Bath/Tile remodel

[Donovan H.]

This is my first turnover on my duplex and I want to remodel a small bathroom (about 6x8). It's tiled half up the walls and the floor. It's an old house (1926) and probably hasn't had the bath done since the 70's. The wall tile is light pink and sky blue ... The blue being painted over the pink. The floor is probably older than that with the small octagonal white tile ... Some if it is missing. It's all not cared for well and in bad shape.

Now, should I just buck up and do it right ... As in have someone come in, tear it out, and redo entirely as I've never done tile before? The people at HD suggested Allure planks for the floor and prime (gripper)/repaint the ugly wall tile. The Allure idea is alluring ( bad pun intended), but the molding around the floor is tile as well. I don't know what I'd do to cover the expansion gap.

Ideas?