Claire thomas photo.
Height of bathroom wall tile in 1940s houses.
Almost to the top.
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.
The interior of a 1930 s semi often has a practical and simple design layout.
1930s houses have generous proportions one of the main benefits of owing this type of property.
Here we ll cover the basics of bathroom wall tiles and how to choose the right height for your project.
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.
This was characteristic of a 1930 s semi the bathroom and toilet were mostly designed separately giving the impression of a bigger bathroom.
The full up 1940s 50s baths with separate shower stall had matching or reversed color schemes for wall and shower.
3x9 tiles in daisy and sea glass design.
This 1940s bathroom is the epitome of modern and sophisticated.
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.
How to remodel a 1940s bathroom.
In the late 1940s and into the 1950s higher.
Just a couple of years later colored tile and around 1927 colored fixtures would be introduced and everything would change.
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.
Black bullnose or dark green or maroon bullnose depending on the field tile color.
It is a hollywood regency or regency moderne style made on the cheap with linoleum flooring and other inexpensive materials.
Basically reverse the color scheme of the walls for the shower.
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.
Plywood as a design element is popular once again.
In 1940s homes through to 1953 i think i see more high contrast bathrooms.
A bathroom of 1923 probably looked very similar to a bathroom of 1907.
Kitchens were tiled in exactly the same way.
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.
These high contrast color schemes are a carryover look from the streamline jazz age era.
