1940 bathroom

My 1949 house has original yellow and maroon tile in the bathroom. With "sponge paint" walls and a maroon vanity to match. I'd like to paint the walls, put in a much larger mirror and update the vanity - maybe just with paint and a new top. Thoughts on colors to use? Any other advice?

This classic bathroom with white wainscoting features black and white tile, Devine blue/green paint and Pottery Barn accessories. Jenerik Images Photography

It repels water. It looks clean. It works with many architectural styles. Looks like bathrooms have a ticket to a no-brainer

Tim Barber, Ltd., a prominent Los Angeles architecture firm, breathes new life into a storied estate formerly owned by Hollywood icon Orson Welles for a couple and their daughter.

https://flic.kr/p/5Pkz9G | 1940's Bathroom::Red and Blue Design | Love that red linoleum. Red, White, Blue and Yellow color scheme. White fixtures, free standing sink with built in towel bars. www.antiquehome.org

It may seem like a no-brainer that a tub, toilet, and sink are all you really need to keep clean. Early in the last century, though, indoor plumbing and ideas about what constituted good hygiene were both under development leaving plumbing supply companies and consumers alike a little confused as to what constituted "standard" bathroom fixtures. Click through the jump to see some of the standard fixtures we've left by the wayside…

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In this update of a 1940's bathroom, old and new were blended by keeping the original tile floor, tub, and medicine cabinets. New subway tile was added to

Check out these 1940s bathroom remodels in this Delafield, WI cape cod home with vintage tile flooring, lighting, plumbing fixtures and historic millwork.

The beautifully refined Coogee apartment of interior stylist Samantha Brown and family was renovated in just eight weeks!

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