A Super Budget Bathroom Makeover

Now that I have worked up the courage to put myself out into the “DIY style/decorator” blog land, I figured it would make sense to share some of my home with you! For no particular reason, I’ll start in our upstairs bath…

The vanity is solid wood.

It’s got dovetail joints and the drawers open and close like a dream. It’s actually a really nice piece.

I decided to make it work by tearing it apart, sanding, priming and re painting. I installed new euro hinges and new brushed nickel hardware to freshen & update it. I was pretty proud, because I did it all myself.

Pretty much, if it sat still… it got painted!

The walls, the tub surround and the vanity cabinet all received several coats of primer and white paint.

I even painted the counter top.

I decided to add curtains for a little more color and texture.

Plus, it gets way chilly here in the Winter.

If we had a bit more left in the budget, we would have liked some some white wood plantation shutters, but thanks to our contractor we just didn’t have enough money left.

Please humor me and my novice attempt at sewing 😉

Here’s The Breakdown;

• Vanity Cabinet – Scrubbed Sparkly Clean, Primed & Painted. Added New Brushed Nickle Bin Pulls and Knobs,
• New Sink, & New Brushed Nickel Faucet.
• All The Drawers & Shelves Were Freshly Lined With The Floor Tiles. Works Great!
• Counter Top – Removed, Lightly Sanded, Primed & Painted.
• Walls – All White, With The Exception Of The Green Accent Wall.
• Flooring – Peel & Stick Floor Tiles in Faux Marble – No time or funds for anything else. It was new, clean and super cheap. I did it myself in a jiff, and it was done!
• Lighting – Brushed Nickel with Frosted Shades. Matching Chandy Over The Tub. (Not Pictured)
• Windows – We Installed 23 New Windows In Our Home, 2 of Which Are Located In This Bath. Since It’s A Second Story, We Went With the French Style Swing Opening.
• I Later Added the Semi~Custom Window Coverings.
• Extras – New Commode (always a must), All My Decor Was Already Owned or Purchased at Discount Retailers. I Scored The Black Iron Shelf When A Local Store Was Closing. The Large Mirror is From Ross.

And YES, thanks to our contractor who left us with a virtually non existent budget, I still have a gold shower. Yuck! What are you gonna do though? In our case, we’ll be waiting for a major reno until or son goes off to college. Which is fast approaching! That being said, I am very thankful for what we were able to do with so little money! We spent less then $500 on all the changes you see. Remember, that included 3 light fixtures and 2 new windows too! Now have a space that we can stand live with. For now 😉 I hope this will inspire someone to go for it! You change that space you’re not loving. Just remember, PAINT is your friend! And it makes such an amazing impact.

I can’t say I “knew what I was doing”.

I just DID it.