Hey hey!! Lets talk bathroom renovations.
Doesn’t that just make your stomach drop? Bathroom. Renovations. BLAHHHH! The words Bathroom Renovation strike fear in the hearts of homeowners across the world. I don’t know about you but it just feels like they have to be this HUGE MASSIVE EXPENSIVE undertaking. Just thinking through them feels exhausting (demo, flooring, new cabinetry, tile, faucets, lighting, paint, art, and on and on and on.) I’m here to tell you that having an incredible makeover does not have to cost a million dollars and most of it can be overhauled in a weekend.
Meet the latest Vintage Revivals makeover victim, my mother-in-laws master bathroom.
Nothing fantastic right?
Lets give a rundown of the issues (cause I love hearing what motivates people to work on projects!)
The biggest sore thumb in the space is that horribly ineffective privacy wall. I mean, its too small to actually block the toilet. So either you’re pooping and trying to hide and failing, or you’re pooping and not trying to hid behind it at all, in which case it is failing. The crazy thing is I’m pretty sure that it’s only job is to block as much light and make the space feel as teeny as possible. While it was wildly successful at it, the wall just had to go.
The vanity was installed when the house was built in 1994. A few years ago we painted it black which was better than the red/orange oak…but not much. The drawers are tiny and had issues with rolling and falling off the tracks. We needed to find some real storage that was useable. While we’re on the vanity, let me just say, I love a double sink in the master bathroom. But this space is fairly small and cramped so I needed to really look at reevaluating that situation.
Another huge issue is that the door opened into the bathroom and covered 1/2 the vanity so the access any of the drawers on the left side the door had to be shut.
Also, the beige needed to die. Cause friends don’t let friends have beige houses.
Sounds fun right?!
The funnest part is that we had a mere 4 days to get this thing done. Its go time!
We started by demoing the wall and getting rid of the cabinet.
We patched the wall, ceiling, and floor with some leftovers (its the same flooring we used in Ashy’s bedroom) and that put us at square 1.
After we installed the vanity (twice because it was too high the first time #reallife) it was time to tile. You can find all of my tiling tips here! I tiled before we reinstalled the toilet and I feel really good about that decision. Sometimes in my enthusiasm I try to do things out of order, but for once in my life this was right. #tearsofjoy #frommyhusband.
Tiling the wall did 2 things. 1. It made it so that we didn’t have to heavily finish and try to match the texture on the spot that we cut out. 2. It made the bathroom look like we spent a million bucks on it, when in reality I spent less than $200 on tile at The Home Depot.
The cabinet is this combo from IKEA. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE (did I mention LOVE) the sink. It reminds me of this rockstar from Kohler, but costs thousands less.
Then it was time to paint. I used Sherwin-Williams PaintShield in Mandi White (white base + 3 oz of white pigment in case you’re local Sherwin store has never heard of me) and Emerald in Ripe Olive. I’ve been itching my fingers off wanting to use a muddy dark green and the second that I saw the color in store I knew it was destiny!
Because of our timeframe I didn’t have time to order parts to make a new light so I pulled this one off of the wall in my living room and hardwired it to the wall in the bathroom. It looks like a million bucks and was freeeee!
Want to see what it looks like now? Of course you do, I know why you’re here.
Quite the miraculous transformation wouldn’t you say?
In this room makeover:
Did you do anything to the shower/tub?
This is beautiful! Do you have details on the bath hooks? Love that soap pump too!
That is *jaw droppingly* amazing!!!!!
Wow!!! Love it! Please tell us where you found that awesome round mirror
Yes, the mirror. Where is it from?
It looks the one from Target…..?
love, love, LOVE IT
Wow! What an amazing transformation. She must be thrilled. Great job.
This is right up the lake I’m headed with our master bath redo, but I need help with the walk-in shower! Just white subway tile? What about the bench seat top? Dark grout or white? WWMD??
Where is the mirror from??
I believe either Target or Ikea; I’ve seen it at both places.
You are just a freakin’ miracle! I always just assume I can’t afford…well…anything and then you come along and show me how very wrong I am! ❤️
The transformation is amazing. I love the “towel rack.” Also, my husband made that same light according to your instructions for my son’s bedroom. But now I’m thinking it’ll look great in the bathroom once we get around to doing that.
Many thanks for all the inspiration and eye candy!
mandi white, hilarious. oy, that wall. and i’m also loving the mixing of metals by keeping the faucet silver yet still using the popular brass. omg, my living room is beige. i hate it. i want to paint it, but the boyfriend is not on board. so i live with it, while trying to make it as not beige as possible with art, pillows, curtains, and rug. it brightens the space, but man, i’d love whiter walls these days.
holy crap i might just be duplicating this soon. Dark green is not a color i would have thought of.
TBH, that faucet handle placement makes me cringe. typically it goes on the side, not in the front, so you don’t get wet while just trying to fill a cup, or wet your toothbrush. Our kitchen faucet was nearly installed like that by the counter people. SOO glad i was home when they were putting it in.
I didn’t even notice the faucet placement until you pointed it out. Good eye and you’re right that it should be to the side so you don’t get wet when using it. I think it’d be a pretty easy fix though 🙂
The space is really fabulous! Really nice to see that you can give the room a facelift without spending too much money. I wouldn’t have picked that dark green either and it looks great with all the white.
Like the others, I’d love to know where the mirror came from, but even more so, the beautiful map.
It would be so great if you could share a source list on this post.
I don’t know what people are talking about, I think the faucet placement makes a great deal of sense! The bathroom looks amazing, can’t get over the difference 🙂
Oh, my word! This is GORGEOUS!
so beautiful!
Looks so amazing. Do your thang girlfriend!
Love it ~ love the sink, light fixture & mirror. 🙂
Wow, this looks gorgeous! So many ideas to take away. I think I’m confused about the room layout though (maybe it makes sense in person) — where do you wipe your hands at the sink? The towels on the wall look like bath towels, not hand towels, but is there a shower in the room?
I thought this, too. Maybe attach a towel ring to the side of the vanity facing the toilet.
Mindblowingly beautiful. Your rooms never look like anyone else’s. We can’t see the shower, but that doesn’t matter. I’d love to wash Delicates in that sink. You are the best.
Uh, SO in love with this makeover! Like SO. IN. LOVE. And under $1,000?!? Get out. Would love a source list, not sure if you plan to share in a future post. Beautiful space/makeover Mandi!
I love the way it all looks.
Where did you get that basket planter the snake plant is in?
Hi, beautiful job. Where did you find the map?
I love every single thing about this makeover. Very Very nice.
Hello! Look fantastic! Where can I find this map?
Thanks!!
Love it! Can you mention the window trim? What kind of wood, the type of finish on it suitable for a bathroom, and lastly WHY didn’t your tile crack???? It looks like you NAILED the trim directly into the tile?
This looks amazing…WAY better!! Nice job!
I think my only possible qualm would be that there is far less counter space now (I think we all appreciate having some counter space to set our make-up down, etc.), but aside from that I think this room is an absolute game changer!!
The room is really great to look at, but not as practical. The sink area has barely any counter space for daily use. For myself I would have to set my makeup bag or products directly in the sink while getting ready, and what about use of things like curling irons, hair dryers, shavers, etc..? I’m not the one living there so it doesn’t matter, but I’m curious how it functions as well for the owner. Like someone else pointed out, the handle placement on the faucets is odd but probably an easy fix if they find it bothersome. I do love how much brighter and open the room is, and the green wall is a great touch.
Mandi, you’re a freaking genius!!! How do you do it EVERY TIME?
Shut up. That’s good stuff.
truly inspiring (as I slowly shake my head back & forth in admiration)… looooove that green wall -like, SO much! and the Target mirror with your perfect-for-the-space light fixture as well as the Ikea floating cabinet with the one long sink (faucet handles look unusual to me too..?) plus the always charming subway tile with that lovely floor -wait, aaand the plant-happy window sill/seat! Congratulations -simply beautiful!
Oh. My. Gosh. I am blown away… that green color with the map ?? I am dying! So so good! You are amazing!❤️
I’m curious about the plumbing that the plant covers and if you solved your door issue? I love the accent wall/map—is the map treated with something to keep it from getting wet from humidity? The subway tile all over the wall was brilliant–I hate doing patchwork! Nice job!
The map is fantastic! Where did you find it?!
Hey! Is it just me or is the link to the IKEA sink/cabinet broken? It doesn’t work for me and I’d love he link to the source!
I would love to know where you found the map and the rug.
Does anyone know where I can buy the rug that was used in the bathroom, showen in the picture of this bathroom makeover?
Mindbogglingly beautiful. Your rooms never look like anyone else’s. We can’t see the shower, but that doesn’t matter. I’d love to wash delicate in that sink. You are the best! Thanks for sharing this!
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Where did you get this light fixture? It’s perfect ?
What is the green color on the wall? Amazing!!!!