Quick & Inexpensive Bathroom Redo!

When we moved into our house two-years ago, painting our girl’s bathroom was at the bottom of my to-do list. But, now that I’ve checked off a remodel in the kitchen, guest bedroom and bath, and mudroom, I can start to think about those quicker redo projects. Last weekend my husband said, “You know babe, I’m just not crazy about the color of the girl’s bathroom.” Well, you don’t have to ask me twice (that only applies to decorating projects, you’ll have to ask a few more times for me to get motivated to fold the laundry!)


My first challenge was to see how inexpensive I could pull off this project. I figured that I’d probably have to change it again when my girls reach high school, which will be here before you know it- so why spend a ton!


After looking locally and searching every online store, I finally found a shower curtain that wasn’t too baby, too kid, and not too grownup looking. We chose a curtain with a white background, with black swirly flowers and light pink butterflies. Oh…I’m stumped, what color should I paint the walls? The bathroom has white subway tile, white wainscoting, and a white sink, toilet, and tub. White or light wall color was out of the question (unless you like igloos). I considered black, but decided it would feel like a cave. And I dare not paint another thing in this house pink. After two girls, I’m pinked out! So, instead I decided to combine all the colors together (white, black, and pink) and created a color from my past- mauve!


I was a little nervous when I started applying the paint and saw the new color against the existing sky blue, but once everything was painted and a fresh coat of white covered the wainscoting it turned out to be absolutely perfect!


After the shower curtain was up and the walls were painted it was easy to see what else needed to be done. I painted and distressed the three small framed mirrors already in the bathroom to match the new color. The ivory medicine cabinet was painted white and the white baskets in their storage unit were painted pink. We also added a $2.00 brushed nickel knob to the medicine cabinet to dress it up a bit. All simple and inexpensive ways to change an existing look!


Besides this project taking just a weekend to complete, all the projects were quick and easy to implement and gentle on my pocket book!


Breakout of Cost:

Wall Paint: $40.00

Trim Paint: already owned (quart $12.00)

Rug: $20.00

Shower Curtain: $35.00

New Rod Rings: $12.00

Matching Tumbler: $10.00

Decorative Black Tray: $10.00

Pink & White Spray Paint: already owned ($6.00)


TOTAL FOR OUR BATHROOM REDO: $145.00