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Spectacular Modern Bathroom Update!

11 years ago
This bathroom hadn’t seen updating since its construction. The bathroom had all of the original features including the porcelain tub, peach shower tile, and beige vanity and floor tile.

The renovation featured profiles 3" x 6" Ice white subway tile on the shower walls and marble tile on the floor from http://southcypress.com.

For more information and a complete project sheet, view the full blog post at http://renovation1500.com/fort-reno-modern-bathroom-update/

Comments (86)

  • 11 years ago
    Nice, but I am a fan of that cool old tile. It will make a comeback one day!
  • 11 years ago
    What was wrong with it before? Good shape nice character, just need some restoration and paint. New is not always better.
  • 11 years ago
    I think it looks nice and I'm glad you're happy with it. But I do agree with one of the other posters that it could also have been updated w/o taking out the pink/peach tile. New hardware, glass enclosure, etc. I can see the old glass door knob in the before pic - I'm wondering if this room now fits the rest of the house. Maybe I'm just getting old and like to hang on to the past a bit. ? :)
  • 11 years ago
    Would you mind sharing what it cost?
  • 11 years ago
    Looks fantastic.
  • 11 years ago
    Awesome transformation!Looks great!
  • 11 years ago
    Looks great. Love the wall color. The pink tile had to go!!!
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    It is very lovely and looks great, but I wonder why you didn't make it ADA compliant when you did that extensive of a renovation? Hopefully no one in your family will ever require the use of one.......but it is something people should keep in mind, even young people have accidents! While you can purchase suction handrails having a threshold over 1/4" high and too narrow of a shower door, can keep a person in a wheelchair out of the shower
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    sweet little bathroom - well done!
    South Cypress thanked Toronto Designers
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Thanks for all of the positive comments! If you would like to see more photos or info, be sure to check out the blog post! http://renovation1500.com/fort-reno-modern-bathroom-update/
  • 11 years ago
    How do we feel about a home without a bathtub? I have this same tiny bathroom that hasn't been updated since 1938. It's the only bathroom in the house. We'd love to put in a walk in shower like the featured bath, but it means no tub in the house.
  • 11 years ago
    I really like the makeover, but do you think removing the tub will lower the resale value?
  • 11 years ago
    I really like the make over, but do you think not having a tub will lower the home's resale value?
  • 11 years ago
    Wow - looks so great! What's the sq feet of the bathroom?
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    But why did you ever get rid of the pink tile! Haha, great renovation.
    South Cypress thanked Dawson & Clinton
  • 11 years ago
    Great job, it looks totally different.
    South Cypress thanked Valerie Devereux
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    excellent job, love the clean lines of the shower glass enclosure
    South Cypress thanked Hudson-Valley-Home
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Some people love pink tile, while others... not so much. To each his own!
  • 11 years ago
    Good job. You have succeeded in fashioning a bathroom like every other one on Houzz.
  • 11 years ago
    can you tell me the dimensions on this bathroom?
  • 11 years ago
    There were no major plumbing changes as the new fixtures are in the same place as before but it is a significant facelift. Like others, I would like to know the full cost of the reno.
  • 11 years ago
    Wow!!! Love the new look!
  • 11 years ago
    Too bad Houzz doesn't appreciate the old,better made tiles and fixtures. At least the old doesn't look like everyone else's bathroom. Jmw
  • 11 years ago
    My one and only bathroom is about the size as the one in this project (that I love). I pulled out my bathtub last year and am truly enjoying my walk-in shower. Since I have lived in my condo for 20 years and plan on staying at least another 10, I am more concerned with my decor fitting my taste and needs rather than worrying about future resale value. Most units in my 90-year-old building are gutted when new buyers come in anyway.
  • 11 years ago
    Very nice! Glad you were bold enough to do away with the tub in favor of that gorgeous shower.
  • 11 years ago
    How much does this remodel cost??
  • 11 years ago
    I think it would have been more fun (and creative) to have worked with the existing pink tile. This now looks like every other bath reno out there.
  • 11 years ago
    I may not be a "Pro", but I certainly know vintage bathrooms. That tub was original. That vanity was not. I had one like it as a kid when my parents changed out our bathroom in the 60's I understand ripping that vanity & sink out....but rip out the tub too??

    noor7654...I'm SO on board with you. Another "yawn" remodel is all the tan tile.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    OUTSTANDING JOB! For all of you who are yawning and complaining about not saving the pink tiles - get real! How can you possibly not want to jump into this lovely new space and enjoy a great shower???? The wood on the vanity is very upscale and a piece of art on it's own, the use of a full skirted toilet w/water saver is pretty and practical - and I think you could get several people into that shower but why not lock the door and enjoy it all to yourself??? If you have to have pink - I believe they make pink towels :)
  • 11 years ago
    Hey KR...that's YOUR opinion. We are all entitled to have one, last time I checked.

    To point fingers at others that you disagree with is a bit much, especially when this isn't your project. When folks (including myself) post our own projects, we are all expecting a wide gamut of comments. We're all big kids here, we can take it. But you pointing to others & basically saying that we need to get real because you disagree with us.... who died & left you in charge?

    southcypress....sorry to have done this here. Bu those kind of folks really get under my skin. YOUR rebuttal to our comments would be expected. His....mean nothing.
  • 11 years ago
    South cypress, could you please share what brand and color of paint you used. Love It! Nice job...
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    This is a beautiful bathroom makeover! The walk in shower looks very inviting and the minimal shower door hardware is great. The vanity is a nice piece that stands out from the rest of the bathroom.

    The only thing this bathroom is missing is a nice towel warmer for when you step out of the shower.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    I was a little sad to see the pink tile go... You did a very nice job with the space. The color selection is beautiful and that walk in shower looks so inviting!
    -Angeline, GKB
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Great work! I especially love the wall color you chose. Your choices really made the space feel bigger. Impressive. We had a customer do a similar design concept to this (see below), but I really think the colors you chose made this extra special. Warm and cool at the same time!

    http://www.houzz.com/projects/448082/wood-vanity-craft-art-and-4men1ladycom
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Very nice - love that you got rid of the pink tile!
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Great job!
  • 11 years ago
    Very nice, I like the stone art photo.
  • 11 years ago
    How much does this remodel cost for this? Thank you
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    What a transformation! - Janis, GKB
  • 11 years ago
    I just luv it ....how much was the Reno?..
  • 11 years ago
    Thirty years ago everyone I know was renovating Victorian townhouses that had been remodeled and 'updated', desperately trying to find original anything to return to the original aesthetic of the house. EMBRACE THE PAST. The subway tile will look incredibly dated in a few years "SO 'teens!" If you want new and modern, live in a new house but leave the original materials for those of us who love the quality and uniqueness of age. Stop watching stupid home shows that tear down rather than appreciate what is there. If cared for, a half century old bathroom will last another half-century; things were durable then.
  • 11 years ago
    Fantastic!
  • 11 years ago

    I really am sorry to see subway tile now overused to the point where it's just another fad. They were widely used for decades, and would work in my 1930 house renovation; they were part of Art Deco. But I'll probably go with something else just because I am so tired of seeing them slapped on everything whether suitable or not.

  • 11 years ago

    Beautiful! I am sure the former owners loved their pink bathroom, but I love your new bathroom! The subway tile is classic without all that pink.

  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Big change, looks great!
  • 11 years ago
    Beautiful!! Great job.
  • PRO
    11 years ago

    Love this! Beautiful Job!

  • PRO
    11 years ago

    Very well done!

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Love the incorporation of color into this amazing upgrade!

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Love it! A white or nickel frame on that medicine cabinet would make the mirror pop too!

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