Make my bathroom beautiful....!
Have just moved into my flat and would love some ideas on how I can make the beige bathroom look a bit better (doesn't look too bad in this photo but I'm not a huge fan of the 'thick' fittings, it's a bit shabby and the plastic bath has a crack in it!). The basin is plumbed in too near the wall - so you have to crouch under the mirror to brush your teeth - also the tap is too far round and not close enough to the bowel, so water always goes over the edge and onto the floor no matter how careful you are! The top of that unit could come out 2 inches - I might just get some wood cut, drill two holes and fix this myself. Other things I wondered about: 1. spraying the chrome gold/bronze? Anyone does this? Would it look too much? Would it work on towel rail? I would need to do everything the same colour gold. 2. Getting panelling or tongue and grove round the bath? (definitely better than what's there? (I have google and can buy panels for this - has anyone done this? Does it look okay?) 3. I can't afford to change all the tiles but could paint them? Though this might end up a mess? Tiles don't look too bad in photo but in real life they are digitally printed and you can see the pixels. They look a bit crap but not the worst. 4. handles of the units (which is very practical but not very nice) are chrome again and look cheap - any suggestions for alternative? 5. Overall it's an odd shape and feels a bit of a waste of space - any ideas for clever/attractive storage on walls? Or anything else a bathroom could be used for other than a bathroom (ie I once saw one that was a wall to wall DVD library as they can obviously be in the damp) 6. what colours go with beige/oatmeal like this? Any tips/advice gratefully received!! Many thanks!
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Comments (23)Hi Lilly! Well... I have to be honest and admit that I was thinking about lying and saying it's great, etc. The truth is: I've never used it! not once. I'm a shower girl and it's not that I won't take a bath (I would, I promise I'm not whiffy!!) it's just that since we've moved in, I never had the time or felt the need. Plus, I feel guilty and uneasy thinking of the amount of water I'd waste filling up that monster (and we have a second tub in the loft bathroom that's smaller -- never used that one either...) When we chose the tub, I think hubby and I were a bit nostalgic; I used to have this huge hideous burgundy corner bath in the house I bought just before we met and let's just say, we used to like taking baths together (hmmmm...). So we went for a large one, I guess both thinking of our almost decade old adventures'! I did however undertake an experiment for you: I went and laid in it, just to see how it is. I'm 1.62m (about 5'4'') and with a slight bend of either knees or neck, you can sleep quite comfortably in there. I also thought it could be a great hiding place in case of 'god forbids': fill half of it with water, add bubbles and submerge - it's enough to cover all of you & hopefully nobody will think to look for you in there! :)) I've digressed ... not sure if I answered your question. If you wanted details about the make of the tub - this is a Clearwater natural stone bathtub: http://www.clearwaterbaths.com/products_main.asp?cat=201&subcat=395 I can tell you another downside of it: if you ignore the waste of space and water, you can't ignore the amount of dust that accumulates in it. I've resorted at hoovering it; just rinsing it with water didn't do it.... But hey! it looks great and generates questions on Houzz, so I guess it has its uses, right?!! :))...See More3 bed + bathroom downstairs or 2 bed + bathroom upstairs?
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