Main Bathroom Budget

If you remember in the Hoarder House Budget post, we had slotted $2,500 for a complete gut rebuild of the main floor bath. On one hand, that sounds like quite a bit of money. Sometimes I see these Pinterest pins about a complete bathroom makeover for less than $200… But then I remember that the bathroom looked like this…

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And then we took it down to the absolute studs… Like bare bones nothingness…

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So, when I think about it like that, I’d be pretty darn proud to have such a fancy looking bathroom for only $2,500! With that frame of mind, I went to task adding up the costs of the bathroom renovation.  Here is the breakdown:

Buffet for Vanity             300
Porcelain Sinks             230
Sink Faucets                90
Vanity Handles                30
Toilet             180
Drywall, framing, & paint             100
Baseboard & Trim                50
Closet door                50
Sconces             100
Black Hexagon Tile for Floor             425
Tiling supplies                50
Bath Exhaust Fan             130
Llama art                40
Towels                25
Mirror                20
Towel Hooks                12
Toilet Paper Holder                10
Bathtub             350
Tub & Shower Fixtures             175
Shower Tile             150
Shower curtains                30
Shower Curtain Rod                25
Marble Shower Ledge                15
Curtain Rod Rings                10
TOTAL          2,597

Can you believe that?? We came in almost exactly on budget! I’m pretty pumped about that, honestly.  I feel like I tried to find the best for the lowest price and I’m pretty satisfied that we hit that!

Our complete gut and rebuild bathroom makeover for $2,500! - mrsfancee.com - Naomi & Jake Renovate

Probably the biggest cost in most people’s bathroom renovations is the vanity. Custom vanities cost thousands of dollars. And, can I be honest? They end up looking just like everybody else’s vanity in the end… So I just cannot stomach the cost of most store-bought vanities to end up with something that is barely better than builder-grade.

I was absolutely set on finding some wood furniture to repurpose into our vanity, so that we could save money and have a custom look. If you’ve read the bathroom progress post, you saw how we found our ‘vanity’ on Facebook marketplace in the form of a dining room buffet. It definitely took some customization, but I just don’t understand why more people don’t do this… You end up with a totally unique and (hopefully) high-end look for way less!

All in, our vanity cost us $560. I am definitely biased, but based on my shopping around, our vanity would sell new at the store at $1,800 as a MINIMUM. I’d say that’s some pretty good bang for the buck!

Our complete gut and rebuild bathroom makeover for $2,500! - mrsfancee.com - Naomi & Jake Renovate

Check out all the posts in the main bathroom renovation:

Hoarder House Bathroom Situation
Main Bath Design
Tile Trend – Black Hexagon Tile Floors
Main Bathroom Reveal
Main Bathroom Sources
Main Bathroom Budget

budget bathroom renovation for just $2,500 gut and rebuild - mrsfancee.com

Sources

Black Hexagon Floor Tile
3×12 Subway Tile in Shower
Marble Shower Shelf
Vanity – Facebook Marketplace
Porcelain Semi-Recessed Sinks
Vanity Pulls
Wall Mount Sink Faucets
Bathtub
Bath and Shower Fixture Trim and Valve
Toilet
Globe Sconce Lights and LEDs
Mirror – Facebook Marketplace
Llama Art
Striped Turkish Towels
Towel Hooks
Toilet Paper Holder

budget bathroom renovation for just $2,500 gut and rebuild - mrsfancee.com

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