Paint or sticker the offending decorative tiles only. Why Paint whole tub

This blogger painted her floor tile and she explains her process. Lots if tutorials available.

https://www.drivenbydecor.com/how-painting-bathrooms-ceramic-tile-floors-diy/

Paint the tub surround plain white, and go back and paint the walls a COLOR. What color? What's in the master bedroom? Walls, bedding, etc. Make a link to that space, add a runner rug, accent hand towels, counter top accessories etc. The mirror is as dated as the tile. Change that too.: ) Lav faucets look pretty 1988, but lets not get carried away in a bath that really needs a rip out.

Perhaps find a framed leaner size mirror to span the entire vanity area.

Who all sees this room? Wait a hot minute style will circle back. Be happy it's not your kitchen.

The style won't come back in a billion "hot minutes". .......

Throw 2k at it in re painting walls, tub surround to white , faucets, mirror rug, accessories and call it a DAY until a rip.

Take it step by step, as others have suggested the white wall paint isn’t working well with the tile. Start there first. Then review. A couple of packets of the stickers may be an effective way of finding out how much you like a completely white surface, or just toning it back with whiting out the squarer tiles leaving the trim. If the all white look is a goer, start texturing with windows and accessories. If being more selective works, then that gives you a little more colour to bring in, which might be softer in tone rather than very strong.

If you do decide to do a new mirror I’d suggest posting better shots of both vanities - I’d like to see if there is a better arrangement like maybe a larger mirror that covers most of that wall because the off center nature of it could be improved upon.

JAN MOYER the mirrors are brand new from Home Goods. They replaced the builder-grade large rectangle frameless mirrors attached to the wall. So those are staying (I like them).

arcy_gw you should see the kitchen!!! :) It's worse than the bathroom! Green counters, bad wallpaper, and a plastic "Tiffany" light fixture.

JAN MOYER thanks but where I'm from $2K is a lot of $$$$. We've just spent the past 6 weeks ripping down the wallpaper, which took down the drywall paper, then sealing the remaining drywall paper, then spackling every inch of the wall, sanding it all, respackling, sealing with two coats of Kilz, and then painting Linen White (which is the same color in the attached bedroom). We did all this work ourselves instead of spending $2K+ to pay someone to do it. I'm pretty proud of where it is after where it was, knowing the amount of work that's gone into it to get this far. My goal is to make it livable for the time being, while we take care of other more urgent projects.

This is what it was just 6 weeks ago:

Wow. You did A LOT OF hard work in there already.

Just paint the offending tiles to match the rest of them and move on. Is new cabinet hardware installed or still on the list? Hard to see exactly what is on the vanity.

Inexpensive window curtains on the list? Or is your house private?

Oh my. Three different papers AND accent tiles.

Oh my, I feel your pain. Did the same thing once with a house filled with wall paper directly on the dry wall. You definitely get a feeling of satisfaction when it's done. Good on you!

Just paint with a glossy enamel. All will be well and thank the decorating gods the floor is nice.

Well after that before shot, I think we all agree that the room has already been toned back quite considerably! 🫨😁

I would tear the tub out now and put down a cheap wood look LVP for now. Add some houseplants where the tub was.

Nobody is suggesting that 2 k is an amount of money one just flushes down a drain. But the fact is I did not suggest that money be thrown at labor. It was materials, basically. Or perhaps to include electrical, and a plumber !

"Throw 2k at it in re painting walls, tub surround to white , faucets, mirror rug, accessories and call it a DAY until a rip."

That amount of money on a bath that would set you back 50k on a total gut ? Two k isn't a lot.

Nobody here knows what other "pressing" projects you're doing, or your budget. Nobody has any way of knowing you JUST purchased the mirrors. All we were seeing was some dated accent tile, and all the pictures posted from one angle. Do I think the faucets are dated? Yes. Do I think there may have been other mirrors? Yes. Does it matter? No. You do what you can do, but this is the internet and we don't read minds. : )

Thanks, JAN MOYER , I was just asking about the tile & paint. If I had $2K to spend I'd have more options. Have a nice day,

RedRyder I'll be painting the tile this weekend! Fingers crossed it turns out. I do need some simple window treatments for privacy but I think I've got that figured out. The cabinet door/drawer pulls were previously white ceramic with a (tile matching!) floral print. I had some extra brass pulls from another project and put those on instead. Don't love them but they are better. I can live with them for now. Unlike the wallpaper :)

BeverlyFLADeziner I'll be painting the tile this weekend! Thank you for the very helpful photo!

ci_lantro we do actually use the tub, so I'm not tearing it out until we can replace it. It's clean and in good condition. Just ugly.

ratherbesewing this was a super helpful link - love the stenciling ideas she has. Thanks!

If anyone is still paying attention to this little post...I painted the walls and tile. Thanks to all who gave helpful suggestions!

What an incredible make-over! Bravo!! Well done.

@kcyarz the finished/updated bathroom looks great, what an amazing transformation. Well done.

Yes, under Notifications. That is amazing! So beautiful. Who knew...seriously, that a little paint could really transform the space.

The curtains are a very nice touch to add some softness and catch the light. Good job.

It looks a thousand times better! Don’t we all love the magic of paint?!? A pat on the back is in order.

It looks really nice! May I ask what kind of paint you used on the tile?

Fantastic!

Wonderful!!!

Wow, that is beautiful, good job!

Looks great. Good job.

That turned out so nicely! Well worth the effort, great job :)

For a a quick temporary fix, you can paint the tiles.

It looks wonderful and updated now. Well done.

Fantastic. Needs to go in a Best of Houzz DIY top ten list. Nice work on the windows too.

Holy buckets that looks terrific! Such a terrific DIY fix -

Holy cow!!! You need to put up a before/after picture. This is amazing.

Job well done!

Wow, thanks everybody! This was a project! My spouse did most of the work repairing the walls after the wallpaper came down. Painting was the easy part. For the tile paint I used "DWIL Tub and Tile Refinishing Kit." I needed three kits worth of paint to cover the old pattern fully. If I did it again I'd use something that came in a larger size - the kit just has a small amount of paint. But application was fairly simple and it did not have a strong odor.

But well worth it...and good advice.

Great transformation! Love the wall color.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing! So glad you were able to do it as a diy. Love the wall color. Excellent pic.

Gorgeous! You did a great job! Love happy endings.

What color/brand of blue paint did you use?

Charming! Love the breezy cafe curtains : )

Makes me want a pretty little 3 x 5 on that floor....

This looks so wonderful! Glad you posted an update; you must be so happy with the results. Great job, stunning improvement!

You must be so proud to create such a different bathroom! I love to see what can be done without spending a ton of money. Bravo! Very pretty!

Can’t wait to see what you do with your kitchen! Start a new post on that….and keep us notified of your progress! Wonderful job on your bathroom!

Amazing transformation.lovely space now!