We are on a constant mission around here to add some character to our builder grade, blank slate house. We want to do some major remodeling to our bathroom, but like most people, we have other expenses and have to do a little at a time.

Our bathrooms were very drab and builder grade. Here is a look at our bathroom before we started.

You can’t see it that well, but behind our toilet is the standard towel rack.

We’ve had these Allen + Roth mirrors sitting in our garage floor since Christmas.

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We had a friend from church over to help us move a piano, and he graciously agreed to help take down the plate glass mirror we used to have. While the mirror was down, I patched holes in the wall, sanded, and painted the wall. We then put up these two mirrors we purchased with a gift card at Christmas time.

Next, my brother in law took down our cheap, builder grade vanity lights and installed these Allen + Roth barn lights.

Here’s a picture with the lights off so you can see them a bit better. Don’t you just love that detail?

We then changed out the standard nickel drawer pulls and cabinet knobs in favor of rubbed oil bronze hardware that would match the lights. We also changed out the toilet paper rack and towel racks so they would match as well.

I then recreated my pipe and board shelves from the other bathroom. I’m not 100% satisfied with how they’re decorated, and am currently looking for the perfect typographical art to complete them. Big surprise, right?

Let’s take a look at that before and after again.

Before:

After:

Ignore my tiny photo bomber.

We are not yet finished. Our to-do list looks a little like this:

Replace large mirror with two smaller framed ones 

Replace builder grade vanity lights with barn style lights 

Replace cabinet and drawer pulls 

Replace towel bars and toilet paper rack with bronze hardware 

Install pipe shelves behind toilet 

Replace toilet

Replace faucets with bronze faucets

Replace flooring with hex tile or ceramic “wood-look” flooring

Replace bath tub

Install tile tub surround

Stain vanity

 

As you can see, we still have quite a few bathroom projects left before we are finished, and most of them are expensive! That is why we are doing this a little at a time.

Have you ever remodeled a room a little at a time? How did you do it? How did you prioritize your projects?

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