Bathroom updates- opinions needed

9 years ago

After owning our home for about a year it's time to think about redoing our bathroom. We have oak trim/doors/cabinets throughout the house and that doesn't bother me. What does bother me is this ridiculous short vanity cabinet. It's only 30.5 inches tall! So cabinet needs to be replaced along with countertop/sink, the mirror AND new paint color.

Are there any any examples of a non-honey oak cabinet in a bathroom with oak trim and doors? I'm also not opposed to getting a taller honey oak vanity.

Were going to do a granite or quartz countertop with an under mount sink...i don't know what color though.

Any wall color suggestions? I like the current floor which is a tan ceramic tile that is in good shape.

Im terrible at visualizing what things will look like before they're done. And when I look at all these professionally staged bathrooms, they look great...but will never happen in my house. Love the look of white trim...but never going to happen.

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badgergal

9 years ago

My house has 1980s honey oak doors and trim. When I redid my master bath about 8 years ago, I used a vanity that was ivory with a brown glaze. Not the best quality photo but hopefully it will give you an idea of how a painted vanity will look.

For my hall bath I am planning on tile like this

With a vanity in a color like this

Like you, I like white painted woodwork but it was never going to happen in my house either.

Bring sample cabinet doors home and see how they look with your tile. It make take some searching but I'm sure you will find the perfect color. Once you pick your vanity color then start you search for a wall color. That's were the fun begins :)

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lascatx
9 years ago
You don't have to stay with oak -- you can use a painted finish -- black, white, grey or a favorite color, but you will need to paint the walls and then work to make it all come together. If you wanted another wood tone stain finish, it is possible, but you have to work with the undertones and grains of the woods and make them work together.

Your tile looks like it may have some gray in it. Does it? It looks like it should go with a lot of things - though you might need to replace the tile because the new vanity's footprint may not match exactly if the tile doesn't go under the cabinet, or you might chose a style that has furniture feet and needs the tile to go underneath, or the tile could be damaged even if it does go under the cabinet. You could also decide that if you are going to do the cabinet and paint and fixtures, the floor should have a new look too (loooks like you have less than 50 sq ft and it would be pretty straight lines -- easy enough for a first project if you want to DIY).

Have you looked at vanities to see what you like? You can get them with the countertop and sink in place -- just add a faucet (a few come with the faucets but you typically pick your own). If you spot something you like, that can be your launching point and inspire all your other choices. Overstock and Joss and Main are two places you might want to look just to start getting ideas.

Wall color would follow vanity and floor choices in my book -- unless you had a color you loved and knew you wanted everything else to go with, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
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nosoccermom
9 years ago
Do you have some left over tiles to take shopping with you?

I can't really tell the color of the floor tiles, to me it looks gray/beige, so yes, to painted finish or darker stain, or even a slab oak vanity.
powermuffin
9 years ago
Nosoccermom, that is an awesome example!
Yayagal
9 years ago
I agree, the above is stunning. Copy it hahaha.
nosoccermom
9 years ago
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Personally, what I like best are the vanity and the dark blue wall paint. Not so crazy about the sink and even the backsplash.

We don' t know what the rest of your house looks like, but you could go with IKEA floating cabinet or custom doors form semihandmade