MINI Bathroom MAKEVOER

This master bathroom of mine has been an eye sore since the day we moved into our home 8 years ago. For years I’ve dreamt of completely reconfiguring it’s awkward layout design, a remodel that would extend into the adjoining closet space to create the master bath of my dreams. The reality is that a project that scale would be an investment of about $30,000, an amount that isn’t currently in this single Mom’s budget.

I was facing a dilemma though, because the state of this 1980’s bathroom wasn’t one that I wanted to simply live with while I waited to break ground on the official remodel. 

Because of that, I decided to do what I like to call an ‘In the meantime makeover’, where I focus on small cost but high impact projects in order to create a more livable environment while I wait. 

The first upgrade was to rip out the yellowing builder grade inset shower surround that was original to the house. In it’s place I created a tiled in shower. To save on cost, I used inexpensive 3x6 subway tile from Home Depot, installing them in a grid pattern to create a modern yet affordable look.

I replaced my old shower head with the Precept kit by Peerless in matte black. I’ve used Peerless faucets before and love their sleek modern look and functional durability. I chose the Precept design for it’s versatility in enhancing a variety of styles - In other words, a shower kit that would continue to work even if I chose to later go a different direction with the style of this bathroom’s remodel!

Updating my existing vanity was a bit more of a process. Vanity units typically take up a large chunk of a remodels budgets, and I knew that when I did my final remodel I would install a double sink vanity as opposed to this single sink. I didn’t want to spend the cash on a whole new vanity that I would eventually rip out, so I decided to give my current vanity a makeover!

I took off the old laminate vanity top and replaced it with a cultured marble top that I was able to source on Facebook Marketplace for $50. I replaced the outdated faucet for a sleek bronze version from Amazon.

Pro tip, I shop open box on Amazon all the time. The faucet I used here is listed for $87 but currently has an open box faucet selling for $33. Savings like that add up in the long run when you are in the middle of a remodel project!

I painted the base of the vanity Winter Way by Behr paint, a dark navy blue, and then built new doors featuring DIY cane centers. Both the knobs and the cabinet finger pulls are from Amazon. I had a little trouble getting my DIY doors to hang straight, which made them naturally swing open instead of close. To fix this I installed cabinet magnets to the inside of the doors and they work like a charm keeping my doors closed.

I replaced the frameless wall mirror with THIS oversized version from Ikea, and updated the vanity scone with THIS brushed bronze option from The Home Depot. 

There’s one more project I”m considering for my ‘In the meantime makeover.’ I will eventually need to replace the tile floor in this bathroom, but I”m considering trying out the painted tile technique to give my temporary floor tile a little love while I wait! What do you think? Worth the effort?

Stay tuned as I continue to take these projects over the finish line! 

All the best, 

Jodi