Small Bathroom Update
djahlm
4 years ago
With a lot of Houzz help, we’ve redone our dining room, family room and living room. The advice and expertise on this site has been SO helpful to me; I’m hoping to get the same kind of help on this bathroom redo.
Everything is going, other than the tub and toilet, which are a bone color. Pictures of the floor and wall tile that we like are shown below. Also, we’re considering the vanity below.
I need help deciding :
*What should go above the toilet - art, shelves, towel bar?
*Where should the toilet paper holder go? Wall next to toilet or on the side of the vanity?
*Should all the walls be tiled or can the window wall be painted?
*If no towel bar above toilet should I have a hand
towel ring and where should I put it?
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Pictures or shelving on your bathroom walls?
Comments (13)Love your tile! I would wait to decide until everything is in place. I am thinking that once you get a shower curtain added by the tub, and you see the mirror and outlets installed, you won't really have a good spot for a shelf above the toilet. A single piece of art, or perhaps a pretty wall pocket with some greenery in it, might be all you need, and would soften and add color to the space. On the wall to the right, I would think a single piece of framed art, or a stack of a couple of smaller pieces, would be fine....See MoreBathroom layout idea with 2 small bathrooms - including measurements
Comments (19)The "regular" bath layout that jensbride posted first is very similar to what our DD & DS shared for years and worked very well. The door, however, was a pocket style and placed directly across from the toilet. This allowed the vanity to be scooted around the corner to take up the whole wall. It leaves the toilet close to the tub, but with lots of elbow room. Our kids just learned to keep the door partially closed when the bath wasn't in use due to the "view"....See MoreBathroom paint advice please :)
Comments (12)Thank you so much, everyone! Your insights have been very helpful! I carefully took every bit of great advice here into account, did a bit more research, consulted with my husband, chatted with the Benjamin Moore associate... and once again in the scramble to make a decision, sort of messed up. I chose "Pure White" (which was one of the suggestions here in this thread, thank you so much, although I only realized later it was for SW Pure White, not BM Pure White, which is different). So this is what it looks like -- colour not captured accurately on my iPhone, but it looks quite greenish-bluish-white much of the day, and warmer at other points. In real life it looks less dingy than it does in the pic. It's more stark than I was envisioning, but we'll definitely happily live it for a while! (Click pics to see fuller image.) (Incidentally we'll be changing the lights, hardware, etc.; will post questions in a separate post.) Now we have a new dilemma. The very faintly blue-greenish new shade on the wall really draws attention (to my eye anyway) to the fact that the bath ceiling tiles are warm off-white in contrast to the cool white of the other tiles beneath the black bullnose line. (How the original owners made their decisions is always a mystery to us! Still, we want to keep some degree of this 50s vibe, not to mention we really don't want to gut this plaster-and-lathe room built like a tank.) Here on the upper left you can see the upper tiles whose beigey tone really stands out now against the new paint: Any thoughts you might have on that upper beige tile problem would be most welcome! I am half considering having one of those "tile painting" guys come and spray the whole upper section a cool white, but my husband thinks that may turn into a whole new headache. Thank you all so much once again! Very grateful for all your insights....See Moreideas to update small master bathroom
Comments (11)If you plan on redoing the shower and tub, then why not the floor?? No way it's going to work w/any farmhouse/rustic design you want. Plus, you don't have that much. Last thing you want to do is piece meal this bathroom because it's not going to look good. if you can demo the tile floor yourself and ready it for tile, you'll save about 1K. what's behind the wood door in there? Painting the vanity is fine, but you'll need a new countertop. Look for remnants, or pre-fab vanity countertops which aren't that expensive. (the one you have w/the sink is dated. you can find a vanity top and sink for under 500). removing all of the handicap elements will mean drywall repair (unless you can remove them and find simple screw holes) remove all of the molding when you redo the flooring and get more modern style (higher, simple). again, it's not that expensive (maybe .35 a foot) if you learn how to install and paint it yourselves. It's fine to have diff trim inside the bathroom. I'm sure at some point you'll tackle the adjoining room there are tons of tutorials online for DIY on budget. for example, this one was done for under 1K. They obviously kept the same countertop. (but you see what I mean about keeping some things and redoing others? A nice stone top or a white quartz would look 10X better. Save up for another 500 or so and redo the top and sink. You could do this. get a butcher block and cut it to fit (about $150 or so. home depot has cheap ones) Seal it. New sink. $50. Paint your floor tiles (less than 100 including the stencil) , make the shelves/art. Do some wood on the ceiling (find leftovers) find a new light and paint vanity. $300-400. This would actually be really cute. (Royal Design Studio for the stencils) You said you like rustic. so, over the toilet you could make your own shelves. (grab some fir beams at HD, cut it, stain it, get these plumbing brackets and spray those two. If you like this style, you can make these for less than $50) If you like this color for the vanity, great! look up how to paint oak vanities. (you'll need to sand it well, wipe it, prime it, fine sand again, wipe and then paint) Add some nice hardware. Look on craigslist or offer up for leftover countertop/stone pieces. or go to a fabricators shop and see what they have. you can also buy them off HD,LOwes, Wayfair w/a sink, but you'll pay a bit more. Floor tile. If you seriously cannot afford it (I'd wait until you can), then you could paint your current tiles and do some type of stencil. lots of DIY tutorials on "how to paint ceramic tile". most of these makeovers have the shiplap walls, but you don't have to do that. maybe you like a beadboard wainscot? again, do it yourself. it's not difficult. (You could even get leftover wood and do your ceiling)...See Moredjahlm
4 years ago
groveraxle
4 years agoHi, djahlm. Did that used to be this bath?
The one you called the boring bath?
Maybe you could fill out your bathroom ideabook a little more...djahlm thanked groveraxledjahlm
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4 years agoJust because your bathroom WAS ordinary doesn't mean you have to keep it that way. Are you keeping the tub surround? If so, consider painting that tile so its color doesn't constrain your choices.
Of the bathrooms in your ideabook, my fave would probably be this:
Cheyne Walk Project · More InfoIt could use a bit less mirror, I think. But it's sleek and simple with only two colors, both neutral.
You could consider adding some super modern touches for storage:
Cipriani Hall Bath · More Info
Refurbishment Bryanston Square · More InfoOr go all bone and black...
Art Deco 4-Story Home Renovation · More Infodjahlm thanked groveraxledjahlm
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4 years agoHere’s the previous rendering of our bathroom that you did, Grover. Of course, we’re replacing the vanity, mirror, tile, light etc. but I still like this look that you created.
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