Help me choose tile and a vanity please!
Hello Houzzers,
I am renovating a shower room in a holiday rental apartment. The bathroom is basically nothing more than a corridor. It measures roughly 2.8 ft X 13ft with 10ft ceilings, excluding the shower niche on the right of the picture.
I plan to rip out the vanity, tile both walls, and retile the horrible black pebbles in the shower tray.
The beige floor tiles stay.
Choice of vanity
I want to replace the existing vanity which measures 17 inches X 51 inches.
I am thinking of buying the compact turquoise vanity in the picture which measures 13 inches X 39 inches. I don’t need much storage, just a place to put rolls of toilet paper and a hair dryer so the one drawer would be enough. What do you think?
Wall Tile
What type and color wall tile should I buy? Should it be placed horizontally? How high on the wall should I tile? I want something that will not feel dated too quickly. My main objective is to reduce the corridor effect but I would also like to brighten the room.
Paint for the wall
What color should I paint the remaining wall over the tile? Should I try to match the tile color or have a contrast?
Shower tray
The beige wall tile in the shower will remain. I plan to tile over the horrible pebbles painted black. The tilers I have seen say it is feasible. What type of tile would you suggest? I want something simple, that will not show dirt and hard water spots.
Unfortunately I am keeping the black pebble border on the wall tiles (too much money to replace all the wall tile in the shower). I thought to paint it the same color as the shower tray. What do you think?
This new thread replaces an older one from 2017 where I was looking for inexpensive cosmetic changes. I decided it was better to save up and do a proper renovation.
Many many thanks to those of you that have already helped and to those of you who will offer new advice! Jeanne
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5 years agoKeep it clean and bright - and no red walls please with that turquoise vanity. This is a rental - no? This bathroom has some similar characteristics that may inspire you to keep it simple
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5 years agoIf you want to add an accent with that turquoise vanity I’d stay away from caramel but maybe consider a soft yellow like this shot.
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5 years agoAs for use of color - this yellow is a bit bold and knowing you aren’t doing the turquoise you could really do any color. But why not tile the whole wall behind the vanity similar to this - with white wall tile elsewhere and the grey or taupe floor (run in the short direction). It will be one block of color that will be very striking and will help with your concern for clashing whites. I’m not crazy about the red wall above a half wall of tile - especially if it’s that taupe.
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5 years agoThat looks a lot better Jeanne! May I suggest one tweak? The wood shelving unit is a bit deep for the narrowness of the room. What if you did a tall row of wall mounted shelves like this - they could start 12” above the floor and even go higher than the mirror in order to give you the storage you need. Just a thought to help visually widen the room :)
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