First: I apologize for subjecting you to more pictures of toilets. I’m sure you don’t read our blog for pictures of toilets. But on the other hand, I’m kind of excited to show you pictures of our new, distinctly not-almond toilet. Because, if you recall, this guy wasn’t exactly our cup of tea. We know some folks would have been just fine with Mr Almond, but a crisp white toilet makes us very happy Petersiks. Not only to brighten things up, be more true to the mid-century age of our home, and tie into our newly white-ified trim & shower curtain, but to LOOK CLEAN. I can’t explain it, but even after we scrub this baby down it never quite felt fresh and new. It’s not dirty, it’s just almond. So it never looks sparkling clean like white toilets do – even came-with-the-house white toilets that are ten or twenty years old. To the point that we were laying in bed saying things like “tomorrow is going to be awesome” the night before going toilet shopping.
This almond came-with-the-house toilet is a bit space age looking for us (admittedly not as space age-y as the one we joked about getting on April Fool’s Day), but it’s actually a fairly high end fixture. According to the Kohler website, it retails at over $1,300 (click the almond box to see the price jump – it’s actually more expensive than a white one of the same model)! Who the heck woulda thunk it. But ever since we moved in 15 months ago we’ve longed for, craved, and daydreamed about a nice traditional looking white toilet. And well, our posteriors aren’t sophisticated enough to really tell the difference between a one thousand dollar toilet and a one hundred dollar one anyway.
Before picking our replacement toilet, we double-checked our measurements – mainly the “rough in” measurement (i.e. how far the bolts are from the wall) and the clearance for the door. The rough-in made me nervous because it measured closer to 11.5″ (12″ is standard). But since the existing model was listed as a 12″ we figured another 12″ model should fit. Of course since this is a small room, taking note of how much space we have between the wall and the door helped keep us from buying an elongated bowl variety, which would have caused the door to slam into it. And that wouldn’t be good. We’ve thought about switching the way the door swings, but if we switched it to swing out into the bedroom it would block half of the sink nook, which looks so nice with the chandelier reflecting in the mirror centered over the sink – so leaving that area open without any door-infringing is best for reasons of function and form.
I’ll skip all of the toilet removal / installation pictures because I covered them fairly recently in this post. But here’s your obligatory shot of the old commode coming out. After Sherry took this picture she actually helped me carry that sucker out of the room since it’s all one piece (we’re used to tanks that detach from the bowl to be carried separately).
And here’s the always-pleasant toilet equivalent of a chalk outline:
Fortunately that gunk / rust line wiped up pretty easily, so we were ready for the new potty in no time. You thought I was gonna say it was potty time didn’t you? Pun narrowly averted.
Speaking of the new toilet, here’s what we got. It was this $88 model from Glacier Bay from Home Depot. I’ll admit it wasn’t a decision we researched like crazy – it fit our measurements, has a great “flush rating”, is eco-friendly (can cut water bills by an average of $90 a year – plus we’ll add our handy little dual flush feature to conserve even more), it looked good, it was the right price, and a bunch of you had good things to say about Glacier Bay in a few former toilet posts of ours.
It also came with all of the pieces you’d need to install it, but we ended up having to buy a separate wax ring kit because we needed the extra thick version since our toilet flange was kinda set into the tile. No biggie, it was just a few extra bucks.
We also tried out one of the tips a few of you mentioned in one of our past toilet-related posts: placing drinking straws on the bolts to help guide the toilet bowl in for, um, a smooth landing. Oh and that stuff around the black ring isn’t anything sewage-y, it’s just leftover wax from the previous wax ring that we scraped up.
The straws were actually a big help! It was much easier to get the bowl lined up with the extra length on the bolts (although Sherry stood there tossing out hints like “a little to the left” to get things going.
Again, I’ll breeze past all of the installation details because I covered ’em here. But I just had to share this pic, since I managed to catch that special time of day when the sun shines right into the toilet bowl and makes it glow like we just opened up a portal to another dimension. Beam me up flush me down Scotty.
Let’s skip to pictures of it installed and looking all bright and fresh up in here.
We think it helps draw attention away from the beige tile and more towards the white accents in the room (which now includes the curtain, trim, door, light switch and outlet covers, and some tones in the art). And the white roll of t.p. of course. Haha. It also feels a lot more in line with a mid-century ranch and is totally a close relative to the other two white toilets that we have in our other bathrooms, so for some reason that gives us a thrill. What’s that saying? Happy wife, cohesive toilets, happy life. Oh but ignore that old brassy doorknob. It’s on the list!
Thankfully, even though our new bathroom friend isn’t quite as high end as the previous toilet – it seems to be functioning just as well. It’s actually a bit taller so it’s more comfy to sit down on in my honest tall-guy opinion. And even the short wife said “I feel less squaty on the new toilet” which she meant as a compliment. Plus, I can retrofit this one to a dual flush (the conversion kit wouldn’t fit in the other more futuristically shaped almond one). Oh and we’ve purchased the kit, but just wanted to let it run as Glacier Bay intended for a few days before we supe it up to be sure all is good under the hood.
So our formerly beige box of a room…
… is slowly coming along. Still have some things to do, but it’s feeling more like us each day.
Of course some of the other angles are a little more fun. You know, since it’s not always just about the toilet.
Here’s our updated to-do list:
paint the walls so they have some contrastreplace the boob lightpaint the cream trim whitehang some bathroom-friendly artcraigslist the toilet and replace it with a classic white one- do something to add privacy to the window
- remove the door so we can shave the bottom to allow for a rug/bathmat (and add a door stopper so it doesn’t squash the art)
- replace the border tile around the room (maybe in phase 2?)
- move the blue pendant light to hang centered in front of the window
- replace the floor tile down the road (just to break things up since there’s so much of it)
And here’s the ol’ mood board we whipped up a few weeks back (see the full breakdown here), just for reference when it comes to some of the bullet points above:
We actually have the old toilet up on craigslist. Sure, it’s a gently used toilet, but it’s a $1,300 Kohler toilet – so we thought it would be nice to see if we could make some money to mentally put toward the purchase of our new toilet (we had someone offer $60 for it, so it’ll hopefully find a good home soon). We’ll keep you posted. But enough about us and our toilets. Has anyone else posted pics of their porcelain throne on their blog lately? Please tell us we’re not the only ones. Or do you have any other toilet-related upgrades (photographed or unphotographed) to speak of? Or other instances of a beige/almond/biscuit colored items that you’ve switched out for something white or stainless?
Psst- To follow this bathroom sprucing project from the start, check out this planning post, this painting post, this light-swapping post, and this art and trim-painting post.
Casey says
You would think a $1300 toilet would at least come with some of the features that the space-aged fancy one from April Fools’ day had! I mean, why spend so much if you aren’t even getting ambient lighting?
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- amen!
xo,
s
Sarah says
The new toilet looks great! We are debating what to replace our toilet with- I prefer white, but the tub is almond and I don’t know if it would look strange to have mis-matched fixtures. What do you think? Is your tub white or beige?
YoungHouseLove says
Our tub is a lighter cream color like the wall and floor tile, so it blends right in. The toilet was a darker almond color (they never matched) so now that the toilet is white and ties into the shower curtain and the trim/door while the tub ties into the tile around it, it seems more cohesive now. Maybe you could get your tub reglazed though? We had that done in our first house and loved that it looked like new!
xo,
s
Jennifer Peters says
I know you try to do things “alittle at a time” and as you can afford it, but I think you might have re-tiled the floor when you had the potty up. It doesn’t look like that much area. In any event, I have to say that I watch the clock for your new posts each day. I love your blog and your house looks great!
YoungHouseLove says
We would have had to demo out the old ceramic tile (the flange of the toilet is already set so low it would have been impossible to lay tile over our tile and still install the toilet since it wouldn’t have connected at all) and all that tile demo makes a HUGE mess! Installing toilets is no big deal for us (only takes about 30 mins) but ripping up the old tile, dealing with that mess, shopping for new stuff we love, installing that, and having a not-functional bathroom for all that time just wasn’t on the agenda for now.
xo,
s
Staci @ My Friend Staci says
Ever since your last potty post, where you made the wax ring switcheroo look so easy, I have wanted to fix ours that rocks and rolls every which way! There is a little plastic shim under one side but it does absolutely nothing to help! I’m afraid we’ll pick up the toilet and find something worse/harder to fix so for now I have pushed it to the back of my mind!
YoungHouseLove says
You can totally do it Staci! Fingers crossed it’s a quick and easy fix!
xo,
s
Mamaw03T says
I never would have thought something as small as changing out a toilet would change the look of a room so dramatically, but it does! Looks good!
Sarah says
why do I ever doubt you guys? I thought, heck, why replace what’s not broken? The old commode was “good enough”. But wow! The new pot looks 100% better! The white porcelain really pops and looks so fresh!
Jo says
Just curious, but is it very dark in your shower with the single, small (albeit very lovely) blue pendant light in this room?
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks to the window and the bright white curtain (which doesn’t block any light) the shower is actually really bright. It’s almost like having a bright white wall on one side, so it feels nice and airy in there. Even at night with the light on it’s more than enough light since the room is so small, so 60 watts do the trick!
xo,
s
jen @jenbe.me says
but, toilets are very impt! :P i was just having a discussion with a friend the other day about how she just went out and bought a toilet without too much research and didn’t realize how much of a nightmare it could be!
Hannah says
We are buying 3 toilets for our house and, as usual, I started researching everything from brand longevity to flushability (http://www.map-testing.com/about/maximum-performance/map-search.html), Yeh, I wasn’t kidding.
Of course, while I am up to my eyeballs in potty research my husband comes home with the exact same Glacier Bay toilet, installs it and its FABULOUS. We have had it for almost a year now and its wonderful. Flushes beautifully everytime, quite quiet, looks lovely, easy to clean and comfy. So out the window goes the research and fancy toilets.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- that’s hilarious! I love it! And so glad to hear you’re so happy with the same one!
xo,
s
Nora says
We just got a new bisque (or bone?) toilet back in February!
http://seventhandw.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/bathroom-updates-in-a-weekend/
Our tile was beige and I actually like the off-white toilets. I think they look cleaner, i.e. less dusty the day after you clean it. My parents’ house has a light grey toilet that I love because it eliminates all dust but they stopped making that color in the 90s. I do like how the white offsets your bright white trim! Luckily they make toilets in all colors!
kristen says
i’ve got no clue what made me click through to the kohler website to gaze/gape at a $1,300+ toilet, but now i’m sort of glad i did. did you two pause to consider some of the other awesome-sauce color choices available?? i think my favorites are thunder grey [does anyone really want a toilet promising “thunder” of any kind?] & innocent blush [appropriately demure!]. gee, how i’d *love* to see a mood board [faux, natch] with one of these beauts as the focal point! ha!
happy congrats on your spectacularly simply-colored commode, y’all!! ;D
YoungHouseLove says
Hahah- those names are awesome!!! And maybe we should whip up one of those mood board next April 1st! Haha.
xo,
s
Kim says
I love your new white toilet! It looks so much better. Good riddance, strange almond toilet!
My parents have almond-colored appliances in their kitchen, and when they had to replace the dishwasher, it cost an arm and a leg to get a new almond one because the color was so unique. Maybe the color of your old toilet is what jacked the price up so high? Demand for special colors is low.
YoungHouseLove says
That totally makes sense!
xo,
s
Jillian {Her Split Ends} says
What a difference a little white can make! Hard to believe how BEIGE the old toilet was. You are becoming quite the toilet handy family aren’t you ;)
Cheers
~ Jillian
http://www.hersplitends.com
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I think this marks the sixth toilet installation we’ve tackled to date (including helping friends and family with theirs, haha).
xo,
s
Shannon says
WOW. Who knew that change would make such a difference. I’m so surprised – it looks so much better!
Joanna says
My parents have that Koehler space age toilet in their main bathroom! We grew up with it, and apparently that design has been around since at least the 80s because we moved in in 1985. The BEST part about the toilet is that it’s an even worse color than almond…..it’s MAUVE! To match MAUVE tub with gold trim….ah, the 1980s. :) They are getting closer and closer to replacing it, but my dad is from the “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it” camp. Gosh, I wish I could post a pic of it, but I’m not sure how to do that here.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, that’s awesome! Go Mauve!
xo,
s
Karyn says
My sister and I both read YHL. When I was at her new house the other day (which she has been updating, but hasn’t done the bathroom yet), I used the bathroom, and was so excited afterwards (yes, everything came out OK but that’s not why I was excited…haha). I ran out of the bathroom saying, “GUESS WHOSE TOILET YOU HAVE?” — Of course my sister looked perplexed until I finally announced, “YOU HAVE THE PETERSIKS TOILET!!!” It is the same almond, space age, curved back, squatty little number. We were cracking up (mostly because we were talking like we knew you guys). haha
YoungHouseLove says
Hahaha- nice. High fives for being toilet twins.
xo,
s
elizabeth says
Random toilet fact: the governor’s mansion here in NC got the toilets replaced when the current governor moved in (apparently some were really old and not working properly) and the powers-that-be picked an almondy color because they “looked fancier”. Having seen them, I can say for certain that they do not look fancy.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, that’s funny!
xo,
s
Tracy says
Ok, I have a question about a vent fan. Do you have one in that bathroom? I grew up in a house that did not have one in the bathroom and it was terrible. I never knew what I was missing out on until I went to college. No more humid showers and um…unpleasant odors, if you catch my drift. I love the pendant light, I’m just wondering how you would incorporate fan. And if you aren’t planning to, do you have any suggestions for us folks that would want to, but still keep some style in the bathroom? Thanks!
YoungHouseLove says
We had one in our first house and don’t have one here. We worried it would be bad, but 15 months into being here we haven’t had a single problem. We do leave the door open when we shower for ventilation so that seems to help. So at this point I don’t think we’d add a fan since we haven’t found a need for one, although when we first moved in we feared we might have to.
xo,
s
Joanna says
You can install an exhaust fan only or exhaust fan+light fixture right above the shower, and they range in styles from basic white to decorative. They are not very noticeable, and don’t interfere with decorative task lighting. I personally feel an exhaust fan is very important if you can’t keep the door or window open. You also have to make sure you vent it to the outside, otherwise it will blow moisture into all the wrong places and cause hidden mold growth. I think the most important aspect is making sure you get one that is rated to be installed immediately above the shower and also is quiet. My parents have one that practically shakes the entire house.
Laura V. says
Yay for new toilets! Seriously, such a big improvement for something relatively inexpensive.
Question though, was there a reason you didn’t do the Glacier Bay Dual Flush? We have that one picked out for our upcoming bathroom reno, and was just curious… Perhaps because you have the converter kit already?
My husband and I were smitten with the dual flushers after our honeymoon in Costa Rica… As silly as that is. :) They’re pretty much a standard there!
YoungHouseLove says
We knew the converter kit was just $19 and the toilet we got was $88, so it was cheaper to do it separately than buy the dual flush one (which I think was around $120 or $140).
xo,
s
Cathy says
Much better! Did you see that the black version of your old toilet is nearly $1600? Crazy! We will be redoing our bathrooms soon(ish) and I have your toilet related posts all bookmarked. Enjoy the new throne!
YoungHouseLove says
NO WAY! That’s scary and hilarious all at the same time.
xo,
s
Rachel says
OMG. That almond toilet is the exact toilet in my downstairs bathroom. I didn’t notice until the side shot! And mine is broken!!! I wish I was near Richmond to steal that thing from you for parts! *flails*
YoungHouseLove says
Aw man, sorry you’re not closer Rachel. Love the flailing.
xo,
s
Bianca says
I know exactly how you feel on the almond toilet. All of the bathroom fixtures in our bathroom (toilet, sink, bath tub) are all that colour. So are the wall tiles. And the floor tiles. Whoever lived in our apartment before us redid the bathroom about ten years ago from the original seventies vibe. I can’t understand why in this day and age, people would still choose that colour!
heather says
Thank you for making me reach a level in my life I never thought I would.
I have officially thought, “I love that toilet!”.
Psh. You can only go down from this point in life because I just reached a high.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, nice.
xo,
s
Laura says
I’d like to know how much you got for the fancy toilet! Assuming you sold it, of course. Maybe it’ll pay for the whole bathroom update. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, we’re asking $80 but we’re not sure if anyone will go above $60. Will keep you posted!
xo,
s
Katherine says
I see that next on your list is privacy for the window. I used this product http://www.amazon.com/Frosted-Glass-Privacy-Decorative-Window/dp/B004FT3R7A on the bottom half only of my bathroom window. I love how easy and inexpensive this solution was, and yet it looks like the glass is frosted. And it still lets in full light. Good luck as you continue on with the improvements. The bathroom looks fantastic!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks! That looks really close to the frosting film we use from Home Depot!
xo,
s
Brittany says
It really DOES look significantly cleaner than the almond one! I would have never thought…
Lauracinindy says
My husband recently changed out every single electrical outlet and light switch for me because of my aversion to almond. I’ve actually been going around my house getting cheap thrills just because my outlets are white.
As bad as almond toilets are though there is one that is even worse and my mother in law has it….the wooden toilet lid and seat. So awful!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, it’s amazing what white light switches and electrical outlets can do for the soul!
xo,
s
Jenny says
That’s totally the same toilet I have! I feel super cool now! (For reals)
YoungHouseLove says
High five!
xo,
s
Sarah says
Drinking straws on the bolts to help guide installation – awesome idea!!! I cannot begin to tell you about the fights my husband and I have had when trying to install toilets. He is screaming that he can’t hold the toilet all day; I am in the floor with my face shoved against the toilet trying to tell him which way to move things without destroying the wax ring….Seriously, this tip makes me so happy!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, so glad! It really did go a lot smoother! I was still shouting, but no face-on-floor this time! Haha.
xo,
s
Hannah says
Too funny, my parents actually owned that same Kohler toilet(in white) but they always complained it clogged up easily (maybe they were the issue, not the toilet?)
Anyways, they have this now
http://www.totousa.com/Washlet/WashletS400.aspx
Similar to what you posted on April Fool’s.. It heats your bum and starts to deodorize when you sit on it! Front and back bidet and everything!
Maybe they are secretly reading this blog!?
Anyways – looks great! I can’t wait for that hexagon tile, even if it is phase 2! :)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I love it! I would definitely go for a heated toilet over the one we had.
xo,
s
Jennifer says
Haha we replaced our main level toilet over Easter too. People knew what was up when they came through the back door and saw the old potty. We got another Kohler Cimarron ~$250 from Home Depot. I say another because we put one in our master bath 2 years ago when contractors broke our old potty on accident.
This toilet is amazing! Over the 2 years we’ve had it – never needs plunging. Our old main bath toilet – plunge everyday! Gross! We had one of the cheaper glacier bay type toilet in our basement – it was perfectly fine for inconsistent use. My advice is to splurge for a toilet you’re going to use everyday. Maybe that’s why the original owners got the $1300 toilet.
I got promoted at my job. So as a celebration we bought a new toilet and a Neato robot vacuum. We love both! Also we are terrible nerds.
YoungHouseLove says
That sounds amazing! I think it just depends on different flush ratings and stuff. We had a Kohler at our first house that clogged a lot more than the $100 American Standard toilet that we bought for the second bathroom (my fancy mom also admitted she likes her American Standard toilet more than her Kohler toilet) but I’m sure it all depends what kind you get of each! So far we’re loving our Glacier Bay and have heard from others who have the same one and love it too! It has a flush rating of 10, so it definitely doesn’t have any issues with being clogged so far!
xo,
s
Katie says
yeay for the new potty! :) I think it looks a million times better. Proof that smaller less expensive changes can make a huge impact on a room. :) even if it is just the bathroom :)
Melissa M. says
Love the bright white new toilet, I just had to comment because I happen to be living with a toilet just like your old almond one but in RED! Also have the matching red sink and shower to go with it.
YoungHouseLove says
No. Way. That is awesome.
xo,
s
April says
My 1957 brick ranch home has an 11″ rough in on the toilets and there are NONE EVER available, even at plumbing supply shops!!! This totally ruins my DIY fantasies of getting rid of BLUE and SEAFOAM GREEN pots in my bathrooms!! Any suggestions on what to do??
Also, can ya’ll put a pocket door in there or make the door swing out to fix the swinging direction issue?
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man! I do have one idea. I would see if you can get them professionally reglazed! There are local companies who can spray them bright shiny white for you and it can last a decade or so! As for the pocket door, it would have to slide into the wall that has all the shower plumbing in it, so no dice!
xo,
s
Shevon says
Ah, how lovely a white toilet can be. We share this dilemma. I think we were overtired when we were down to choosing fixtures in our master bathroom. Somehow, we thought it would be awesome to have a beige tub and toilet! Double whammy. I hate them both. Like you mentioned they always look dirty even though they are not. But, get this, we also have carpet in our master bathroom. Woohoo. We are thinking that this may be the year to get cracking on things in there.
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man, good luck with everything Shevon! A rough before does make for the best after! Haha.
xo,
s
Mary Ann says
I just sat here trying to think of a way to express my gratitude for this informative post without using any inadvertent puns about my pink 1960’s nightmare of a toilet (days are numbered, painting a bullseye on it, it’s going down, etc. Apparently I am having one of those days where everything I say has an unintentional double-meaning. Thanks for giving me some hope of making my bathroom nicer without hiring a costly “expert.”
YoungHouseLove says
Good luck Mary Ann! You can do it!
xo,
s
Elisabeth says
I am by no means a carpenter, designer, or architect but would it be possible to put in a pocket door to solve your door issue? I love pocket doors for some reason but I have no idea what’s involved in the installation of one. But I do think it would make a wonderful how-to post if you decided to go for it ;-)
YoungHouseLove says
We wish! The wall it would have to slide into has all of the plumbing for our shower, so it wouldn’t fit!
xo,
s
Lesley says
Looking good!
I love the portal to another dimension. It made me think of how my kids probably see the “magic” of the toilet flush since my attempts to explain the septic system were met with blank stares.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, so funny!!
xo,
s
holly | bijou lovely says
The new toilet looks great. I can totally relate to the almond dingy/dirty toilet feeling. I just posted a progress update on our bathroom renovation yesterday, which includes our newly installed white toilet :)
http://www.bijoulovelydesigns.com/2012/04/bathroom-update.html
(before pics are here:
http://www.bijoulovelydesigns.com/2011/12/master-bathroom-plan.html)
YoungHouseLove says
Looks so good in there!
xo,
s
Amanda says
Oh my! I clicked over to the Kohler website, and the BLACK version is over $1500! Two things. Who would want a BLACK toilet? I’d be creeped out just to sit on the dang thing. And second, $1500?!!? If I could cap lock numbers I would of. SERIOUSLY! People are nuts. Aah well … to each their own.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, so funny! Someone else was talking about the names, like Gray Thunder, which is pretty funny for a toilet…
xo,
s
Ty Lee says
You think that toilet is bad?
All of the appliances in my apartment are beige. ALL OF THEM. Beige fridge, beige stove, beige dishwasher…
Also, the carpet is beige, the laminate counters are beige, the tiles are beige, the shower is beige, and even the outlet covers are beige.
But, that said, I DO have white toilets. I suppose the apartment management didn’t want to shell out the big bucks for almond! (it boggles my mind that the almond color costs more than white)
YoungHouseLove says
We had a beige stove and dishwasher too! But a black microwave and a white fridge! Go figure!
xo,
s
wendy says
O.M.G. You just took out the exact toilet that my mother-in-law bought when she added a powder room. Seriously. She also intentionally changed the dining room chandelier to this one: http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Indoor-Lighting-Indoor-Ceiling-Lighting-Chandeliers/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbvn3Z1z1410aZ1z141kn/R-202184532/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051
I kid you not. Off white paint everywhere. Changing out knobs and other fixtures for shiny brass ones. The woman is the very definition of boring, and it drives me nuts. If only everyone had taste like you and me :)
Tiara says
“SPRING ME!” It makes a big difference we went from pink to white!
Kristen J. says
How did you guys do that fancy picture viewer on your craigslist post?
YoungHouseLove says
We just used the regular upload format. Does it look fancy?
xo,
s
Kristen J. says
Craigslist got an update! I didn’t know. I’m so lame.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, that explains it! I thought it was a Richmond craigslist thing or something. haha.
xo,
s
Katie says
That looks SO MUCH BETTER! And while we’re talking about toilets – have you ever seen a stainless steel commode? I saw one in Golden, Colorado and again at Siesta Key Beach in Florida – thought it was one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen…and yeah, my grandma has an olive green toilet with matching sinks in her 1960s ranch bathroom.
YoungHouseLove says
No way – I’ve never seen a stainless steel toilet, but I think it would be a photo op moment if I ever do. I’d totally pose. Haha.
xo,
s
Ethne says
Do you think you would’ve replaced the Kohler one if it had been white? It still appeared to be bulkier in the tiny bathroom than the new one. I can’t wait to replace the ivory appliances in my kitchen – but at least they all match.
YoungHouseLove says
I think we would have lived with it since it was white but always longed for a less squat and more comfortable toilet. Haha.
xo,
s
Jess @ Little House. Big Heart. says
Out of weirdo curiosity… how do you dispose of your not-so-attractive-almond-ex-toilets? It’s nto exactly something you can Craigslist and I have a feeling that no matter how much you love spraypainting, this guy isn’t going to end up as a bright green lawn ornament.
YoungHouseLove says
I would donate it! Places like your local Habitat For Humanity ReStore would most likely love it!
xo
s
Stephanie says
I love how the price jumps for the colored ones to $1300 and again to $1500 for the grey/black toilets. Too funny.
The previous owners of the condo I’m purchasing actually made makeshift bidets on all 3 toilets in the place. They split the waterline and installed sprayers. Needless to say, that’s getting fixed.
Christa says
I also like the white one better than the almond one. I like the shape of it better, it looks ‘thinner’ if you know what I mean, especially around the base and back of the toilet. Maybe that’ll help the room look a little bigger too. Still working on my powder room mini makeover so when that’s done, I too will have pics of my toilet on my blog. :)
Corey Ann says
My favorite toilet renovation… http://www.flickr.com/photos/coreyann/2044893035/
Ha ha ha!
We completely gutted the house I grew up in (and my mom) and redid it. You make me want to post pictures from that whole miserable process! :)
The new toilet looks SO much better!!! yay!
YoungHouseLove says
Hilarious!
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