It’s about time, right? This reno has been 90% complete since, oh, Thanksgiving or so… but I finally finished that last 10% yesterday and now it’s ready for the world to see!
As always, I’ll start with the befores.
This bathroom was a real piece of work, let me tell you.
It’s split into two small rooms: the shower/toilet area, and the vanity/sink area.
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| Excuse the mess, we had just moved in here |
It had the same white washed oak cabinets and beige formica countertops as the kitchen, and the old guest bath… they must have gotten a group discount.
And oh, the almond tile again… why???
Gotta have the matching almond toilet. Oh, same crusty white tile as the old kitchen.
But they opted for carpet in the vanity/sink room.
Make a note of that medicine cabinet for the ‘after’ pictures.
The view from the closet.
Back in November we decided to get this project started, and I put together a mood board (are they still calling it that?):
The look I was going for was coastal-modern-rustic-spa.
Once that was settled, we began ripping it out and putting it back together the right way:
I’ll just skip through all the in between phases and get to the good stuff… I present to you, our completed master bathroom!
These lights are my favorite thing ever.
We converted the medicine cabinet to a recessed box. I built a shelf out of scrap wood and found these perfectly fitting vases (at Michael’s) to store our bathroom essentials.
I slipped a couple flat seagrass baskets (also found at Michael’s) underneath the floating vanity, and Brad installed LED lighting underneath.
I built this textured wood piece from lumber scraps. It’s stained to match the mirror frames and recessed box shelf.
Moving onto the shower room….
To save money, we simply reglazed the tile from almond to a bright white for around $600 (it was $1200 to do both this room and the guest bath).
We found this clean and modern ORB shower set on Ebay for around $130.
Ahh… love me some long rain showers.
I found this shower bench at Macy’s for $90. It was a perfect fit.
We swapped out the old beige toilet for a white dual flush version:
Then I installed a couple floating shelves (Lowe’s) and topped them with more seagrass baskets (Walmart)
No renovation would be complete without Brad’s in ceiling speakers and recessed LED dimmable lighting. There’s one speaker in each room. And the crown molding was the final touch.
And there you have it.
I actually tried to keep a list this time to calculate our costs. Some of these are accurate to the cent, some are approximate… and I’m sure I’ve left some things off. Here goes…
Tile: $927.32 From a local retailer called the Floor Club. Floor tile: Bambu “Grigio”, Glass/Marble accent tile: Eclipse “Eternity”
Tile installation: $477
Shower tile reglazing: $600
Vanity/Sinks/Mirrors (without frame): $910 Ebay
Vanity Lights/Bulbs: $152 agtstores.com
Toilet/plumbing: $239
Ceiling & accent lighting: $169
Speakers: $50
Drywall: $145
Paint: $34 Behr’s Reflecting Pool
Sink Faucet/Drains: $153.61
Shelves: $53.42 Lowe;s
ORB accessories: $51.29 Ebay
Drawer pulls: $30 Ebay
White square vases: $15 Michaels
Baskets: $30 Michaels
Towels: $10
Wood shelf divider: $10
Shower bench: $90 Macy’s
Shower fixtures: $130 Ebay (no longer listed)
Wood art: $30
Crown Molding: $40
Total: $4436-ish… so even with the rough estimates and probability that I’m missing some things, I think it’s still safe to say that this is another under 5k reno. Woohoo! I’m actually surprised the number came in so low… probably because this project has just been dragging on for-ever.
Be back tomorrow to announce the hand stamped necklace winner!
Liz @ It's Great To Be Home says
Beautiful!!!! We're doing a remodel right now and I ran across that vanity in my search but I didn't realize how fabulous it would look – I'm kind of kicking myself now!
Paige Shearer says
Where Im so impressed. Its like a mini Spa 🙂 I have some remodeling Im gonna be doing in my masterbed room bath. I dont have this kind of money but this is gonna be my inspiration.
Holleigh Beara says
Thank you soooooo much Brad!!
DBC says
Stunning transformation! Really does have a “spa” feel!
Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia says
Stunning makeover love this bathroom!
XO
Kristin
Jenna Sue says
Karla – I just used photoshop 🙂
Brad D. says
You'll have to find a local place that does it. We hired a local company to do it. Don't even attempt to do it yourself, it isn't worth it.
Brad D. says
Look for THEDEEPDISCOUNT on ebay. They sell in ceiling speakers, that's where I bought 90 percent of them in bulk and they sound great. I also got the speaker selector switch there.
Brad D. says
Hi Karla, she created it from scratch. She might be able to provide more information though.
Brad D. says
Hi Holleigh-
The recessed lighting is just standard retrofit recessed lighting from lowes. You can get the fixtures for about 10 bucks, however they just come with a standard bulb. Once you get the fixture, you'll need to replace the bulb with a dimmable LED version. You'll also need a LED/CFL dimmer to be 100 percent sure it will work. Lutron has a section on their site that shows what bulbs are compatible with their LED/CFL dimmer. Not all bulbs will dim. I bought one off ebay for 6 bucks and it wouldn't dim, however the $23.00 ones from Lowes I bought will dim. Sorry I don't have the model numbers, but I would pick out the Lutron dimmer first and the retrofit recessed fixtures, then go to Lutrons site and print out the compatibility sheet before buying the bulbs anyway.
Karla Hope: says
The bathroom looks incredible!! Wow!!
I was wondering where you did your mood board up? Im starting a nursery and would love to do one up but am wondering if there's a website or program that might make it easier?
Thanks!
Karla
Edmonton, AB CA
Holleigh Beara says
Hi Jenna!
SERIOUSLY?!!??! What a stunning master bathroom!
My husband and I are currently remodeling our master bathroom in the fixer-upper we purchased a year and a half ago. We've already installed regular recessed lights, but he was really wanting recessed LED lights. Now seeing your recessed LED lights makes me want to put it in the rooms that remodel next!
Would you mind sharing more details (cost, manufacturer, size, etc…) about the recessed LED dimmable lighting that Brad installed?
Thank you so much,
Holleigh
Kansas City, MO
melissa * 320 Sycamore says
wow! Just gorgeous!
Jessica @ Home and Faith says
This is beautiful! I really like your eye for design/style! Great great great job!!
Stephanie says
I love it! If you don't mind, could you recommend a website or video with info on how to reglaze tile? sandpaperandglue@gmail.com . Thank you! 🙂