Bathroom update

Progress on anything in our house is always slow. We take our sweet, pondering, indecisive time here at Attic24. The bathroom is a prime example. The refurb began in January and should really and truly be completed by now, but we have ground to a halt. The issue currently undergoing hot debate is the windows. We need to replace the windows before we can decorate, and yet we are unable it seems to decide on what exactly we want to do with the windows. Currently we have single glazed wooden windows, with the top opening about 1/3 of the way down. We want to have double glazed ones fitted but cannot decide whether to re-instate Victorian style sash windows (wooden, double glazed, sliding up and down), or have wooden, double glazed top-openers made.
Its a big decision because it costs a hellava lot of dosh to buy new windows. Thousands and thousands. And we want to get it right. So for now we are sitting and scratching our heads and having a jolly good ponder.

However, besides the walls and the windows being unfinished, the rest of this little room is giving me a lot of pleasure.
I am really, really enjoying some hot deep bubble baths amidst lots of shiny white ceramic.
I am enjoying sparkling chrome fixtures.
I am enjoying fluffy new towels warmed on our new chrome towel radiator.
And I am enjoying a new wooden toilet seat.

Oh, and I'm also huuugely enjoying Multicoloured Stripes and Pompoms.
We had our new flooring laid a couple weeks ago...it's a cushioned vinyl which looks like worn whitewashed planks and I happen to think it's rather nice. Makes me think of beach huts and driftwood, of summer days by the sea.
Our old bathmat was plain white and I felt everything in the bathroom was starting to look very bland and well....white. So I googled "striped bath mat" and found this stripy pompom edged beauty...isn't it funky??!!

I get rather a thrill from standing on it whilst wearing my new socks.

And here we have more Stripy thrills destined for the bathroom, courtesy of the Deckchair Stripes company. I heard about this company via Janet Bell, and I was immediately smitten. Their website is a colourful, glorious celebration of all things jaunty and stripy. Take a look at their interior stripes page and feast your eyes on all that scrumptious stripyness!

You can order up to five samples of their fabric, which of course I had to do...and of course I am now pondering and scratching my head and trying to make yet another decision. Its hard work this decorating business! Which stripes should I go for? I want to make a blind for the window and possibly a little bit of something else...
Oh, and as well as gorgeous stripy fabric they also sell this adorable pompom bobble fringe, oh my heart skips a beat when I look at all that colourful bobbly pompom stuff! Love love love it.

Another current love of mine is this particular shade of summer blue. Today in fact I am wearing a jumper this colour, and I've been painting some bits and pieces too. It just sings to me of summer skies, of lazy, relaxed, warm days. Wonderful.
You can see above I've painted a shelf already for the bathroom (although we've not put it up yet).
 

The bathroom walls are currently painted in this shade of aqua, the choice of the previous house owners which I happen to like quite a lot. But as many of the walls had to be replastered when the bathroom was being pulled apart, it's in desperate need of re painting. I'm thinking of choosing a similar shade of aqua but a little paler :: sort of a seaglass colour, if you can imagine that.

Now maybe you could help me out with yet another decision here?
Above photo is of the current wall cabinet, stained a horrid green by the previous owners. Rather than sling it out and replace it, I figured I could repaint it and put on new knobs, kind of give it a new lease of life.
But what colour to paint it?
Bare in mind there is a lot of white already in the bathroom...the suite and the tiles (all around the room to dado height, and to ceiling height above the bath) are all sparkling, shiny white. The floor as you have seen is a distressed white. Walls (above dado/tile height) will be seaglass aqua.
So should it be sky blue to match the painted shelf?
Or white?
Or another colour entirely?
Any input gratefully received.....
....thank you so much :: I love the idea of using you (in the nicest possible way) to make my decorating decisions, a sort of Global Colour Selection Panel.
:o)
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Comments

[Diane]

How are you with paint effects? What about painting it to match your (gorgeous, might look at this myself for the bathroom)floor? I love distressing things (as my hubby will testify!!). You could add some sea glass style knobs.

[bigbucketgirl]

Yellow.

My 3 kids have decided without argument...yellow for your cabinet. they can justify their decision apparently because it means you will always have the sun in your home!

so...yellow. "super summer sunshine"

[Boo]

sash!!! you can always put a lock on the bottom half to stop the little people falling out!! One of the reasons I bought my house (Edwardian terrace) is because the original sash windows were still in place - they only become a pain when they get really old and won't open easily - but new ones would be great!! Re bathroom cabinet - I always love Farrow and ball's blue grey for woodwork - but that really depends on what you do with the walls!!! a wonderful little shop here in Norwich,has a wonderful selection of ceramic door knobs, cream with a choice of coloured dots on them - they would look fab on the cupboard doors!!!

Good luck - what lovely decisions!!

Boo x

[kitschen pink]

OOH! I ordered lots of those lovely stripey samples a few weeks ago! I can't stop fondling them they're so delicious! Am desperately trying to find a use so I can justify buying a few metres!
Re. cupboard. ANY of the colours in that delicious bath mat! A pity they don't do a giant one for the sitting room too! t.x

[Jen]

I know it sounds boring but WHITE is my vote.

[foxgloves73]

Turquoise maybe ???

[Lorraine]

Sky blue like your shelf! I love that colour. But sunshine yellow sounds good as well!
You think you're slow with your bathroom - I'm still waiting for ours to be done and we've been here over 10 years, still got the yukky pink units and cracked toilet LOL

[Alex]

I think the cabinet should be one of the colours in your mat (not all of them... control yourself and choose one! lol) and then do the cabinet in stipes using the chosen hot colour, seaglass aqua, white and cream and a thin stripe of the sky blue! with white ceramic knobs!

Oh how I dream of a nice bathroom!

x Alex

[stephanie]

What a gorgeous, sunny bathroom! I'm a first-time commenter but couldn't stay quiet since I'm an interior designer. ;) I love both the top and bottom fabrics and vote for a RED cabinet! With some sparkly new hardware! I love the combination of aqua and red. And I'm also loving your new socks. :)

[grace]

sexy pink is so lovely with aqua, it's a dulux colour and makes you feel all happy and bright,

you'll love it!

[Nina - Tabiboo]

Hi Lucy,

I would say go with 'victorian sash' they look amazing and very in keeping!

Also colour hhhmmmm, maybe turquoise something bluey and sea like, but not something dumbed down as I'm guessing that wouldn't go with your personality though you could choose a colour from your new rug to link it it - ohhhh that is a toughie and I'm sure your make the right decision! Though failing that lot's and lot's of tester pots.

Have a lovely day,

Nina x

[mamalion]

Blue to match the shelf! Or a sand-yellow. Love the stripes, wish they were available across the pond.

[Alice Johnson]

I love the striped rug and pom-poms. Why not do the cabinet in a weathered grey driftwood sort of finish. It would compliment the floors nicely. Little shells for knobs would be nice....

[marianne]

Top fabric, hot pink for the cabinet, and definately, definately sash windows. A must. Worth the expense, and will look fabby doo dah in your new bathroom and your beautiful victorian home.

[Jo Maseberg-Tomlinson]

yellow-y, to match the starfish in the photo above the cabinet. Kind of a pale maize shade, I believe....

[rachel whitworth]

Oh Lucy,that bathmat is so you!I think the same colour as your shelf for your cabinet.Love the flooring,lino is amazing these days.We need to do our bathroom floor so I'm off to look at the Rhinofloor.Thanks for the link!
Rachel x

[Julie]

blue to go with the shelf I would do. Love that flooring and the stripy mat is so cheerful with the pompoms. What fun.

[PinkCat]

Sky blue to match the shelves. I think it would look very bright and cheery. Love the bathmat! xxx

[Nathalie]

I'd go for the sky blue too. The stripes for the curtains and the bath carpet would be sufficient as color. You can pic one of the stripes colors for the nobs or dotted ones ; )

[kristina]

That particular shade of blue is my favorite color--so I think you can guess what I'd say about the cabinet! K x

[Shelley in SC]

Mmmmmmmm, this is delicious. I feel like I've just had a vacation at the beach. I sure do love a beach-y look in a room. So refreshing!

[Shelley in SC]

Oh, and if you're going to paint the walls some shade of aqua/blue, I would go for a contrasting color . . . pick one of the bold colors out of the floor mat and let it make a statement!

[Shelley in SC]

(speaking of the cabinet in the post above)

[Chars]

Go for the blue or a bright sunny yellow...

Love everything you have done in here so far - and agree with most - definately sash windows :)

[Rosie]

I think red for the cabinet. That bathmat is lush!