1960 bathroom remodel

1960's blue bathtub - updated bathroom (before picture)

A 1960's Ranch house bathroom leaves much to be desired. Our budget bathroom remodel begins with installing a vanity, sink and a Delta Linden faucet.

The “after” keeps the pink!

Modern and farmhouse bathrooms have been wildly popular as of late, but if you’re feeling a little burnt out by clean lines, rustic beams, and super sleek materials, a retro bathroom might be a worthy style contender for your home. So forget the shiplap and shiny chrome finishes and instead set your sights on throwback design ideas that’ll make your bathroom unique and vintage-inspired — yet still fitting for a more updated home.

A close look at our 1950's bathroom before we remodeled.

Our house is old. Like, built in the 1950's old. So needless to say, there are some parts of this house that have likely NEVER been updated. Our hall bath was one of those places. We have been dying to remodel it, but weren't looking to spend $5,000+ to do so. So, we found a way to make it LOOK as if we completely remodeled it, but the only thing we tiled was the floor. The rest of the tile was "painted" with a substance called amorpoxy. It's basically a super heavy-duty paint that won't…

We have 20 bathroom makeovers- changes that you can easily do yourself. Take that awful bathroom BEFORE photo into a beautiful and obtainable AFTER!

Check out these easy ways to update and refresh your vintage tile bathroom and preserve original details of a home.

Just two years after finishing a complete remodel of their 1960 midcentury kitchen, Drew and Amy finished a gut remodel of their bathroom — and as is the way of projects featured on this blog, it’s a retro remodel that looks like it’s always been there. Read on for their story and for the resources…

Patience truly is a virtue, as demonstrated by Megan’s two phase bathroom remodel. By keeping one eye on savings and one eye on design, she was able to create a tastefully modern space that didn’t break the bank. From Megan: When we moved into our 1960s home seven years ago, the bathroom was an eyesore. The blue tile and wallpaper were original to the home and they needed to go! The problem was that we didn’t have a budget to completely remodel the space.