I have a terrible 1970s bathroom in my rented apartment. I’m sort of on the fence about the blue tiles, I feel moody bathrooms are sort of having a moment right now, but as it currently stands, those tiles with the current cabinets do look very dated.
The bathroom also isn’t particularly large, it measures just 140cmx240cm, meaning there isn’t much space to put up any storage or shelving on the floor. Going darker or keeping the current tiles might make the room even smaller, and since the window isn’t particularly big, it does swallow daylight.
I have free rein from my landlord to paint the tiles, plaster over the tiles in non-wet areas where tiles aren’t really needed, change the cabinets and sink etc - provided I foot the bill (ofc… 😒). My budget is around 100-500€. I’ll spend as much as is needed to transform the space, but I refuse to unnecessarily upgrade someone’s property.
So I’m not sure whether to keep the tiles and perhaps change to golden fixtures, paint the tiles and add one accent colour (the rest of the apartment has a japandi style theme with lots of natural fibres and oak and olive green, while the kitchen has been through a lighter birch wood makeover, pink backsplash tiles and an apricot wall colour. If we could make the bathroom either echo those, or at least cohesively carry on the overall vibe, that would be nice.
The heating is floor heating, so I was thinking either some wood design linoleum floor on top of the tiles but I’m not sure how compatible that is, or to have stick-on tiles, although I’ve had rather poor experience with those in my kitchen (steam from nearby pots made them shrivel up, grease remover took down the colour…).
I’d be grateful for your ideas, colour scheme suggestions etc.
I actually like the tiles. I think if you update the rest of the bathroom it could feel minimalist and modern. I would consider painting the space above the tiles though.
I guess similar kind of blue. Even if I see your concern about the room being too dark. Also this type of blue seems to look really great with wood. So maybe I would consider that when choosing the cabinet.
Looks good as it is. The “trendy” look you posted will look dated in less than 5 years… White and navy blue is a timeless look. The chrome details also look better than gold.
That curtain needs to go tho. Get something like this:
Idk if this is possible since it can often be hard to find the same tile, but if it happens to exist, I think an upgrade could be to bring the tile all the way to the ceiling
I definitely won’t find similar tiles and putting up tiles by far exceeds my skillset (and having it done exceeds my budget), but I like the idea of continuing it up with a similar paint colour, potentially
Youre renting. I say keep the tiles. Lean into the theme as you've done here. Forget about the circle mirror unless you want to lose all your storage space behind that cabinet. Maybe add some rope lighting in warm tones and use that for light instead of the overheads. Find somewhere to store the excess toilet paper.
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u/poshgarbagecat 22h ago
I actually like the tiles. I think if you update the rest of the bathroom it could feel minimalist and modern. I would consider painting the space above the tiles though.