Hi beverly27, thanks, oh I like the accenting tile on the bench and the floor, we just demo'd the shower door and realize we have two lights in the bathroom and a window which makes it very light, so now we are thinking of a darker tile as a choice, but not sure if we should put the same tile on floor as the shower. we plan on an expresso black vanity with a white sink, the bathroom is so small that the vanity can only be 24 inches in width. will post photos in a new thread as well.

Re:your statement " I'm afraid some or all of this won't be appealing enough to a buyer when I decide to sell." For the life of me, I just can't figure out why SO MANY people on this forum spend so much time.... and no small sum of money.... trying to anticipate what some unknown person in the future MIGHT think. If Mrs. Worthy (above) shows up at your house then you can make a deal with her and knock some $$$ off, but why worry about that now? If you do it right, this bathroom could actually be an attraction for vintage house lovers, an asset and not a liability. Actually, one recent thread you should read in this forum - a woman whose seller got rid of the pink bathroom, because of advice of her realtor, and now she (the buyer) is trying to get it back and repair the damage to the tub that was done! Nowadays, there are enough people who appreciate authentic vintage baths/kitchens that you may actually have a larger pool of possible buyers by keeping it authentic. The answer may be to not mute down the vintage-ness of it, but just take it up a notch! Go bold! The bathroom is one place you can really be creative. Google vintage bathrooms - as above poster indicated, the color combinations back then weren't what they are now and perhaps the original wall color did pick up the lavender pink flower color in those tile strips? Is there anywhere you can do a little peeling of paint to see what the original wall color was? You could also post on the decorating forum for specific color suggestions.... and on the "save the pink bathroom" website. Start with getting rid of the ratty rug and curtains, think about some other more jazzy shelving unit, perhaps something custom that fits about and think hard about some Those chipped wall tiles can be easily repaired with epoxy fill and careful touching up, assuming there's not a whole lot andyou have an artist's eye for color. Re: the floor - Im not entirely sure that's original (walls definitely are) There's something kinda 50s-60s about it and Im not sure whats going on in the pic between the black tile trim and the tile floor - what is that white strip? If its to be replaced - go with a hexagon tile (black & white is classic) or something distinctly 30s that relates to the wall tile. You said much of the house is original - can we see? Would LOVE to see more pics. You're lucky! A lot of us have houses that were futzed with, and not in a good way!

You add a shower and/or a tub to the bathroom, then make a closet. Really, you need to ask an actual question about the project if you want a non-smartass answer. I have no idea what it is you want to know. People here generally want to help you with layout, so get out your tape rule and graph paper and draw in great detail the walls, doors, windows, adjoining rooms and hallways, and indicate which are interior and exterior walls. Mark the length of all walls. And tell us your climate and what the room is built on (slab, basement, crawl space...). Then you will get lots of help.

IMO wood look tile is already dated so I would rethink that choice. As for using it in the bathroom maybe a powder room but not a large main bathroom. If you want to use wood look tile then IMO you use it where you would have used real wood and that is not usually ina bathrooom. I like simple chocices for tile in bathrooms and often use 12 x24 plain porcelai tile for both bathroom floors and shower walls . I would never use a textured tile in a shower or for a backspalsh. Use a smaller tile in the same color famiyl as the large ones for the shower floor Then if you want a bit of accent use a interesting tile again in the same color family but maybe glass for a verticl strip in the shower and the same for the backspalsh at the sink. IMO the fewer choices and simpler the choices the longer you will love your bathroom