Five bathroom updates buyers will appreciate

Yog, Tom qab raug daig nyob hauv tsev rau lub hlis xaus, Koj tab tom noj ntawm koj ib puag ncig thiab nrhiav txoj hauv kev rau spruce nce cov tsos ntawm lub zog lossis txhim kho txoj haujlwm ntawm koj lub tsev, Koj tsis yog ib leeg. Raws li tsab ntawv tshaj tawm los ntawm kev tshuaj xyuas hauv tsev, Kev tshawb nrhiav online ntsig txog kev hloov kho hauv tsev yog nce 84 percent this year. Thiab me me tab sis kev ua tiav hloov tshiab hauv chav dej, xws li Pobzeb, yam kho vajtse, or paint, yog nyob ntawm cov phiaj xwm nyiam tshaj plaws, Raws li tsab ntawv ceeb toom.

Yog tias koj yuav hloov chaw chav dej thiab koj xav tau koj cov kev xaiv xaiv los sawv ntsug sijhawm, Thawj kauj ruam yog txiav txim siab tias cov qauv yuav tsis muaj nyob rau koj tshwj xeeb.

"Tib neeg yuav poob rau hauv ib lossis ob lub chaw pw hav zoov,’’ said interior designer Michael Winn of Winn Design and Build in northern Virginia. "Lawv xav tau ib lub chav dej zoo nkauj heev, or they want something contemporary and spa-like, like the Four Seasons.’’ Translation: Rau ntau tus neeg, the bathroom might not be the place to get splashy.

Tab sis yog dab tsi yog tias koj qhuas xim thiab qauv? "Qee zaum, Cov khoom timeless feem ntau yog yam uas koj hlub,’’ said Katy Harbin, Tus tsim qauv nyob hauv North Carolina. "Muaj cov neeg uas rov ua lawv chav dej txhua 10 xyoo,’’ and for them, Xaiv cov xim xim ntawm lub xyoo thiab ntawm-lub sijhawm kho vajtse yuav ua haujlwm.

Rau cov neeg uas xav ua nws txoj cai thiab ua tiav, txawm yog, Yeej, Harbin, and Boston-based interior designer Erin Gates, Sau ntawm "cov ntsiab lus ntawm tsev neeg cov style,’’ 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, lub pobzeb, countertops, laus, and textiles.

Yog tias koj pom koj tus kheej Craving xim, Koj tuaj yeem ntxiv nws nrog kev kho mob lub qhov rai thiab phuam da dej, Gates suggested, lossis phab ntsa thiab kos duab. "Tsuas yog ceev faj txog kev txhim kho cov ntawv ntsa hauv cov chav dej ntau zaus nrog da dej, as the steam can sometimes cause the paper to peel.’’

Harbin nyiam phuam dawb nrog ib qho kev sib piv "hauv cov xim perky."

Xaiv txoj cai xim xim tuaj yeem ua tsis tau, Harbin said, Yog li nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb kom xaj cov xim loj dua los ntawm cov xim pleev xim ntau dua li cov xim tha xim. "Koj tuaj yeem muaj chav da dej, zoo li ib tug zoo nkauj heev travertine . . . thiab yog tias koj tso ib qho stark dawb nrog nws, nws poob ca, but rich creams’’ will work, she said. Yog tias koj tsis tuaj yeem pom cov qauv loj dua, Tau txais cov qauv ua piv txwv thiab pleev xim rau daim ntawv dai daim ntawv tshaj tawm kom pom li cas txhua yam zoo nkaus li hauv qab koj chav dej teeb pom kev zoo. Muab cov xim txuas ntxiv rau cov pobzeb thiab cov qauv countertop kom paub tseeb tias lawv txhua tus ua haujlwm ua ke.

Mixed metals

Xyaw ob hom hlau hauv qhov chaw tuaj yeem sawv ntsug zoo dua li mus nrog ib qho kev ua tiav thoob plaws hauv chav. Hais txog ntawm cov hlau tshwj xeeb, "Polished Nickel yog timeless,’’ Winn said. Rooj rooj vag, ib yam nkaus, nyiam polished nickel; Hauv nws chav dej, Nws khub nws nrog daim iav kub.

Thaum siv ob cov hlau sib txawv (thiab tsis muaj ntau tshaj ob), Harbin said, “repeat them enough and it will look good.’’ Try using gold on knobs and a mirror and nickel on faucets and hardware, thiab tej zaum koj lub teeb pom kev zoo, piv txwv.

Kev nqis peev hauv cov khoom siv hlau zoo dua yuav pab nrog kev ua kom ntev. Ib tus kais dej nrog tooj dag fittings thiab dej-ua tau zoo thev naus laus zis "yuav yog ib qho nqi thaum pib, Tab sis koj yuav zoo siab,’’ Harbin said.

Marble countertops

"MARBLE, los yog faux marble, zoo li quartz nrog marble tsos, yuav tsis mus tawm ntawm cov style,’’ Winn said. Rooj vag pom zoo, Nrog kev pov npav rau Carrar Marble.

Lub mos mos, pob zeb ntxig tseev kom muaj qee lub semiannual rov ua haujlwm los tswj nws cov tsos, Winn said; Cov ntaub ntawv tshiab ntawm countertops hauv cov ntaub ntawv sturdier tau muab marble zoo li tsis muaj kev saib xyuas. "Cov countertops tau zoo heev hauv chav dej hnyav, xws li cov uas siv los ntawm cov menyuam yaus,’’ he explained. Tau-slab marble yog feem ntau $100 rau $200 Rau ib square taw; “marble-like material’’ is about $45 rau $75 Rau ib square taw, Winn said.

Pobzeb Pobzeb Qauv

Cov nplais hauv nkoj dawb hauv chav da dej lossis da dej yuav tsis muaj hnub nyoog, Winn said. Rau Cov Tsev, penny tile — white or black and white — is still found in homes built in the 1950s and ’60s in North Arlington, Va., Winn said, Tab sis cov neeg siv khoom kuj tau nug rau nws hauv chav dej tshiab. Lwm cov classics suav nrog hexagonal thiab pob tawb-wave -e qauv.

Xaiv cov vuas no hauv dawb "yuav hnub nyoog me ntsis zoo dua,’’ Winn said, dua li vuas nyob rau hauv cov xim bold lossis cov qauv. (Yog tias koj nyiam cov qauv thiab xim, Hloov chaw ntawm cov qauv pobzeb super, Sim cov ntaub pua rooj uas tuaj yeem hloov tau yooj yim.)

Winn suggested white grout with white tile for a classic look. Rau kev xav zoo dua niaj hnub, Sim lub ntsuas hluav ncaig lossis cov to taub dub nrog cov nplais dawb. Raws li rau qhov loj me, av vuas loj, xws li 8 dhau 8 nti lossis 12 dhau 24 nti, tuaj yeem ua ib chav zoo li loj dua, "Txij li cov grout kas yog qhov pom tsawg,’’ Winn said. Cov vuas me - 1 dhau 1 nti lossis 2.25 dhau 2.25 nti - kuj yog qhov zoo rau cov hmoov av "los tsim kom puv, repetitious look.’’ They can also be beneficial in a shower, vim tias ntau cov kab grout tau pab tiv thaiv kom txhob swb, Gates said.

A furniture-style vanity

Winn recommended a “free-standing, Rooj Tog-Qib Ntxub,’’ which will “make the bathroom seem less utilitarian,’’ he said.

Rooj vag nyiam dawb-sawv cov lus tseem ceeb nrog cov qhov rooj tsis sib haum thiab cov tog uas nws tau nyob hauv nws tus da dej. Tus shaker style yog yooj yim, she said, tsis muaj ornate cov ntsiab lus, thiab nws tau cag ntoo hauv keeb kwm. Gates recommended a custom vanity, Yog tias cov peev nyiaj tso cai.

Xim dawb, xim txho, and limed oak wood are all safe bets for a classic look that won’t age, she said. Hauv chav ua hmoov, Gates recommended a simple pedestal sink and free-standing cabinets or baskets to hold toilet paper and extra hand towels.

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