momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on Apr 24, 2019 19:21:21 GMT
So we need to renovate one of our bathrooms and I need help deciding what to do. Some facts to consider: we'll be looking to sell in the future, maybe 5 years range. We have 3 full bathrooms. Two are upstairs (master has white fixtures, 2nd upstairs bath has bone/beige fixtures oak vanity.) The needing renovation bathroom is the only bath on the first floor (currently has bone/beige fixtures.)
My first thought was to take it down to the studs. I like the white fixtures better so I planned to change them out and replace the one-piece fiberglass tub/surround with tub/tile. fyi all the tubs in the house have the one piece surrounds so no tile. dh suggested that we could have a company come in and repaint the tub/surround to keep.
I think I've watched too many home shows because so i'm thinking is it odd to have 2 baths one color and the 3rd another? Is it odd to have most of the baths with the surrounds and one with tile (especially the main floor one tiled?) No chance we're doing the tub/tile in the other baths. I was thinking if we went with painting the tub I could probably update the other bone/beige one also. If we paint i'd be considering painting both which would lead to updating the rest of that bath too.
So paint out the tub/surround or replace with new tub/tile? How much do you care that the baths "match" as in I think I may go white vanity down, but we'd have oak upstairs if we didn't update to match. Kitchen is light maple cabinets (again I may watch too many home shows.)
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Post by Gennifer on Apr 24, 2019 19:52:57 GMT
To me, matching bathrooms seems builder-basic, so that wouldn't bother me, or keep me from changing it. Beige and bone fixtures seem dated, though, so, personally, I'd want to at least change the fixtures to white in both bathrooms.
How sure are you that the tub is a solid piece with the surround? I'm the bathroom we recently remodeled, the wall surround was actually a separate piece once we got in and looked closely at it... a slice along the caulk lines was all it needed to separate. We were then able to tile the walls, and keep the existing tub.
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Post by littlemama on Apr 24, 2019 20:19:27 GMT
I wouldn't gut a bathroom to the studs in a house I was planning on selling within 5 years. If you are set on doing it though, white fixtures are timeless, beige fixtures are not.
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 24, 2019 20:25:57 GMT
I don't think bathrooms need to match...although if money wasn't an object yeah they would match.. but all in all who will really even notice they don't match..
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Post by whipea on Apr 24, 2019 23:09:55 GMT
In a similar situation but we will probably be here longer than 5 years. Also, we have 5 bathrooms to remodel and that will probably take 5 years! We are replacing the sinks, counters, new doors/drawers for vanities, toilets and new tile for the the showers and tub surrounds. We are using white and a subtle color to reflect the area of the house where the bathroom is located. For example, for borders and accent we are using a really cool blue and white bubbly looking tile in the cabana bath. Tubs will be re-glazed in white.
The master needs a gut job as it currently has awful brown marble. It will be replaced with white marble or marble like tile. Also taking out the hideous corner tub and adding a contemporary freestanding acrylic tub in its place.
I do not see anything wrong with using different color tile in various bathrooms. If there are model homes in your area, check them out. They often reflect current design trends and are marketed to what buyers want in their new home.
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 25, 2019 0:25:06 GMT
Bathrooms don't have to match. I think that would be boring!
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Post by momto4kiddos on Apr 25, 2019 1:27:26 GMT
To me, matching bathrooms seems builder-basic, so that wouldn't bother me, or keep me from changing it. Beige and bone fixtures seem dated, though, so, personally, I'd want to at least change the fixtures to white in both bathrooms. How sure are you that the tub is a solid piece with the surround? I'm the bathroom we recently remodeled, the wall surround was actually a separate piece once we got in and looked closely at it... a slice along the caulk lines was all it needed to separate. We were then able to tile the walls, and keep the existing tub. Positive they are all one piece. I was thinking of replacing and tiling, but now that dh has mentioned re-glaze I've started to consider that option. What does everyone think on one piece fiberglass surrounds vs tile? It would certainly be easier and probably cheaper to skip the tile idea. I know tile is more popular now though and I am thinking resale. |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 25, 2019 3:51:45 GMT
We have done to-the-stud remodels of both bathrooms in the past 5 years and they do not match. One has white fixtures while the other has a very pale ivory/cream. Since you plan to sell, I advise talking to some realtors about what is selling in your area. Does a home need totally remodeled baths to sell? Or will a facelift be enough to do the trick? They will be able to tell you whether it will pay off to replace the tubs and surrounds. What does everyone think on one piece fiberglass surrounds vs tile? It would certainly be easier and probably cheaper to skip the tile idea. I know tile is more popular now though and I am thinking resale. For me personally, a one piece fiberglass tub/surround would equal a big remodel which would factor into my offer. I'd much rather see a simple white subway tile around the tub than a fiberglass surround. |
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Post by nlwilkins on Apr 25, 2019 4:48:08 GMT
We just updated one of our bathrooms. We did not replace the tub or the tile around it but replaced the sink and counter top and the flooring, It made it so much better and was all that was needed. Oh, we did paint the cabinets.
I like the clean look and feel of tile instead of fiberglass. So I would vote for the tile. If you stay on top of it, cleaning is not so hard.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 25, 2019 14:41:43 GMT
I personally hate the fiberglass surrounds and would prefer tile. IMO the bathrooms don’t need to match each other, it’s not like anyone is ever going to see the interior of both at the same time so why would that matter? To me the only time it matters for the colors of things to coordinate or flow is if you will be seeing both spaces at the same time, like looking through one room to another, etc. I also agree that the bone fixtures should come out because they will make the bath look dated. As an aside, we have several friends who have the original colored fixtures in their homes (as in COLORS, like pink, gold, blue) that were popular multiple decades ago and when they were doing some updating they left them there.  DH would say, “Why? WHY would you bother to go to the trouble to change out all these other things and then *choose* to leave the weirdly colored ancient tub and toilet?”  We are in the process of choosing things for our whole house remodel at our lake cabin and we’re kind of in decision overload mode at the moment. The ground level bath is staying mostly as it was (new in 2010, same flooring, fixtures, lights, vanity) but it has to be repainted because the sheet rock had to come down in places so that had to be redone. It has a white tub surround which I hate, but it’s staying. The upstairs bath is all new construction. We’re putting in a fully tiled walk-in shower and the tile we’ve chosen is in neutral colors. The toilet though will be standard white. The vanity will be the same woodtone as the kitchen cabinets in the adjacent room, if the bathroom door is open it will be possible to see both the kitchen and the bathroom cabinetry at the same time so we wanted them to be the same. |
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Post by marzbar71 on Apr 25, 2019 14:57:38 GMT
I'm going the opposite direction - I'm in the process of planning a master bath rehab and want to get rid of the tub with tile and go to a solid surface shower stall - ANYTHING to get rid of the grout - the bane of my hard water existence!
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 25, 2019 15:05:24 GMT
crazy4scraps as someone who lives in a vintage house because I like old stuff, I weep when people gut vintage fixtures. I’m in the middle of a kitchen reno in my 97 year old house. My kitchen was straight out of the 1980s. I’m trying to get it back to as close to what would have been typical in 1922 as I can. I saved my original crown molding in the dining room to reinstall instead of new. I don’t understand buying a vintage home and then ripping out the vintage features. For vintage bathroom lovers... instagram.com/vintagebathroomlove?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=1nie1tx4ytkeo
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 25, 2019 15:19:48 GMT
For me personally, a one piece fiberglass tub/surround would equal a big remodel which would factor into my offer. I'd much rather see a simple white subway tile around the tub than a fiberglass surround. For me, I'd rather have a fiberglass surround. I much prefer tile, as well. But I would prefer to choose my own. My cousin just did a bathroom in white subway tile with a gray floor, pedestal sink, gray cabinet, and gray walls. This look doesn't appeal to me at all and would turn me off of buying that house, because I cannot imagine trying to remove all that tile from the wall in order to install tile *I* like. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 25, 2019 15:22:01 GMT
crazy4scraps as someone who lives in a vintage house because I like old stuff, I weep when people gut vintage fixtures. I’m in the middle of a kitchen reno in my 97 year old house. My kitchen was straight out of the 1980s. I’m trying to get it back to as close to what would have been typical in 1922 as I can. I saved my original crown molding in the dining room to reinstall instead of new. I don’t understand buying a vintage home and then ripping out the vintage features. For vintage bathroom lovers... instagram.com/vintagebathroomlove?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=1nie1tx4ytkeo Vintage is in the eye of the beholder, IMO. I lived in a hundred plus year old house for over 20 years (built in 1908), so I do get it. We replaced the ugly 1970’s skinny baseboard trim in our living room at that house with the nice, tall old fashioned looking baseboards because it made sense to do so there. But to me, an ugly 1970’s gold toilet that doesn’t work well isn’t “vintage”, it’s just an ugly 1970’s toilet and tub that looks out of place when you also have a 2019 faucet, updated light fixtures, modern paint colors, etc. in the same room. It’s just weird. If you’re going for a vintage look, that’s great but then at least be consistent. Having some stuff super new and other stuff really old is just odd and most of the people I know don’t have the design skills to pull it off so it just looks bad. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 25, 2019 15:29:13 GMT
LOL lisacharlotte the pink bathroom in the center column 16 rows down is a dead ringer for the bathroom in our circa 1965 rental house, only it’s gold instead of pink. The house was built by and belonged to the parents of the lady who rents from us and the entire inside of the house is original to when it was built. Right down to the dusty knickknacks on top of the fridge. The whole place is like a time capsule. |
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Post by Gennifer on Apr 25, 2019 15:35:16 GMT
All of this thread reiterates it: doing home renovations to suit a future buyer will almost always backfire. One person's "nicely updated" is another person's "I must gut immediately." When I posted pics of my recently remodeled bathroom a few weeks ago, one person commented that I needed to switch out my splurge light fixtures to would match my faucet, when I had intentionally chosen mixed metals, and spent a pretty penny to do it.
Do what YOU want.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 17:31:07 GMT
As far as trying to match, where do you stop and you may just be throwing money away if you are selling in 5 years. Full bath renos down to the studs are really expensive. Your money may be better spent on a few cosmetic items and replacing the beige fixtures in both bathrooms. As a buyer, I would prefer the bathrooms match in color (white) since that is my style. If they are cheap brands/fixtures I probably don't care since I would replace them all to match at some point.
Do you have a bedroom(s) on the main floor? You could consider replacing the tub with an oversized shower (no tub) if that works for you before you sell. I used to prefer a tub but I know a lot of people don't - and now that I don't have little kids anymore I wish 1 or 2 of our bathrooms were just showers without a tub.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 25, 2019 17:46:14 GMT
All of this thread reiterates it: doing home renovations to suit a future buyer will almost always backfire. One person's "nicely updated" is another person's "I must gut immediately." When I posted pics of my recently remodeled bathroom a few weeks ago, one person commented that I needed to switch out my splurge light fixtures to would match my faucet, when I had intentionally chosen mixed metals, and spent a pretty penny to do it. Do what YOU want. Yes! |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 25, 2019 17:58:18 GMT
Back on topic: I would do minimal cosmetic upgrade so it looks clean and bright. I would not be doing a gut reno of any room in a home I was selling in 5 years. I agree that what you think looks nice and updated, some potential buyers are going to view as a gut job due to taste.
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DH would say, “Why? WHY would you bother to go to the trouble to change out all these other things and then *choose* to leave the weirdly colored ancient tub and toilet?” 
