Guest Bathroom Renovation

Have you ever watched HGTV and thought, Oh I could totally do that in my house.  Well I'm with you and let me just say once I started the demolition on our hall bathroom I was thinking maybe the best place for me is sitting on the sofa watching the show- not actually trying to be in the show.  We have been wanting to renovate both our bathrooms and I thought it would be easier to start small with the hall bath and move our way up.  After saving up all of our Lowe's gift cards we finally had $300 in gift cards, perfect I can do a small bathroom for $300- right... well maybe I went a little over but more on that in the budget section.  So Trent is not always on board with house projects, and by not always I mean never, so he decided he was going to make me do all the work in hopes that I would join him in the no more house projects strike.  His plan failed because now I am ready for my next project.
OK so lets begin.  Here are a few before picture of the before...

Before

Before

Before

Before (The Tub is the only thing that stayed)

Demolition was step 1.  Trent helped with this part only because he got to use a sledge hammer.  We removed everything but the tub, this included the tile, vanity, toilet, mirror, towel racks and trim.  I watched a few videos from Lowe's about prepping the floor and how to lay tile that you can find here.   I followed their step by step process and it worked very well.  I have never done this before so it went by slower than I would have liked but it is totally doable.  

Hard at work

 After the floor was prepped with the concrete backer board I set my new tile out to make sure I liked the pattern before set them permanently.  Here is a look at the layout

 After I was satisfied with the look I began to lay the layer of thin set mortar and set the tile.  Again you can find the step by step directions from Lowe's here.  After 24 hours I applied the grout then 48 hours later I sealed the tile and let that dry for another 24 hours.  After the sealer dried the trim and shoe molding was installed along with the bead board and wall molding.

 And here are a few from the finished product..

 The budget...
Tile =.98 a tile (I used 25)
Grout = $13.55
Thin Set Mortar = $6.14
Sealer = $10.98
New Toilet = $99
Toilet  Wax Ring = $3.69
Concrete Backer Board = $9.47
Vanity with Sink = $49
Faucet = $92
Rug = $7.99 (TJ Maxx)
Toilet Paper Holder= $9.99 (Hobby Lobby)
You are my Sunshine =  $9.99 (Hobby Lobby)
Soap Dispenser = $7.99 (Pier 1)
Shower Rod = $14.99 (Tuesday Morning)
Trim around the mirror = $8
Tooth Brush Holder = $0 (Already had material to make)
Towel Racks = $0 (Already had)
Light Fixture= $0 (Already had- spray painted oil rubbed bronze and glued mason jar to base fixture)
Paint = $0 (Already had)

 Here is a little side by side before and after...

 

 Stay tuned to the tub resurfacing to bright white- Rust Oleum Tub and Tile product will be here tomorrow!!

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