We're in the process of purchasing a home built in 1920 and with many original features intact, including solid oak floors and marble fireplaces in all the rooms. All the walls are painted white, with white wood pannelling around the bottom and doors everywhere! (Lots of storage space, bookshelves etc, but all behind doors).
It's currently divided into 2 flats which we're planning to knock together. The smaller flat has a fitted kitchen and bathroom, which we'll keep while and live in while renovating the other part. The other flat has a derelict old kitchen, with just a sink, which we will remove, to convert it into a bedroom.
The sink is gorgeous - a wide but shallow solid marble sink, which I would love to reuse in the 2nd bathroom (which needs gutting and redoing from scratch), instead of two basins. We could sit it on a cabinet and add 2 wall-mounted taps. Does this sound feasible?
What else could we add, so it doesn't look too out of place? The bathroom is only tiny, but we want to put in a bath and toilet.
What style of bath would go?
What colour scheme? (the sink is a warm beige and I was thinking of dark brown floor, with cream walls and gold accents)
What floor covering would you go for? I like the 1920s mosaic tiles, but I'm worried it would look too dingy in such a small room?
DH and I are quite proficient DIYers, but we've never attempted to renovate in the period style before and have no idea about period décor, nor what's currently fashionable in terms of interior design. I've googled a bit, but not found much regarding bathrooms!
Please share your ideas and suggestions with us.
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1920s town house décor ideas?
vitaminC · 18/02/2014 09:55
But the kitchen already has a lovely Belfast sink, so I'm trying to find a way to recycle the marble one, because it would be a shame to get rid of it 
Lol, I did actually think that to myself, when I saw it 
It's the colour scheme I really like. I do love old enamel baths, but I have a hectic lifestyle and can't be spending hours trying to keep it all clean!
I've picked up some catalogues from showrooms and am going to google for some blogs on renovating period properties to get a better idea...
Yes, that's the kind of thing I had in mind, Hansie. I'm planning to go to all the flea markets/car boot sales etc this spring and see what I can find!
We sign the "compromis de vente" today at 2pm [excited], so then I can start looking more seriously, as we're hoping to complete mid-May 
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