Non-motoring > Any colour as long as its white.	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: CGNorwich	Replies: 38

New Thu 1 Apr 10 20:27   Any colour as long as its white. - CGNorwich

In the market for a new bathroom suite and looking around I see that the coloured suite is now totally extinct. Its white or nothing. Who ordains these things? Why do I have to have a bathroom that looks like a hospital sluice room? What are the merits of steel v acrylic baths? Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 20:38   Any colour as long as its white. - The Nut

When I think of different colour's of bathroom suite I am reminded relative's houses where they chose what they thought was a nice colour only to hate it 5 years down the line. Steel baths do cool the water more, most noticeable if you only put a bit of water in (i.e. bathing a baby) I do prefer steel baths though, acrylic baths seem flimsy to me. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 20:49   Any colour as long as its white. - Dog

We had a primrose yellow suite in the last place, I quite liked it actually and didn't change it. White always looks 'the part' though IMO. I quite like Gold (colour) fittings but GLW (good lady wife!) prefers Silver. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 20:50   Any colour as long as its white. - Robin O'Reliant

I'd like a khaki toilet bowl. Saves on Jeyes fluid. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 20:57   Any colour as long as its white. - Marc

I'd imagine that if you go really high end you can still get any colour you want. However for the time being the masses have decided that white is the way to go, same as silver cars and hatchbacks instead of saloons... Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 20:58   Any colour as long as its white. - Runfer D'Hills

:-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 20:57   Any colour as long as its white. - MD

I am struggling for an answer. This must be a first. I will have a beer and re-think this one. Good shot RR Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 21:02   Any colour as long as its white. - spamcan61

>> >> Good shot RR >> Are you sure that should be an 'o' there? Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 21:17   Any colour as long as its white. - Dog

>>> Are you sure that should be an 'o' there? <<< God shot? I don't geddit. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 21:26   Any colour as long as its white. - Iffy

I so miss the avocado suite which was in a flat I rented years ago. All it needed was a Union Jack seat lid and my style statement would have been complete. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 21:31   Any colour as long as its white. - Dog

>>> All it needed was a Union Jack seat lid <<< We had a resin type sea-shell seat lid when we moved in ere, I quite liked it actually (I'm sad, very, very sad!) but er indoors didn't like it because some of the shells were an unfortunate shade of ... Brown! :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 21:29   Any colour as long as its white. - MD

>> >>> Are you sure that should be an 'o' there? <<< >> >> God shot? I don't geddit. >> Yes, but if the 'Big man' cant spell shot, then we may be all in for it Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 21:33   Any colour as long as its white. - Dog

>>> Yes, but if the 'Big man' cant spell shot, then we may be all in for it <<< Don't mention aitchieboy M - you know the modz don't like it! Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 21:38   Any colour as long as its white. - Iffy

...I so miss the avocado suite... Forgot to mention the white plastic taps. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 21:42   Any colour as long as its white. - henry k

An alternative that does not look like a sluice room. www.stone-maker.com/images/categories/Hunan%20white.bmp Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 21:49   Any colour as long as its white. - Dog

An alternative that does not look like a sluice room - Looks like a byrd bath from Harrods. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 21:50   Any colour as long as its white. - spamcan61

Looks like it's been nicked out of a medieval church. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 1 Apr 10 22:35   Any colour as long as its white. - Ted

A bit like Eva Peron's sarcophagus ! We have a cream suite which I put in about 14 yrs ago. It's an acrylic bath, very well made and the beauty is that you can ' wet & dry ' marks out of it. The Fuhrer wanted gold fittings and shower cabinet....the gold wears off and shows the gunmetal colour underneath. Our taps have smooth cream ceramic tops...another nono for me, difficult to turn when your hands are soapy and you're trying to stop the hot scalding your feet. Ted Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 04:37   Any colour as long as its white. - Pat

Just as it's white only for bathrooms ( which I like) it's now a delicate shade of stainless steel for kitchen appliances, which I hate. I relented when we replaced the microwave last year because it was the only colour I could get in the type I wanted, and the toaster has also been replaced by SS. It looks like a youth hostel kitchen and I'll soon end up buying a tube of Autosol instead of Mr Muscle:( Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 07:18   Any colour as long as its white. - Iffy

Finger marks on stainless steel can be a problem, too. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 07:39   Any colour as long as its white. - L'escargot

Any colour you like ~ including white. www.bathroom-ceramics.co.uk/ Google for coloured bathroom suites. Last edited by: L'escargot on Fri 2 Apr 10 at 07:40 Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 10:19   Any colour as long as its white. - Ted

It's also a good idea to fit the bath so the head end is against the wall. I've see too many films where a knife murderer can creep up behind you un-noticed ! Ted Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 12:18   Any colour as long as its white. - CGNorwich

Good point Ted. Will also avoid shower curtains for same reason. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 15:53   Any colour as long as its white. - bathtub tom

I presume string orchestras are out too? www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_XfUxXDldY Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 10:16   Any colour as long as its white. - smokie

Had the same with our kitchen - when we re-did it a few years back, there was a dark green that was all the rage for appliances and accoutrements. Now they are all starting to break, can't find the same colour anywhere. Re-doing the kitchen to match stainless would be a bit costly though. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 10:42   Any colour as long as its white. - L'escargot

Acrylic baths come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, thicknesses and qualities. We opted for a Carron coated with "Carronite" for its extra rigidity. tinyurl.com/ycgffa2 www.carronbathrooms.com/ Last edited by: L'escargot on Fri 2 Apr 10 at 10:45 Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 13:10   Any colour as long as its white. - L'escargot

One advantage of a white suite is that you don't get colour matching problems. This gives you the freedom to buy the bath from one manufacturer or catalogue and the ceramic parts from another. In any case, acrylic baths will invariably be made by a different manufacturer from the ceramic parts because of the different manufacturing technologies and expertise involved. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 16:39   Any colour as long as its white. - Fursty Ferret

To hell with the colour, the most important thing is that you must be able to twiddle the taps with your toes while lying in the bath. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 16:45   Any colour as long as its white. - crocks

Exactly. Traditional crosshead taps, lever taps are much too medical. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 17:01   Any colour as long as its white. - Zero

Having seen ( and had ) some of the colours on offer in the past (brown, pink, yellow, avocado, grey) white is fine by me. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 20:53   Any colour as long as its white. - MD

>> To hell with the colour the most important thing is that you must be able >> to twiddle the taps with your toes while lying in the bath. >> Avec a Large Gin and a Pickled onion. Champagne just goes to my head. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 19:44   Any colour as long as its white. - spamcan61

>> One advantage of a white suite is that you don't get colour matching problems. True to a large extent, but at Spamcan towers we've got a white basin which looks OK in daylight, but under artificial light it's got a very slight bronze tint, which the 'white' stand it's on doesn't. Looks rather odd to me but SWMBO hasn't complained so it's staying like that. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 20:22   Any colour as long as its white. - Zero

if she complains tell her to clean it Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 20:36   Any colour as long as its white. - spamcan61

>> if she complains tell her to clean it >> I'd best check that wifi coverage in the shed is adequate first Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 20:53   Any colour as long as its white. - Zero

and that the heater works Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 20:56   Any colour as long as its white. - spamcan61

>> and that the heater works >> Yep, forgot about that, still it's getting mild now spring is here :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 21:03   Any colour as long as its white. - MD

BOTH Woodburners lit tonight here in North Devon. Mild it ain't. MD Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 21:30   Any colour as long as its white. - spamcan61

A mere three degrees in Christchurch this morning, managed eight degrees at Sidmouth donkey sanctuary, along with heavy rain. Classic bank holiday weather. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 2 Apr 10 21:42   Any colour as long as its white. - Iffy

Sharp frost last night at the caravan in freezing North Yorkshire. Rain started falling heavily an hour or so ago, which at least means it's a bit milder. Reply to this message | Report message