Since you have a lot of big ticket projects, I would focus on making sure that there are no leaks anywhere in the bathroom, especially the around the window.

Are you re-grouting the tiles yourself? If you are up to replacing the existing tiles, I would replace the glass block window with a smaller one. Like this one: (But the problem with a smaller window is that you would have to match up the brick on the outside, unless you "steal" some from the den area before you paint!)

I'd get a good quality, water saving toilet. I personally don't like storage over the toilet in a small bath.

Does the dark boarder run all the way around?

Thank you. This is lovely bathroom. I have plenty of brick for replacement and have thought about the smaller window. I think that is very practical. We will replace the tub or perhaps refinish the cast iron tub. The tub is leaking a bit into the basement right now. I agree about storage over the toilet. The dark border runs all around. We are discussing replacing it with something that looks similar if it can't be cleaned appropriately. And you are correct. There are many big ticket items, including an upstairs room that was added when the den was added in 1955. It is daunting and I really appreciate your suggestions.

If you decide to keep the floor tile and bleach doesn't clean it, try vinegar. I just did my bathroom tile floor grout with vinegar and a scrub brush. It turned out white! Test it behind toilet, full strength, let it sit a minute then scrub and rinse. For a quick inexpensive change try hanging open white shelving for colorful towels over the toilet to give room a color pop or to match a colorful shower curtain. For sink cabinet, You can change knobs and faucet and put up a light fixture to match. If you leave the glass block and can't do a total retile, try doing just a border of decorative tile around the glass block. Have fun!

Water is the enemy of a house. Well, water where it shouldn't be that is. Is the tub itself rusted and that is why it leaks? If so, will re-enameling truely fix the leak?

If the dark tile goes all around the floor, I wouldn't spend any money replacing the floor. Clean it up the best you can and put a nice bathroom rug on the floor.

Spend your money getting a new smaller window, replacing the tub (if need be), replacing the tile around the tub, and new toilet. You might find that you have to repair the structure from the leaks and add new blueboard or the current standand base for wet room tiles.

By the way, I love the crystal door knob!

houssaon's photo is perfect in your situation. I like the smaller window idea as well, perhaps if you place it as high as possible it will help minimize water getting into the window sill.

Agree about the window causing a nasty water issue. The higher the better. But then you just can't see the mold.

Is this a guest bath? I agree to most of what others have said. The cab over toilet must go. If this is a guest bath and you can sacrifice the cabinet, use a pedestal sink to visually open room. Small, high window at end of room...maybe an arched one for interest, depending on how it looks from outside (a dinky window on a big blank outside wall can look...dinky); clean up and keep floor tiles; use a clear plastic shower curtain; if tub leaks, re-enameling won't fix it...where/how does it leak? Do you want to keep a tub, or would a shower stall suffice? If so, there are pretty marble ones with clear glass "frameless" doors that keep a very open feel in a small bath. I'd stay with a pale monochromatic color scheme with white trim and white fixtures, use nice looking chrome plumbing fixtures, and use bright towels...in a basket on the floor, rolled and stacked in a pyramid on a small bench outside the shower, etc.

I love penny tiles. Change out the vanity to a darker finish and since it will be guest in future maybe a vanity that allows for baskets at bottom. More furniture looking than box looking. Think about playing up that shower with penny tiles or mosaic on that wall that have a copper tone. go bold and shiny (sounds crazy but beautiful). New tub and seamless shower door or as seamless as u can go with a bath. Think about future if this is a kid friendly house and there is not a bathtub in house then keep a tub on this level bc u will need one to bathe kids in later on. Go in this site and type in penny tiles and you will see some amazing shower walls! Have fun!

The penny tile is awesome, good advice so far the viniger dose the trick....

Lemon juice and cooking salt will also help you get rid of the stains , just paint this bathroom again and add some colourful accessories on the vanity , save the money for
the future renovation .

Just take down the black shower curtain and add a white one. If you want to put a little bit of money into this bathroom, then add a glass shower enclosure. Add some colorful towels. I would also take down the cabinet over the toilet and add open shelving. White vinegar cleans just about everything. Hope that helps. Charmean Neithart

Susan - if you want to hold off doing a renovation on this since it will serve as the main bath for a while, just use a clear shower curtain, take down the cab over the toilet, and put in a pedestal sink with a wide enough sink ledge to hold soap. Put in a recessed over-the-sink-cab for essentials. Paint a soft color with soft white trim. It will look great. This assumes the tub leak is a fixable plumbing issue. If not, I'd go for a shower with a frameless glass door (and that would be the time to change out the window too). I do get the need for a tub for babies, but aren't your grandchlldren big enough now for a shower? For visiting infants or pets, a big utility sink in the laundry room will do in a pinch. I don't see keeping a tub just for the rare visiting infant. Showers are better for older people, too. Just be sure you have safety features installed in the shower stall (many hand rails are decorative and do NOT hold adult weight..be sure hand rails are installed into studs). Put just towels for one change in the bath in a basket, and store main linens elsewhere to get rid of the cabinets that are closing in the room (sink, over toilet).

I agree with the suggestions to keep the (gorgeous!) floor, switch out the wall tile for subway, make the window smaller (if you can afford that change), and remove the over-toilet cabinet. I don't think it's a bad idea to have wall cabinets, but the style of that one is wrong. Maybe something like this: http://www.potterybarn.com/products/hotel-recessed-medicine-cabinet/?pkey=cbath-mirrors-wall-cabinets. (Not that price, just the style. Check craigslist.) I think restoring the tub would be cost-effective (depending on restoration needed) and it would be worth keeping. White shower curtain instead of the dark one, yes. I might switch out the curtain rod for a chrome one with the hotel-style curve, too (makes the shower feel more roomy when you're in it!) When affordable, switch out the vanity for a pedestal or maybe a vanity made out of a piece of antique furniture. If the walls need repainting, maybe Behr's "arctic shadow." And to replace the band of square tile - maybe black hex tile: http://www.homedepot.com/Flooring/h_d1/N-25ecodZ5yc1vZaq7r/R-202956560/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=hex&storeId=10051? (I don't know why black hex costs twice as much per square foot as white. Maybe check some other retailers.)