I thought this day might never come, but I'm finally ready to share the official "reveal" of our DIY master bathroom makeover. It's been months in the making — a weekend here, a weekend there, you know how it goes. The polished chrome towel bars still haven't been switched out yet, but who knows if I'll ever get to that.
So, is this my dream bathroom now? Well... no. But, it's a vast improvement and much-needed freshening up. All in all, we achieved a big transformation with a fairly small budget (I think we stayed under $1,500).
Keep on scrolling for all the photos and more details!
Before: Dark & Drab
After: Lighter & Fresher!
To be honest, it all looks much better in person. There's no natural light and our bulbs are on the warm side, so it's challenging to get great photos. And, my camera phone was struggling to focus and capture the detail on the distressed cabinets. (Excuses, excuses...) Anyway, here's a brief rundown of the updates which have taken place over the past few months:
Painting the walls Colonnade Gray by Sherwin Williams
Tearing out the old grouted tile countertop and backsplash
(and destroying some drywall in the process)
Patching the drywall, spraying the texture and repainting
Installing a new solid white countertop with integral sinks
Installing new faucets
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Though it was a fairly tedious project, painting the vanity instead of getting a brand new one saved us a good chunk of money. Another cost-saving decision was keeping our existing mirrors, light fixtures and cabinet hardware, since they mostly still coordinated with the new updates. Also, we obviously didn't replace the flooring either — that was just way more than we wanted to get into at this point.
Neither one of us was too familiar with the Kraus brand before this, but it turns out these faucets are really beautiful and high-quality. The brushed gold is almost more of a champagne color.
This shelf has been here for years, but now the vases and canvas print stand out much more against the light gray walls.
I'd love to hear what you think about the new paint colors and other updates! If it were your bathroom, how would you have transformed it on a budget?
