Decision, decisions... about a toilet seat

House renovations lead to many decisions, even about something as unremarkable as a toilet seat. We bought our house in 2010 from an elderly couple. They installed a wheelchair ramp at the front door and disabled access bars in the shower. Our realtor believes that's part of the reason this house sat unsold for so long. We actually liked having an accessible house. Floral wallpaper in the bathroom? Not so much.

This photo is from the original real estate listing. While we could change the color of the walls and remove the wallpaper, the wooden parts are pretty much keepers. The towel racks, not pictured, were chrome and gold plating, which doesn't go.

We never made time to update the master bathroom, but we hope a little work will help us make a quick sale. That'll include painting the walls and replacing the linoleum floor with tile.


After removing the wooden trim and wallpaper, we painted the bathroom periwinkle. We also replaced the original chrome and gold towel racks with wooden ones, to match the cabinet under the sink, medicine cabinet, and toilet storage shelf.

Is a wooden toilet seat overkill?

To wood or not to wood the toilet seat, that is the question.

Or should we stick to white?

Maybe a plain white toilet seat is the way to go.

What do you think?