Our 3rd Bathroom Renovation: Vintage Art Deco Inspired

We are finally finished with our 3rd bathroom renovation, the bathroom that is between Mark’s man cave and my office/kid’s playroom. We tackled it as soon as we got back from Italy and had a tile guy all set up to be here the first week of May. It took one whole month to completely finish with everything, but we are finally done! That feels so good! We are so very happy with how it all turned out and I’m happy to say my mood board completely came to life. We were still mulling over a couple of decisions when I posted this mood board, but it all came together exactly as we had hoped. 

As I mentioned, Mark had his heart set on an Art Deco 1930’s vintage style bathroom and it was over 2 years ago that we picked out that wallpaper and bought it, waiting for the room to be done. We had already replaced the countertop and faucets as well 4 years ago when we renovated our masterbath. We got the countertop installed in here because really liked the pattern and it ended up working out great with the tile we chose. We love it all together. A few people asked if we were keeping the vanity, but since we had replaced the countertop and the vanity is real wood and in great shape, I saw no reason to get rid of it. Plus, the warm wood tone of the vanity was the perfect complement to the warmth of the wallpaper. You can definitely see that in the AFTER shots. I had picked out two colors to consider for the tub area and Retreat won out. I got a sample of it and we both really loved the dark gray green color. Even though that color is not in the wallpaper, I like how it flows.

Now let’s look back at the BEFORE pics:

All of our bathrooms looks just like this one. Our house was built in 2005 and this was the look back then. We knew we would someday renovate all of our bathrooms and we are finally at the finish line. Plain beige tile, wood vanity, and a one piece tub.

One large mirror over the vanity wasn’t what we love anymore.

You can see the countertop and faucets are already done, so that was a good start. Also notice that there’s a door between the vanity and tub area. We decided to take that out as it really detracts from the space and there’s no reason to have 2 doors in this small bathroom. Mark plugged up the hinge holes and repainted all the trimwork.

A look at the one piece tub. I really considered keeping this tub, but Mark talked me out of that and we bought a fiberglass Kohler tub at Home Depot and tiled around it. I know a tiled tub is so much better and a lot prettier to look at. We had already replaced the toilet in here with our favorite Kohler toilet so it stays.

One piece tub.

Are you ready for the AFTER shots?

It looks like a completely different space now. I’ll share all the sources at the end of the post, as well as the tile guy we used locally.

Tada! After a whole month, we are done and could not be prouder of this vintage style Art Deco inspired bathroom. Mark searched and found some great accent pieces for this area too, which I’ll share close-ups of. We love this marble floor with circles and squares, warm and cool tones. I love how it plays off the vanity and wallpaper.

The wallpaper is from the Escape to the Chateau collection and we are very happy with how it turned out too. I did the wallpaper and it wasn’t not a snap at all, but Mark helped me and we got it all done in 6 hours one day. So glad it’s finished. I don’t love doing wallpaper and it’s certainly not perfect, but it looks good. Mark also put up crown molding in both areas and that really finishes it off. It’s a dark navy and we thought it would work well with the black tile accents we added and it does.

It’s really hard to photograph these spaces since they are so small and tight. I found the new mirrors and Mark found the light fixtures. I’ll link everything below.

I love how these play together, very complementary. I wanted to do a mix of black and gold and it really looks great in here. Mark has a rug ordered so we will see how it works. I haven’t added any towels or soap dispensers yet, but it’s done!

These fixtures are really pretty and I love how they look up too.

New knobs, gold and black.

Mark found these vintage style push button light switches and they really make the room feel vintage.

Same with these black and gold outlet covers.

We found these Kohler hooks at Home Depot.

Love this marble floor! It reminds me of Italy and that’s a good thing.

Here’s a look at the countertop. It’s Britannica quartz and we got it from Legacy Granite countertops in Alpharetta, a company I’ve worked with several times.

Sink and faucets.

I really love how this room turned out with the wainscot tile walls in both spaces. That touch totally elevates the look of this bathroom. And I adore how the black marble pencil tile came out, wrapping all the way around the tub. We used a bullnose black tile on the edge of the bathtub and used a black chairrail tile on the top of the tiled wall and it all flows together great. Mark’s extra touch of the black toilet seat is a really cool feature. He thought of that!

It really has a retro look and we love it so much.

The wall color is Retreat and I think it looks great. It’s a deep gray green. I told Mark we needed artwork on this wall and he proceeded to pull out these prints from NYC that he’s had for a very long time and they are perfect in here. Very Art Decoish! I debated on just doing navy like the wallpaper room, but decided to do a contrast instead and I’m so glad we did.

These are his favorite buildings in NYC, the Chrysler building and the Empire State building. They look so good on the green wall.

Mark also found this recessed toilet paper holder and it’s just the cutest. All of theses touches make a difference, don’t they?

Here’s a look at the wall coming in the door. You can see the black marble baseboard along with the black chairrail. We’ve always loved a vintage look bathroom and now we have one.

Mark found this Art Deco light fixture too which is gorgeous.

Kohler tub from Home Depot with tiled surround. We decided not to put a soap niche in here, mainly because the studs were off center and it wouldn’t have been in the center of this wall. There’s room on the ledge of the tub for soap and shampoo bottles. This bathroom won’t get used much by us.

The tub is Kohler from Home Depot and I’ll tell you about the gold Kohler faucet, but I don’t recommend it. We picked it up and then when reno was done, we called the plumber to come out and do what he needed to do in the wall for the new faucet before the tile began. Then Mark read the reviews on the Home Depot site about the faucet and they were terrible. Like 2.5 stars or so. He read and found out the main problem was the tub spout had some plastic parts inside that failed or stuck or something and that when water was diverted to the tub, it dumped out in the wall and flooded everything. Many people had this problem and one person came up with a solution and that was to replace the spout with this Moen spout, so that’s what we did too. It cost an extra $100 to get it, but at least it should perform better. So be aware of the Kohler Cursiva gold shower/tub faucet and don’t buy it!  Learn from our mistake and find another one with better reviews.

We are not putting a shower curtain up, it would be a shame to cover up all that tile now, but we did find this glass hinged shower door from Wayfair, so this is what we used. It’s hinged and can move in or out and looks great. We had it installed, Mark didn’t want to DIY this one.

Mark found this rug and ordered it in 2×5′ to fit this space perfectly. It’s flat and very soft so it doesn’t hamper the door closing. And I love the Greek Key design, so classic and pretty in a distressed vintage design. I’ll link it below. He also found those black soap dispensers and I’ll link those too. It’s all come together with these additions.

So that’s the new bathroom! We sure love it and as you have probably noticed by now, we do our own thing and don’t follow the trends. We come up with our own designs and put things together for us. I don’t think there will be another bathroom just like ours around! It’s unique to us and very special. We both love vintage style bathrooms and now we have one of our own.

As usual, I share the cost details and I’ll break this one down for you too. It’s not an inexpensive bathroom renovation, but we think it’s money well spent. We love how it turned out and it will be classic for years to come.

Wall Color/Tub area: Retreat by Sherwin Williams

Wallpaper: Noveau Heron from Escape to the Chateau

Floor & Decor Oyster subway Tile

Floor & Decor Marble Palazza Calacatta floor tile

Floor & Decor Black Marble Baseboard

Floor & Decor Polished Nero liner

Amazon Black Somerset Chairrail Tile

Black & Gold Leaf Knob

Deco Push Button Switch Plate

Push Button Light Switch Pearl Buttons

Deco Duplex Outlet Cover

Leviton Standard Duplex Outlet Black

We used Walnut grout color by Laticrete from Floor & Decor.

Cost Details:

Labor/Demo & Tile Setting:  $3900  Tile Guy we used is Jose Flores in Marietta, 770.276.4275. Feel free to tell him I sent you. We were very happy with his work & he worked very hard. He worked for 10 days (not weekends) to get this bath finished. 

Tile Materials/Floor & Decor (marble floors/marble baseboard/subway tile):  $3088

Tile/Amazon (black chairrail):  $388

Misc. tile setting supplies/Home Depot: $287

Vanity Lighting: $180

Tub Lighting: $170

Mirrors: $166

Gold Hooks: $100

Toilet Paper Holder: $23

Countertop: $875

Sink Faucets (2): $370

Tub:  $439

Tub Faucet: $209

Glass Tub Door: $412

Plumber: $890

Sheetrock Repair: $350

Wallpaper: $80

Grand Total:  $12,177

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