We’ve been enjoying the Florida condo immensely. Last weekend, the painter started, and I’ve signed the contract to have very cool (and inexpensive) cork floor tiles put in throughout. Except in the bathrooms. One bathroom is remaining in its pink tile and flamingo wallpaper glory. But the master bath is getting a simple upgrade. (There’s a before photo at the end of this post.)
I’ve already had the pink wall tile and pink tub re-glazed in white. The wallpaper was removed this week, and the walls painted white. The vanity cabinet will be painted white too, and be treated to new brushed chrome knobs from IKEA. The countertop is pink Formica, with an overmount pink sink and awful cheap faucets. I don’t have a plan for that yet. (I’m thinking of tiling the counter since stone is way too expensive.)
Meanwhile, the floor is an easy fix. The pink floor tiles must go! I think they’ll even be able to tile right over them, which will save money. I looked around for inspiration, including Waterworks, Urban Archaeology, ABL Tile & Bathroom Centre, Overstock.com, Home Depot, and of course Pinterest.
I might just do a plain white penny tile on the floor. We have that in the boys bathroom and laundry room on the Cape, and I love it. Or, something in an airy green.Here are 22 blue, green, and white tiles that caught my eye, along with my thoughts. Feel free to chime in.
Interesting mix of materials (metal, concrete, glass), but too busy.
Adore these flat ocean pebbles, but won’t work with the overall Scandinavian decor.
Simple gray penny tile—total contender.
Love the color palette, but a basketweave tile pattern is too traditional.
Love these skinny gary horizontal tiles. Is the shape too on trend/contemporary?
Dreamy colors. Definitely a possibility. Possibly perfect.
Three-dimensional pattern in green concrete. Would work well with plain white tile. Too design-y?
Gray, clear and white in a mix of materials. Maybe?
Green and blue glass is fresh and pretty. Too right now? Too sleek? Too slippery for the floor?
Pretty penny tile in ombre, but the lavender hues are annoying.
Basic white penny tile. These are kind of small, and marble; I’m thinking glossy porcelain.
The rest of the condo flooring will be cork. Should the bathroom be cork too?
I’m so attracted to the blues, but really I want the bathroom to be green.
Emerald green penny tile. Intense.
Green penny tile. Perfect.
More blues.
Oval white tile. Fresh clean but not too modern.
Organic white tile. Very pretty, but maybe too fashion-y for such a basic bathroom.
This is fun. Blue, white, and green together.
Nah. Too kid-like.
Beautiful deep celadon green.
Also love this lighter cleadon green penny tile. Lighter, fresher, better with plain white.
B E F O R E
Here’s the bathroom. Imagine it in white.
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