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Should I wallpaper, replace the sink or repaint?

3 years ago

This powder room has flagstone flooring, wood trim, wooden doors and a fancy sink that clashes badly with the wall color. I would appreciate your thoughts


on making this room easier on the eyes!


Comments (23)

  • 3 years ago

    I would replace the sink/vanity/faucet and mirror, then see if the paint works. Add textiles to liven it up. The artwork over the toilet seems an afterthought - if you love it, hang it a few inches higher on the wall.

    Kim thanked Sammie J
  • 3 years ago

    I imagine the wall color was chosen to go with the sink. It is a very dramatic piece. If it goes with the rest of your house then you could change the paint color, but I'm not sure which one would be the right one. I'm not 100% sure what the floors look like. You would have to bring home a lot of paint chips to try to find something that goes with everything. The toilet looks blindingly white next to the sink and wall color. If you don't love the sink and countertop, replace them and the mirror to have a clean slate. What is the style of the rest of the house? Is it your style, or did you buy the house like this and it's not really you? Or are you just interested in a change?

    Kim thanked kandrewspa
  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I think it is just too much. Keep one star. It may sound crazy but I really like the cool stone counter and it's detail. The sink/faucet is too modern for it - so they are fighting each other. Get rid of the mirror ( it would have been better if it actually touched the backsplash - it just looks like a mistake ) . Move the towel ring - too high. I would change the light as well - simpler.

    And of course paint.

    The first decision should be whether you want to keep the stone top. If you don't, then you can do anything you want.

    Good luck! Make sure to post after pictures.

    Kim thanked Debbi Washburn
  • 3 years ago

    I agree with you all! its just a dramatic bathroom that doesn't match this home. We moved in a few months ago. This is a home on a mountain top with a gorgeous view. It has a lot of wood, although definity not a log cabin. All the floors are heated, super high ceilings, gorgeous floor to ceiling fireplace, lots of windows ….I think its style is ”outdated mountain house”😂. I was looking for a quick project to work on, but i should know better than to use the word - “quick” :) Thank you so much for all your thoughts! I’ve got some work to do !


  • PRO
    3 years ago

    What is your style ? I do not think the mirror works at all it looks like too much trying to make all the other stuff work. Personally I like the wall color but I can't see the floors and i think the whole stone, sink area is too much.

    Kim thanked Patricia Colwell Consulting
  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Repainting is a hell of a lot less expensive than replumbing.

  • 3 years ago

    Wow, this volcano themed bathroom is a special look for sure! Why do you have to choose between the three? If you change the sink you have repair the wall that is currently being swallowed by stone. I'd take out the sink and all the stone around it. Purchase a new sink that will easily fit the current pluming location, get a new mirror, and paint the walls. When I put my house on the market I had a plumber put in a new sink, got a new mirror, and painted the bathroom and it was a rather "quick" fix. Just be sure to not get a sink that fits the existing plumbing and be prepared to have to repair the wall where the mirror and cascading volcanic stone is.

    Kim thanked Kendrah
  • 3 years ago

    If this were in my house I would repaint the walls to match the FLOOR. Then I would buy towels & trash can to match the sink.

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Can I have a hammer please? Or I can just wait for the volcano.

    Sorry. A powder room with a nod to locale and other interior aspects? Great! This? No. Design over think.

    There's always a way to send your message without banging a guest over the head. No matter rustic organically modern, or other






    Kim thanked JAN MOYER
  • PRO
    3 years ago







    Kim thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
  • 3 years ago

    BeverlyFLADeziner- i love the very last picture. That is wallpaper behind the toilet, correct correct?

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    No not wallpaper. Those are 3D panels that get applied to the walls. You can tell because there are shadows on the pattern.


    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074V71L4Y/ref=twister_B0963GP277?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

    https://sculptedpanels.com/product/surge/

    https://www.interlam-design.com/art-diffusion

    https://midamericatile.com/products/series/urban/bianco/12x24/

    I wasn't able to find them as ceramic tile as noted by Jilly.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Hi, Kim, that’s ceramic tile behind the toilet.

    https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-hillside-home-contemporary-powder-room-santa-barbara-phvw-vp~57026629



    ETA: I don’t know why Beverly deleted her post before mine.



    Kim thanked Jilly
  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Jilly, no one is faster than you! I didn't delete my post. I just expanded on the information since I wasn't able to find the ceramic tile info you so generously provided.

    Kim thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
  • 3 years ago

    I would remove everything but the floor and toilet and work my way up from there. For a “mountain house” the picture of the sink sitting on a wood shelf seems appropriate. Keeping the toilet? Then a white sink makes it look like it belongs.

    If you want to do something simpler, a white pedestal sink and fabulous wallpaper can create a perfect powder room. Our house has a lot of wood, very high ceilings and a completely undecorated powder room because I’ve been obsessing over which wallpaper will be best. I have a white toilet and pedestal sink. :)

    Kim thanked RedRyder
  • 3 years ago

    OK did you know they make red toilets? I kid you not. This was just one of many. Not that I am suggesting anything...

  • 3 years ago

    @Kim I agree with @Red Ryder for this small room. I thought I'd add some ideas for the "pedistal" sink. With such a small room, configured the way it is, with the sink and toilet on the same wall, I think a sink with a squared-off look is just awkward. A lot of us are stuck with it, but one of these would be prettier. And it sounds like your home is headed towards some simple elegance.

  • 3 years ago

    Behr ‘Fashion Gray’




    Behr ‘Gilded’




    Behr ‘Skinny Jeans’



    Maybe a mirror like this:



  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Hi, I'm not sure what your budget is or how much time and effort you'd like to put in this powder room. It's not my personal style but we all know those can be very different. It looks very small and I think the red walls are making it look even smaller, the mirror is definitely something I would change in case you don't plan on doing any plumbing work, I've seen a good suggestion in the comments with an odd shape mirror that will still keep the space looking fun without it being too much.

  • 3 years ago

    @Kim @Red Ryder also suggested a "pretty wallpaper". Can you tell us what your whole-house color scheme is? Are you all neutral? Or did you add some green or blue or other color? If the current colors aren't you, what are your colors? With the stark white fixtures and the attractive geometry of a modern pedistal sink and toilet, I was thinking "pretty" might be dark and bold. What is your reaction? "Cool!" or "ugh!"?

  • 3 years ago

    @Kim how about a simple round mirror, perhaps backlit for drama. For a light, you said your ceilings are high. How about a chandelier centered in the room rather than over the sink?

  • 3 years ago

    Note the OP is interested in a quick fix project. I don't think that special order chandeliers and wallpaper fit the scale of this project. Here is the bathroom we fixed up in our old house in a week with all new and all in stock sink, vanity, faucet, sconces, mirror, and toilet paper and paper towel holder. New paint too.


    It is nothing magazine worthy but a nice fresh update that didn't break the bank nor take tons of planning, shopping, or installation time. We kept the flooring, toilet, woodwork, shower, didn't move any plumbing. Did DIY repair to the floor where console feet from previous sink left drill holes.



    Kim thanked Kendrah