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Need help decorating this pink marble bathroom

13 years ago
We just purchased our new home. With the good, comes the bad. We got stuck with this pink marble monstrosity. Can afford to renovate it just yet., I have to decorate it! Also, the shower stall is tiny and the tub is enormous. Can I install a shower head and glass? Help!

Comments (16)

  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Wow Heather! Let's see if we can make pink lemonade out of a bowl of lemons. Just to get you through however long until you can renovate to your taste. Wow.

    PS -- You say "we." Is there a husband sharing this sea of raspberry ripple?
  • 13 years ago
    Oh yes, the husband will have to tolerate it as well. :(
  • 13 years ago
    I think I would get some dark brown in there. Two dark wood framed mirrors. Wood blinds. Brown towels and rugs as well as dark accessories.
  • 13 years ago
    I like the & Cream... they go well.
  • 13 years ago
    How would I hang such pictures on the marble? Anchors?
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I second the motion for dark brown additions
  • 13 years ago
    I think you could use Command picture hanging strips to hang artwork. I've never used them on anything slick, read the package to see if they'd work. When they do work, they are fabulous.
    And wow, that's a lot of pink marble.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Yes, you'd go to town with 3M Command strips, whether foam mount or poster frame, both of which are relatively lightweight and an easy job for them to hold. And since this is temporary, I wouldn't want you to invest a ton in making this livable. So, poster art and a sense of humor are about all you need for now.
  • 13 years ago
    WOW same as everyone else. How about adding black as in towels and accessories and wall art and give it a touch of Art Deco?
  • 13 years ago
    Can you replace the vanity mirror and the bar mirror above the shower? Replacing those things might help update things a bit. I can't say I like it but it is light and clean looking and very large! the pattern on the floor is harsh. I would go with black as a coordinating color not brown.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Look for one of those new veneer tiles that can be laid directly over an exisiing tile. They come in 4' x 8' slabs and and only 1/4" think. There may be a bit of a transition at the threshold but if you use a reducer at the doorway, a cream tile overly on the floor would ease the "Pink" riot of color
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    I actually love, love the grandeur of this bathroom. I would use a lot of cream/white accessories and possibly small accents of pale gray.

    Walls - I'd hang large art from the ceilings to soften the marble. Hang on silver, chrome, nickel, or stainless chains. My preference is to cover the chain with sheer iridescent voile cream/white fabric sleeves.

    Window - I'd add billowy sheer cream/white voile drapes at the window for lushness. Dress the other windows with some fabric.

    Toilet space - Sheer cream/white voile tiedback drapes, hung level at 8 ft height, across the width of that entire area to afford some privacy. Tieback panels with or without tassles. May have to have this treatment mounted at the right side of window, adjacent to the counter, creating two somewhat separate spaces.

    Tub - I would place three large cream/white candlesticks, varying heights on the tub ledge. A beautiful acrylic bowl for sponges, lotions and soaps. I would place a cream/white (fur?) upholstered iron bench at tub side with a couple of soft cream/white rolled towels. If there are niches at the tub, dramatize them with statement sculptures.

    Sink - Counter with three beautiful simple cream/white vases, varying heights and shapes, at one corner. Another cream/white classic wood upholstered bench in the same fabric as the tub bench. a few soft gray accessories.

    Floor - a large plush flokati cream/white rug.

    Bring in some plants to catch all the natural light.
    This opulent bath can feel like a peaceful calming santuary!
  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Hmm - you can install a showerhead and glass but there will surely be a cost to that... personally I would suggest the least expensive ideas to tolerate the space as much as possible while shopping around for quotes on redoing this bath. I don't mind the pink marble - It can be quite beautiful but there is just too much... I would get some nice bathroom rugs and then build a color pallet out of that for some artwork, towels and accents... and definitely plants - the greenery will be really nice against the pink...ferns, a banana tree, and of the tropical would be nice... you can drill into marble using the proper bit and a strong enough drill, but don't do that unless you are 100% sure the area you are screwing into will be removed at some point... Take it slow... once you have the quotes for redoing the whole bathroom, if that is too much then maybe consider changing the tub are into a large shower and tearing out the small shower & floating vanity and all the marble right there... leave the rest of it and put in a huge vanity and just have a sheetrock wall there...

    Small steps... Good luck and have fun!!

  • 5 years ago

    I think its stunning! i love pink!

  • 3 years ago

    I do a lot of decorating, probably redid about 300 condos in my time, and I have to say. It's not terrible. Sort of nice. I think you can live with it, using the right accessories, oculd look totally glam .