Bathroom Remodel on a Budget

Small Bathroom Remodel

 

We remodeled our small bathroom while staying under a budget and I’m sharing all of our bathroom remodel pictures. Keep reading and watch the video to see some bathroom remodel ideas on a budget. We started with an outdated bathroom that had a cream-colored toilet, cream-colored bathtub, and ugly white tile floors. Our Bathroom Remodel on a Budget turned out gorgeous because of the quality materials and colors we chose. I included a list of everything we used for our bathroom remodel ideas 2021!

 

 

 

 

 

 

What does a typical bathroom remodel cost?

 

After researching the subject, I learned that a typical bathroom remodels costs $1500 and up depending on the size of your bathroom, the materials you are using, and if you are doing most of the labor yourself.

 

We hired someone to completely remodel our bathroom and with the cost of the materials and labor, we spent just under $5,000.

 

 

How much does it cost to renovate a small bathroom?

 

As I mentioned above, the cost of a small bathroom renovation depends on many factors. If we did the labor ourselves, we would have spent around $2,000 on materials. We replaced everything but the toilet in our bathroom so the cost for a new tub and new floor was included.

 

 

 

 

 

What is the cheapest way to remodel a bathroom?

 

The cheapest way to remodel a bathroom is to paint everything (the cabinets, the tile, the tub, the walls, etc.)… you’d be surprised what a difference paint can do to a bathroom!

 

This is what our bathroom looked like before we remodeled it…

 

 

• I painted the walls and added sharpie shiplap.
• We added rustic farmhouse shelves for extra storage.
• I added a fun shower curtain.
• We replaced the cream-colored toilet with a white toilet.
• I painted the mirror
• We removed a ceramic towel bar and toilet paper holder that were in the drywall (so we had to re-drywall that area).
• We removed the ceiling light fixture and added a farmhouse sconce (although we never patched the ceiling hole!).

 

I could’ve gone a step further and stenciled the floors but I left them alone for the 2 years that we had the bathroom like this until we were able to do a full bathroom remodel.

 

 

 

Is Home Depot good for bathroom remodel?

 

Honestly, the only thing we purchased from Home Depot for this Bathroom remodel was the showerhead, light fixture, bathtub, and faucet.

 

We purchased the tile and all the materials to tile the tub wall and floor from Floor and Decor. We went with floor and decor because they have a wide selection of beautiful tile and their staff was very helpful to make sure we had everything we needed to complete this project.

 

 

 

 

 

Bathroom Remodel on a Budget

 

 

I decided to go with modern colors for this bathroom remodel. Designing a full bathroom remodel can be stressful so I highly recommend creating a mood board like I did use Canva. 

 

 

 

 

Putting all my ideas and the products I wanted to use gave me an idea of the overall look and style of the bathroom I wanted.

 

It turned out pretty darn close…

 

 

 

 

Watch the video below to see a quick Before and After of the bathroom!

 

 

 

 

The hole in the ceiling is gone and we removed the medicine cabinet that was in the wall by the door.

 

 

 

 

 

The “HI” message in the tub wall tile window box is my favorite design! I saw this idea in a magazine (I want to say it was BHG or Martha Living) and I gave the clipping to our handyman to recreate it. I found the perfect tile at Floor and Decor to make it happen! This tile is slightly darker than the marble tile so you have to really look for the message 🙂

 

 

 

 

We made the window box a double shelf so we had room for extra items. This bathroom is our kid’s bathroom and I imagine when they get older they will have more shower items 😉

 

 

 

 

 

The board and batten wall next behind the door was installed by me! A week after our handyman painted this wall, I turned around and added board and batten to it, lol!

 

You can find a quick video sharing how I added the board and batten in this Instagram Reel video. 

 

The Board and Batten Paint Color is Benjamin Moore Gray. It’s one of my favorite gray/black paint colors and all of our doors are painted in BM Gray.

 

 

 

 

I repurposed the gold hooks that we had on this wall before. The hooks are from Ikea and were iron black. I painted them with gold spray paint and then used Gold Rub-N-Buff on top. The hooks have been holding up really well considering we hang wet towels on them!

 

 

 

I also used the same Golf Rub-N-Buff on the vanity handles.

 

 

 

 

The Gold Leaf Rub-N-Buff looks great with the other antique gold hardware in the bathroom and really pops against the black vanity and gray wall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wrap up about our Small Bathroom Remodel Ideas

 

 

I hope you enjoyed touring our new bathroom! We waited a long time to get this bathroom renovated and I’m very happy with the outcome. The hexagon tile floors are gorgeous and match perfectly with the tub wall tile. I highly recommend the marble art ceramic tiles because they are durable and provide a luxurious look of marble (and they are much cheaper!).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies and Sources:

 

• Bathroom Floor Tile
• Bathtub Wall Tile
• “HI” message tile
• Grout (color Silver)
• Metal Trim (color white)
• Marble Shelf (used in the window ledge and shower window box)
• Bathtub
• Round Gold Mirror (similar mirror)
• Shower Curtain (similar curtain) 
• Showerhead
• Bathroom Sink Faucet
• Bathroom Toilet Paper Holder 
• Marble Top Vanity 
• Gold Towel Ring
• Vanity Light Fixture
• Gold Rub -N- Buff
• Boho Artwork (FREE Printables and Dollar Tree DIYs!)

 

 

 

 

 

Watch the video and print the supply list for this bathroom remodel

 

 

 

 

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Here are More Home Improvement Tips You Might Like…

 

 

How to pick the right paint colors

 

Have you ever had trouble picking the right paint colors for your home? Choosing the right paint colors for your home can be overwhelming. There are so many different “whites” and “grays” these days, how can anyone know they are making the right paint color choice?

 

That’s why I put together the best tips on How to Choose Interior Paint Colors in this post.

 

Every home is different… the entryway in our first home was much different than the entryway in our second home, and both of those were very different from the entryway in our third home! So I chose a different paint color for each entryway in all three of our homes. Not to mention, from the time that we bought our first home, to the time that we bought our third home, home paint color trends changed drastically. The colors that I used back then are no longer a trendy color and well, I just didn’t like the brown-ish tan that was in our first home, haha.

 

So if you need help choosing paint colors for the rest of your home, head on over to this post to see my paint-picking tips and what has worked for me in all three of our homes 🙂 My post with how to choose paint colors for your home is one of my most popular posts and readers have benefited from reading it before heading to the store to buy paint that ends up not working out.

 

I also have some ideas for choosing paint color combinations for bedrooms (with themes!)

 

Paint Versus Peel & Stick Wallpaper

 

Peel and stick wallpaper has become very popular recently since not everyone has access to tools to build their own Shiplap walls (thanks Chip and Joanna) or wants to tile an entire wall with subway tile. I love tiling but if I could slap up some wallpaper and call it a day, that would make me, the hubby, and my wallet happy!

 

You can find peel and stick wallpaper online at Target, Amazon, Home Depot, and more! I’ve linked my favorite peel and stick wallpaper and the ones I’ve used personally below.

 

How To Paint Kitchen Cabinets Without Sanding

 

If you love white farmhouse kitchens and want to paint your kitchen white, then you will love this post that teaches you How To Paint Kitchen Cabinets White Without Sanding! I’ll show you how to paint old kitchen cabinets and answer how much does it cost to paint kitchen cabinets (it’s much cheaper than you think!). I also have lots of pictures of painting kitchen cabinets before and after!

 

You don’t have to worry about how to paint kitchen cabinets without brush strokes because I have a secret in this post that reveals a step-by-step DIY tutorial with how to paint kitchen cabinets like a pro.

 

–>> Learn how to Paint Kitchen Cabinets without Sanding here!

 

Cheap Home Hacks that’ll Increase Value

 

Renovating a home can come with a high price tag if you’re not budgeting and deciding which updates bring the best return on investment. After selling our updated first home in just 4 years, we bought an even bigger house that needed a lot of updating. We sold our second home after 4 years while doing the much-needed work to produce a profit by following the same strategies we did in our first home.

 

If you enjoy updating your home, want to increase your home value or just want your home to look better, you should check out thee 10 Cheap Home Hacks That’ll Make Your House Look So Much Better.

 

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Small Bathroom Remodel