BUDGET-FRIENDLY DIY SMALL BATHROOM REMODEL

I finally gave my old bathroom a makeover for under $100. It was a challenge but despite the tiny budget, I was able to make some pretty big changes to the look and feel of the room. Let's take a look.

SUPPLIES FOR BATHROOM REMODEL – Paint – Floor tile – Shower tile –  Wall tile –  Grout – Schluter Shower System – Vanity – Mirror – Washable non-slip rug – Shower curtain

THE WALK IN SHOWER Building and tiling this walk-in shower was by far the biggest, most labor-intensive part of this bathroom makeover. I chose to use the Schluter shower system to build the shower. It includes a premade shower pan with drain, shower curb, and waterproofing membrane for the shower walls.

TILING THE SHOWER I went with basic white subway tile for the shower walls and pretty marble-look hexagon tile for the shower floor.    Subway tile is incredibly cheap – all the tile for the shower walls in this huge shower cost less than $150.

SHOWER CURTAIN VS. SHOWER DOOR Glass shower doors are very expensive and I didn’t love the idea of paying such a high price when we probably wouldn’t recoup the money when we sell our house.   So I went with a shower curtain instead. I do strongly recommend getting an extra long shower curtain so it doesn’t have to hang awkwardly low.

TILING THE FLOOR I love the look of marble, but I knew I didn’t want to use real marble in this bathroom as it can get very pricey. And marble isn’t the most durable material for a bathroom.  I went with large gray and white marble-look porcelain tiles. They were super cost effective and I think they look beautiful. 

A NEW VANITY I went with a dark blue color 30″ vanity and it works great in this small space. The only downside is there isn’t a ton of storage space

WOOD ACCENT WALL I decided to keep the herringbone wood wall I added during the $100 makeover. I had to rework it a bit around the vanity, but since I attached the strips with nails instead of glue, it was easy to pop  boards off and cut them to size. I also gave the wood wall a quick update with new paint in Sherwin Williams Lapland Ice

TIME AND COST The total time between starting demo and the last finishing touches was five months. As far as cost, we were able to drastically cut costs by doing almost all of the work ourselves. So all in, it was about $3800 for materials including $1500 for a plumber & electrician.

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