help! purple tub in bathroom
We are redoing are bathroom but I’m having trouble picking paint colors because the purple tub is throwing me off. It is original to the house and we will NOT be changing it. I am looking for ways to have a cohesive vintage design that compliments the tub. Any recommendations for color scheme?
We will be replacing the purple sink with a wood vintage vanity (one or those buffets with a sink on top).
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Comments (7)There are no hard and fast rules for tile orientation. You can run them whichever way looks best to you. My daughter and my son both recently redid their bathrooms and put 12x24 tiles stacked vertically on the walls. They didn't have to decide on vertical vs horizontal for the floor because they used 24x24 squares on the floor. In my bath I have 10x13 vertical on the walls and 18x18 on the diagonal on the floor. IMO the large square tiles make their small floor spaces look bigger. Do your tiles come in squares too? Maybe you could put them on the floor. If you stay with the 12x24s on the floor placing then horizontal ( long side parallel to the tub may make your room look wider). You can still put the wall tiles whichever way you want. Here's a couple shots of my DD's tiles Good luck in your remodel....See Moreneed help fixing up my kids bathroom with a green bathtub
Comments (4)600?? are you serious? I'm in a big city and 350-400 was the going rate. supply and demand I guess. So, then if you get that cute shower curtain, just keep it pulled close. you won't even see the tub. and if you need the extra storage, you can paint it white. (sand the finish or deglaze it first, then paint it white w/a good trim paint. (not wall paint) or chalk paint it, fine sand it, and poly it. you could also do some open shelving w/spare pieces of wood and brackets if you like a farmhouse look use some wood to frame out the mirror, get a new light (cheap) I'm sure in the south you can find an old farmhouse hutch piece! paint it, or build one, stick an old window over it hang up their towels on some colored hooks...See MoreBathroom remodel help - to tub or not to tub?
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Comments (15)Is the back of the wall drywall and accessible? I'd be really tempted to actually fix this from the back side and take my chances on getting those three tiles replaced and keeping it waterproof. Don't beat yourself up over not having drawings. Drawings can avoid a lot of problems, but in this case you would simply have spent more money covering your backside - and it would all be for nothing because the guy is a pot head and a flake. Your first mistake wasn't paying him at the end, your first mistake was not kicking him to the curb much sooner. I get it that you can't bail at the first disagreement - but I'm not giving you grief after-the-fact but there have been a few people post on here about shower/tub plumbing getting to finish stages and not being right. For future homeowners -- you really do need to inspect everything in the shower / tub area before the walls go up. Once the tiles are on things get much more expensive to change. Sue him in small claims court. You may not get any money back from him, but guys like that should feel the heat of their mistakes. Don't forget to tack on storage charges for his stuff....See MoreRelated Professionals
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Great idea about the mirror! I was thinking the same and have been hunting for one (we try to by used!).
Here’s a little update:
Painting of the walls has been completed.
We still need to tackle trim and decide what we will do with the radiator. I’ve been trying to find one of those vintage covers but it’s so hard to find the right size.
Lights have been installed. We had to go with a different option since the other ones we wanted were huge and looked really out of proportion.
I’m starting to wonder if the music cabinet belongs in the space. It feels kind of big, so I’m not sure. Thoughts?
It’s like the left side of the sink feels heavy. But to the right/ in the toilet area it feels light. Maybe a shelf above the toilet would help to balance it out?
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@RedRyder yes! I will send as soon as I’m home. And thanks so much. That’s so kind of you.
I’m sharing some pics of bathroom cabinets I love. They’re big, but seem to work. I’m wondering why mine feels big but these don’t?
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last yearlast modified: last yearFor some reason it seems to be too much mass, not sure why but it does. Here's a very rough mockup of something smaller and rounder. Not sure it's it, but it does seem more in proportion.
It comes in white too but I kind of like the wood.
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last yearThe wood cabinet is nice and imo works fine. Just hang a piece of art over toilet. a black frame.
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Here's a $250 art deco cabinet that might work better. Personally i wouldn't want a top-heavy glass cabinet -- or any glass, really, in a bathroom.
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I recently bought a towel rack like this for next to my pedasatal sink and it was one of the best purchases I ever made.
https://www.chairish.com/product/5808329/hollywood-regency-gilt-four-ring-standing-towel-rack
or this might look nice
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I think you need a hanging chest with a door over the toilet. You could paint either of these. This top one has art-deco-ish scallops and you could get deco/cerarmic hardware
https://www.chairish.com/product/10525216/folksy-american-20th-century-scalloped-wall-cabinet
This would be nice if you want to display nice bath products, but it is another mirror
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You all continue to send awesome ideas!
I am a thrifting QUEEN haha but I have yet to find something just right. I’ll continue to be patient bc I know it’s out there.
Here’s measurements for the radiator (in the photo) it could have a shorter length as tbe 46 wide is to account for the two pipes in the floor. About 38in without the pipes!
Also added some plants to the bathtub area. I have more of the bubblegum plant that I’ll hang later!
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