This 1940s bathroom is the epitome of modern and sophisticated.
Height of bathroom wall tile in 1940s houses.
The bathroom below showcases one of our favorite unconventional tile heights with the tile covering 3 4 of the wall.
Here we ll cover the basics of bathroom wall tiles and how to choose the right height for your project.
It is a hollywood regency or regency moderne style made on the cheap with linoleum flooring and other inexpensive materials.
Consider a pale yellow hex for the floor and pale blue 4x4 or 6x6 match the size of the wall tiles for a shower re do.
A half century old bathroom will have many features that exude charm but a few updates could enhance the room s practicality and add a touch of modernity if.
Utilitarian and sanitary with white paint and tile a wall hung or pedestal sink and clawfoot tub nickel finishes and exposed plumbing.
Basically reverse the color scheme of the walls for the shower.
The full up 1940s 50s baths with separate shower stall had matching or reversed color schemes for wall and shower.
In the late 1940s and into the 1950s higher.
In all the 1940s suburban bathrooms that i ever saw the lower parts of bathroom walls were tiled with white ceramic tiles and there was a black and white strip tile below the top tile just as shown in the main photo.
If your original tiles have long gone missing and you can t pin down what first appeared on your walls you can almost never go wrong with a plain white bathroom.
On the various pictures and photos you may notice that the central part of any of such bathroom is the bathtub no matter where it has been placed.
Black bullnose or dark green or maroon bullnose depending on the field tile color.
3x9 tiles in daisy and sea glass design.
Kitchens were tiled in exactly the same way.
This was characteristic of a 1930 s semi the bathroom and toilet were mostly designed separately giving the impression of a bigger bathroom.
Plywood as a design element is popular once again.
Almost to the top.
1950s bathroom tiles designs among retro ideas one of the best in 1950s bathroom tiles designs some people may remember it as a wonderful pin up era.
Claire thomas photo.
In 1940s homes through to 1953 i think i see more high contrast bathrooms.
Much of the furniture is made of furniture grade plywood.
White 3x6 subway tiles matched with a white pedestal or wall mounted sink are period appropriate to any home built between 1900 and 1930 6x6 tiles were sometimes used as well.
1930s houses have generous proportions one of the main benefits of owing this type of property.
Just a couple of years later colored tile and around 1927 colored fixtures would be introduced and everything would change.
How to remodel a 1940s bathroom.