Old House, New Use · Bathroom: Retained Floral Tiles, White Space Elsewhere

A renovated bathroom in an old house. The original old patterned tiles on the floor are preserved—colorful geometric or floral patterns, cleaned but retaining wear and color variations, becoming the only patterned element in the space. The walls are all changed to plain white square tiles or cement plaster, clean and unadorned. The bathroom fixtures are simple contemporary styles: a white square basin with a slender black faucet, a frameless rectangular mirror, and minimalist hardware. A wooden shelf holds rolled white towels and a green plant. Because other parts are completely left blank, the colors of the patterned tiles appear exceptionally rich. Avoid: having patterned tiles on the walls as well, causing patterns to clash; using complex modern tiles; replacing the patterned tiles with brand new antique-look tiles; adding too many decorative items.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一間老屋改造的衛浴。地面保留了原本的老花磚——彩色的幾何或花草圖案,經過清理但保留磨損與色差,成為空間中唯一有圖案的元素。牆面則全部改為素白的方磚或水泥粉光,乾淨而無裝飾。衛浴設備是簡潔的當代款式:一個白色的方形面盆搭配黑色的細長龍頭、一面無框的長方鏡、以及極簡的五金。一個木質的層架放著捲好的白毛巾與一盆綠色植物。因為其他部分完全留白,花磚的顏色顯得格外飽滿。避免:牆面也貼花磚造成圖案打架、使用複雜的現代磁磚、把花磚換成全新仿古磚、加入過多裝飾品。