I would put a really bold wallpaper on the walls and an equally bold contrasting shower curtain, rug

Perhaps a pro or someone who has done this could comment - see below. This could resolve a lot and you won’t be tied to peach until you update. Just get a long shower curtain and tub won’t be seen.

https://www.remodelaholic.com/painted-bathroom-sink-countertop-makeover/

How long is awhile?

that vanity is shot. not even worth painting. (unless it is and it's just the photo)

A new one would cost maybe 1-2K to get a new vanity w/sinks, countertop (they're inclusive) some new faucets and backsplash tile

or, if the base is good, maybe get new doors / drawers made, paint, then get a remnant countertop, sinks, faucets.

sinks are cheap. you can pick them up for $50. check online for people selling vanities or sinks/faucets.

as for the rest of the room, shower curtain and new wall paint, baseboards painted white, a larger rug.

Thanks, everyone, for your ideas!

Beth, for us "a while" will probably be a few years. The whole house is quite dated and we're focusing our efforts (and budget) on the kitchen first.

then be on the lookout for people trying to unload vanities.

You didn't say if yours is in good shape. can the wood be sanded down smooth and painted? new hardware? are the drawers all in good shape?

If so, paint it.

as for the top, for 500 bucks I could get you a new countertop, sinks and you can find cheap faucets that look way better than what's there! can you spare to spend that much?

If not, then just do the other stuff.

It would look vastly better if you simply replaced those peach sinks with white ones and got some inexpensive chrome faucets. This could be done for a lot less than $500 if you did the small amount of work yourself.

Deep clean it all. If all the tile is in good shape, particularly the tub surround and floor... leave it for now and save up for later. If the tub surround isn't in good shape, that might change the order of things.

It looks like you can probably take down that backsplash around the vanity. Do so and clean up the wall for later.

Paint the walls with good primer in white to help you refresh you palette.

What's your ventilation like? As in your exhaust fan action.

I'd use a soft peach/blush color on the walls, a white shower curtain, and get new faucets.

the only thing peach is the tub/sinks. You can hide the tub w/a curtain. no sense in making 'peach' the main decorating color in this room'.

at the very least replace the sink and faucets. (but since it will be a few years, it's up to you if you can live with the countertop. if I'm going through the trouble of doing the sinks, you may as well do the countertop. and paint the vanity. plenty of remnants out there that you could obtain for next to nothing.

painting the vanity isn't difficult. sand, clean well, primer and paint. ditto the baseboards. get a cool shower curtain and forget the peach is even there. paint the walls whatever you like since everything else will be white. (unless you settle on some granite countertop. but you could find a white or gray quartz)

A few years is a long time to live w/something ugly like that. If you perfectly fine doing so, then leave it. Painting the walls isn't going to do much to make those sinks/vanity disappear.

Black faucets.

It looks like the shortest cheapest way would be to paint everything paintable ...white ...to match the white tile squares...then embrace the peach with a solid color shower curtain and counter accessories that match the peach as close as possible...if you choose textured towels and rugs in a solid jute color and feel...it will lean organic rather than “whimsy”... at that point you can decide on the art....what you have is the right idea...

If you need to replace the faucets ...simple ..even white ..will be better than anything too stylistic or dark