Just a thought re the shower curtain, can you have installed a half glass that goes around the bath, it would look so much more streamlined, and got fully with an update that looks more classy than a shower curtain does it also allows the room to look larger instead of a shower curtain which takes from the space...as for the timber we had friends who updated their kitchen the timber cupboards were a bit on the tired side but looked nice and solid so they ended up having the timber rejuvenated by a professional for way much less than new cupboards and the kitchen now with new counter tops back splash etc looks fabulous it all works well and is admired by so many people. can you replace just the frieze to something more suitable the vintage look for the house something timeless that never dates stick to grey/white or black white whatever suits your budget I think it would look classier than painting over the tiles of the frieze that area would not cost too much to replace but keep the integrity Look up Pinterest for ideas of freezes that don't date for the era.

If you go ahead of painting over tile this link will explain how to and Bunnings have the right type of paints for that as probably do others but this is a good how to video and may help you: https://www.bunnings.com.au/diy-advice/paint/how-to-paint/how-to-paint-tiles

Also is a link to a floor time painted the colour you are thinking of and apparently the lady found it SO dead easy that she wished she had done it sooner, her tiles were very much like your in colour and size on the floor: Good pics too

https://www.drivenbydecor.com/how-painting-bathrooms-ceramic-tile-floors-diy/

Hope this all helps and GOOD LUCK!

Thank you m_mdimond. Very thoughtful comments and I appreciate the links too.

You are very welcome Maryann, Good luck!! :)

please don't paint the wood cupboard white or any other colour, restore it to original please......ps ABSOLUTELY LOVE your coloured glass, so hard to obtain, but so beautiful forQld'ers!

I definitely agree with m.mdimond about glass instead of the shower curtain. Shower curtains never look good I'm afraid! never seen a good one. If you get quotes to restore the cupboard, they may have great ideas for that row of tiles as they deal with these sorts of dilemmas all the time. We have a FANTASTIC local bloke in Yeppoon, if a piece has been done locally, no matter how many years go, it will have been done by Keith Lawford. HIs skills are outstanding! Him & his wife Kay are on my Facebook page, if you have any questions, I'm sure he will happily give you his opinion. He was apprenticed to do work on Govt house & came from the days when everything had to be measured by the width of a cigarette paper for accuracy. Lots of luck!

Plus you have a toilet with lots of room around it with these style houses! WOnderful! We now have a brick box, but I miss all the positives of growing up in Qld'ers!

Glad you (Irene) supplied the glass around the bath idea it looks do clean and classy as opposed to a shower curtain, I agree that the timber should be restored but not painted it will look brand new once done, I had another idea can you replace the frieze with a subway tile in white that would save money and still look great and keeping it white will never date, I was looking at the frieze and thought it might just take subway tile if not use something like penny round in white so it all remains white if you don't want another frieze, with the pic above re the glass around the shower I was re thinking the frieze to keep it all white and classy as the pic above colour can be introduced with towels etc to match the window colours with other accessories as well.

Actually for your period bathroom I would choose a good looking shower curtain hung from the ceiling on curtain track , white would be good you could have one made or buy fabric and do it yourself, You don't have to constantly clean a glass shower screen as the shower curtain can be put into the washing machine.

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I take an old towel into my shower after I have finished and wipe the water down every time, doesn't take long and keeps mould ffrom forming, then it gets a good clean once a week, works for me!:)

I have a friend that has always done that just using her towel which gets replaced but I still think the shower curtain sits with that character bathroom more than a modern glass screen.

I am going to be the odd man out...I greatly admire dark painted vanities: charcoal, navy, dark grey, even a mid grey, but I certainly understand restored timber would also be beautiful. If you were to do this, I would also paint the mirror frame in same colour.

I am not sure you will achieve a particularly good result by painting the decorative tiles. For one thing it would be almost impossible to match the colour to existing tiles perfectly. I did this recently in an old kitchen (using linen colour chalk paint) and the outline of decoration still shows, and I painted the entire backsplash. In saying that, it was a good temporary fix for our purposes.

The painter who painted the interior of this same older house recommended I paint the rather ugly old kitchen floor tiles, and he named a paint but I can't recall it just now. I like your idea about painting your floor light grey. I viewed the drivenbydecor link provided above in another post and was impressed with the results. It's worth a shot. Would also contrast beautifully with a dark painted vanity, hint hint.

I agree Annb the vanity would look stunning painted but going by another discussion the Pro's don't recommend painting floor tiles as they don't wear very well unlike painted wall tiles which do. I don't mind the terracotta floor. cheers

I don't mind the terracotta either, and I did wonder how well paint would wear. I suppose a decent sized runner or rug would help with normal wear & tear. I think there are much better and specially manufactured paints for this application, though, since the reno market has exploded. Looking forward to your Afters, Maryann!

The terracotta isn't on trend but I think is very classic, can't wait to see what you do Maryanne.

I think if you wanted to paint and used a waterproof clear sealer with 2 coats the paint on the floor would last longer but it is a bit inconvenient you'd have to do an area at a time or living in hte home would be impossible, anything that is not on trend will be...give it a few years lol!!

You know what bugs me - toilets pushed into little spaces! if I cannot stand on the toilet and spin wth my arms fully open and not touch anything, then it's too small.

@ Jenny above, you made me laugh with that picture in my mind thanks for that, I agree, in fact I prefer a seperate toilet but I realize not everyone can have that, thank god we do. Not laughing at you Jenny just the picture of you spinning your arms wildly going NOPE not good enough!! As I said thanks for the visual, wondered if you do that when visiting others> lol

That is a GREAT idea for when I'm visiting display homes - look for broken toilet seats and fist holes in the gyprock!!!

This is how it finished!
New vanity bath and toilet, retiled floor and original windows restored and painted.

Great job. Windows were worth it. Thx for posting back with pics. It’s great to see an outcome.

This is how it finished! New vanity bath and toilet, retiled floor and original windows restored.

Finished the house end of 2022 so it took me a while…

That looks great. Well done