DIY: Guest Bathroom Reveal

Hello lovely people,

I am excited to talk all about my how we gave our bathroom a refresh using all DIY projects! Its been a long time coming ( In my best Sam Cooke voice). When we purchased our home both the guest and Masters bathroom were very outdated. Nothing really changed from when the house was built. The guest bathroom had much of the original 80s design aesthetic which included green spotted tile, lantern style fixture, and old 80s faucet with green swirled marble.

I knew this was going to require a lot more work and heavy lifting then we were willing to do at the time. (Replacing things ourselves felt intimidating) And so, I ended up doing a few small DIY projects to it to make the bathroom less of an eye sore and more adjusted to our style choice and budget at the time.

Even though those changes were made I knew that I revamp was going to need to take place in order for me to feel completely comfortable with it. At first the decision was to not touch the bathroom until we could afford to have a contractor come in and gut and remodel the bathroom for us. But as time went on, that option become the less affordable and desirable one for us. It had been a few years and the wear and tear from the original DIYs were starting to show. I had such a difficult experience with the first countertop job (We used Paint and Epoxy) that the thought of a redo felt out of the question. (I became very stubborn in that thought).

But our bathrooms look was so undesirable that I finally gave into the thought changing the countertops and began brainstorming what that could look like!

I knew the countertops and the floors would need to be changed in order to really give it the facelift it needed. My husband and I had no desire to learn how to pull up and grout tile floor so I explored other options. It just so happened that my little brother decided to replace his floors and filled me in on what he used. He went with a vinyl laminate option that was waterproof and worked well in kitchens and bathrooms. Chatting with him gave me the confidence I needed to move forward with this floor option. So from there we got started:

Next I took on the task on repainting the countertops (The dread was real) But I got to it! First we prepped for the new paint but sanded down the old paint and filling in any holes. The paint I choose to use was Rustoleum countertop paint in their grey mist color. I applied a total of 4 coats. We let it dry and cure for 3 days before we set anything on it. (This step is very important if you want to keep any dents and dings from forming).

Once that was complete, we decided to change out the facet, upgrade the light fixture and cabinet hardware, and even gave our toilet seat a facelift too by changing the handle and total seat cover.

The only thing left to do was add some new decor and We were all set! Check out the final look below:

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I really LOVE how it looks!

Tell me what you think, I would love to know your thoughts below!

Withlove,

Tiffy Jo