bisque toilet and white beadboad? Anyway to bring bisque and bright white together?

[Anonymous]

We recently bought a house and all the bathrooms are done in bisque - toilets, tubs, showers. When we bought my plan was to update all and go bright white but we have well water and apparently it can discolor things. (New to me) The people I've talked to here think bisque is a great idea so I'm hesitant to change it. I'd planned to do bright white beadboard in the powder room but now I'm hesitating. Is there any way that could look good with a bisque toilet? I was thinking I would paint the vanity white to go with the beadboard and then doing a sand/white granite or silestone countertop to pull it together. Thoughts? Anyway ideas on bringing bright white and bisque together? TIA!

[Anonymous]

Maybe paint the beadboard a warmish white rather than stark white to minimize the contrast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe paint the beadboard a warmish white rather than stark white to minimize the contrast.

+1 paint the beadboard

[Anonymous]

If you have hard water, the toilet could get stained no matter what color it is. Bisque is an unfortunate color. If it were me, I would probably replace the toilet in the powder room with a bright white one so you have more decorating choices, especially if it's the only bathroom on the main floor. Failing that, I think what you proposed could work, as long as there is some color tie-in to the toilet (countertop, accessories, towels, etc.)

[Anonymous]

I had well water with white toilet for 7 years. The issue is hard water and you might need a softener. Or just stay on top of flushing and cleaning toilets often.

[Anonymous]

PP with well water experience, we have a softener but apparently it can still get a little yellow. ? There was an older couple living here part time before we moved in so maybe with a family of 4 (including 2 young kids who use the potty often) it would be less of an issue? The bisque color supposed made the staining less obvious. I'm am new to well water so if it really isn't an issue I would be sooooo happy! I tend to clean the bathrooms once a week bathroom, would it need to be more than that? I would prefer bright white not only for the decorating options but it just seems cleaner. It's not the only bathroom on the floor but it's the one guests would be most likely to use so it would be nice for it to look nice. I have thought about warmer whites on the beadboard but I really like bright white best.

[Anonymous]

I would live with the fixtures for a while and see what you think re the stains and the toilet color. Hard water can really do a number on toilets. If you have stubborn stains, a pumice stone can work miracles. One example...

https://www.google.com/shopping/product/2136711563328904483?lsf=seller:8740,store:6996764681896543362&prds=oid:6467516430211755518&q=toilet+bowl+pumice&hl=en&ei=ZWZJVofpMsqRmQHprKPADQ

[Anonymous]

Pp with well water. We only had an issue with one of our bathrooms- the least used guest bathroom (it was a large house). Because it wasn't used often the water sat and it got a hard calcified "ring" around it that took a LOT of work to minimize and I couldn't get rid of it. However I do to see how a bisque toilet would have changed the look. Also your main level powder room will probably be used frequently so I'd just get a white one you like now.

[Anonymous]

For some reason when I saw the title I thought OP was talking about " Biscuits and white bread"....clearly I need to get some lunch.

[Anonymous]

I would never do white beadboard again in a bathroom...OMG the DUST and DIRT it collects! It's almost impossible even with regular dusting to keep it looking good because dirt builds up in the nooks and crannies. I love how it looks but it is high-maintenance. I would consider going another route than beadboard even if you decide to keep the bisque fixtures. Such as large-format tiles with minimal grout lines that can be easily sprayed and wiped down. (also -- if your beadboard is behind the toilet -- and you have men using that toilet with the lid up -- I guarantee you will have at least one unfortunate experience of finding pee on the wall).

[Anonymous]

Echo pp -- the solution to well water stains is pumice. You just have get to get down in there and scrub the crust away. Ditch the bisque and get white toilets and a pumice.