We’ve wanted to remodel our bathroom for some time now.
Well, actually, all we wanted to do was replace the vanity. When we bought the
house, there were some mysterious orange-brown stains on the vanity top. The
only thing I can think these are from is an adventure in home hair dying gone
awry by the previous owner. It didn’t bother us too much, but it was always on
the ever-growing list of things to replace and repair. Other than one coat of
white paint and some stick-on vinyl floor tiles, we hadn’t really done any work
to the bathroom. Then one day, Evan says let’s take the plunge and do some work
on the house. Getting the bathroom re-done seemed like the most feasible
project to take on. And of course, why just replace the vanity when you can get
a complete, shiny, new bathroom. Millie is still bathed in the kitchen sink and
we have a second bathroom with a shower that we could move into while the main
one was remodeled. So, off we went. 
We hired the same friend who tiled our kitchen floor to
retile the bathroom shower, the floor, and the floor to the downstairs
bathroom. We also “hired” our dads to help rip out the old vanity and to put
the new one in. We retained our same toilet, but got a new seat. We kept our
same tub, but replaced the faucet and hardware (just the decorative pieces, we
didn’t change the plumbing). We also hired my sister-in-law to paint because we
hate painting. The mirror also stayed and the light fixture we replaced a few years
ago, so that also stayed.
We took down the shower door and discovered all sorts of
disgusting muck underneath it. Then the walls of the shower came down, the
vanity was removed, the toilet was uprooted, and the floor ripped out. At one
point there was nothing in the bathroom, but the tub. Then, our friend got to
do all the hard work.
Once the tile was in, it was our turn to put in the
vanity. Naturally, nothing works like it’s supposed to. For whatever reason,
the plumbing was not centered on the wall so the vanity drawer was hitting a
pipe and wouldn’t close. So we had to cut a notch into the drawer so the vanity
would fit. Then it was time to replace the towel bars, heat register, hang a
new shower curtain and rod, and put all the pretty things in it.
- Tile for floor and shower (Floor and Décor): $512.45
- Tile Pencil Liner/Trim and Soap Dish (Home Depot): $107.53
- Vanity (Home Depot): $435.76
- Tile Supplies (Lowes): $187.28
- Paint (Lowes): $26.97
- Misc. Supplies (toilet rings, toilet and sink supply lines, liquid nails, paint brushes, etc.): $201.94
- Decorative Supplies: $175.30
- Tile Labor: $900.00
- Paint Labor: $125.00
- I cashed in some credit card rewards: -$100.00
GRAND TOTAL: $2,572.23
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