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!
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!
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
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
