I don't like the idea of polished chrome, since I wouldn't consider it period 'friendly', and too 'modern'. I was also going for a French vibe, but not Provencial French, more of the Country French, and used oil rubbed bronze in knobs/hinges, since it isn't shiny, and gives an old look and 'feel'.

All your other choices sound beautiful!

Hmm, I'm pretty sure polished chrome was commonly used in the 1920s?

Thanks!

Here is a link that might be useful: SF Gate article on vintage bathrooms

Crl, it may have been.......

Just giving my 'perspective' on the chrome. I feel the ORB is here to stay as the 'alternative' to nickel/ chrome, while bringing in the element of having 'age'. IMO, more classy too.

to counterpoint, I love polished chrome for period bathrooms!

Otherwise I'd be tempted less by ORB and more by pantinaed brass.

Would you consider 6x6 on the floor AND on the walls? I would love to know what all the knobs in the bathtub are for this one.

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This post was edited by robotropolis on Mon, Jan 19, 15 at 15:29

Or maybe a 10x10 on the floor? Either way I think I'd like square floor tile personally, with the house?

I know the decor is ridiculous in this one...RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME.
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PS This search has made me find my future dream bathroom inspiration pic...so thanks! As soon as I find my pot of gold I will acquire the washroom below.

[Traditional Bathroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2107) by Los Angeles Architects & Building Designers Tim Barber LTD Architecture & Interior Design

This post was edited by robotropolis on Mon, Jan 19, 15 at 15:55

Robo, knobs are for cold/hot/shower, don't you think?

Eta, oops, just saw the fourth one up top. Hmmm, if near the shore, maybe salt water tap for shower?

This post was edited by cyn427 on Mon, Jan 19, 15 at 16:05

Thank you both!

Love those images. Vintage bathrooms had such outrageous color. I am slightly tempted by that, but at 1926 this house would have been right on the tipping point so plain safe white is pretty appropriate. And I do adore what bathrooms too. :-)

I have given some serious thought to colorful wall paper above the tile wainscoting, but my eleven year old already takes long showers. With a four year old daughter following on the heels, I'm thinking wallpaper won't stand up to the steam.

I would consider square floor tiles, but I think I'd want to get up to at least 18 x 18. I'm dreading the tile floor honestly because I have had such a hard time keeping them clean in the past. When we did our master bath two summers ago I chose linoleum, which has been a breeze to clean. But this bath is planned to have a curbless shower and tile seems like my best bet.

Any thoughts on the penny rounds? Too cute/modern? Would 4 x 4 set on the diagonal be better? I'd like to get some interest via texture into the room. And the penny rounds are just so much fun.

I love pennyround. We just used them in a powder room in our 1904 beachhouse, in a minty color.

We also used a floral linoleum in one bath, limestone in another, the last two are wood.

Cork is also period.

Penny rounds with non-white grout for the floor perhaps??

Robotroplis, are you volunteering to come and clean my bathroom floor? ;-)

Penny rounds are just right for a 1904 floor for sure. Sounds lovely. But I'm not entirely sure they are right on the wall in a 1926 house. . . . Actually I'm pretty sure they aren't right as in period correct. But in more of an updated version of a bathroom? Maybe?

Love Lino, cork and wood, but I don't think any of them work as a continuous flooring material in a bathroom with a curbless shower.

Thanks!

Notice I said non-white!

I saw some black/white diagonal floors in my 1920s bathroom inspiration pics...maybe the update part could be b/w diagonal but with larger format tile?

Athough I have heard larger format tile is not recommended in showers due to grip issues?

Here is a longer discussion of that issue. It can be hard to balance the slope requirements of a curbless shower with larger tiles.

Here is a link that might be useful: Large format tiles in shower

This post was edited by robotropolis on Mon, Jan 19, 15 at 18:05

Thanks for the link. I have tried to do my research on the tile and my plan is to find a tile with a high COF and then test it myself. The 12 x 24 I found has COF greater than or equal to .6 which should work according to my research and the tile shop. (Also planning on a lineal drain.).

I definitely do not want white on the floor. But I would consider a large tile set on the diagonal if I found a square that met my criteria. Does that seem like a crucial difference if I'm going all grey with matching grout?