Has anyone updated a bathroom like this or have you any ideas on how to bring it into the 21st century? Is it possible to like repaint the vanity or something?
Hi leanne, we did a budget reno of our ensuite in our last house, we replaced the basin with one the plumber advised ($99) to fit the existing cut out, new mixer taps, replaced the glass shower surround (existing was stained from hard water), new towel rails and toilet roll holder (all from Bunnings), I etched out all old grout and regrouted, looked a lot cleaner and fresher but was really physical work for me. You can paint the melamine but I myself have never done that, all up we spent about $1700 but your glass is a lot less as ours was a shower surround with pivot door. New towels etc. maybe a pot plant and a few nice accessories. Our was for sale of house, the house had been off and on market for three years, no offers, after the ensuite makeover the next buyer through bought the house. The rest of the house was really modern but ensuite had never been updated. I will never know but big coincidence if it was the difference. We also installed a mirrored cabinet above the vanity..never took any photos but I was very pleased with it myself
Change the handles on the cabinet as well and repaint the non tiled wall a more contemporary colour, replacing the vanity if standard size would be fairly minimal cost depending on budget
How big is your budget, and how handy are you? Some options: - 1. Yes, you can repaint a vanity, and you can also replace the taps and handles (Handles are very, very, easy). Cost can be kept easily under $100. Definitely repaint the exposed wall! 2. Replace the taps throughout and the vanity. Shop around and you will be surprised at the bargains! 3. You can also paint tiles and the bath, or have them professionally recoated. I had one bathroom professionally recoated. It was about 20% of the cost of ripping off and replacing the tiles, but best of all the bathroom was out of action for just 24 hours. (Yup, time mattered. A one bathroom place and we needed to live there!) Still looked good 8 years later when we sold it. 4. That shower screen CAN be replaced with a fixed clear pane for a contemporary look. The ready-made models are affordable. 5. I love Me Me's white colour scheme, but if you wanted to be funky you could go other ways. Is that a slightly pinky - grey fleck in the tile? You could take just the border tile a dove to mid-grey (a deeper tone but same value as the fleck) and paint the window surround to match. Paint the exposed wall with a coordinating tone from the same grey "family". Then play with the vanity. Eg. Silver taps, grey body, but funky handles, or pick out (say) the middle draw with a shade to match the dominant white in the tiles.
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