An '80s bathroom gets a new lease on life
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1970s/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 MoreNew layout for Kitchen, Bathroom & Laundry
Comments (2)You’re shower space seems narrow ie less than 900mm wide?? There are great new instantaneous hot water systems that can fit on outside wall too so free up internal space Have you gone to a bathroom place ? Some have specialist bathroom designers. So knocking down storage cupboard wall sounds good and have awning window above laundry bench and I’d prob integrate laundry into bathroom or perhaps could have bifold doors in front if want to shut off mess from any visitors and vanity can stick out more ie be deeper so have more storage else keep narrow and narrow full length wall cupboards on back wall. Play with boxes to work out how far things can stick out without interfering with the flow of movement you like...See MoreAn '80s pink and white bathroom
Comments (25)My bathroom, powder room and laundry are all 80's and are salmon pink with exact same bath and cabinet as yours. I have been wanting to update since moving in and don't know where to start either. I got a quote from those transformation places that paint the baths/basins and cabinetry for $2800, but thought that amount of money could go to a proper renovation as the bathtub is so shallow. As I haven't had the money or made up my mind, it was good to see people's suggestions. I added black accessories in the powder room and was going to paint the tiles and cabinet black with a white vanity top to tie it together, however, the toilet and floor tiles are still the salmon colour!...See MoreBathroom Partial or Full Reno?
Comments (21)before committing to the decoration why not plan for how you use the space..do you need storage for toiletries, towels, cleaning products and toilet paper etc start with the new vanity (with or without wall cabinets) ..you may be able to use a shorter vanity with gaps at either end (as in your photo) to give more a look of free standing furniture..using tiles salvaged from the old vanity to patch the walls..i think the tiles look so much better than altering just one wall for shiplap and you can avoid having to change the tiles elsewhere and focus expenditure on new taps, toilet roll holder, power point covers, light fittings etc...See MoreAus Joinery Kitchens Pty Ltd
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