Affordable Cottage Bathroom Remodel

This past weekend, we did a quick remodel of our bathroom. My spouse repainted the walls, doors, and trim. He replaced the baseboard and the vanity, because water took a toll on our only bathroom, and the laminate started to come off the vanity.  We have new baseboard that is a type of vinyl, but it looks like wood now that it is painted and caulked. My spouse is so handy from fixing everything around here that he works fast. The vanity and sink that we removed was donated to Stardust: Goodwill's version of a ReStore. The sink was in great condition.

Almost three years ago, we redid the bathroom; it was quite horrible to begin with. We did all the work ourselves except for fixing the plumbing. Fortunately, my sister lives about one minute away, (though about ten minutes to get into the place, because it is gated).

The result then was nice too; in fact, it  is one of my more popular posts. It is a 5 x 8 shoebox bathroom. At the time I liked the vanity because it fit well and looked good with the floor, but it was not "cottage like" because, I could not find a vanity with the correct width and depth that would work. I could not buy custom, so I settled.

Recently, Ikea stocked one that had the look I was going for, and because it doesn't sit so close to the shower, and it's not laminate; it should last longer. 

The new sink is really nice with a high back on it and the lip, which keeps the wall cleaner and the stuff from falling off the sink into the bathtub or toilet. (update: I noticed it has more surface room than the other, which is convenient if you are trying to put on makeup.)

At Home Goods I found a smaller storage cabinet with a marble top that has the same finish and reflects the style of the new sink console to hold the potions. Previously, our products were on a cart, but it was extremely messy and driving me crazy. I replaced all the knobs on both pieces and the linen's closet with Martha Stewart knobs, which were much nicer than the ones they wore.

What I like about the Ikea cabinet is that the plumbing does not take up space. It sits flush against the wall, so that we have large roomy drawers to store things in their organizers that are made to fit the drawers precisely. Any bit of extra space, storage, or organization is so essential in a small bathroom, especially if it is your only bathroom.

I rehung the same prints.

Linen closet and Charging Station:  This use to be a closet for a swamp cooler, but we removed it, because it smelled musty or worse even with special paint, and we installed an organizer. It had outlets, so we can charge the phones here, and a radio is hidden in a basket.  The curtain is removed, so you can see the knobs now match the bathroom. I found the baskets at Pottery Barn about six months ago.

We are really happy with the new white vanity look. My daughter said the bathroom looks coastal, because the changes look pretty with the aqua glass tiles and the slate floor with accents of aqua slate that we installed previously.

simple and white

Do you think it is sort of beachy or cottagey... neither are words.....

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