Five bathroom updates buyers will appreciate

Ina, Ma hope o ka hoʻopaʻaʻiaʻana ma ka home no nā mahina ma ka hopena, Ke lawe neiʻoe i nā kumukūʻai o kāu mau wahi aʻimi no nā ala e huki ai i keʻano a hoʻomaikaʻi paha i ka hana o kou home, ʻAʻoleʻoe waleʻoe. Wahi a kahi hōʻike mai ka loiloiʻana i nā hōʻoia home, nāʻimi pili pūnaewele e pili ana i ka home home 84 pakeneka i kēia makahiki. A me nā mea liʻiliʻi akā hiki ke hoʻokō i nā lumi kaukau, e like me ka tile, lako lako, or paint, aia ma waena o nā papahana kaulana hou aʻe, Wahi a ka hōʻike.

Ināʻoe e hoʻonui hou i kahi lumi kaukau a makemakeʻoe i kāu mau koho hoʻolālā e kū ai i mua o ka manawa, ʻO ka hana mua e hoʻoholo ai i nāʻano hana e lilo ai i meaʻole noʻoe.

"ʻO nā kānaka e hāʻule i loko o hoʻokahi aʻelua paha mau kahua hoʻomoana,’’ said interior designer Michael Winn of Winn Design and Build in northern Virginia. "Makemake lākou i kahi kaukau nui loa, or they want something contemporary and spa-like, like the Four Seasons.’’ Translation: No nā poʻe he nui, the bathroom might not be the place to get splashy.

Akā inā inā inā e hoʻomaikaʻi i nā kala wiwoʻole a me nā hiʻohiʻona? "I kekahi manawa, ʻO nā mea maikaʻi loa nā mea āu e aloha ai,’’ said Katy Harbin, kahi mea e hoʻokumuʻia ma North Carolina. "Aia nā poʻe e hoʻihoʻi hou i kā lākou lua i kēlā me kēia 10 makahiki,’’ and for them, ke kohoʻana i kahi kala pena o ka makahiki a me nā mea hoʻonaninani i hanaʻia.

No ka poʻe makemake e hana kūpono a hanaʻia, ʻOiai, Winn, Harbin, and Boston-based interior designer Erin Gates, mea kākau o "nā mea o keʻanoʻohana,’’ agreed on five bathroom updates that are truly timeless.

An all-white palette

Whether you prefer a classic-looking bathroom or a spa-like retreat, Winn said, “white doesn’t go out of style.’’ Think white paint, pila, countertops, Nā 'Vanlelo, and textiles.

If you find yourself craving color, you can add it with window treatments and towels, Gates suggested, or wallpaper and art. “Just be wary of installing wallpaper in an often-used bathroom with a shower, as the steam can sometimes cause the paper to peel.’’

Harbin likes white towels with a contrast trim “in a perky color.”

Choosing the right paint color can be tricky, Harbin said, so it’s important to order larger color samples from paint stores rather than relying on paint cards. “You can have an earthy bathroom, E like me ka travertine maikaʻi . . . A inā e kauʻoe i kahi keʻokeʻo keʻokeʻo me ia, ua hāʻule i lalo, but rich creams’’ will work, she said. Ināʻaʻole hiki iāʻoe ke loaʻa i nā hiʻohiʻona nui, E kiʻi i kahi'āpana sample a pena i kahi papa poster eʻike pehea e nānā ai nā mea a pau i lalo o ke kukui. E kau i ka paint ma hope o ka tile a me ke countertop i nā hiʻohiʻona e pono ai ke hana pū lākou a pau.

Mixed metals

Hoʻopiliʻia nāʻanoʻelua o nā metals i loko o ka wahi e hiki ke kū aʻe ma mua o ka heleʻana me ka hele wāwae hoʻokahi. I nā'ōlelo o nā metals kūikawā, "ʻAʻole maikaʻiʻo Nickel,’’ Winn said. Nā'īpuka, Kahi loa, makemake i ka nickel poli; I loko o kona lumi kaukau, ʻO iaʻo ia me ke aniani gula.

Ke hoʻohana nei iʻelua mau metals likeʻole (a aole i oi aku mamua o elua), Harbin said, “repeat them enough and it will look good.’’ Try using gold on knobs and a mirror and nickel on faucets and hardware, A e kukui paha kou kukui, ʻo kahi laʻana.

E hāʻawi ana i ka mea kūʻai aku ma ke kiʻekiʻeʻoi aku ka nui. ʻO kahi Faicet me nā bilt calters a me nāʻenehana-wai-maikaʻi "paha e lilo i kumu nui i ka hoʻomaka, Akā, eʻoluʻoluʻoe ma hope,’’ Harbin said.

Marble countertops

"Mahele, a iʻole he mea kanu maikaʻi, E like me Quartz me kahi hiʻohiʻona nani, ʻaʻole loa e hele i waho o keʻano,’’ Winn said. Uaʻaeʻo Gates, me kahi koho balota no Carrara Marble.

Ka palupalu, Pono ka pōhaku pourist i kekahi semiannulus eʻimi e mālama i kona helehelena, Winn said; ʻO nā hanauna hou o nā countertops i nā mea ikaika i hāʻawiʻia e nānā i ka maka ma keʻanoʻole o ka mālamaʻana. "He maikaʻi loa kēia mau mea kanu i nā lumi kaukau loa, e like me nā mea i hoʻohanaʻia e nā keiki,’’ he explained. ʻO ka mea maʻalahi-Salab Marble maʻamau $100 i $200 ʻO ka wāwae wāwae; “marble-like material’’ is about $45 i $75 ʻO ka wāwae wāwae, Winn said.

Nā hiʻohiʻona kiʻekiʻe

Keʻokeʻo keʻokeʻo keʻokeʻo i loko o kahiʻauʻau aʻauʻauʻole paha, Winn said. No nā papahele, penny tile — white or black and white — is still found in homes built in the 1950s and ’60s in North Arlington, VI., Winn said, Akā ke noi nei nā mea kūʻai aku no nā lumi kaukau hou. ʻO nā papa inoa'ē aʻe i loko o Hexagonal a me nā hiʻohiʻona pāʻani.

Ke koho nei i kēia mau kīwī ma ke keʻokeʻo "Eʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka makahiki,’’ Winn said, ma mua o nāʻili i nā kala wiwoʻole a iʻole nā ​​hiʻohiʻona. (Inā makemakeʻoe i keʻano hoʻohālike a me ke kala, Ma kahi o kahi kumu hoʻohālike nui, E ho'āʻo i kahi'āpana e hiki ke hoʻololi maʻalahi.)

Winn suggested white grout with white tile for a classic look. No kahi mea hou aʻe, E ho'āʻo i kahi mea hoʻonaninani a iʻole ke kīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwī paha. E like me ka nui, ʻO nā'āpana papahele nui, e like me 8 Ma 8 iniha a iʻole 12 Ma 24 iniha, hiki i kahi lumi he nui loa, "ʻAʻoleʻike iki nā laina o nā mea kanu,’’ Winn said. Tiles liʻiliʻi - 1 Ma 1 iniha a iʻole 2.25 Ma 2.25 iniha, repetitious look.’’ They can also be beneficial in a shower, No ka mea,ʻo nā lainaʻelua e kōkua i ke kōkuaʻana i ka paleʻana, Gates said.

A furniture-style vanity

Winn recommended a “free-standing, ʻO nā hale kūʻai hale kūʻai,’’ which will “make the bathroom seem less utilitarian,’’ he said.

Makemake nā gates i nā mea lapuwaleʻole-kū me nā paniʻana o nā pani a me nā mea i loko o nā puka. He maʻalahi keʻano shaker, she said, me kaʻole o nā kiko'ī, a uaʻehaʻia ma ka mōʻaukala. Gates recommended a custom vanity, Ināʻae ka kālā kālā.

Keʻokeʻo, hinahina, and limed oak wood are all safe bets for a classic look that won’t age, she said. I loko o kahi lumi powder, Gates recommended a simple pedestal sink and free-standing cabinets or baskets to hold toilet paper and extra hand towels.

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