We have a half bath with a vintage pink pinwheel tile floor. We want
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Comments (8)The only beadboard original bath I have seen is a Victorian bathroom that was extremely early. The fixtures were raw brass and more along the lines of what would look like garden spigots to us, with the supplies and drains running exterior to the walls; the toilet was a china bowl with manufacturer's writing on it encased in a wooden seat with a high wooden (and probably zinc) tank, and the tub was a box tub with a zinc interior. It was all stained, dark brown beadboard--including the walls-- and was added off a stair landing for the house. This house also had working gas fixtures. The sellers had "new" baths that they actually used, (one other more typical Edwardian bath with newer fixtures and something from the 70s--it was a large house. Since this was very early, they probably didn't really have a notion of what a bathroom "should" look like but toward the end of the Victorian era marble, nickel and tile was the standard, at least here....See MoreWhere do we go from here--kitchen floor tile problems
Comments (6)You can remove the rest of the grout in the area where it is loose from the high pressure cleaning and regrout that area only. I doubt that the tile is over hardwood since it doesn't sound like it's breaking up in a lot of areas and it's been down for at least 5 years. I would suggest getting a tile guy to take a look at it and give you his recommendations. Make sure it's someone who is a real pro who has referrences that you can count on. Talk to friends and neighbors, check with a couple of decorators in your area to get names of tile setters that come highly recommended with years in the business....See MoreEmbracing Vintage Bath Tile in Budget Makeover
Comments (42)A vote for NO beadboard. Originally, bb was an early 1900s kind of thing - there's nothing remotely midcentury about it. Now its totally overused and usually in the form of DIY paneling from the big box store. Not that I think we have to be historical purists - just have all the design components relate well and complement each other. In my mind the country-ish flavor of bb doesn't relate well to the more suburban sophisticated style of your tile floor and of the typical 60s ranch house. Unless you've already reworked the rest of the house to be more traditionally styled and beadboard friendly - in that case just pls disregard! Agree that the sprayed on epoxy finish (in any color) can be a good affordable alternative to ripping out the tile and re-installing some other kind of wall. The tub will probably peel so maybe you could just replace that - the money and effort you save not ripping out the tile wall (believe me that is a beast of a job) can go to the cost of replacing the tub....See MoreBye-bye 50s vintage bath, you failed me and now we must part!
Comments (90)Your vanity is gorgeous! "I'm such a dummy. I thought I posted this on the bathroom forum. Since like last January! Oops!" Well we have been the lucky beneficiaries of your OOPS and we love all things beautiful! Thanks for sharing it....See Moreloves2read
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