Anonymous wrote:Check out Heidi Calllier’s portfolio
https://heidicaillierdesign.com/portfolio/

Wow, LOVE this style. Any idea what her rates start at? Looks $$$

I have 1930s hall bath - original layout.
Kept the tub shower as this is the only tub in the house.

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Anonymous wrote:Just hire a designer for the layout and style and be done with it.

This is OP. Other than the possibility of gaining a larger shower if we eliminate the tub (it is a tub/shower combo now), there can be no layout changes, due to the small size of the bathroom. So does not seem like a project I need to hire a designer for. I realize I posted a lot of questions on here but I suspect there is an article or blog post that covers most of these questions, and for aesthetics I am just looking through pictures.

It is hard to find images of small bathrooms because - well - they are usually too small to get a good photo of the room.
I would suggest a geberit in-wall cistern with a wall hung toilet to save you room. I've installed these in homes and offices and NEVER a problem with them.
As for the bathroom's look, it really depends on the rest of the house. You want some kind of period consistency. You could do a dado with paneling beneath. Or tiled dado. There are tile manufacturers that have lots of edging and bullnosed shapes so the tile terminates on its own cleanly.
The swap of a shower for the tub is your decision. It sounds like it could go either way. If you go with a shower, I would suggest a linear floor drain. Much cleaner and nicer looking.
For your vanity, I've found that it's easier to have a cabinet maker craft one to your liking. You could put power drawers in too if custom made.
Robern makes some of the nicest medicine cabinets around. Kohler is decent too but doesn't have as wide a range as Robern.

So while you can have finishes that stay consistent with the period of your home, the individual touches like the Robern, linear drain, wall hung WC bring a contemporary luxury to the room.
I've been working on a 34 sf bathroom in a 1940 home in Bethesda. Yes, you read that right, the room is 8' x 4.25' inclusive of the shower. Because it's so tiny the vanity really has to ambitiously hold everything - laundry hamper, trash can, towels, cleaning equipment, hair dryer, etc...

I do think you might need a designer when it comes to small bathrooms. There's a lot going on in there and it all really has to fit right. You have to lay out the tile otherwise the dude with a toolbelt will do it for you and maybe not to your liking.

Anonymous wrote:I love this bathroom:

https://www.houzz.com/photos/house-renovation-transitional-bathroom-ottawa-phvw-vp~9098637

Our bathroom is the same size and layout. We had our contractor add a solid beadboard with a thick trim, like a shelf, three quarters up and painted that white and then we did a pale pink above that
(First Light by bm). It looks pretty and appropriate to an older traditional but not formal home. ( a victorian).

Your bathroom setup sounds almost identical to what we had in our old 1950s house, and I remember feeling totally overwhelmed because the space was tiny but had to work for teens and guests at the same time. When we were figuring out what to replace and what to upgrade, we ended up on https://www.airenergie.it/en/ and only then realised how many pieces have to work together in a bathroom — not just the tub and vanity, but all the plumbing fittings, mixers, toilets, shower cabins, ventilation and heating so the room doesn’t feel cold or damp. They also deal with HVAC setups and those newer energy-efficient systems (which I didn’t even know were a thing), plus they help plan everything and organise delivery/installation so you don’t have to coordinate five different suppliers by yourself. What made the biggest difference for us was getting the “invisible stuff” right first — once the heating, ventilation and fixtures worked perfectly, picking colours and finishes suddenly became the easy and fun part instead of the stressful part.

Anonymous wrote:Just hire a designer for the layout and style and be done with it.

This is OP. Other than the possibility of gaining a larger shower if we eliminate the tub (it is a tub/shower combo now), there can be no layout changes, due to the small size of the bathroom. So does not seem like a project I need to hire a designer for. I realize I posted a lot of questions on here but I suspect there is an article or blog post that covers most of these questions, and for aesthetics I am just looking through pictures.

Where's the Eye Candy person? I opened this hoping to see their pictures.