Have finished a cosmetic overhaul of my ensuite! This one threw up a lot of challenges (eg. when replacing the toilet cistern discovered they hadn't bothered to grout the tiles - and the same behind the vanity! Not a big issue and easy to fix with pre-mixed grout, just added more time to the job waiting for grout to dry). I'm thrilled with the end result 😀
The original tiles, while very outdated, were still in great condition and given they are floor to ceiling I opted to paint them rather than rip off and retile. I used White Knight Tile & Laminate paint (gloss) in Lexicon for the tiles and White Knight Tile & Laminate (matte) paint for the vanity and mirror (sorry, can't remember the colour off the top of my head!). I used White Knight as I've previously used it on the kitchen tiles and it has performed exceptionally well. For the ceiling, door and trims, I used Lexicon half in a semi-gloss.
Old shower recess
Before - dated tiles, mirror & vanity
The old tiles were very high gloss, and despite every effort to sand them back before applying the undercoat, nothing worked, so I opted for using ESP which worked a treat! First pic is undercoat, second is after one coat of paint ... already a huge improvement!
Vanity area during. This added extra work to the job as the tiles behind broke when removing the old vanity top (reckon they'd used about 4 tubes of silicon 😧) As the old tiles are not a standard size I had to come up with a Plan B ... sheets of mosaic tiles for the backsplash.
Repainted the vanity and lined shelves and draws with nice bright contact
Finished shower with new black tapware & shower head.
Upcycled the mirror with same paint used on vanity
Upcycled vanity - the vanity top is a merbau laminated panel with several coats of a sealer.
Tapware and basin not from Bunnings.
Cabinet knobs from Bunnings - I liked the combination of the black, wood and gold, and bought towels that had some gold in them as well.
I'm waiting on a black-framed shower screen to complete the room, so in the interim am using an aluminium extenda rail and a shower curtain.
Got lots of inspiration for this project from what others on here have done, so I hope this inspires someone too!
