Budget Friendly Master Bathroom
Give your master bath a face lift with a can of paint and accessories.
Renovating master bathrooms can be pricey. To minimize our financial investment, maximize the design of the space, and create a luxurious bathroom, we focused on the following:
- Keeping the existing cabinetry (but changing the color and replacing the knobs) – we painted them using Valspar Semi-gloss Cabinet & Furniture Paint Enamel, and purchased the knobs from Amazon
- Replacing the previous countertops with an inexpensive and natural element (butcherblock)
- Swapping out the builder grade mirrors for something more elegant and unique
- Taking out the old glass shower door (and creating visual height with shower curtains)
- Painting the entire room white (including the floors, ceiling, trim, doors, shower walls and tub surround)
- Changing out all the light fixtures
- Bringing in pops of color through accessories (art, an area rug, plants, and storage)
- Ensuring the room smelled fresh always
Since painting the cabinets were a big part of this exercise, I've shared our process below. I didn't take a picture of the cabinet cleaning process, but make sure to clean your cabinets with soap, water, and degreaser before you paint. We used the brand Krut Kutter. You will also need to sand them down, and clean again before you paint.
For details on the rest of my design and décor process, please check out my blog. Please note the amount provided in this post is the cost of renovating the entire bathroom and not just painting the cabinets.
https://www.oddessence.com/post/10-ways-to-upgrade-your-bathroom-on-a-budget
Full before and after image.
Existing cabinets - the countertops were removed by a contractor, and then we removed the doors, painted and replaced the knobs. We also replaced the counter tops with butcher block
Cabinet doors removed, and the frame being painted.
Painting of cabinet doors - they were being set out to dry.
While the doors were getting dry, we cut out the whole for the sink and glued the countertop to the vanity
With the countertops glued and set, the sink was installed, glued-in and the corners sealed. We also bore-in the wholes for the knobs. We got a plumber to install the faucet.
We then installed the knobs
Another close-up of the round cabinet knobs we used
Finally, we painted the floors, installed the mirrors and then decorated.
Close-up shot of the countertop
Shot of the room complete and styled
Just another angle of the room
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- Paint, butcher block counters, faucets, sinks and accessorie
- Lights
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