Great to hear that you have decided not to paint the brickwork. Can I offer my opinion - I'd suggest painting the garage door and surrounding frame and the adjacent beam and column (currently white) in a dark charcoal/brown to match the ground floor brickwork try Dulux Namandji or Mali. I would redo the retaining wall with large boulders in a more freestyle layout than the current straight line and take up some of the concrete drive near the retaining wall to create a garden on the lower level, curved to still provide access to all of the undercroft unless you wish to enclose part of it with a large full height window. I'd love to see the wrought iron balustrade painted black. My home in the mid sixties had salmon coloured bricks, white window frames and fabulous turquoise gutters! The downpipes were painted to match the bricks thankfully - turquoise might have been a bit over the top! Good luck with your project, would love to see your progress. W

I assume the rest of the house is a similar style , and mainly white and off-white walls ? The copper pipe up the brick I would get your plumber to change to polished UNPAINTED copper , and make it a feature , especially if you want to keep the shower doors . I'd change the window sill to a stained darker wooden one , maybe even 25-30mm thick , depending on whether it goes under the window -- a lighter brick with the darker wood and polished copper would look different but in a good way . The toilet and cistern would even suit . BUT the floor tiles have to go -- I'd go a rougher matt charcoal . The shower door I'd keep and polish , but get rid of the extremely dated glass ( yes , I know its period , but . . . . . . ) and go clear , or flat opaque . Some of the tiles in the shower look okay , but I'd use it as a chance to strip the tiles , inspect the waterproofing behind it , change to a mixer , and re-tile , If you think you can 'get away' with just doing that wall ( bit hard to tell from the pics ) go for it -- re-use some tiles maybe , or redo in a very similar style . There doesn't appear to be a wash basin -- you can get some quite nice slim ones , with matching dark wooden cabinets . With copper taps, or a copper mixer ? I assume it is possible to get a copper toilet roll holder too -- stick to that theme , especially if you want to keep the shower doors . There may be a basin outside that room of course , but I can't see one ? I'd go for way more modern squarer skirting , maybe in a dark charcoal stain to tie in with the tiles , window sill and wash basin cabinet if you need one . Copper light shades are trendy , and tie in with the rest of the fittings , but also , for example , 4 lower power downlights as an alternative , would also be a sensible update . There's then only a couple of part walls to do , and I'd probably stick with white or off-white , unless you have another room in a different colour theme that you want to 'reference' .

Sadly building a mid-century modern style home is more expensive than building a mass-market builders project home. You don't get much of a new home with even a mass market builder for your budget range, especially when you have demolition costs and site costs to contend with. You would probably be looking at some of their first-home buyer options with minimum ceiling heights, minimum cabinetwork, the cheapest tiles, and the minimum number of power points and light fittings. If you would like a better understanding of why building a new mid-century modern style home is so expensive then hop across to my blog posting (which I wrote way back in 2013!). The prices are different but the principles are the same: https://secretdesignstudio.com/building-mid-century-modern-style-home-200k-part-2/ When you can double your budget please contact me..... Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls/Dr Retro Virtual Visits

No! Some would have you believe these tiles are more appropriate for circa, very late 1800 through to 1920's eras. [ Personally, I'd also dispute those claims too] I definitely agree with the comments of Dr Retro House Calls, however, I would like to add that you don't have to be rigid in your approach. If you like these tiles over everything else you can find, then use them for goodness sake. There are no rules to say that you must adhere strictly to everything 1960's. If you want to have a 'feel' of the 60's era about the bathroom, then find something else that will give that 'hint'. It could be as simple as the use of the paint colours of the era, or an art piece that ties the room back. Or perhaps the light fittings or the curtains. The choice is yours. Just DO IT WELL, so that the whole room feels united, cohesive and in harmony with itself. I am in the process of finishing off my property, having renovated the inside and am now working on the landscaping. [I'm hoping to have photos soon, to show off the place on Houzz] My theme has been 'loosely' based on the Arts and Crafts movement but the only thing genuinely true to that era is that I have used William Morris Drapes to inspire the cohesive effects of my efforts as shown in my sample board below. Make your project, your take on the 60's and own it. :-)