I have a terrible 1970s bathroom in my rented apartment. I’m sort of on the fence about the blue tiles, I feel moody bathrooms are sort of having a moment right now, but as it currently stands, those tiles with the current cabinets do look very dated.
The bathroom also isn’t particularly large, it measures just 140cmx240cm, meaning there isn’t much space to put up any storage or shelving on the floor. Going darker or keeping the current tiles might make the room even smaller, and since the window isn’t particularly big, it does swallow daylight.
I have free rein from my landlord to paint the tiles, plaster over the tiles in non-wet areas where tiles aren’t really needed, change the cabinets and sink etc - provided I foot the bill (ofc… 😒). My budget is around 100-500€. I’ll spend as much as is needed to transform the space, but I refuse to unnecessarily upgrade someone’s property.
So I’m not sure whether to keep the tiles and perhaps change to golden fixtures, paint the tiles and add one accent colour (the rest of the apartment has a japandi style theme with lots of natural fibres and oak and olive green, while the kitchen has been through a lighter birch wood makeover, pink backsplash tiles and an apricot wall colour. If we could make the bathroom either echo those, or at least cohesively carry on the overall vibe, that would be nice.
The heating is floor heating, so I was thinking either some wood design linoleum floor on top of the tiles but I’m not sure how compatible that is, or to have stick-on tiles, although I’ve had rather poor experience with those in my kitchen (steam from nearby pots made them shrivel up, grease remover took down the colour…).
I’d be grateful for your ideas, colour scheme suggestions etc.