Australian Handyman - July 2018

W

ith its reputation as an

expensive, time-consuming

and inconvenient reno, it’s

little wonder many of us put up with

a less-than-lovely bathroom for years

on end. But there are many cosmetic or

minor upgrades that can be done simply

and relatively inexpensively which will

have a dramatic impact on the look and

function of your room.

his ensuite was structurally sound,

but featured dated gold ittings, fussy

loral tiles, an uninspiring wall colour

and ageing amenities. But with a few

tins of tile paint, a new shower screen,

shower rail and toilet suite, it now looks

modern and sophisticated. Better yet, it

required minimal outlay or downtime,

with most of the revamp involving

simple DIY tasks that could easily be

knocked over in a weekend or two.

Baritone, with a roller and paintbrush.

he room was instantly lifted.

Towel ra i l

One of the primary objectives for this

bathroom reno was the ‘de-golding’ of

all the ixtures. Step one was to change

the loral gold knobs on our vanity to

chrome ones, with feature starish

knobs for the doors. he towel rail was

a trickier afair, as the ceramic sides

of the towel rail and the toilet holder

had been tiled into the walls. One

option would have been removing and

replacing the wall tiles to attach new

chrome ittings, but we were unable to

easily source tiles of the right size, so

next best thing was to paint the gold

towel rail. We applied two coats of White

Knight Epoxy Enamel in Aluminium,

which gave a brushed nickel inish. ▶

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here’s nothing as good as a fresh lick of

paint to totally transform the look and

feel of your room. And with some clever

paints now on the market ready to tackle

even the trickiest of surfaces, it’s never

been easier to DIY a bathroom upgrade.

Wa l ls

he irst thing you see when you

walk into our ensuite are the walls.

Unfortunately for us, they were an

insipid pale green. Still, it was an easy

ix. We cleaned them thoroughly with

sugar soap and rinsed, before applying

two coats of a deep teal blue, Taubmans

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