Comes a time in life when........

Good luck with your painting! A few years ago we had tiles put on the walls. In retrospect we should've had all white but no, hubby and his Dad picked out the "ones on offer" so I'm now stuck with tiles I don't actually like that much. Serves me right for not speaking up at the time!

Your favorite subject?? You're too funny. Wow, I havent seen a wooden seat in a very long time here. Never had the pleasure to sit on one either!! I guess my toilet must be an old one too. Not sure how much water it uses as I dont really care and most people do fit well on my toilet.......I think . I guess your blue is older than my grey though. I bet you wouldnt be able to find a blue toilet seat anymore. I know the shop I went to have only one grey left. They do sell them on the net, someone higher up sent me a link but the problem is that you cant measure them to make sure it fits. I dont like those new toilets where it barely has water to flush it all out.....some have a system of one flush for number 1 and two flushes for number 2.....how silly is that!! I dont mind using less water when I have a shower but not when its time to flush my toilet!! Bulldozing the whole house down.....mmmm maybe its time you moved lol. Im planning on changing my whole bathroom.....but keep the grey appliances in there though. I'll paint the whole vanities (3 of them) white and the walls a pale grey. Ive seen a picture of what it will look like and I'll get to it in the Fall. Now its sorta pinkish and purple....uglyyyyyy!!!! You might want to paint the place. Surprising what paint can do !!!

I've just spent the last four days stripping the wallpaper and paint off the bathroom walls. It was a truly horrible, messy job I wouldn't wish on anyone! Now I have to sand them down and paint them. I'm so tired that I'm going to leave them until next week. I might have a bit more energy by then!

The only problem with that is that UK toilets and seats seem to come in odd shapes and sizes. It is very difficult to find a replacement unless you can see the exact one you want 'in person'. It may be different in other countries.

Yes its a hefty sum of money for a toilet seat . Thing is, I did buy one years ago but had to return it as it didnt quite fit right. I measured the old one and had my measuring tape with me to make sure it would fit this time around. The internet is a great place to buy things but you cant use your measuring tape sometimes to make sure it'll fit. Our toilets also come in all sizes here too. I think they do this on purpose

Of course! That's the same with anything that should only be purchased once in a lifetime! Manufacturers have us over a barrel!

Absolutely. I bought it anyway and used it for years.

Good for you

Ive learned my lesson and will stick to white from now on for bathroom and kitchen appliances!! You're right, we do find what we're looking for in the strangest places sometimes! Im happy for you that you could get to have your white teakettle.......even if it was years after, better late than never, right?

Yes I do tole painting and then finish it with several coast of varnish I've never had one chip. I sure had fun in the kid's BR when I painted theirs. I use to change it every so often at least until they were teens, then they didn't think it was so funny. I can hear them now, Oh Mom what have you done, now none of our friends can use the bathroom. Door slams, Mom laughs. I think the one like the open mouth of a Lion really got to them.

HAHAHAHA, Oh I can see it now, the lion's opened mouth haha, this is cute! But yes Im sure if your kids were teens at the time, they didnt like it that much!! Well I wish I would have started my discussion BEFORE buying my toilet seat. What a great idea!! I could kick myself for not having thought of it before!! Thanks for letting me know. Come to think of it, it would be nice to do something fun for the downstairs bathroom.......mmmm now you have me thinking !!

You paint your toilet seats? Doesnt the paint chip? Unless you put a coat of varnish on top.....Why didnt I think of that !! Let me know how you get it not to chip please??

I know how you must have felt!! Yes they want us to upgrade every time they decide to change the colors or style. They were also trying to get me to buy a whole new bathroom.....in their dreams Im not going to spend that kind of money when what I have is still in good condition.

I did, I did!! and paid $44. for it but I had no choice.

You're right, you gave me some idea there with your other post about painting the toilet seat. Ive noticed that people who have kids will decorate the bathroom in a fun way.....for the kids, but why cant I do the same even if we have no kids I'll keep that in mind thats for sure. I wont forget about painting the toilet seats in a fun way

Same problem for me with that type of lighting. We had to take the other ones down and install new ones. This is how they make money from us.

I feel for you!! I know what its like to be stuck with a color and trying to match the paint to go with it. I want on Sherwin Williams site where you can upload a pic of your bathroom and pick any color so you can try it. Thats where I found that light grey with everything else white (vanities) with grey appliances looks great. Heres the link if you're interested: https://www.sherwin-williams.com/visualizer/

You're very welcome and I know that one is working because Ive been toying with it for my kitchen, living room and bathroom of course . Its very easy to outline the parts you want to "paint". You can have more than one choice of color or outline in the same picture. For example, you can pick #1 for the walls, #2 for the floor. I think you can go up to 5 if I remember correctly. Have fun and hope you'll share with us when you make up your mind?

Thanks, Magical! I'll have a gander at that one. I did try another site that has a paint planner but it wasn't working!

Yes thats right, they expect us to buy everything new nearly every year. There is one store here still selling records and record players for those who dont want to listen to cds. As for tv's, they are now all changing to HD and fortunately, they sell the little box that makes it all possible to keep your old tv and still get the benefit of watching all the HD channels. The box is about $100. so they say. Everything is made cheap now and wont last more than 5 years max!! Its this way with everything now. I thought that as the technology got better, everything would, but its not the case. Now if you have satellite to watch tv, well if its raining, you wont get the signal. It used to not matter before, rain, shine, sleet or snow, you could always watch tv! I used to have a "automn gold" fridge and stove that I bought in 1976. I changed it all last year for white appliances. The salesman told me that my new stove and fridge will NOT last me that long and it was best to not get the most expensive ones. For once I did get a great salesman and wrote a letter to the company saying how happy I was to have been served by him......of course I didnt say what he told me about the cheap appliances . I dont want to follow that fad that says I have to buy everything every year or so. If its not broken, I wont change it.....period!! I found my grey toilet seat, had to pay $44 for it but it'll last me until my appliances break and I have to change it all.