Mustard Yellow Tub and Toilet…
Today I wanted to highlight my dad’s guest bathroom remodel. He did a terrific job with this project. He was very conscious about cost and reusing what he had to make the project a success. He did the bulk of the work and while we were in town we helped do all the painting and trim work to finish it up.
One of the main reasons I wanted to show this to you was because of the scary toilet and tub color that they worked around. Obviously not an ideal color, but I think the end product is beautiful. Here is what my dad said about the project:
This is part of the before picture of the guest bathroom. To keep costs low we chose to keep the toilet and tub, even though they were a matching mustard yellow color. The decorating colors were coordinated to complement the toilet and tub. The current floor was white linoleum and we chose to replace it with white tile.
Here my daughter begins the process of removing the vanity cabinet, the tall faux oak cabinet
and move the toilet. The vanity cabinet was saved, stripped and repainted.
In this image the wall trim was partily installed, and the linoleum has been removed. New
particle board was installed and tile backer board screwed into place.
Once the faux oak cabinet was removed we removed the drywall to build a new
extended corner, to add room to the new future master bathroom remodel (which I will show you later) on the other side of the wall. To give the new corner more flare, we put a forty-five degree angle on it, as seen in the next picture. The framing seen in this picture will be removed once the new wall is framed and drywalled.
With the corner wall framing complete, the drywall went on next.
Drywall begins.
Drywall complete. Green drywall was used on the lower half of this corner,
because it was next to the toilet and tub.
Wall trim and baseboard comes next.
The old cabinet has been stripped and repainted. We also added two inches to
the rear of the cabinet making the top 24 inches deep, to allow for easier baby changing
on the top. There are lots of grandchildren who visit our house. The porcelain
sink is sitting in the cabinet top hole for fitting.
The tile was then laid out and cut. We used an extension on the lip of the counter top to which
we glued the rim edging tile. In an area of high traffic, extra supporting for tile
edges can be helpful. The mirror cabinet was repainted too, but was not too
attractive so it was eventually replaced it as you can see in a later picture.
My daughters are in the middle of the painting process.
We selected a golden tinted paint for the upper half to compliment the tub and toilet color.
This also helped to bring down the garish tub and toilet color a notch and brought the bathroom together.
One of the problems with this bathroom was that you could look straight into
the “golden throne” from the entry way of the house, if the door was open. By
moving the door over, approximately one foot nearer the cabinet, the toilet was not
visible from the entry to the house, cuz who wants to get caught with their pants down!
The door was re-installed. Next came the drywall. The extra benefit to moving
the door is the added space that allowed for storage cabinets to replace the faux oak cabinet that had been near the tub. Also the extremely simple box cabinets add a lot of architectural interest.
One slight problem we have found is that the cabinet drawer can bump into the door if pulled
out all the way. But the benefit of visually blocking the view into the room was worth it.
Focusing on the cabinet, the tile was glued and ready for grout and then the sink.
All the major elements of the room were not changed substantially but we were
able to take advantage of the existing cabinet by extending the top depth. The
choice of white tile copies the tub tile and does allow for color changes later.
The tub area was next. An aluminum window was replaced with a white vinyl
double glaze and is more energy efficient.
With almost a “stage” look to the shower side curtains,
it added drama to the drab former look of the shower.
The side curtains are hung on a specially made mounts attached to the wall.
This was a bit of an after thought, but with the drywall off, at the location they were
attached to a backing plate and installed while the drywall was off. It’s always handy
to consider installing backing plates at the corners of windows when possible.
Using a little silk rope and tassel helps add a classy detail.
The ropes are attached to a decorative hook on the wall.
With the door moved over it allowed room for custom cabinets that add space for the bathroom towels and supplies. And by repeating the style of the wall trim on the top of the cabinets it gave a nice architectural feel.
To add another decorative feature we made the door for the smaller cabinet in
glass and have used the colors of the towels and a few other pictures for display elements.
Here are the afters:
What do you think?
I think they were very successful working around a mustard yellow tub and toilet!
>You did a great job with the remodel. It looks wonderful!
Joy
>Wow!! that looks amazing and now the toilet and tub don't stand out but they look great! I'm serious when I say you can come to my house, you're amazing!
>What an amazing transformation! You really made everything work.
>Wow, what an amazing job! What a huge undertaking – Thanks for linking up to Be Inspired today!
Chelsea
>I love that you took the one thing that you didn't like and used it as the main part for your inspiration.
It looks gorgeous!
xoxo
B's
>Great job working with what you had!
: )
Julie M.
>Hi, Stopping by via 5 minutes for Mom.
That is an amazing makeover! I am most impressed with how you made the tub color look current and all hip! We have quite a fizer upper and I am the not so proud owner of a pink and blue bathroom/sink/toilets/tub.
I also think that the tall cabinet storage is genius! I can't wait to show my husband and start making a honey-do list. I get all the ideas he does the work.
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>WOW! It looks great!
>Wow!! What a difference! Great remodel!
>Looks great! : )
>Gorgeous transformation!!
>Beautiful redo! Amazing what you did with the 70s "Harvest Gold" – now it's an asset, not an "atrocity". Elegant and tasteful. A question: What exactly did you use to attach the drapes on either end of the bath enclosure? I need something like that to "frame" my garden tub – a shower curtain won't work, and the ceilings are 12' high. I think whatever gadget you used might do just the trick, but I don't know what you used. Any info. would be appreciated. Thanks. Great job!
>WOW!!! You really don't even notice the yellow tub and toilet… you guys did an A-Mazing job. Thanks for sharing the bathroom with us at the POPP.
>They did a nice job… It looks wonderful. We are in the process of redoing our bathroom…
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>I just can't get over this. You kept what would normally be thought of as the "first things to go", and you built a gorgeous room around them! Spectacular!
>I love the way your Dad worked with what he had!
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>To poster #53: I used 1-inch poplar wood. I cut a piece into 6 x 10 inch and attached another 10 x 12 perpendicular to the wall plate making "L" shaped bracket. I then cut two 90 degree equilateral triangles glued them together so the grain was crossing for strength, attaching it about half way down the bracket. Because it would carry the weight of the curtains I made it a little beefier because the curtains were made of heavy material. I was able to catch one stud with the 6-inch width of the wall side of the bracket but to be safe, I also used toggle bolts into the drywall where there was no stud which attached to the wall plate at four points. The bracket hangs on the wall. One of my major concerns was the moisture of the shower so I spent the effort to get a marine grade sealer and gave it several coats. The six inch plate is attached to the wall with the 10-inch portion sticking out perpendicular to the wall on which we hung the curtains. I used a combination of glue and grabbers to butt joint the corner pieces and the 90-degree brace for connection. Dowels or biscuit joinery could also be used. I also cut an angle on the lower portion of the piece that was perpendicular to the wall. Remember that the two brackets are left and right sides so they're mirror images.
>Just moved into an appartment with the same yellow tub and toilet. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
>Wow! Terrific transformation! I love the new shower curtains, and the built-ins are an amazing use of so little floor space. Thanks for linking up to my party.
>Genius. LOVE the wainscoting and wall trim and the new cabinetry with matching trim. So elegant.
We have been remodeling my in-laws' house for sale, which I've been sharing a bit on my blog. Their bathrooms all had colored fixtures. One was all blue, one was all brown, and the master was this same 'lovely' gold. We are also doing creamy colored cabinetry and toned down the flooring and walls. They still connect with the gold, but give it a softer feel, unlike the effect of the previous dark cabinets and yellow and gold garish flooring. Your project looks fantastic.