https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 15 Nov 2026 09:22:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199475 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:07:22 +0000 lindseykaye 1199475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: If you get the ORB spray paint that is meant for outdoor use I would think it can hold up to water indoors also :) </p> <p>And yes, I'm embracing it in all it's 1950's glory for now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199468 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:05:15 +0000 swurlygurl 1199468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I found someone that did it, and it turned out great!</p> <p>I put together my lame attempt at a mood board - I think it's turning into an actual cohesive vision? </p> [attach=3446/13/mvuq4s.600x466.Untitled.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199449 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:56:37 +0000 swurlygurl 1199449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Ooohhhh - that is brilliant. You are my favorite. I had kind of given up on that shower, because anything we did to would have to cost big $$. I wonder if the regular orb would work... well, it's not like it could get any uglier! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199437 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:53:18 +0000 looch 1199437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: I was thinking the shower door surround! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199433 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:52:38 +0000 swurlygurl 1199433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I have a friend that spray painted all her doorknobs with the orb spray paint - never thought about my cabinet hardware! I think the hardware might be too ugly to salvage though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199431 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:50:53 +0000 looch 1199431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents have the big mirror in their bathroom, and they framed it out with a piece of moulding that matches the new cabinets they had put in...they did a gut reno but couldn't take the mirror down because it was glued on with industrial glue and they didn't have it in the budget to replace the wall! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199422 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:49:07 +0000 swurlygurl 1199422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: @looch: Oh, framing the mirror would be awesome! We like the big mirror because it brightens it up, but looks SO dated. Something like these? </p> [attach=3446/13/mvupdw.400x600.DIY-Mirror-Frame.jpg] [attach=3446/13/mvupdx.600x600.photo69485.jpg] [attach=3446/13/mvupdz.600x406.p6-610x406.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199398 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:42:58 +0000 .twist. 1199398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: oh yes, staining it would be so nice! Staining with some new modern brushed silver hardware. Nice nice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199392 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:41:53 +0000 mrskc 1199392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: sounds like the same exact sink and counters we have-shell sink and all. In that case, I would stain them darker. That wood tile is so cool! I would push for something like that!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199387 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:40:37 +0000 looch 1199387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another thing you could do is spray paint the brass to something like oil rubbed bronze...if you can find a paint that's water resistatnt.</p> <p>I agree with framing the mirror, simple molding will work wonders there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199377 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:38:43 +0000 loveisstrange 1199377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely ditch the terrible carpet. I agree with staining the vanity darker and lightening up the walls with a paler color. Maybe frame out the big mirror to make it more of a focal point? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199368 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:36:19 +0000 .twist. 1199368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: what about doing heated floors? My parents have them in their bathroom and they are sooooo nice. </p> <p>I agree with the grey, and I would also change the hardware on the cabinets, maybe something modern and brushed silver? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199367 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:36:10 +0000 swurlygurl 1199367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lindseykaye: Pink and seafoam green!!! That is a design challenge... haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199366 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:35:45 +0000 swurlygurl 1199366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: The counters are beige/yellowish, with shell-shaped sinks :) I'm pulling for new counters too :)</p> <p>@chopsuey: @Mrs.Someone: @mrskc: DH is obsessed with wood... I would never in a million years get him to paint the cabinets, or even buy cabinets that aren't wood. I think I could stain these cabinets a better color, and get some more modern hardware to dress it up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199352 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:32:28 +0000 swurlygurl 1199352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: If we did tiling, we would definitely do it ourselves. I always forget about heated tile - that might help convince him!!</p> <p>@mrskc: @Smurfette: @lindseykaye: I know it... the carpet is painful. DH is SO comfort over design/function. Plus, he's so cheap. I am definitely fighting for it. I LOVE this tile that looks like wood: </p> [attach=3446/13/mvuom5.472x600.193654852698837460_ibTfk9E0_c.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199340 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:28:05 +0000 lindseykaye 1199340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: They make area rugs and bath mats for this reason - so you can wash them but not have to stand on cold/hard floors ;)</p> <p>I love all the suggestions above (like swapping/updating cabinet hardware, faucets/lights and replacing the single large mirror with two smaller ones - or framing it out if you love that it's big).<br /> I love a light, airy bathroom. So my first thoughts are pale aqua blues, whites, grays, and dark wood tones if you or your husband are partial to them.<br /> Someday I will be able to put my love of this color scheme to work in my own bathroom - the one that is currently pink and seafoam green :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199336 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:27:25 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1199336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Are you guys doing the tiling yourselves? I think heated tile isn't too difficult to install, pretty much a wire you snake underneath and hook up to a thermostat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199321 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:22:55 +0000 mrskc 1199321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: what about some nice bath mats or a rug if he likes standing on the carpet? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199317 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:22:34 +0000 Smurfette 1199317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: You have to win the battle over the carpet. You just get rugs so you can wash those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199313 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:21:55 +0000 mrskc 1199313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What color are the counters? If they are off white or beige I wouldn't paint them white. Mine have a yellow tone to them and I painted the cabinets a dark brown and it made them look more white. </p> <p>Do you have any budget to remove the carpet? Carpet in the bathroom just seems gross. </p> <p>I would paint the cabinets &amp; add new hardware and paint the walls. Remove that giant mirror and maybe replace with two smaller mirrors above the sinks. Update the light fixture too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199311 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:21:25 +0000 swurlygurl 1199311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: @Mrs.Someone: Ugh, that carpet. This is such a fight for me and DH! I think it's ridiculous and not very practical - plus it smells kind of... mildewy? Gross. BUT, he loves how comfortable it is and would hate to stand on tile all the time. I brought up wood floors, but he said that's no better than tile (our whole first floor is wood and he loves it?). So, at the very minimum I will force him to put tile in front of the shower and tub, and preferably under the vanities (my makeup has made such a mess of that carpet...). We will also be replacing that carpet, it's hideous</p> <p>@Smurfette: I love that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199297 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:17:06 +0000 Smurfette 1199297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love this cabinet. </p> [attach=1508/13/mvunwi.309x400.c14a6a49f6649dc98fa2a88c70dc7be7.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199294 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:16:32 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1199294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have the budget to remove the carpet? I've never understood why people put carpet in a bathroom.</p> <p>Also, I agree with lightening up the cabinets. White cabinets with light gray walls and maybe bright towels (teal, orange, yellow). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199285 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:13:28 +0000 chopsuey 1199285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would do light gray paint on the walls and white cabinets. Are you planning on doing the floors too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodelingdecorating#post-1199253 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 10:58:51 +0000 swurlygurl 1199253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For fun:</p> <p>Let's say you had this bathroom. Where the pictures are being taken from is the bedroom, to the left of the shower is the closet. Door next to the vanity is linen closet.<br /> ETA: We've also replaced that window, and it has bamboo-infilled glass, so no curtains or blinds - yayy!!</p> <p>DH and I are working on it, slowly but surely. All we've done so far is remove the green floral wallpaper (yay maternity leave!). We're not going to do a complete gut, so the shower and tub will have to stay where they are :(</p> <p>What would YOU do? Colors?</p> <p>[attach=3446/13/mvun24.600x450.46757_777237393041_2931806_n--1-.jpg]</p> <p>[attach=3446/13/mvun26.600x450.46757_777237398031_175349_n.jpg] </p>