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That timber top on the vanity would be tricky to makeover unless you had a piece of composite stone cut for it, or even a squared off laminate counter. It all depends how much freedom/budget you have. Can you see a time in the future that you are likely to update the bathroom completely? For now, it might be simplest to just paint the walls above the tiles Antique White USA and purchase a black bakelite toilet seat/lid. Replace the cabinet knobs with some shiny black round ones and the room will take on more of a classic 1920s feel as opposed to Victorian meets 1990 one.

Ooh. iI ike the idea of using the green in the niche - would help tie in and integtrate the facing (feature) wall. We're going to stick with a wall faced toilet, but will build out a false wall to the current edge of the bath so that we have an invisible cistern as well as create a void for the niche above. And think you are also right about the continuous bulkhead too. Thank you!

Hi Kieren, a rich, cool sand colour might work. Avoid yellow undertones. I think you’re right to stay away from anything too dark. Or try a pale beige textured rug. Added bonus, it’d be easy to find. A rug that mixes something similar to your couches with a LITTLE bit of green and maybe a bit of blue could also look nice. Accent the room in mid blue too, maybe? Stay in proportion to the room, but go bigger rather than smaller with the rug. Rug retailers will usually lend you a rug so you can try before you buy, which can be useful and some will bring samples to your door. Good luck