Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 12:25     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Subway tile = big yawn.


yup terrible. I would go with what I like, not the latest trend the idiotic designers are trying to shove down our throats. I like large tiles to avoid all those grout lines. Dunno if it's in style but that's what I like. I bought the damn house so that I COULD LIVE IN IT, not what the next person might not like. Of course I wouldn't do anything like remove a bunch of bedrooms or put a swimming pool in the basement but things like finishings and materials aren't going to kill your property values if you spend the appropriate amount of money.



Large tiles on the floor or wall? People do smaller tiles on the floor because it's less slippery when wet.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 12:15     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Subway tile = big yawn.


I actually love subway tile. Sounds beautiful, OP. Maybe not completely timeless, but nothing is.

Now THIS is the very definition of boring.



I agree. Tumbled brown travertine. Big big yawn.


Yes. Looks like every builder-grade bathroom in Ashburn.


That's the market demand. If you deviate it will be considered undesirable.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 12:09     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Subway tile = big yawn.


I actually love subway tile. Sounds beautiful, OP. Maybe not completely timeless, but nothing is.

Now THIS is the very definition of boring.



I agree. Tumbled brown travertine. Big big yawn.


Yes. Looks like every builder-grade bathroom in Ashburn.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 12:07     Subject: Re:What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Subway tile is really lovely and fresh when done well:






Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 11:43     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Subway tile = big yawn.


I actually love subway tile. Sounds beautiful, OP. Maybe not completely timeless, but nothing is.

Now THIS is the very definition of boring.



I actually like this look better, not many grout lines and has some warmth.

Subway tiles look sterile and remind me of an old hospital, prison group shower or government bathroom.





Grey grout with subway tiles is trendy right now I think. I prefer white, with black trim.

I do like this bathroom notwithstanding the grey grout:



Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 11:38     Subject: Re:What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
That tan travertine one reminds me of a hotel that is trying to be classy but has no style. Marriott.

I like subway tile and dark grout. It can be cold, depending on how you do it. As with travertine (that photo looks stark and cold) and anything. But I don't think it looks dirty.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 11:26     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Subway tile = big yawn.


I actually love subway tile. Sounds beautiful, OP. Maybe not completely timeless, but nothing is.

Now THIS is the very definition of boring.



I agree. Tumbled brown travertine. Big big yawn.


I have to laugh at this-- that pic looks exactly like our master bath. Oh well.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 11:20     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Subway tile = big yawn.


I actually love subway tile. Sounds beautiful, OP. Maybe not completely timeless, but nothing is.

Now THIS is the very definition of boring.



I agree. Tumbled brown travertine. Big big yawn.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 11:20     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Subway tile = big yawn.


yup terrible. I would go with what I like, not the latest trend the idiotic designers are trying to shove down our throats. I like large tiles to avoid all those grout lines. Dunno if it's in style but that's what I like. I bought the damn house so that I COULD LIVE IN IT, not what the next person might not like. Of course I wouldn't do anything like remove a bunch of bedrooms or put a swimming pool in the basement but things like finishings and materials aren't going to kill your property values if you spend the appropriate amount of money.


I like subway tile. Clean, classic, crisp.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 10:55     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
yikes that grout already looks dirty
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 09:29     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Subway tile = big yawn.


I actually love subway tile. Sounds beautiful, OP. Maybe not completely timeless, but nothing is.

Now THIS is the very definition of boring.



I actually like this look better, not many grout lines and has some warmth.

Subway tiles look sterile and remind me of an old hospital, prison group shower or government bathroom.



Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 09:28     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Subway tile = big yawn.


I actually love subway tile. Sounds beautiful, OP. Maybe not completely timeless, but nothing is.

Now THIS is the very definition of boring.



I actually like this look better, not many grout lines and has some warmth.

Subway tiles look sterile and remind me of an old hospital, prison group shower or government bathroom.




Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 09:11     Subject: Re:What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
... all that grout with those tiny tiles will be so dirty you will be pulling them out in 5 years.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 07:54     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Anonymous wrote:The original pine wood floors in our 100-year-old rowhouse's master bathroom are fine, save for a previous owner who pranced around in her high heels, placing dimples all over.


Rowhouse? I don't understand what you are trying to do. Maybe you should consult with the folks in the Kenwood house that won't sell. They need some timeless bathrooms.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2014 07:48     Subject: What bathroom renos done today will stand the style test of time? How about mine?
Have identical bathrooms, but put in RH medicine cabinets, which are boss. I also LOVE subway tile, and bought a colonial so I could upgrade/decorate it in that style. I found an old book w a picture of Martha Stewart's kitchen, which was done 30 years ago and it looks brand new.