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Young House Love » Reader Redesigns » Reader Redesign: Budget Bathroom Brilliance

| By Sherry Petersik | October 14, 2008 | 7 Comments

Reader Redesign: Budget Bathroom Brilliance

When Carol sent us an email about her budget friendly bathroom project, we were excited to share the simple ways that she went about updating her yellow fixtured guest bath. Here’s her letter:

Love your website and your design boards. Your links to quality value furnishings and accessories at places like Target, Walmart and (my favorite) JC Penney are awesome! Here’s what I did to my guest bathroom that I lived with for TOO long. The before pics show the fishing theme with the plaid yellow and green curtain we used to try and pull in the aged yellow floor tile and yellow sinks. It was fairly inexpensive to have a handyman switch out the old yellow sinks for classic white ones and add new nickel faucets from Lowe’s. And some peel n stick tiles from Lowe’s made a world of difference right over the existing yellow tile. BM Philadelphia Cream added some warmth to the walls and a simple bamboo shade added some texture. Fluffy cream towels and rugs and a white waffle weave curtain from Target added to the spa like neutral look I was going for. I removed a sliding shower enclosure from the tub and a new curved shower curtain rod from Lowe’s gives the shower extra roominess (and the white curtain hides the yellow tub which still needs to be reglazed). We are so glad we made this update while keeping within our limited budget. Down the road, we’d love to loose the full length mirror, but are saving our pennies for now. – Carol

Here’s the bathroom before, complete with dingy yellow floor tile, yellow sinks, and dark accessories:

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And the crisp and neutral after with new vinyl floor tiles, white sinks, and fresh accessories:

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Thanks for sharing Carol! Everything from the curved shower bar to the new floor tile and the bright white sinks are a super huge improvement, and we love that you were able to make things over on such a modest budget. Anyone else out there holding back? We welcome any and all before and afters so be sure to send ’em our way so we can share your handiwork with the world!

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Comments

  1. Avatar for GràciaGràcia says

    October 14, 2008 at 5:51 pm

    This proves how a few simple (but very smart!) changes can totally turn a blah room into a truly amazing one. Now what about taking the green from the picture in with some accesories, just like John and Sherry did with John’s sister’s bathroom? (https://www.younghouselove.com/2008/09/royal-flush/)

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  2. Avatar for LindseyLindsey says

    October 14, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    Sorry I don’t have pictures to share but we did this to our bathroom mirrors and loved it. It’s Moen’s Mirroscape trim. All you have to do it cut the length, no special angled cuts, and peel and stick the frame onto the mirror. It looks professional and really changed the large mirror into a beautiful framed piece. We ordered ours through Furgeson along with our Moen faucets and accessories, and the curved shower bars too! http://csi.moen.com/newproducts/mirrorscapes_intro.cfm

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  3. Avatar for DianaDiana says

    October 14, 2008 at 7:08 pm

    Great job! Part of the battle is just looking at the bathroom you’ve had and which has “worked” for so long and finally saying, I’m going to DO something about this! I’m going to make it what I love! Congratulations, Carol! I’m sure that bathroom makes for a much more welcoming place for your family and guests, as well as better represents you and makes you happy when you enter it. Thats what home improvement is all about anyway, right?

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  4. Avatar for LivLiv says

    October 15, 2008 at 9:24 am

    It looks so much brighter and has such a fresh feel to it! Congrats on the new-to-you bathroom :)

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  5. Avatar for CarolCarol says

    October 17, 2008 at 9:09 am

    Thanks for the encouraging words! Great idea on bringing around some of the green, and I’ve got some green hand towels that will do the trick. My big mirror has swinging center doors on it, so don’t think I can frame it in, but thanks for the link! So true Diana…it’s great when you can make a change that better represents you for family and friends! Will keep checking in at this website for more inspiration. Thanks again.

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  6. Avatar for SaraSara says

    October 21, 2008 at 9:40 pm

    Carol~Where did you find the darker bamboo blinds?

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  7. Avatar for GavelectGavelect says

    November 18, 2008 at 11:54 am

    I hate big bathroom mirrors< I have myself a 360 degree mirror that works a treat.

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