It's tough to say for paint but you could go for a color between tan and white to hold you over. Replacing the tub tile is up to you but I would seek out a local professional to help you with the best decision. For other suggestions, maybe replace the small window above the tub, and replace the cabinet knobs/other hardware to match. You have a lot of great ideas to hold you over until your major renovation in a few years... keep brain storming and keep dreaming of what's to come! You got this!

I would paint and change the mirror to 2 with separate lights for each - I like them on the sides of the mirrors - do that before painting so the electrician will have an easier job of moving the wiring. Then stop. You will be surprised at how different that will be. Live with it before moving on to something else. You would be surprised how fast 5 years go by. If you do change the window over the tub, I would plan on it being some thing suited for a shower, otherwise you have tossed money away.

That salmon color will become secondary after you paint....

Good luck!!

You could do a darker greenish teal and not worry about the salmon on the tiles.

Cream walls with modern knobs or pulls and a modern brass light fixture, brass towel bars, then accent with a towel that works for you.

I would remove the mirror and buy two separate mirrors. I would also rewire the light into 2 light over each mirror. After you paint the walls I don't know if you will still feel that the tile needs to be painted.

I agree with the suggestions others have made. I would attempt to paint out the salmon tiles around the bathtub. I do believe it would look better, and should take a very minimal amount of effort and money to do. I really liked the suggestion of two mirrors, but for now, even just the idea of framing the existing one would be an easy/inexpensive temporary improvement I think, along with a new light fixture and cabinet hardware. As for wall colour? I think I would try to find a light neutral that picks up on what's in your floor tile. That is all I would do/invest in until you are ready to renovate.

You can paint those tiles. Get an appropriate sized artists brush so that you don't get paint on the grout. Prime them first.

paint the walls, a brownish cream or so, amd half the battle is won.
what is above the towel holder?
put some art or decorative shelves above the bathtub (width wall) and change the ring to a rail. also get a new light fixture. then reassess whether you need to do the mirror and tiles

Paint the walls in a light color from the flooring and see how that feels. Makeover the lighting and mirror set up and you'll be fine for a while. I wouldn't invest in new pulls until you have the final plan down. Are you leaving all woodwork stained throughout or painting? If you decide you're painting then you can do that here too.

I appreciate all the wonderful and ideas you have suggested so far! It definitely gives me a great spot to launch from. To answer a few questions...

1) Above the towel rack is a speaker for the whole house sound system.

2) As of now, we are considering leaving the cabinets as is. I am personally a bigger fan of lighter, brighter cabinets, but my husband loves the look of real, natural wood. I'm hoping to get the best of both words, especially if I can lighten up the walls a good bit and add some new hardware.

A few more questions to add...

1) For those of you that have confirmed painting the tiles is possible, what type of paint would you recommend? I definitely like the idea of just painting the small 2x2 salmon tiles so that they match the rest of the tub.

2) What do you think about adding a backsplash under the mirror? This could be either with the existing mirror framed or after adding two separate mirrors.

I used to have a recipe for that, but there are probably good products now to handle it. Enamel paint would be my choice, but they'll need to be cleaned and primed (or maybe roughed up a bit) to accept paint.

they have tile paint. just google it.

new hardware for the vanity and different mirrors (framed) and lighting would really help. That wood vanity isn't anything to write home about, so tell hub in 6 months you will be painting it! For heavens sake, at least paint the baseboard trim white. All the wood is just too much in there. white baseboards against that tile will look so much better. Change out the switch plates while your at it. Lowes has a lot of nice ones to choose from.

you already have a backsplash. don't put anything on top of it. when you get a new countertop, forgo the 4" piece if you want tile behind the sink.

those walls. oy. pick some samples of these shades, bring them home and try them on the walls

Anything on here, except the green, would work well. or the off white above.

the slate flooring is actually nice. you'll know when it needs to be sealed if water gets absorbed.

I would repaint the walls to a lighter beige shade and consider painting the doors and the vanity.

It looks like the sink is cultured marble which usually has an attached backsplash - would not do another on top of that. If it can be removed, then go ahead and do a tile splash... I would paint the accent tiles a lighter shade of what you will paint the walls - there were some great colors posted above...

Good luck!

Enamel paint sounds about right for the tile, but I would go on YouTube and search 'how to paint tile' to get more ideas. They always have great how-to videos for these types of projects and will include product suggestions. Thankfully you have a relatively small amount of the salmon tiles, and where they are located should limit the amount of wear and tear they will receive, unless you are exceptionally messy bathers ;) so hopefully durability won't be TOO much of an issue. Good Luck!

Paint the walls a shade of beige from the floor. Don't bother painting the tile on the tub; if you paint just the pink ones, you might find it hard to match the current color....it's older and may have discolored or faded by now. I don't think you'll notice the pink tiles much once you have painted the walls. If you don't want to do any electrical, frame out the mirror, either to match the woodwork or the walls. You can update the lights over the mirror to something sleeker. Leave the window as is, you can change it later when you decide to put in that walk in shower. If you can convince the hubby to paint the trim, paint the window to match.

Or....go with it. Get accessories in chocolate and pink.

If you decide to paint the tile, I would at least get a professional estimate before you DIY. I have a friend who paid a few hundred dollars and had her tub painted several years ago and it still looks brand new. I don't know the cost for tile but there are tons of companies who do this kind of work and can give you complete insight into it to make an informed decision.

Good luck!

We are starting to piece this makeover together a little bit more. We have decided to go with a beige color for the walls (something like SW China Doll, Sand Dollar, or Diverse Beige). However, I’m having the hardest time finding a shower curtain to work with the color scheme. I didn’t think this would be that difficult with such a neutral-toned space, but I’m afraid of washing the space out too much with an overly beige curtain/linens. Any suggestions out there? The shower is located in the back corner of that helps. I’ve also attached photos of the paint colors we are considering. I’d love to hear your ideas!

What color will your towels be? What about window curtains? You can use whatever color this is, as a shower curtain color.

off white shower curtain, and choose paint last. anything else changing?

Towels are currently undecided. Again trying to avoid an overly “beige” space, but conflicted on colors that will work with the flooring. Am I overthinking the possibility of beige overload? None of the windows will need curtains since they are the small octagon shaped windows on a second floor. Your question did make me start to think about how my color choices will help/hinder in a space with limited natural light.

Other changes we are making will be an updated light fixture (see some example photos below), framing the mirror, and lastly some updated counters. We will also be doing small fixes of replacing/updating the light switch covers and hardware throughout. I’m going to pull the towel rack off the wall by the tub and install some simple floating shelves to fill with some apothecary jars or other simple touches.

I’ve also attached some photos of possible shower curtains. Too matchy? Do I need some pop or different pattern/texture?

I would use white/off-white or black shower curtain - simple, "crisp", neutral - "pops" against the beige ... would also work with the lighting fixtures you've picked ... you're right, no more beige.

Look at that second picture in your original post, and the towels that you have up. The color of the towels looks like it will be okay with your flooring. So the suggestions of white or off-white are spot on.