Hi everyone!
When we first bought our house a few years ago we promised ourselves we’d renovate the bathroom. The tiles are too dark for an only moderately lit room, and the style slightly too contemporary for our liking.
While I’d love to re-tile, we now have a 1-year old, so cost and time are a factor. I’ve heard people can get some great results with painting the tiles but I had some questions:
1. Since we’re hoping to brighten the space, would something like White Knight require a lot of coats? The current colour is darker than those real estate photos suggest, in person they’re a sort of brown.
2. How does tile paint manage water spots on tiles? If you look at the floors you’ll see some of the discoloration I’m talking about. There are spots like that at various points around the bathroom. Would painting over it simply hide that problem?
3. I’ve also heard tile paint isn’t appropriate for floor tiles. Would it be easier to simply re-tile only the floors and paint the walls rather than trying to find a paint solution for the floors? Or alternatively could I still paint the floors outside of the shower, and install a shower base?
4. And lastly, what sort of preparation would I be looking at before applying paint? Whoever did this renovation around a decade ago did a pretty bodge job of the caulking. Should I be removing and replacing something like that for best results?
Looking forward to your advice, I honestly can’t wait to get stuck into making this space feel bright and fresh and clean!
