I agree with jrdinmo. Replacing the first five or six rows would look like a cheap fix-it job.

holy heaven! good Lord! Jesus!

What?

Agree .... if you can, rip it all out .. tub too!

I think you could find an accent tile and maybe a black and either do it around the faucet and the soap dish or along the top of the tub. You can also check ebay and see if you can find a match of retro tiles. I don't think I would do 5-6 but maybe two.

The website retrorenovation has sources for replacement tile in these types of bathrooms. If possible I would replace the broken and cream tiles with the same green and work with what you have until you can do a full Reno.
http://retrorenovation.com/category/bathroom-categories/tile/

I'd extend the black tile edging vertically along the tub edge and remove the wall tile outside the tub area. That will give you plenty of tile to match.
Or you could randomly pop out tiles outside the tub area to replace the cream and fill in where needed. Replace them removed ones with black so there's no matching worries. You could make a checkerboard pattern on the outside walls as well.
Black toilet if you can!

Holy Heaven, Good Lord !!!! Jesus!!!!

Tear out all. It will look like you removed the bottom 5-6 rows and patched in a new color.

This looks old enough to have drywall instead of tile backer...2 words.. Black Mold. Tear it out and plan for a major renovation due to unforeseen damage.

If you can find a dark green, that matches, or two shades lighter, then I would do the 6 rows. It would be a nice contrast to the tub. Keep the liner border to trim out. Run a border between the two colors in cream or off white.

I found this on line at home depot. Might be able to use it as an accent. Or one similar.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Daltile-Isis-Kiwi-Blend-12-in-x-12-in-Glass-Mosaic-Wall-Tile-IS2711MS1P/203719394#.UiVCbM8o6M8

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Merola-Tile-Coppa-12-in-x-12-in-Forest-Glass-Mesh-Mounted-Mosaic-Tile-GDRCOFOR/202647802?MERCH=REC-_-product-1-_-203719394-_-202647802-_-N#.UiVC2M8o6M8

I like those mkort!

From what I see the tile looks good,. From my point of view what you need to do more than anything is to match the light green tile and paint the walls to match.

Does the toilet actually belong there or is just sitting there while the floor is being fixed?

This is the color of my bathroom tile, and I can not wait to rip it all out and replace it. Just saying.

Don't rip it out! It is gorgeous! Trends come and go, style doesn't. Plus, most of the tile is in good shape...and what a great tub! I see that the tile has been replaced when the shower/tub control was changed. I had to find a two handle replacement unit for mine to save the tile. You can look in salvage shops for replacement tiles. They don't have to be exactly the same color but within a slight range to look great. It will save you time and effort in the long run. Since the floor tiles are vinyl and need replacing, use a black/white tile (think of the era). Then, if you find a pedestal sink "of the era" (also from a salvage or off craigslist) and go with a nice freestanding cabinet (think Pottery Barn or Restoration Hardware) for storage and paint the walls black to match the accent tile (ceiling white), I promise you it will look great. Make sure you have good lighting and white window shades/blinds to keep it from getting dark.
Right now, the bathroom is a mishmash of replacements, but once you get it back to its "glory" so to speak, it will have vintage charm that will last! Good luck!!!

CAll me loco, but I really love that color green. See attached photos. Look how awesome it is with that darker gray and the black stencil!

ALL of the comments have brightened my day. I can't blame any of you for thinking it's horrid. Believe it or not, it's the only portion of the house that hasn't been updated! Crazy, I know!

Our tenants moved out this weekend. We traveled (6 hours) thinking we were going to be doing some tile work and paint, replacing the vanity if we were lucky. I started pulling out the loose tiles (that's what you see missing -they had been caulked in rather than regrouted by previous owner). When I went to use the toilet as leverage to stand, the toilet rocked about 3" back. (WTHeck?!) We were lucky to have found someone to come take a look at it that day. Upon climbing under the house, it was found that there used to be termite damage and it was "fixed" (evidently immediately prior to our purchase) in a manner that would not support the 1.5" thick concrete floor (again, WTHeck?!).
So, no, that is not where the toilet belongs. And yes, there the tile is over plywood.
We HAVE to replace at least the bottom 5 rows of tile (unless we want to keep the splotched together job done around the faucet - no thank you).
I find the colors a bit endearing and am hoping that with the right advice I can salvage it. But alas, it has to be done right to look nice. We are not the slum-lord type so something has to be done. But considering we are now gaining quotes to use jacks to lift the floor, we will definitely be doing this on a tight budget.
The thought of doing black would work . . . if the border tiles were not dark green.
Will definitely be checking out the retro website recommended. Thanks!
But one more thing . . . Did you think it couldn't get worse? Well, YES, it can! Here are some pics of the vanity for your viewing pleasure (and amusement).
I'll be hitting up the ReStore Warehouse for something (anything!) to replace it. The fun part is going to be avoiding the floor vent.

At least we don't have the green linoleum any longer? Evidently toilets used to be made so that the pipes fit up into them. Previous folks didn't let that bother them. They just slapped a new toilet in and put wedges under it to hold. I suppose that was fine until the floor dropped.

Oh, my bad, I didn't see that the accent tile was dark green! But maybe dark green would be a good color to go with,hmmm. And...funnily enough, dark green linoleum is still available!!! As for the vanity, if you don't like the idea of a pedestal, then a vanity with legs would work, whether a chrome legged console or drawers high and a shelf low or a chest type with short legs. Good luck with it all. Old houses are full of cans of worms!

@Mary Rast Interiors, I think I really like where you are going with this (and your earlier post). You are defining a vision I can't seem to create. I'm having a hard time in envisioning the pedestal sink with a (or 2?) cabinets (the vanity is 60+" long), and the black walls. While I think the silver/stainless vanity legs would go with the era, I'm thinking more along the lines of wood legs to go with the flow of the house.
There are no windows.
Happen to have any pictures to guide me a bit more?

Seriously folks... all the drama?! No big deal...There are a few products you can find at Lowe's or Home Depot to lighten the tile. I assume the toilet doesn't belong there but if it does work with it! Again, you can lighten the tub as well, although I do love the retro color! Make it the center point of the room...Lighten the tiles and add subway tile (so cheap and so hip) to the ceiling...maybe a stainless subway ...Keep the tub color and redo the cabinets in one of the fabulous colors available (cheap and so easy) by Rustoluem. Just use your imagination and do not be afraid to make a mistake, it can always be fixed. Find that inner artist in you and experiment. I started years ago and have fixed and flipped so many homes for an amazing profit with just walking through my fear and going for it!! There are sooo many cool and easy products on the market that you can not go wrong... products for redoing tile, counter tops, cabinets etc...Just educate yourself and research on websites like this!

Depending on budget you can have the existing tile color-matched and custom made. FWIW I love the tile, love the tub and would have no problem living with it.

You could place a wall mounted vanity, or shallow cabinet next to a pedestal sink. There are also vanities that are recessed from the sink, but style wise they may not suit.
In terms of color, I think the best solution would be to end the tile work at the tub, or leave it on the fixture wall with a curved edge if there's enough tile. Generally the tile wainscoting would extend around all walls anyway, so by removing it I think you'd improve the appearance of the room.

Yes, you could do a patch-up job; but from the looks there is a reason the tiles came off, it is called rot (and mold)! You and your tennants would be better off if you remove the tiles and the rotten wallboard and replace them with a vinyl tub surround to save money.

How about a tile mural as your focal point to distract the eye.

http://www.AliciatappDesigns.com

Any image on tiles

Pop off a few rows and just do white tile in a wide stripe pattern, get tile paint and paint dark green tiles white also. Those ones are high enough they won't constantly get wet. Paint the walls a barely grey color, basic white hexagon tile with charcoal grout. Regrout and seal the shower grout isn't waterproof unless you buy the epoxy kind. Basic white vanity.

The stripes are so u can kinda get an idea. U can use the green you remove to patch near the faucet.

TThe tile is from lowest its $3 a sq foot the vanity is from homedepot $200 trying to keep it in a low range since tenants tend to not care for things.

How long is your vanity? Look on Craigslist for an old dresser instead of a vanity. I usually can find them for around $50 on there. Paint it white restore for a drop in sink. Poly the top with several coats and done.

Something like this. You would have to cut the drawers in the middle for plumbing but that's not that hard.

Hi Kim, Here are some ideas for a console, single which would allow space for a shelving unit between sink and toilet, or double which looks so great! Do you have room above the toilet to put an old fashioned luggage rack and so baskets? Also, I included a tile patter which is fun and something that may inspire you to create your own pattern, be it an outline or the room or geometric pattern...google pics for zillions of ideas. And I really like the idea of using a dresser like the previous poster showed.

I have included pics of my bath, luckily I have a black border so black was an obvious choice. I still think that if you use a light floor (maybe even oak if that is what is in the hallway, but know that wood in a bath needs care) you may use a dark green. You can even put down vinyl/linoleum tiles to do a easy update until a later date. Pottery barn has some nice mirror/med cabs for so storage (they have a cool chrome framed one).

I agree with Mary Rast Interiors. If you choose modern fixtures, lighting, sink and cabinetry you could keep and reuse should you decide to renovate in the future. You might find replacement tile here http://www.worldoftile.us/

Instead of white stripe maybe a mosaic.

I had this bathroom!!!!WE just renovated! 4x6 bullnose white tile in shower, clear shower door, pebble shower floor, carrerra tile on floor, carrerra countertop with glass mosaic tile like the one above (although mine I changed to blue tones) spa lightt green on walls, light grey cabinets....gorgeous...yes what you have is retro but come on......every bathroom should be updated every 30yrs or so....

Another idea to think about is, adding a vanity for over your toilet. This allows for more room for all of your bathroom necessities.

So many good suggestions! (I have never seen a product to lighten tile. Now I know to look.)
We have someone going to go out this week and jack the floor up. Once we do that, and see how successful it is, we'll be better able to make a decision.
IF ALL WORKS OUT, we will be removing the bottom 6 rows of tile all around the tub and salvaging what we can. Remove all the mix matched tiles around the faucet and the few that remain above the 6-tile height will be replaced with what we salvaged. This will allow us to get behind the wall and check for further damage, as well as replace the bad areas easier.

The row of 6 tiles will be replaced with the one of the mosaic suggested above (from Home Depot). THANK YOU! Perfect!

We are going to leave the existing cabinet counter top, but build a new cabinet under it - hopefully something simple to stay in keeping with the area. Hopefully this will allow us to not have to replace the floor (which is linoleum squares, but looks decent) although if we do have to replace, the expense for such an area shouldn't be horrible.

We'll put a cost of paint on the walls, and it should be a respectable throne-room.

Thank you all so much! I'll be sure to post after-pics.

Hello! What fun a retro bathroom in an earth tone- thinking positive. When at the tile stores look at the river rock or other stones that are often used in a shower floor- this is a great way to break up the tile from the tub and add another touch of nature without attempting to match the colors. Good luck.

Alicia, tocaya....ese cuarto de baño pone enfermo.