B&A: A $5,000 Redo Brings Old-School Vibes to a New-School Bathroom

If a room is in first rate form, it’d solely take a few modifications to make it really feel actually excellent. This lavatory redo, accomplished by Kevin Brost (@walkerspointitalianate), is a good instance. The toilet was constructed within the Forties however up to date just lately earlier than Kevin and his companion, Ian, moved in.

Though the subway tile and jetted tub within the room weren’t completely what Kevin and Ian envisioned for his or her largely cottage-style dwelling, these options have been in good situation, so the couple determined to maintain them. Nevertheless, “the stark black and white ground tile was at battle with the cream coloured tub and wall tile and needed to go,” Kevin says — plus, he and Ian wished to make a few aesthetic modifications.

“We knew with some comparatively minor modifications, we may make it a spot that didn’t detract from the remainder of the cottage,” he says. As a result of they employed execs to renovate the remainder of their home, they requested the identical execs to do that job, too, though the modifications have been comparatively DIY-able. The combo of shiplap, recent paint, and new tile have been icing on the cake for this charming area.

“This was a reasonably easy reno,” Kevin says. “Swapping out the prevailing ground tile for pure slate laid in a French Versailles sample undoubtedly made the most important distinction. It grounded the area and gave it an air of historical past that was lacking earlier than.” And, he provides, including beadboard injected character for a comparatively low worth. (Their redo complete was about $5,000.) 

Kevin says probably the most troublesome a part of this lavatory redo was nailing down the proper cottage-inspired paint colour. “We whiffed on the paint colour for this room the primary time round,” he remembers. Kevin and Ian’s first choose was Benjamin Moore’s Cloud Cowl (an off-white with grey undertones), but it surely was a lot lighter than anticipated when it went up on the partitions. 

Fortunately, they’d solely painted one coat, and Kevin and Ian pivoted and went with a wealthy tan (Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter), a impartial that Kevin says “appears to work for everybody” and introduced all the things collectively on this area. Kevin’s different favourite element within the area is the pedestal sink, a Wayfair discover that he says elevates the area and offers it a classic really feel. “It provides a ton of character however is tremendous inexpensive,” he says. 

Kevin says the entire area feels rather more charming now. “Though it’s just lately renovated, it has a lived-in feeling, which I attribute to the pure stone flooring and wooden siding,” he says. His two principal takeaways from the toilet redo are that shiplap is an inexpensive approach to cowl a toilet wall with out having to pay for tile, and it’s all the time value it to re-paint for those who don’t like the primary paint colour you select.

Kevin’s final little bit of dwelling reno recommendation? “Take your time to determine the way you need the area to really feel and the way it will work with the remainder of your property,” he says. “We’re all inundated with photographs of different individuals’s areas, however solely you understand what’s going to work for a way you reside.”

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