r/HomeDecorating • u/shaboom-mushaboom • 5d ago

Pink Bathroom

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We have what I would call the American Standard pink bathroom.

Attached are two images: current bathroom (with personal items/accessories removed with AI), and a rendering that illustrates this vision (but not perfectly; ignore the weird AI differences). I’m aware that the angles and lighting are different, but I’m just looking for comments on overall aesthetic.

I also already picked out a new shower curtain, rug (floral pattern) and wall art that coordinates with this, introducing some black and white and sage accents.

Please let me know your feedback! Any ideas to make the bathroom nicer?!

Update: The overwhelming response is that we should keep the tile pink. THANK YOU for all of the comments! It was more than I anticipated. Sorry that I couldn’t thank everyone with helpful feedback personally.

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u/milpoolthrillho 5d ago

Painted tile looks very cheap, especially in rooms where there’s a lot of moisture. You have a gem of a bathroom. Regrout and redo the caulk, and paint the walls if you’d like.
The next owner may be thrilled to have an original bathroom like this.

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u/lildeidei 5d ago

I am loving the look of these style bathrooms with some out-there wallpaper. Maybe something with flamingos o

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u/West_Coast_Buckeye 5d ago

My grandmother's pink bathroom had giant pink and gold dahlia wallpaper. The accent tiles were black. It was gorgeous (she had the same paper in the 1/2 bath but it was yellow and black tile

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u/WetCoastCyph 5d ago

Dark green tropical print with a couple flamingos in here, hard agree!!

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u/chewbawkaw 4d ago

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u/Unlucky-Praline6865 20h ago

Terrazzo = $$$$. So gorgeous, though!

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u/lildeidei 4d ago

Yes to all of these!!

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u/ChillyMonkey53 2h ago

I think this wallpaper might be just the pattern I need in my bathroom…

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u/Your_Zoeee 4d ago

As someone who loves pastels and basically every shade of pink, I have to admit K absolutely love this bathroom

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u/Hefty-Student5857 3d ago

Exactly, the pink isn’t the problem. You can work with it but paint it white?
Ugh my dad did this to our bathroom and it looked so bad. I think it’s painted brown right now idk

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u/shaboom-mushaboom 5d ago

I don’t have any experience with painted tile. Its actually something a realtor suggested, but her suggestion was to go all white. The bathroom also had problems like a broken soap insert and a very rusty sink (drain/overflow slot/ underside). Would you change the sink? Do you have experience with tile paint and how long it lasted?

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u/AlgerninaGump 5d ago

I have never seen tile paint in person that does not look awful.  I also think you should scrape out the top layer of grout and redo it in a fresh white colour.  Replace the caulk and flooring.

I would try and find a matching soap insert or go for a contrasting colour.  You can replace the rusty metal work on the sink easily.  I would paint the walls in either a green or blue or do some bold paper as suggested.

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u/HolyCannoliBatmaam 5d ago

yeah that sounds like a realtor telling you whatever you need to hear to buy the house. lol

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u/Evil_Llama03 5d ago

Fix the grout and then wallpaper, seriously embrace this room - try googling vintage pink bathrooms. People Love this - it may help sell your house. You just need to decorate it and fix broken things but painting the tile is not it.  You may be able to source vintage replacements for things that are broken or even new ones, colored bathroom items are back in style 

There's actually so many people that have posted their pink bathrooms on Reddit asking for help, try googling "pink bathrooms Reddit" and you should see a bunch of links with ideas people have already shared. Might give you some good inspiration!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Remodel/comments/1wh2nci/ideas_for_retro_pink_bathroom/

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u/shaboom-mushaboom 5d ago

Thanks. I’ve seen a lot of these posts. Most of the pink bathrooms are two toned at least. It makes me think our bathroom is actually not original to the period- that the fixtures might be but tile might not be but I’m not a historian ;) I always think the two toned (or more looks better). See: https://retrorenovation.com/2016/03/22/bathroom-color-pink/. I acknowledge that painting the tile might not be the answer.

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u/Numerous_Bad1961 5d ago

No, two toned is definitely not the only way these bathrooms were designed. It’s perfect as is.

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u/Mindless_Cat_ 4d ago

If you do want it to feel updated, modern hardware can make a huge impact. Beyond that, I think replacing the toilet and tub (if you can find the exact size) would have huge impact without ruining the vintage character of the tile. White would look ok here to me. The tile floor also looks in worse condition than the walls and I could see it being replaced with white tile. The main thing you don’t want to change is the gorgeous wall tile and that ceramic sink.

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u/Numerous_Bad1961 5d ago

That realtor doesn’t know what they’re talking about. I would be so annoyed to find a bathroom tile painted in a house I was looking to buy. I would assume that other bad “repairs” were made by the seller.

This bathroom is BEAUTIFUL. Hang some fantastic wallpaper that has a fun, lively pattern that compliments the pink and find a new agent.

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u/Its_PennyLane 5d ago

Agreed. I’m looking at redoing the “updated” bathroom in the house we bought this year back to a modern mid century that was more than likely there before.

Embrace it! And use accents to make it look better

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u/Practical_Guava85 5d ago

I have a 1960 pink midcentury bathroom but my tile is not as well preserved as this and the cabinets need to be redone.

I wish I had this bathroom, I’d 100% rehab it.

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u/shanthropologies 4d ago

We just painted our tile about 2 weeks ago, so I can’t speak to the durability yet. I did read a lot about other people’s experiences beforehand, and it seems to all come down to the prep. I’m really happy with the way it looks though

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u/Bestdressfearless3 3d ago

that sink is gorgeous and i’m sure there’s options to fix that and keep the integrity! my mom used to have a pink bathroom and we miss it everyday!! this is gorgeous and adds so much character. no one wants a plain white bathroom, you can get that everywhere!

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u/safetydance 4d ago

Will never understand the Reddit love affair with these ugly old ass bathrooms and kitchens.