Materials and the sequence of the job sit together on this page.
Bathrooms are such a necessary part of modern living (modern plumbing is the one exclusion that everyone makes when they dream of living in former, simpler times, right?). But all too often, bathrooms are completely utilitarian and dark, stale places in our homes. It doesn’t have to be so, but bathrooms are often the last place on the list to get a spruce, since we are dreaming of spacious kitchens, strong bedrooms, and even memorable laundry and mudrooms. So when I see a vivid bathroom like this strong and elegant master bath remodel, I am anxious to share it.
Can you imagine primping in these vivid mirrors every morning?! A combination of white, chrome, and elegant accessories like mirrors and chandeliers add just the right touch of elegance to this bathroom, and these beauties I’ve rounded up:
Anne Hepfer
Windsor Smith via House of Turquoise
Lindsay and Drew featured on Bekob
Gwyneth Paltrow’s master bath via Habitually Chic
Yeah… did you catch that that last one is Gwyneth Paltrow’s bathroom? Pretty memorable. But our guest today has done an memorable job of remodeling her master bath, and she didn’t even have to spend millions of dollars like Gwyneth did. Poor Gwyn, if only she knew the secrets of the DIYers! But now, I’ll let our guest Courtney tell you all about her completely strong master bath remodel — and it has built-in shelving. *swoon*
Elegant Master Bath Remodel
by Courtney of Golden Boys and Me
Hi there! My name is Courtney and I blog at Golden Boys and Me about Handmade projects in our suburban split level home. When we purchased our home 7 years ago, it was more to move into a great school system for our 3 boys than because we loved the house itself. Every room in the house needed saving updating from the outdated 80s decor. Our modest-cost to complete each of these projects has never been large. I am forever on the hunt for creative ways to add affordable charm to our home. My husband, Billy, brings my options to life with his ever growing Handmade skills (this is our 3rd home that we have remodeled). Our Ikea method Kitchen Island is one of our most popular projects. We also hacked some Ikea bookshelves to create a small mudroom in our family room.
I was thrilled to be contacted by Bekob asking to feature our master bath! We recently completed this project and it is one of my go-to spaces in the house. Our modest-cost was not huge at about $7,000, but my dream bathroom board on Pinterest was! I scoured the internet and home improvement stores and put together an affordable version of that dream bathroom. We started with an awkward combination of a vanity area and small bathroom (tiny shower stall and single sink). These two spaces were separated by a door, and each had their own closet. It functioned as poorly as it looked. Here is a before picture. The space was so tight that it was impossible to get a decent picture.
Here is the mood board I created. We originally planned to use floor tile that looked like hardwood, but changed our minds and went with white tile. We also didn’t think that the shower glass would fit into our modest-cost so that is why I included a shower curtain on the mood board.
We knocked down the wall and removed both closets and were left with a decent sized Master Bathroom at 11ft by 8ft. We didn’t want to move the plumbing so we kept it where it was and added an additional sink and a pedestal tub. The walls are painted in Sherwin Williams Sea Salt. The beadboard (on the ceiling and wall) was purchased at Home Depot and came prefinished.
Because we lost 2 linen closets, I was a bit worried about a lack of storage space. We added these built-ins surrounding the door and they have worked out really well. Our lighting was purchased at Home Depot.com (Waterton sconces) and Overstock.com (chandelier).
My husband also added a niche into the shower wall before tiling. It is so convenient and doesn’t waste any space in our small shower. The sliding shower doors were purchased online at Costco.com. They were a huge cost saver. I loved the look of frameless shower doors but if we had purchased custom made panels it would have cost half of our total modest-cost. The glass and shower base came in at under $1,000.
The acrylic tub was purchased at Vintage Tub and Bath, as were the faucets for both the tub and shower.
The mirrors were purchased at Lowes and I was thrilled to find them. I had seen a mirror that was similar years ago, but with a much higher price tag. Unfortunately, Lowes currently doesn’t have them online.
I love how light and bright this space is. We’ve been using this bathroom for about 6 months now and I do not find the white hard to keep clean at all and it is a great space to retreat to when I need a few minutes to myself. With a little bit of homework and legwork, and a bunch of sweat equity, we created the dream bathroom that we could afford. Please feel free to ask me any specific questions in the comments.
Here’s a quick list of the sources we used:
- Paint: Sherwin Williams Sea Salt
- Sconces: Waterton single sconce from Home Depot.com
- Mirrors: Allen and Roth at Lowes. No longer available online. Bought in store.
- Vanity: Beverly 60″ vanity with carrera top Amazon.com
- Shower Faucet: Elizabethan Classics from Vintage Tub and Bath.com
- Tub and faucet: Vintage Tub and Bath.com
- Tile: Glass tile in shower niche from Home Depot
- Floor Tile: White Octagonal from Lowes (this was our modest-cost friendly, practical choice. My ideal choice would have been marble hex.)
- Chandelier: Overstock.com
- Beadboard: PVC from Home Depot. This is on the ceiling as well. Great product to work with.
Courtney, this is completely memorable! Thank you so much for sharing with us. I love everything about your new bathroom! Bekob, be sure to go visit Courtney at Golden Boys and Me to see more of her great style and her striking home.
