Our recent tour of Sarah’s round house promised a closer look at her gorgeous purple bathroom — but Sarah’s lavender lavatory has not always looked so polished. When she first bought her round house, the bathroom was in dirty disrepair. Luckily, Sarah could see beyond the grime and fell in love — thus beginning her careful restoration. She found a toilet seat in the perfect shade of purple, had her “perma-dirty” original purple tub cleaned and coated in a clear gloss and even had the counter top coated in purple to match the tub. Read more about her experience engaging Miracle Method (vs. other recoaters) and see lots more of her pretty purple potty –>
Sarah writes:
This is probably my favorite space in the house! I love my lavender bathroom! It’s one of the more rare retro colors not loved by all, and I’m happy to preserve it. I found the purple toilet seat through Bemis. I had the paint color matched from the toilet tank lid for the walls. The yellowed counter top was coated purple. The purple tub had been scrubbed to death during its life and looked ‘perma-dirty’. The tub coaters super cleaned it and put on a clear coat. Now it stays lovely, has its shine back and is easier to clean.
Not all tub coaters are created equal. I had the local guys do the tub and vanity in my master bath first and was greatly disappointed in the quality of work. The counter top was coated three times because I made the guy fix his mistakes, so I know it’s not going anywhere, but the tub started peeling soon after.
Sarah was happy with Miracle Method — read her experience
The next time I needed work like this done, I called Miracle Method of Beaumont, TX, and watching the man work was night and day compared to the previous company. They took the sink out to do the counter and did several layers then buffed it, then put everything back, and then caulked all the seams. They were also able to do any color I specified and worked on the purple counter several times to get the color just right.
It’s not often that someone requests to keep the color of their tub, most people are coating theirs white. So I was happy that they listened to my requests and worked with me on getting my purple tub looking better. The tub had been scrubbed with abrasive cleaners and no longer had its shine. Because of this it also looked dingy even after cleaning it. Whatever product they use to strip tubs before they coat them is most likely what they used to clean it. [After they recoated it purple] then they did several clear coats and buffed it smooth. I think it looks a million times better. Miracle Method also felt bad for me and fixed the peeling of my white master bath tub for free. I was very pleased with their work and would recommend them to anyone looking to do the same type projects. They can also coat tile and can fix any cracks or chips. I had a chunk missing on the purple counter top and they filled and sanded that out before the coating process.
Yes, I do have an original Hall-Mack relaxation unit (which came with the house) in the purple bathroom. I have another relaxation unit in the garage that I might put in my blue half bathroom.
The wall divider should be two more panels and another pole wider, but the bathroom isn’t big enough for all that so I used the extra panels as window screens. [Sarah told us that she found the wall divider at an estate sale.]
Also both bathrooms have these great/unique banquets for shampoo and shaving legs.
I also had to include this shot of Basil in the shower [in the other bathroom] — since it is his favorite place to be!
Sarah, the work you have done to preserve your rare lavender bathroom is just amazing. Thanks for being a decorating inspiration and for sharing your discovery with all of us. Retro Renovators have to be a determined bunch to find — or in this case create — all of the pieces needed for restoring their homes. You’ve put us one step closer to sparkle laminate.
I think Basil might need to be our official spokesbird — he is so cute and you can tell that he loves living in the round house with you.
Do you want to see another purple bathroom — check this one out, from the very early days of the blog.
Maryanna says
What a fantastic space! It looks so clean and new and pretty…and HUGE for a midcentury bath! Congrats on your beautiful find. I hope you enjoy years of use from your project!
Roundhouse Sarah says
Lol! I think the appearance of being large is just camera trickery. It would be considered small by ‘House Hunters’ standards! : )
Ranger Smith says
I’ve used Miracle Method and one other co to recoat my tub and sink. I think Miracle Method provides a more durable coat but still, no abrasives can be used to clean. I’d use them again.
gsciencechick says
Same here. Ours was recoated through Miracle Methods nearly 7 years ago and still looks great. We only use mild cleaners. This is our only shower/tub in the house, so it gets lots of use. They were also able to put on a nonskid mat.
Olivia says
Does the Miracle coating have to be treated the same as other coatings, i.e. careful not to drop things on it, no suction bath mats, etc?
Roundhouse Sarah says
Yeah I would think so. It does come with a 5 year warranty which is pretty darn good. But I find that if you wipe down your tub after every use there’s never any soap scrum or hard water to scrub and you should enjoy a coated tub for years.
Wendy M. says
I love the room divider! What a great find. The tub and countertop look great, too- it’s wonderful you were able to repair rather than replace.
(My in-laws also have lavender bathroom- my husband grew up using it.)
Michael says
This is absolutely lovely! How great that you put the time and effort into restoring this bathroom rather than keeping up with the decorating zombies and gutting it!
Linda Bowers says
I have that same shower curtain. I love it so much, I bought two in case the first one gets dirty.
Janet in CT says
Fantastic! I especially love the Hallmack “relaxation” unit and the slanted vanity. All so perfect for the time period! Are those mirrors original? I think I spy rosettes used to mount them in each corner. I think that is a special effect that really adds to their look. When I was a teen, we had a neighbor who used this color in her entire house, right down to finding long fireplace matches with PURPLE tips! That’s the first time I ever saw that color used in decorating and I have loved it ever since then. I am so happy to see you saved your bathroom – great job! Now tell us, did the Miracle Method people think you were a bit nutty to preserve it all?
Heather S says
This is one of my favorite rooms featured on the page so far, I just love it! The room divider/ window screen is a fantastic idea, it looks great in there. Thank you so much for sharing, this is inspiring!
Roundhouse sarah says
Correction! The tub was never coated purple! That is the original purple color. I had them simply do a clear coat!
Roundhouse sarah says
Also, I thought I should warn you guys. Looking at before and afters on Miracle Methods website may lead to fits of anger/crying.
Mary says
This is wonderful! I’m not normally a fan of colored fixtures, but this purple is great. I love the wall divider and the way the extra panels are used as a grill on the window. It looks like it belongs there.