Five bathroom updates buyers will appreciate

Pe a, Ina ua uma ona pipii i le fale mo masina i le faaiuga, o loʻo e faia le faʻasoaina o lou siʻosiʻomaga ma saili mo auala e faʻaleaogaina ai le foliga mai pe faʻaleleia atili le galuega o lou fale, E le o na o oe. E tusa ai ma se lipoti mai le toe iloiloina o le Fale o Aiga, O suʻesuʻega i luga ole laiga e fesoʻotaʻi ma le toe faʻaleleia o le fale 84 percent this year. Ma pulupulu tino ae mafai ona ausia lata i faletaele, pei o le faaputuga, togafiti, or paint, o nisi o galuega sili ona lauiloa, E tusa ai ma le lipoti.

Afai o le a e faʻafouina se faletaele ma e te manaʻo i au filifiliga filifilia e tu i luga o le taimi, O le sitepu muamua o loʻo fuafuaina poʻo a mea o le a leai se taimi mo oe faʻapitoa.

"O tagata e taumafai e pau i le tasi pe lua tolauapiga,’’ said interior designer Michael Winn of Winn Design and Build in northern Virginia. "Latou te mananaʻo i se faletaele tele, or they want something contemporary and spa-like, like the Four Seasons.’’ Translation: Mo le tele o tagata, the bathroom might not be the place to get splashy.

Ae a pe a e vivii i lanu o ma mamanu? "O isi taimi, O mea e le taumate o mea o mea e te alofa ai,’’ said Katy Harbin, O se tagata mamanu e faavae i matu o Carolina. "E i ai tagata e toe taoto o le latou faletaele uma 10 tausaga,’’ and for them, Filifilia o se vali Valivali o le tausaga ma le-o-le-taimi masini mafai ona galue.

Mo i latou e fia faia e sao ma faia, e ui o lea, Manumalo, Harbin, and Boston-based interior designer Erin Gates, tusitala o "elemene o le aiga sitaili,’’ 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, seevae, Fonotaga, vanities, and textiles.

Afai e te mauaina oe lava le popole, E mafai ona e faʻaopopoina ma faʻamalama o le faʻamalama ma solo, Gates suggested, po o puipui ma ata. "Na o le mafai ona tuu i luga o le faʻapipiʻiina o le pepa puipui i se potu e masani ona faʻaaoga ma le taʻele, as the steam can sometimes cause the paper to peel.’’

E fiafia Harbin White The Towels ma se eseesega pito i luga "i se lanu pefu."

Filifilia o le taumatau vali e mafai ona faigata, Harbin said, O lea e taua le okaina o le tele o lanu lanu mai le vali ese mai le valiina nai lo le faalagolago i luga o ata vali. "E mafai ona fai sau faletaele lalolagi, like a really pretty travertine . . . and if you put a stark white with it, it falls flat, but rich creams’’ will work, she said. If you can’t find larger samples, get a sample pot and paint a poster board to see how everything looks under your bathroom’s lighting. Put the paint next to tile and countertop samples to be certain they all work together.

Mixed metals

Blending two types of metals in the space can stand up better than going with one trendy finish throughout the room. In terms of particular metals, “polished nickel is timeless,’’ Winn said. Gates, faʻapea foʻi, prefers polished nickel; in her bathroom, she pairs it with a gold mirror.

When using two different metals (and no more than two), Harbin said, “repeat them enough and it will look good.’’ Try using gold on knobs and a mirror and nickel on faucets and hardware, ma atonu o lou moli, faataitaiga.

Tupe faʻaalu i le sili ona lelei-lelei uʻamea masini o le a fesoasoani foʻi i le le fiafia. O le faapolofesa ma le apamemea compings ma vai-lelei tekonolosi "atonu e sili ona lelei i le amataga, Ae o le ae faafetai mulimuli ane,’’ Harbin said.

Marble countertops

"Maamora, po o le isumu isumu, pei o le Quarz ma le manaia foliga, o le a le alu i fafo o le sitaili,’’ Winn said. Ua malie mai Gates, ma le palota mo carrara maalelemu.

Le malu, Matagi Stone e manaʻomia nisi o le semivaloaina toese e faʻatumauina ai ona foliga, Winn said; O augatupulaga o le aufono o countertips i mea lelei e aumaia ai le maka e aunoa ma le tausiga. "O nei chartetriops e sili ona lelei i totonu o le mamafa-faʻaaoga faletaele, e pei oi latou sa faʻaaogaina e tamaiti,’’ he explained. O le Master-stab maoae e masani lava $100 ia $200 i le sikuea futu; “marble-like material’’ is about $45 ia $75 i le sikuea futu, Winn said.

Tufuga masani mamanu

White Shipway tale i totonu o le taele pe taele o le a le matua, Winn said. Mo fola, penny tile — white or black and white — is still found in homes built in the 1950s and ’60s in North Arlington, Va., Winn said, ae o loʻo fesili foʻi tagata faʻatau i faletaele fou. Isi vasega e aofia ai hexagonal ma batket-lave mamanu.

Filifilia o nei faleie i le paʻepaʻe "o le a sili ona lelei,’’ Winn said, nai lo le nonoa i lanu lanu po o mamanu. (Afai e te alofa i mamanu ma lanu, nai lo le sili-lototele pale mamanu, Taumafai se fala e mafai ona faigofie ona suia.)

Winn suggested white grout with white tile for a classic look. Mo le sili atu ona lagona nei, Taumafai se carcil po o le lanu uliuli ma paʻepaʻe paʻepaʻe. A o le tele, Tele fola laupapa, pei o le 8 e 8 inisi pe 12 e 24 inisi, mafai ona faia se potu foliga sili atu, "Talu ai o laina o mea e le iloa ai,’’ Winn said. Tamai fusi - 1 e 1 inisi pe 2.25 e 2.25 inisi - e lelei foi mo powder potu "e fausia ai se atoa, repetitious look.’’ They can also be beneficial in a shower, Ona o le tele o laina o laina fesoasoani e puipuia ai le slipping, Gates said.

A furniture-style vanity

Winn recommended a “free-standing, Meafale-Vasega Leiloa,’’ which will “make the bathroom seem less utilitarian,’’ he said.

Gites e fiafia fua-tutu i mea tau ma tagata paolo faitotoʻa ma o loʻo i lalo o le manava - o se sitaili ua ia te ia. O le shaker style e faigofie, she said, Aunoa ma ni auiliiliga auiliiliga, ma e maua i le talafaasolopito. Gates recommended a custom vanity, Afai o le paketi faatagaina.

Lanu pa'epa'e, lanu efuefu, and limed oak wood are all safe bets for a classic look that won’t age, she said. I le potu efuefu, Gates recommended a simple pedestal sink and free-standing cabinets or baskets to hold toilet paper and extra hand towels.

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