Embrace the blue tub, go with vintage-look tile to compliment it.

Paint (a very light cream) to cover blue/green walls and paneling will do wonders. Go to home center with all your questions and pictures for all solutions. This doesn't seem like a hollywood style to me. Hollywood style may be mirrored vanity, chandelier, and shiny black and white. If you looking for a budget solution, you might want to paint all the wood as well as the walls.

I too love the tub. Embrace it! Ditch most everything else if you can. If it possibly to add a window to your space? If not that's okay but some natural light could make a difference. Get a new fresh white toilet and pedestal sink. Taking inspiration from vintage silhouettes. paint the walls all a fresh white (after some wallpaper removal!) and try either all white tile or a tile job like pictured below. Totally vintage and cute. A really think with everything else cute and new you'll find you love your blue tub. I already do!

2013 post. :(

Well, it got our creative juices flowing!

:) That it did. :)

I have a blue tub with a blue sink and toilet and horrible blue/white tile everywhere - would love to see what you do. We are on a budget and having a tough time trying to figure out what to do. People say to embrace the blue tub - would love to see ideas!

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Gut it and start fresh. You need to see what your working with. If you take it down to studs, you may be able to move the toilet and create a better space. You need to lighten it up and get away from the tomb look it has now. If you are on a really tight budget, start with a light paint that matches top and bottom. Don't go two tone. For the floor, There is some great tile out there that looks like wood plank. A light grey would be awesome. Paint the cabinets as well.

The problems are obvious but you are unclear on what you want to do...a full re-do is obviously needed and a budget must be established...without much info to go on the most obvious improvement would be to add some space...