It’s our DIY bathroom reveal day! Es el día de la revelación!
Happily our reveal day coincides with Cinco de Mayo, and what a fitting coincidence that seems to be. For we feel we’ve won our own little battle here. The end of this six week challenge has come, and I think, we’ve done about all we could do. I’m gonna call it a victory. And before we down a few cervezas…grab some chips and salsa, and let’s show you how our DIY bathroom turned out. *This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Please see my full disclosure policy here.*
I’ve been hearing the Chariots of Fire theme song in my head the past 24 hours…
MY OTHER PROJECTSIt’s been like a marathon. And like Forrest Gump, it feels like we’ve been running for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days and 16 hours. Since we’re 100% DIY in this household (since we’re too cheap to pay anyone for help) things like a bathroom renovation are a big undertaking. And doing a renovation as a couple can really test a relationship. Luckily, my beloved and I never argue during these projects, since we’re so in love and “happy, happy, joy, joy” ALL the time (insert snarky, eye rolling emoticon HERE).
In the spirit of this travel themed bathroom, let’s take a little trip down memory lane and see where exactly we started this DIY bathroom journey, six weeks back.
Yup, now I remember. We started in 1989. That was fun (smirk, smirk).
Back to 2015. We wanted to spend no more than $2000 on this remodel.
Final tally and source list for our DIY bathroom:
- Faux Wood Tile + supplies: $120 **This tile is only available online**
- Paint (walls & trim): $75
- Antique fluted glass pendant lights over sinks: $80
- Gooseneck barn light: $38
- Recessed lights: $122
- Ikea sinks/vanities/faucets: $740
- Mirrors: $94
- Moulding: $400
- Tub/tile refinishing kits: $50
- Vintage license plates: $40
- Shower curtain: $60
- Pocket door kit + Vintage door $60
- Privacy film: $20
TOTAL: $1839
*when possible I link to the exact item used. If an item is no longer available or was a thrift/antique store score, I’ve tried direct you to the most similar items I can find!
Oh yeah 80’s bathroom! Take that! Victory lap time! We stayed under budget by doing a lot of small things. One being inexpensive decor. I bought a lot of vintage license plates. Didn’t cost a lot, but add a lot of color and some personality.
See that “magazine rack”? It’s a paint can bucket grid. Costs under $4.
I bought those little “towel hooks” on the clearance rack at Michaels. They cost $1 each. A towel bar in the bath section of a home goods store can set you back more than $25. Stop the insanity. The floating vanities from IKEA were where a majority of our budget was spent. This room is very long and narrow, and the original vanity just accentuated that shape. The floating vanities, and keeping two that are separate, rather than one, long double vanity helps break up the space and keep it from looking quite so long and skinny.
Before, there was a traditional swinging door here, which was awkward, intrusive, and a waste of the little precious space we had in here.
The flooring we used is a faux wood porcelain tile. Easy on the eyes AND the budget. We get a lot of comments on it. They make lots of different styles of this type of tile. It’s very durable. This particular variety is only sold online.
Like our shower curtain? I designed it online using vintage car advertisement images.
We ran the race, folks. And now, we’ve crossed the finish line….budget intact and all.
Movie screen shot taken from christianfilmdatabase.com
Good look for us? You’re right. Maybe this is better…
Screen Capture from Forrest Gump Travel-Film.com
i LOVE it, heather! the flooring is amazing and the door turned out so perfectly!!!! stunning work and mad skills.
Thanks Cassie! Now, if only I could run as well as I could tile…THEN I'd be #winning
Did you seal the floor?
Yep! That’s always important with tile. Super easy, inexpensive to do.
It is awesome! Gosh, I love those floors! Kuddos and another stunner at The Heathered Nest! 🙂
Love the bathroom! Especially that pocket door!!
LOVE how this all came together!!! That door is SO perfect and all of those little details add so much fun character to the space!
Those floors are amazing! What a huge transformation! Way to go!!
Love, love, love! Great call on the hooks… plus they're easier for the kids to actually hang up towels on anyway. I'm currently obsessing over that pocket door. So jealous! Great job!
That door is amazing!! I love how this whole room came together! Great job!
Get. Out. Of. TOWN!
I'm in love with this bathroom! Wonderful job adding function and amazing pops of color!
{big hugs}
~ Ashley
Dang! You have a knack for bathrooms… come do mine?? I Love everything about it… fun for the Kids, clean and modern for the Bigs… fantastic job!!
Heather!!! You guys are amazing! This is such a perfect kids bathroom! I am in love with that pocket door, will you be doing a tutorial for it? Those margaritas are well deserved 🙂
I wonder this as well since a pocket door is quite difficult and as far as I knew it required opening up a wall which isn’5 noted here or added into cost. So mAybe there’s another way!!
Hi Jesi – We haven’t done a tutorial on the pocket door yet. It’s still planned. It is a pretty technical job, so definitely not one you want to tackle if not super confident. You can purchase pocket door kits online or in stores. I definitely added into the cost, and it’s linked above in the supply list/source list.
Oh my word, who would have thought that license plates and an old suitcase could be so perfect in a bathroom. This whole makeover is amazing. I adore that door too.
This whole space is just gorgeous! Love the floor, the lights, the pocket door, oh my, I love it all!
Shut. up. This is THE COOLEST bathroom makeover on the planet. Right here. That door is my favorite!!! I'm still majorly crushing on that floor too. I bet your kids are so thrilled about it. You're so freaking talented, Heather!
So fresh and whimsical!! Well done!!
Love LOVE this bathroom. It's so fresh and bright! Your floors are fantastic and the licence plates are such a fun way to add a pop of colour. Fabulous job!
Girl, you have style! Love that door and the flooring!!
WOW! Love this makeover! The door is my absolute favorite part, but it's pretty cool that you designed your own shower curtain, too. 🙂 Your kids are LUCKY!
I love this too! It doesn’t seem to be lacking light right now. I have two grandsons who would love this vintage car theme. Can you be more specific on how you designed your shower curtain with vintage images of car? It’s just perfect for a all boy bathroom!
The only thing I would choose differently, is the color of the grout. As much as I LOVE the chevron pattern, I’m think more on a simply practical level that a medium brown or tan look for the grout would prevent a visible traffic pattern…..and well, we know about cleaning commodes and the floor around it with two little boys!
The floor The floor. I want I want! Looks awesome. 🙂
Thanks friend 😉
Great, it's so vintage! The floor is amazing! Well done:)
I just love everything about this bathroom! The tile, the mirrors, the medicine cabinet, the sinks, the towel hangers, the lights, the license plates, did I miss anything? Great job!!!
I'm so happy to hear such nice things about it. THANKS Erin!!!
what an amazing bath. that floor is so pretty. good for you!
THANK YOU Laura!!
This is incredible! I am envious of that door…it is fantastic! I can't believe you did all of this for under $2k.
Thanks Teresa! I was pretty pumped we were able to do it all within that budget too. Once that was the goal though, aint nothing that was gonna stop me 😉
So cute and love the floor.
Amazing job. I love the entire look.
You are so funny. Love the floor and the styling. This looks great. Congratulations for staying on budget. You would never know that you had a budget. It's really good.
What a cute space! Love the funny commentary also:) Great job staying on budget too!
What an amazing transformation! A true job well done. I adore the color palette you selected. It feels fresh and fun. The six weeks went by so fast. I completed our entry, living and dining areas in a new to us 30 year old house. So, cheers to us! Have a wonderful weekend.
I love it! What a creative and fun space for your kids. I might steal that suitcase/medicine cabinet idea…
There aren't words…this is simply adorable!!! I am particularly interested in the recessed lighting. I couldn't find it in any of the posts; you will probably get to it soon though. Anyway, we are redoing a kitchen without any lights, well, maybe one. We are installing recessed lights and I am trying to find out if there is a way to figure out how many lights you need per square foot of ceiling. How did you decide how many to install? Thanks.
Thanks Karen 🙂 You know, we've done recessed lights so many times now that we just kind of know how many we'll need just b/c of trial and error. I think that the # depends a lot on what other sources of light you have, and how much natural light is in your space. For this space, there is NO natural light, so we went pretty heavy on the can lights, but augmented w/ the pendants and the gooseneck fixture as well. We always buy 5"cans. To me, 6" cans look dated, and 4" cans are too wimpy, unless you're using a spot light/eyeball (directed at wall art or something of that nature). Look for dark corners where there may not be light that hits unless you use a can light, and make sure to get those areas covered.
Super cool! That flooring you chose rocks as well as the other little details you added! Great job!
Where did you get the flooring? And what is it called? I LOVE it!!
Wanted to let you know that I featured my favorite spaces from the ORC on the blog today, and your bathroom is on the list. Here's the link if you want to take a look: http://www.the-organized-life.com/one-room-challenge-my-favorite-spaces/
That's super high praise. Thanks so much Erin!
Hard to tell it's the same room! I adore your door!!!
Love, love, love it. My house is only 5 years old or I would like to try the floor. Maybe I can talk one of my daughters into trying it. Great job!
I haven't been keeping up, and I'm kind of glad, because the reveal was all a surprise! LOVE it!
All your hard work has paid off!!! It looks amazing. I especially love the pocket door.
I love your floors!! They are amazing!! Would you mind sharing where you got them and if they have a brand/style name?
Thanks so much Shannan! The tile is one of my favorite parts too. It's linked in the post so that you can get all the info on the exact name, brand, price, etc above in the article. I realized I only linked it once though, so it's hard for people to find. I'm going to go back and put in another link to it, but for now, look under the tally of our costs, and where it says tile…that's the source link 🙂 Let me know if you have any other questions!!
Your redo is incredible! The before picture could easily be my current bathroom. I've wanted to redo it for several years now. Your redo has given me the inspiration I need to get started on it. The flooring is beautiful! I love the light and darks, and of course, the pattern just sets it apart from other boring floors. I've noticed many comments about your flooring. Would you mind sharing your info on the floors? Name, style, where you purchased it? Thanks!
This is one of my very favorite makeovers EVER. Beautiful! That door…those lights…it is all perfect.
Love the bathroom! Love all of your bathroom remodels: and the I Hate My Bath one isn’t even my favorite! (quick side note: we were on I Hate my Bath too) YOu are very talented. How did you learn how to do all this work?? I really want to redo a bathroom myself, and think with some guidance, my husband and I can do it….he does not believe we can. Any pointers on where and how you learned would be appreciated!
Hey Danielle! So fun you guys were on that show too!! You know, I think that almost ANYTHING these days can be learned after watching some YouTube tutorials…seriously! Stuff like tiling is not too hard…but figuring out angles for the cuts can be a challenge if you don’t have a mathematical mind (which I don’t, but my hubby does). You guys should give it a go!!
This all looks so amazing!! We’re getting ready to do our guest bath and I’m dying to know where you picked up those faucets?? They’re just what I’m looking for!
Thanks Gidget! They are from IKEA. Those faucets worked with the IKEA sinks we purchased, so we ran with it 🙂
Beautiful.
I love all the white.
It an awesome redo
i love the pendant fixtures! where did you get them, if you don’t mind my asking? thanks!
I got them at a local flea market Emily 🙂
I’ve noticed on the Home Depot website that may reviewers used “Earth” colored grout with the floor tile, but it appears you may have used a lighter color. Will you share your grout color? It looks great!!! Thanks!
Hey Kelyn, we definitely used a lighter color. I want to say it was Bone White, maybe. Also from Home Depot.
This is fantastic! I love the theme and how it all came together so nicely!
Well done 🙂
Hi Heather
Amazing bathroom remodeling..I have noticed it’s been almost two since the remodeling. I was wondering if you could give a review on IKEA cabinets. We have been trying to do our kids bathroom too.we have 3 kids so the Ikea sink and cabinet option works for us and also the price.. nobody can beat that price. But I’m hesitant to go ahead with it ..I feel it will crash or worse water damage!!
I would really appreciate any advice you can give us on the cabinets. My heart is set on red Godmorgon Ikea cabinet. We plan to do black penny tiles on floor with white subway or wave tile.
Hi there! I have to say we are really happy with how the Ikea cabinets have held up. Now, if kids were to sit on them or something, I’m not sure how they’d react, but ours are still hanging, and really look no different than the day they were installed. No issues (happy to say) whatsoever!No water damage…although my husband, who has plumbed many things did not like working with the supplies he was given by Ikea, so he did use some other plumbing parts. But I really would give them a very positive review!
So…. have you ever done a full blown pull all the tile out of the shower and install a whole new shower pan and retile and all that jazz? Cause…. I’m about to do that and LORD HAVE MERCY I LOVE these floors! Trying to figure out what to put in a shower to go with these is now perplexing me…these… are just FAB! Great job!
Yep. Been there. I personally think white or off white subway tiles (not even marble, but a less expensive porcelain variety) would look great w/ this tile. Something simple so that it doesn’t compete. Good luck April!!