Typically, home improvements include renovating and transforming the look and feel of your bathroom. Are you planning to redesign and redecorate your bathroom? A bathroom remodel project involves upgrading your fittings, tile, lighting, and vanity. You don’t need to spend thousands of dollars on transforming your bathroom into a cool, relaxing space. There are several ways you can remodel and refresh your bathroom design in no time. Here are four bathroom remodel ideas to consider when renovating and redesigning your bathroom on a budget.
1. Paint the Bathroom
Repainting your bathroom is one of the most inexpensive bathroom remodeling ideas. It’s an effective way to give your bathroom a new look and make it a perfect place to have a relaxing time. While your bathroom could be the smallest room in the house, you have to paint gently and slowly around the corners, the window, the sink, the toilet, the shower, and the switchplates.
Take your time and use a painter’s tape to make sure the renovation project is executed perfectly. Moreover, you need to invest in high-quality paint with a satin finish since bathrooms are often infested with mold and mildew owing to the high presence of moisture and humidity. A special bathroom paint that contains mildewcide should be used on the ceiling to help prevent mold growth.
2. Update fixtures
Next, consider updating the little details such as light units, drawer fittings, sink faucets, and towel frames. Although these components may appear insignificant at the face value, upgrading them can make a huge difference in how your bathroom looks. You can find ways of replicating fixture update ideas if some of the items you find seem expensive. For example, you don’t have to buy towel racks at IKEA or home improvement stores when you can creatively use old plumbing to transform your bathroom into a cool, refreshing space. In other words, you can even get these items from an old house that is about to be demolished for free.
3. Redo Instead of Buying New
You can also remodel an old tub or shower by having it relined professionally. However, this approach may not work for shower fixtures and sinks as it may cost more to refinish the items than to replace them. Contractors who offer these services often charge a premium price.
On the other hand, if your vintage bathroom fixtures or old tubs are made of cast iron, fiberglass or porcelain, you can refinish them affordably. With supplies such as paint brushes, face masks, spray gun, sander, and a basic DIY refinishing kit, you can spend less than $500 to remodel your bathroom.
You can also save on countertops by investing in granite countertops with imperfections. The more visible the imperfections are on a slab of granite countertop, the cheaper the price will be. Moreover, if the imperfections are located where the sink will be, then you won’t see the imperfections anyway. The idea is to find something that you can pull off creatively and with style without too much hassle.
4. Limit your Tile
While tiles help to keep your bathroom clean and dry, you should limit the amount of tile you lay out. This can be an expensive project, especially if you hire a professional contractor for the job. To save time and money, focus on laying out the tile on high-impact areas such as floors instead of shower stall walls. You can tile one strip running horizontally along the bathroom wall and paint other areas.
Depending on how much you want to change, you can remodel your entire bathroom with a budget of between $2,000 and $20,000. You can even spend less than $2,000 if you do a DIY and get more creative when remodeling your bathroom. In other words, determining how much you can afford for your bathroom remodeling project will help you determine the extent of the changes you can make. For instance, you should consider adding simple fixtures and new paint if your budget is less than $1,000. On the other hand, larger changes such as adding a new bathroom, a bigger shower, new tiles, or windows may require a bigger budget of around $5,000 or more.