Need advice on budget bathroom makeover
Hello, I have attached photos of the current state of our bathroom below.
I have already replaced the old knobs and showerhead (the new ones are matte black). As for the tub spout, I can't find a new one with a deep enough thread, so I decided to just reuse the old one. It's temporarily removed because I'm going to spray it with dulux "flat black" paint.
We are next planning to repaint the wall and floor tiles, tub, shower screen frame, mirror frame, soap and towel holders.
These are the colors we are planning to use:
- Wall tiles - A darker shade of gray (to contrast with the walls that are a lighter shade of gray)
- Floor tiles - Not sure yet, maybe the same color as the wall tiles
- Tub - white
- Shower screen frame, mirror frame, soap and towel holders - flat black to be a closer match to the knobs/showerhead
Do you think this is a good idea? Also open to other ideas on how we can improve the look.
Cheers
P.S.
The toilet suite will be replaced too, but I needed separate advice for that so I put it in another thread:
Comments (9)
Robert
3 years agoRelated Discussions
bathroom makeover
Comments (6)For a budget friendly, do it yourself update, paint and replacement of a few items. As your shower screen has a silver/steel frame, update the handle on the vanity/mirror cabinet, the taps, toilet roll holder and towel rails to stainless steel. As you have a terracotta tile on your floor, choose a warm white such as Dulux 'Natural White' or 'Whisper White', Resene 'Quarter Bianca' or Sherwin Williams 'Fundamental White'. Then you will be able to use any colour for your towels/floor mats....See More1970s/80s bathroom makeover on the cheap?
Comments (20)I would definitely keep your taps and sink, but replace/go over the top of the bench top! It would be nice to price replacing that shower door - change to a frameless or semi frameless piece of glass. Change out all towel rails and such wall fixtures - you can get good chrome looking budget ones at Bunnings that will last three years. Personally, I would definitely paint the vanity doors white gloss - a 2-pak look. You might find the only available options for going over your current floor (other than tiles), are pretty ugly and I wouldn't trust tile paint on the floor it has been known to wear badly. If you don't mind a very small step up into the bathroom, you can tile straight over the top of those tiles, Go to a tile outlet place and you will get very nice tiles in the small quantity you need for less than $100, and the tiling job shouldn't take long or cost much. I have done exactly that myself and I would look into that if you really hate the floor tiles. If the wall tiles are cream and not white, I would paint them with white tile paint. If you do change the floor at all, I would get tile paint in a similar tone - say a stone or grey colour or something similar to the floor colour you go with and use that tile paint to paint carefully over the dark brown stripes in those wall tiles - or better still - try white tile paint over them first and see how they look. I would definitely be painting all that mission brown trim and the inside of the door white if it were me as it will modernise and freshen the space right up, but if you really want to stick to a timber stain, then yes, I would go much lighter than it currently is. Definitely paint the vanity doors in my opinion though if you want to update the whole look in there. Would be best to get rid of that piece of timber between the shower and the door too! That's just me though! Best of luck with it!...See MoreDesign advice please on small bathroom reno to queen of UNcreativity!
Comments (26)hi we have about six months ago now, re done our bath room , similar size to yours, and , i can take some photos and email them to you , we have maximised space, and walls , put in a white stone bath under the window , it is a metre in width , with a cool water spout coming off the centre under the window we pu t afalse ledge in to sit , candles etc on , , we tiles floor to ceiling, off white , wall mirror cabnit with three mirrors , inset into the wall so its only sits out a we bit from the wall tiles , floating bath room vanity , so that it makes the floor space look bigger , . matching stone square basin sits ontop of the vanity to one side so plenty of room to sit all your bath room stuff when need be , seperate shower all tiled as well , with inset , shelves for shampoo etc, also , when you open the bath room door and walk in when you close the bath room door behind it next to the shower is a very narrow floor to ceiling shelvec for towels, now the hole is there we jaust havent got the shelves put in yet. , we gt loads of comments as the bth room dosent look small evn though it is , , most expensive item the sqwat extra wide stone bath , made to order basin / tap ware and shower spray thing ,oh and the white stone vanity which we had made to order as well , due to the sizing ....See Morebathroom reno advice please!
Comments (11)How much is a "moderate" budget? Moderate means different things to different people depending if they are involved in the renovation industry or outside. With your concrete slab and solid brick walls I would anticipate a moderate spend would be in the range of $15K to $20K. "Floating" cabinetwork and a wall-mounted toilet pan will push this over your $20k due to installation. Under $15K you are probably not spending enough. Always pay for quality tapware sanitaryware and fittings when doing a bathroom renovation as the labour is so expensive to replace them if they are cheaply made, they fail and need to be replaced. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls/Dr Retro Virtual Visits...See More
siriuskey
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoSounds like you have a plan, tour new black fittings make a big difference, not sure about painting the spout, will it be White Knight brand which is made for different surfaces.
Would you consider painting the walls a darker colour, even more than my mock up instead of painting the tiles.
The second mock up darker and includes painting the tiles on the side of the bath to create a break between the difference of the floor and wall tiles
julie herbert
3 years agosiriuskey
3 years agoRobert
3 years agosiriuskey
3 years ago
cag63
3 years ago
KK1000
3 years ago
Kate