Appealing to buyers - ensuite bathroom

Amanita_2

Thanks everyone - my own preference would be to keep it but all the "property !!!!!!" programmes seem to harp on about plain and neutral with new kitchens and bathrooms if you want to sell. Mine is anything but. Bags of character but if I was to post pictures on here I expect I'd be told to declutter, get the magnolia paint out, get rid of the orange stained glass in the kitchen and replace the red worktops....

The cottage is big. It was originally 4 miners cottages that were converted into one house in the 1970s so although there are quite a lot of rooms they are all very small! I do actually have plans to turn one of the bedrooms into a ensuite dressing room once I can persuade a child to move out .

Anyway - pictures. As you can see it does need some work doing. The bath needs re- enamelling and the cistern is starting to show rust stain. If we did replace it I would be spending quite a bit on the suite in keeping with the value of the house.

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flora48

But the same TV programmes also rave about period features. Sounds as though you have a pretty impressive house with all those rooms!

olly300

OP ignore the property !!!!!! magazines. They are just to give you ideas of things that work.

Your bathroom has nice features I suggest you pop over to the DIY moneysaving board and get advice on doing the work i.e. enamelling the bath to make it look better.

Personally I would prefer an old bath to a new one. The fact that your bathroom lasted all this time and could last a much longer says a lot about the quality of the items. A modern bathroom needs parts replaced after a few years for example many toilets now have to have parts replaced every 5 as the parts to flush them wear out after x number of flushes.

RLH33

OP I think the suite looks lovely and there is no way I would be ripping it out. If you want more of a modern feel then you can combine the two, keep the period suite but update it with more modern decoration, flooring etc.

Maybe you could get the bath re-enamelled and the cistern and metal stand for the sink stripped and then black it or polish it. Depending on the results after stripping you may need to repaint it meaning the features will come out better.

poppysarah

Do NOT get rid of that bathroom!
It will pay dividends to get it done up.

geoffky

get it painted properly...and never think again about getting rid of something so classic looking for some modern day tat..

hcb42

I live in an old victorian house, and have been careful to retain the original features, definitely keep it but modernise the tiling and paint, maybe add a blind and blend the old and the new sympathetically....

Geenie

Amanita wrote: »

Thanks everyone - my own preference would be to keep it but all the "property !!!!!!" programmes seem to harp on about plain and neutral with new kitchens and bathrooms if you want to sell. Mine is anything but. Bags of character but if I was to post pictures on here I expect I'd be told to declutter, get the magnolia paint out, get rid of the orange stained glass in the kitchen and replace the red worktops....

The cottage is big. It was originally 4 miners cottages that were converted into one house in the 1970s so although there are quite a lot of rooms they are all very small! I do actually have plans to turn one of the bedrooms into a ensuite dressing room once I can persuade a child to move out .

Anyway - pictures. As you can see it does need some work doing. The bath needs re- enamelling and the cistern is starting to show rust stain. If we did replace it I would be spending quite a bit on the suite in keeping with the value of the house.

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My goodness your bathroom is lovely. You have wonderful original features that any one with money and taste will go for. Do a bit of research of period colours and really make the bathroom stand out. You are very fortunate to have such wonderful things still in place.

Enhance what you have, as that is far more valuable and will retain it's value much longer then any plastic, property !!!!!! stuff.

Emmzi

I think your bath suite is lovely and your walls need a bit of a revamp. I'd reenamel etc and use a slighlty less dated colour of paint.

hazyjo

I agree with the last comment. Lose the pink and the curtains. Get the bath re-done, and see if they can do anything with the cistern (is that the right word? Vodka-'enhanced' tonight, shall we say ) The top bit with the rust on, I mean. White walls would be good. Pale blue/aqua coloured might work. Do you even need curtains? Personally I can't stand pink in a bathroom, and this dates it much more than the ancient (ie lovely!) suite. Please don't lose it. I love it too. if you have other modern suites, people will just see the en suite as a convenient loo to use in the night, and will make use of showers in other bathroom/s. Nowt wrong with that, and a compromise most would make. I presume you have a separate shower cubicle somewhere? Really can't see it being a problem. Don't change it... even if people have no taste, when you come to sell, make out like it's the best thing ever to viewers. Even if it's not their cuppa, they'll be bragging to all their friends that it has a period bathroom suite.

Jx