Bathroom Remodeling Ideas???

[neatfreak]

Date: 6/26/2010 1:27:37 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
I personally would be careful putting cream on the bead board if your bathroom fixtures are a stark white. Make sure the two colors look good together. Hex tiles come in a larger sheet so it is not more difficult to lay. They fit together like a puzzle.

I agree. I would perhaps do something that is a light brown instead of cream on the beadboard? Cream and white just don't go together super well IMO. You could even just do white beadboard as long as there was some contrast with the floor and the paint above.

And only do so much brown/cream if YOU love it. We want to sell too but that doesn't mean everything needs to be beige. I don't have one speck of beige in my house and I am confident that it will sell well anyway. Just don't do lime green tile.

 

[neatfreak]

Oh and for Packrat here is a link to the tile we used:

http://www.southcypress.com/Flooring/Emser-Tile-Strands-12-x-24

We bought it at the TIle Outlet locally. Mine is actually the olive color but in my bathroom it reads brownish-gray. Amazing how much lighting can change color perception. The pictures aren't great-there are actually strands of about 5 different colors (very subtle) on the tile in wavy lines? Kind of like wood grain. It's really neat in person.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

NF, I hear what you're saying about the cream beadboard possibly not working with the white fixtures. But I'm thinking we'd go with a VERY light cream (almost white) on the beadboard. Very similar to the fifth picture down on this page, with the brown on the upper half of the walls and the brown tile.

ETA: Here's another one.

 

[packrat]

Thanks NF-I bookmarked it! Our bathroom floor is not quite 4 1/2'' x 5'', just a shade under, so not very big. Can''t wait to show JD!

Can''t wait to see how your bathroom turns out IG!

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 6/26/2010 6:03:19 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl
NF, I hear what you''re saying about the cream beadboard possibly not working with the white fixtures. But I''m thinking we''d go with a VERY light cream (almost white) on the beadboard. Very similar to the fifth picture down on this page, with the brown on the upper half of the walls and the brown tile.


ETA: Here''s another one.

Both of those just look white to me. I personally would just go white with the beadboard to match the sink/toilet. I think it will look like you TRIED to match it and failed if you go a few shades creamier. JMO of course!

Can''t wait to see what you guys do!

 

[Hera]

Date: 6/26/2010 11:30:55 AM
Author: Irishgrrrl
OK, guys, tell me what you think of this idea: A darker brownish floor tile (similar to this) set on the diagonal, with light cream beadboard and trim (like Behr's Powdered Snow) and brownish walls above the beadboard (like Behr's Toffee Crunch). And we'd have a plain white sink and toilet (maybe the Kohler Memoirs suite or something similar). Does that sound like it might work?

Honestly? I think it sounds too brown and beige and too devoid of personality. I would reallocate the budget and splurge on one detail like the hexagon flooring that would be both in keeping with the architecture of the house and add some personality. Basically, I think that you should stay more classic than try to modernize it. A brown floor on the diagonal sounds better suited for a Mediterranean style home than for a Victorian traditional.

 

[pennquaker09]

I found some Carrara marble for $7.50ish a sq ft (really cheap) if you're interested.

And since you're worried about keeping the kitchen and bath cohesive, here is an example of the wood look tile:

http://http://www.designtilestore.com/index.php?target=products&product_id=625

 

[Hera]

Date: 6/26/2010 9:45:43 PM
Author: pennquaker09
I found some Carrara marble for $7.50ish a sq ft (really cheap) if you''re interested.

Chants "do it, do it, do it!" Talk about adding value to the real estate listing.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I love Carrara marble and agree about having one "wow" element in the bathroom. One question, why cream for the bead board? Do you not like white trim? White and black bathrooms are classic. I would paint the walls a color (above the bead board) and have fun with art and accessories.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

NF ~ I think you''re right about the white. If we did do a cream or off-white, it would be VERY slightly off white . . . almost white. Or we might just bite the bullet and do white trim after all! LOL!

Hera ~ I hear ya. I''m not a huge fan of "blah" beige rooms. I was thinking we''d bring some color in with accessories (pictures, towels, maybe a small area rug, etc.). But I''m not 100% sold on the brown for the upper walls . . . I''m still thinking maybe a sage green instead?

Penn ~ At $7.50/SF, the Carrara marble MIGHT be a possibility! And I can''t get your link to the wood-look tile to work.

Hera ~ You enabler!!!

Tacori ~ I really do like white trim, but I''m just worried that plain white might look a little "stark" since there will be so MUCH of it (the trim and door plus the beadboard). But the more I think about it, the more I''m leaning toward a soft white instead of cream/off-white. We''re going to Home Depot today, so I''ll let ya know how that goes!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

ZOMG, I just found marble tile for $3.79/SF here!

Now, it's mosaic tile, so it would give us the small tile look like the hex tiles would have.* And it's tumbled, which is nice . . . I feel like polished marble would look uncomfortably formal in our house, if that makes sense. But I think we might be able to do this, if I can talk DH into it. I think it would only run us about $200 or so for the bathroom, since we don't need much. Of course, there would be NO way we could continue it into the kitchen, because our kitchen is enormous and we absolutely couldn't justify the cost. Besides, I'm not sure I would want a small tile in the kitchen . . . I feel like a big room needs bigger tile, right? Maybe we could do some kind of ceramic or porcelain tile in there?

*ETA: The individual tile size is 5/8" x 5/8" . . . do you think that would be TOO small?

 

[appletini]

Do you have a www.flooranddecoroutlets.com location near you? I got our tile for our remodel there and they have great prices. Also the the great thing about a powder room is that its the one room that doesn''t have to match anything else. Ditto on avoiding too much tan.

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 6/27/2010 9:17:51 AM
Author: Irishgrrrl
ZOMG, I just found marble tile for $3.79/SF here!

Now, it's mosaic tile, so it would give us the small tile look like the hex tiles would have.* And it's tumbled, which is nice . . . I feel like polished marble would look uncomfortably formal in our house, if that makes sense. But I think we might be able to do this, if I can talk DH into it. I think it would only run us about $200 or so for the bathroom, since we don't need much. Of course, there would be NO way we could continue it into the kitchen, because our kitchen is enormous and we absolutely couldn't justify the cost. Besides, I'm not sure I would want a small tile in the kitchen . . . I feel like a big room needs bigger tile, right? Maybe we could do some kind of ceramic or porcelain tile in there?

*ETA: The individual tile size is 5/8' x 5/8' . . . do you think that would be TOO small?

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but that price is just for a sample. Actual price for that tile is like $17/sq ft.

Personally I don't think marble is necessary in a bathroom. I agree about the high and low elements, but if your house is casual marble might just be out of place. I would pick the tile you like regardless of whether it was marble or not. Personally I would splurge on the sink and toilet more because they will make a bigger impact than the floor unless the floor is really really cool. And it stains too.

I think Penn is in a very different league with what is cheap.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Appletini ~ Unfortunately, we don''t have one of those anywhere near here. We''re pretty much limited to Lowe''s, Home Depot, or whatever we can order online.

NF ~ Seriously??? Where did you see the actual price? I''m soooo depressed now!!!

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 6/27/2010 12:44:26 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl
Appletini ~ Unfortunately, we don't have one of those anywhere near here. We're pretty much limited to Lowe's, Home Depot, or whatever we can order online.

NF ~ Seriously??? Where did you see the actual price? I'm soooo depressed now!!!

Sorry dear. If you read your link it clearly says pietra mosaics sample in the heading. And under quantity it says "min 1 max 1". A lot of tile places do that online. And the shipping is often insane as well. Usually if the price is good it's because shipping is insane. Or the price is high but it comes with "free" shipping.

Here is where you actually buy it:

http://www.glasstilesetc.com/Search.aspx?k=pietra+mosaics

I looked at tile for months and really wanted this one type of carerra marble hex. There is no "cheap" marble like that. Bigger marble tiles sure. But not little ones. Cheapest I found it was about $10.95/sq ft. after literally a month of calling places.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 6/27/2010 12:47:19 PM
Author: neatfreak

Date: 6/27/2010 12:44:26 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl
Appletini ~ Unfortunately, we don't have one of those anywhere near here. We're pretty much limited to Lowe's, Home Depot, or whatever we can order online.

NF ~ Seriously??? Where did you see the actual price? I'm soooo depressed now!!!

Sorry dear. If you read your link it clearly says pietra mosaics sample in the heading. And under quantity it says 'min 1 max 1'. A lot of tile places do that online. And the shipping is often insane as well. Usually if the price is good it's because shipping is insane. Or the price is high but it comes with 'free' shipping.

Here is where you actually buy it:

http://www.glasstilesetc.com/Search.aspx?k=pietra+mosaics

I looked at tile for months and really wanted this one type of carerra marble hex. There is no 'cheap' marble like that. Bigger marble tiles sure. But not little ones. Cheapest I found it was about $10.95/sq ft. after literally a month of calling places.

D'oh! You're totally right! Can't believe I didn't notice that . . . no wonder the price seemed too good to be true! LOL! I think I must have been going cross-eyed from looking at so much tile!

Well, the trip to Home Depot was a total bust. We did see some porcelain tile that we liked that was WAY on sale, but I couldn't find any accent tiles to go with it, and I think it would just be too "blah" if we didn't do accent tiles here and there. And DH is irritated that I haven't picked a sink and toilet yet. He suddenly wants to "get this done already." After six years of putting it off.

We did get some plumbing supplies though, so he can at least get started on the pipes. And I promised him that I'd order a sink and toilet by . . . drumroll please . . . TOMORROW!!!

 

[pennquaker09]

Okay, so maybe I missed it, but what is the square footage of the powder room? I remember you said it was small, so around 50 sq ft?

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 6/27/2010 5:35:00 PM
Author: pennquaker09
Okay, so maybe I missed it, but what is the square footage of the powder room? I remember you said it was small, so around 50 sq ft?

Penn, I think it''s actually about 30 square feet. It''s REALLY small! LOL!

I''m checking out toilets and pedestal sinks online, and the American Standard Antiquity suite is looking like a possibility (although I still haven''t completely ruled out the Kohler Memoirs suite).

 

[Clairitek]

What area do you live in? Have you tried looking on CL for tile? That''s where I got my honed and filled travertine for $2 a square foot.

Neatfreak- I LOVE that herringbone pattern of the larger tile. You did a wonderful job and I take back what I say about never using large tile in a small room. That looks wonderful.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

OK, what do y''all think of this sink and this toilet? The toilet has the Champion 4 Flush System, which is supposed to be excellent. And the sink has the same square-ish shape as the Kohler Memoirs sink does.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 6/27/2010 7:23:03 PM
Author: Clairitek
What area do you live in? Have you tried looking on CL for tile? That''s where I got my honed and filled travertine for $2 a square foot.

Neatfreak- I LOVE that herringbone pattern of the larger tile. You did a wonderful job and I take back what I say about never using large tile in a small room. That looks wonderful.

Clairitek, I''ve checked CL and there''s really not much there. Unfortunately, our area is pretty rural, and CL in our area doesn''t get much traffic.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Are there any tile stores relatively close (60 miles)? The one by us offers a contractor''s discount (can''t remember if it is 20% or 30%) and since your DH is in a similar trade might be worth a try. The discount really helps

 

[pennquaker09]

Date: 6/27/2010 10:41:39 AM
Author: neatfreak

Date: 6/27/2010 9:17:51 AM
Author: Irishgrrrl
ZOMG, I just found marble tile for $3.79/SF here!

Now, it''s mosaic tile, so it would give us the small tile look like the hex tiles would have.* And it''s tumbled, which is nice . . . I feel like polished marble would look uncomfortably formal in our house, if that makes sense. But I think we might be able to do this, if I can talk DH into it. I think it would only run us about $200 or so for the bathroom, since we don''t need much. Of course, there would be NO way we could continue it into the kitchen, because our kitchen is enormous and we absolutely couldn''t justify the cost. Besides, I''m not sure I would want a small tile in the kitchen . . . I feel like a big room needs bigger tile, right? Maybe we could do some kind of ceramic or porcelain tile in there?

*ETA: The individual tile size is 5/8'' x 5/8'' . . . do you think that would be TOO small?

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but that price is just for a sample. Actual price for that tile is like $17/sq ft.

Personally I don''t think marble is necessary in a bathroom. I agree about the high and low elements, but if your house is casual marble might just be out of place. I would pick the tile you like regardless of whether it was marble or not. Personally I would splurge on the sink and toilet more because they will make a bigger impact than the floor unless the floor is really really cool. And it stains too.

I think Penn is in a very different league with what is cheap.

Slight TJ, but I personally believe you should never settle for less. Even if you can''t afford the super expensive Ann Sacks marble mosaic, there are still ways to get a marble mosaic. If you want the custom sofa, find a way to get yourself the custom sofa or find something in your range that is similar. People work hard for their money and they shouldn''t buy something unless it''s going to make them happy. Lastly, everyone that works hard deserves a bit of luxury. I don''t know why I believe that way, but I do. Ohh, pennquaker doesn''t intend for people to get into credit card debt or commit crimes in order to renovate and decorate, lol.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Tacori ~ That''s a great idea! I''ll check with DH and see if we could possibly do something like that!

And DH and I were talking last night, and we FINALLY came to a decision on the sink and toilet! YAY!!!

We''re getting the Townsend Pedestal Sink and the Townsend Toilet, both by American Standard. DH also liked the Kohler Memoirs sink and toilet, but he is very concerned about flushing power. (Such a typical guy! LOL!) The Townsend Toilet has the Champion 4 Flush System, which is supposedly the best on the market, so that''s what we decided on. I really like the look of this sink and toilet. I think they''ll work a little better in our bathroom than the Memoirs ones would have, and they''re a tiny bit less expensive than the Memoirs so that''s nice too.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 6/28/2010 3:46:24 AM
Author: pennquaker09

Slight TJ, but I personally believe you should never settle for less. Even if you can''t afford the super expensive Ann Sacks marble mosaic, there are still ways to get a marble mosaic. If you want the custom sofa, find a way to get yourself the custom sofa or find something in your range that is similar. People work hard for their money and they shouldn''t buy something unless it''s going to make them happy. Lastly, everyone that works hard deserves a bit of luxury. I don''t know why I believe that way, but I do. Ohh, pennquaker doesn''t intend for people to get into credit card debt or commit crimes in order to renovate and decorate, lol.

Penn, I will be amazed if I get through this remodel WITHOUT committing some kind of crime! LOL!

 

[gardengloves]

Date: 6/28/2010 8:35:24 AM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Date: 6/28/2010 3:46:24 AM

Author: pennquaker09


Slight TJ, but I personally believe you should never settle for less. Even if you can''t afford the super expensive Ann Sacks marble mosaic, there are still ways to get a marble mosaic. If you want the custom sofa, find a way to get yourself the custom sofa or find something in your range that is similar. People work hard for their money and they shouldn''t buy something unless it''s going to make them happy. Lastly, everyone that works hard deserves a bit of luxury. I don''t know why I believe that way, but I do. Ohh, pennquaker doesn''t intend for people to get into credit card debt or commit crimes in order to renovate and decorate, lol.

Penn, I will be amazed if I get through this remodel WITHOUT committing some kind of crime! LOL!

Penn''s right, for all the labor and expense, go with material you love. We saved money by doing Grecian marble on sale, the same look and feel as Carrera , but makes a world of difference. There is always something great on sale at local nurseries or home stores. Your going to do the same amount of work so put in the materials you want.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 6/28/2010 10:39:00 PM
Author: gardengloves

Date: 6/28/2010 8:35:24 AM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Date: 6/28/2010 3:46:24 AM

Author: pennquaker09


Slight TJ, but I personally believe you should never settle for less. Even if you can''t afford the super expensive Ann Sacks marble mosaic, there are still ways to get a marble mosaic. If you want the custom sofa, find a way to get yourself the custom sofa or find something in your range that is similar. People work hard for their money and they shouldn''t buy something unless it''s going to make them happy. Lastly, everyone that works hard deserves a bit of luxury. I don''t know why I believe that way, but I do. Ohh, pennquaker doesn''t intend for people to get into credit card debt or commit crimes in order to renovate and decorate, lol.

Penn, I will be amazed if I get through this remodel WITHOUT committing some kind of crime! LOL!

Penn''s right, for all the labor and expense, go with material you love. We saved money by doing Grecian marble on sale, the same look and feel as Carrera , but makes a world of difference. There is always something great on sale at local nurseries or home stores. Your going to do the same amount of work so put in the materials you want.

Penn and GG, you''re both making a lot of sense. I know we probably won''t be happy if we don''t put in something we really love. Having said that though, DH and I are pretty easy to please! LOL! I did find some ceramic tile on sale at Lowe''s last night that looks a lot like marble. We don''t "need" to have marble tile, but we do like the look, so we might go that route.

I know this sounds kinda crazy for a small room, but what would you guys think of a deep burgundy on the upper half of the walls (above the white beadboard)? We''d keep the beadboard, trim and ceiling all the same shade of white, with the pale ivory (almost white) marble-looking tile, so the upper wall color could really stand out. I''m torn between a deep burgundy or a deep sage green for the upper half of the walls. The two colors I''ve been most drawn to so far are both by Olympic Paint. I know I want Percale (a soft white) on the beadboard and trim, because we have that on the upper half of our front hallway and I love that white. But for the upper half of the walls, I''m thinking about Gooseberry or Sweet Annie.

And I found a faucet! Here it is. I know some of you won''t love it, and it''s not for everybody, but I wanted to do something fun with the faucet and I really like this one. I think it fits the scheme of the rest of the house, and I just love how cute it is! And the "rustic pewter" finish is gorgeous! Also, Price Pfister makes all kinds of accessories (towel rings, TP holders, etc.) that you can buy to match it. They even have matching lighting!

Thanks again, everyone, for your continued help with this! You guys are awesome and you''ve already given me some good ideas!

 

[joflier]

You have such good taste.

I''m putting the same faucet in my new bathroom!

I think the burgundy would look good with the white. Actually, so would green. I have both colors in my house with a cream/white trim and doors. The burgundy is pretty bold and makes the cream look a brighter white than it really is, where the sage is more of a mellow color. It has a more peaceful feel. If you do go w/ burgundy, I wouldn''t choose a bright white. I think it would be too stark.

 

[Clairitek]

Its great that you''re making progress and starting to form your ideas more definitely. I loved getting to that point during our remodel. I would spin my wheels a lot on choices and then something would happen to force me into a decision. Like finding our travertine tile super cheap on CL (so then I didn''t have to hem and haw about that anymore) or being so limited in our choices for a vanity (because we didn''t move our pipes but did move a wall so we had to choose a cabinet style vanity to conceal coming out of the floor). Then it was much easier to style the rest of the room.

What helped me a lot was making mood boards. I would just start grabbing images from the internet of elements that I liked and stacking them together in a power point document.

I just put together my final product to compare to my original (so you can see how a few random choices made the whole thing come together) but for some reason I can''t load pictures right now on PS.

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Jo ~ LOL! That's too funny! Which finish are you getting? (I was really torn between the pewter and the brushed nickel, but I thought the pewter would look more "vintagey" and would go better with our house.) I knew we had a lot in common!

Clairitek ~ Yes! It feels so good to be making some progress! I feel like I'm finally forming a plan! LOL! I think the PowerPoint boards are a great idea, and I'd love to see your pics whenever PS lets you do that!

ETA: Jo, regarding the paint colors, I totally agree about a pure white being too stark with deep burgundy. The "Percale" color that we're planning to use on the beadboard and trim is actually a soft white . . . not quite ivory/off-white, but close. I "painted" a room on Olympic's website using both of those colors (Percale and Gooseberry), and it looks nice! Of course, the green (Sweet Annie) looks nice too! GAH!