Love this artwork you already have in your Ideabook
And it has some aqua already in it ..

The tile and tub and sink can all be painted. It's cheaper than replacing it all. It will take a professional who specializes in this. Unless of course, you want to keep the color it is.

Before and after

Vintage Jazz, I think the newspaper walls are genius, but technically difficult to achieve unless it's an obtainable wallpaper. Valerie, my first thought was boring old white, but if you could find a black/white (waterproof) wallpaper that reproduces this beautiful look that would be wonderful. Nobody would notice the difference in the tiles, I think. Curses on whoever did that, on your behalf. Mix the two tile colours up in accessories, perhaps? Towels, cotton-ball bowls? And yes, red accents would be so good, especially as you already have them.

Could you stretch to a white floor?

I love the vanity Vintage Jazz found. I have a cabinet just like yours out in the garage. I think underneath that blue paint is probably a blonde wood. It's probably going to be difficult to strip and refinish without damaging the wood so I might just be tempted to mimic the dark color of the wood in Jazz's vanity with paint. Rustoleum has some that works great.


http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/transformations

What's your budget? I think the top of the vanity needs to be the first priority. The tiles are not helping things. You can paint them if you have basically no budget. I assume you don't have the budget currently for a complete redo.

Aside from that I would go beige everywhere else. A true beige. That, again, is referenced in Jazz's photo in the newsprint. Beige walls, beige rug, beige shower curtain.

Good luck!

PS - new bathtub fixtures - bright chrome - if you can swing it. Something modern. And then remove that pole thing from the corner. Looks kind of dated. Clean up the grout. Completely take all the caulking out and redo it in a silicone nice and neat.

Maybe as surggested accents of red ....as you already have some going on
Please don't change the sink ...

It's crying out toooooo stay
You could keep what's there ..
If you don't have a high budget paint your vanity
And then put new handles on ....

@Rina ....I did a vintage music sheet wall
in my old cottage
I was sad toooo leave it ...

Vintage, how did you do that, technically? Actual music sheets? What kind of glue? What kind of sealing? Sounds wonderful.

I agree, do not change the sink. It's very special.

@jn3344.... Go get that cabinet out of
Your garage ...put it toooo good use .....

=)

Yes they were old music sheets ..I used
Wallpaper paste ....Put varnish on toooo
Seal them..
I collected them from charity shops
and boot sales
I still have a few left ..
So I guess the collecting starts all over again
For a new wall

I would embrace the blue/aqua and add some dark chocolate to the mix. Paint the vanity white.

I actually love the tile countertop in blue. You could replace original sink with a white sink, and reface the cabinets with white shaker style cabinets for a contemporary and beach-inspired look.

https://www.houzz.com/photos/228-pendleton-road-shabby-chic-style-bathroom-atlanta-phvw-vp~6564322
Just toooo show you
That you could have little cafe curtains instead of the doors ..
On the existing vanity ...
Keep the aqua sink ...
Embrace all that is vintage ....
I can see ....
I am going tooooo have toooo
Start up

A petition to KEEP THE SINK ....lol

Aaah, Vintage, I can just hear that wall.

Okay. Keep that sink! Keep that sink! Keep that sink!

I'm off to bed now (foreign, not clock crazy), but I'll keep chanting all night long.

I have a friend who is making a floor from torn-up magazine pictures and varnish. She's nuts, but it's her house, so who cares?

First thing I'd like to ask is: How is the quality of the tile and grout? The tub's caulking looks bad (or is it just the picture?) Maybe replace the vanity top and tub? (I'm not familiar with painting a tub, so have no suggestion on that)

And is the tub exactly the same color as the sink?

If it were my space, I'd rip out the wall tile and try to preserve the vanity (and paint the ceiling the same blue). I'm pretty good at tiling and grouting myself, if I may say so, but I completely understand if you're not. In that case tackling the vanity top is a lot easier.

I would keep all the fixtures and tile. then paint walls light beige. I liked the chocolate and aqua towels shown above - no red.

@Rina ....hope the chanting went well ....
I wonder what Valerie Robinson ..
Thinks thus far ....
And .........
If she would join
The chanting .......

I chanted beautifully. Ignorance showing: Valerie Robinson?

Also liking chocolate and aqua, by the way.

The OP. She hasn't commented on our suggestions at all.

Oh what a dufus am I. My apologies, Valerie.

I would get a darker shade for the walls in either paint or wall paper it depends on the budget and the taste of course:) here is my choice for the paper ,after that white towels and white accessories and enjoy .

Take out the large mirror and
Then add a few vintage looking ones
You could even paint a few Aqua ...
Or whatever colour you wish ..
Or keep them gold
Why stop at one mirror
When you can have lots

From the post it sounds like paint is your primary budget for now. You can have the tile painted professionally and it will look like the picture above. Ask for quotes to see if it is in your budget. The last people who owned my house did that and it is a good fix if you cannot stand all the blue. Having had a sink like that with no spout, I give you permission to get rid of it if you don't like it (and keep it if you do like it because you don't need my permission.) It actually would not be a difficult do it yourself to tear out the countertop and sink and replace it with formica - which would be appropriate to the tile work - and a drop in $20 sink. I've done that myself just using the orange Home Depot how to book. For paint you don't want pure white, a cream to very light yellow will give a clean look that won't be glaring. It also wouldn't be expensive to take a hammer to the tile half wall and replace it with sheetrock. That would give you a chance to insulate that wall and probably make the room much warmer. If you aren't comfortable with doing sheet rock get some estimates from a dry wall person or a handyman before you decide. Good luck!

Just fyi on the counter, there is a formica pattern that is primarily neutral with tiny flecks of teal blue, and a marmoleum floor that also has just a hint of blue/green running through it that would help tie things together. I used them in my bathroom. I'm showing a photo of one of the existing bathrooms that is identical to the remodeled one, and the remodeled one that uses the blue/neutral color scheme. It gets a lot of compliments.

What material is the floor? If keeping everything I would consider doing the floor in a white tile. Il the little hexagon ones that would still go with the era of the bathroom.

The countertop and sink are worth trying to save. Not sure of the condition of the cabinet but paint and knobs would help that in addition to some type of closing device to keep the doors shut.

I have had a tub painted but it was fiberglass and it looks great. It is pretty inexpensive and painting it white would look nice.

The floor appears to be vinyl. Wonder if there is tile under it?

Adding to the rich milk chocolate brown and aqua vote though I do love the old newspaper idea. Likely quite.tricky in a bathroom with shower, bathtub, and steam as opposed to a powder room

Happy someone else thinks a white floor is a good idea, Jolene. What an enjoyable, creative thread. How are you feeling about all this, Valerie? (See, I remembered -- which is a fair feat for me.)

Thanks to all for your ideas/votes! I am looking at low budget fixes right now. I love the dark brown wood with the vanity but think that will have to be the long term goal. The floor is rather hideous vinyl and want to replace it. Love the white hexagonal tile idea. Also love the fun vintage accessories especially the mermaid in the bathroom idea. My first apartment my roommate and I lacquered pictures/newspaper articles over our coffee table. The newspaper/music sheets wall paper is amazing and I hope someone more patient than I uses that :) we do plan to clean up the tub grout as well. Also, the sink, tub and wall tile are same color only the sink tile is different.

What do you think about a darker wood laminate and for the flooring, painting the vanity white with updated handles and painting the walls beige? Or is the white hexagon all tile a better idea?

I'm 100% into the save the sink chance but I'm more of a backup singer type of voice ;)

Yes yes ..keeping the sink ...
You could buy extra shower curtains (not the one you have )
And use the extra like
cafe curtains on the
Vanity instead of the doors ....
That's if you can sew

Oy, Valerie, you should hear my voice. Please step up to the microphone.

Omigoodness, I've just looked at your home page. You're a llama! Llamas can chant beautifully. Or is that lamas?

Hi---I like the tile! I do recommend changing the entire vanity (tiles too) if you can keep the sink-great... White vanity and counter. For the walls, check SW's Conservative Gray and Agreeable Gray. Compare those colors with your new/existing floor and tile. Crisp white shower curtain/roman shade embellished with a decorative vintage fabric. Hope this is helpful. Good Luck!
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You might consider adding lilac to the blue.
Paint the wall and cabinetry white for freshness and you could add colour with the shower curtain and other bath accessories
some suggestions.
keeping in mind a your mentioning of a budget.

Love the lilac idea! Here's some more products.