your nightmares!

The tile is a killer since there is so much of it, and it certainly does make a statement. I'm guessing you're leaning towards a bit more traditional?

So at a minimum? A low-budget "fix"?

1) I'd get rid of any stained surfaces (door/trim) and instead paint.

2) I'd replace the three mirrors with rectangular-shaped framed mirrors. and replace the light bars above the mirrors with sconces.

3) You can just replace the vanity as a whole. If that's too much, at a minimum I'd replace the vanity faucet. If you can go beyond that, I'd replace the hexagonal sink with a rectangular sink. If you can still go further, I'd consider replacing the vanity top too. I'd reface the vanity with drawers with frame and panel drawer/door fronts that more resemble the traditional 6-panel doors.All that', it's probably easier to just replace the vanity as a whole.

4) You can degloss and paint the shower frames to get rid of the brassy color.

4a) The brass and glass surround on the back tub could be removed and replaced with a curtain.

5) I'd consider covering the existing glass with a topical frosted film. Not sure if the existing design will shadow through the film. But look at different films, their levels of opacity, and see it it'll work.

6) New towel bars, etc, to get rid of the brass.

7) A large throw rug on the floor in front of the two pedestal sinks might disguise the stepped floor tile pattern.

Good luck!

Just get some Nagel prints and plan a proper remodel at a relaxed pace. The rooms look bright, clean, and functional. Don't waste money rushing into half fixes.