You know that January feeling when you want to upgrade the house, but it's, well...right after Christmas and the budget is basically $0. Or maybe $20?
Yeah. Me too.
Which is why I challenged myself to see what I could do with this bathroom with less than $20. And lots of elbow grease.
What needed a do-over:
- Old, faded shower curtain
- Window curtain that hangs over the toilet paper roll
- Dirty marks above the window
- Empty walls
- Dim lighting
What I did over:
- New shower curtain $14.99 at T.J. Maxx.
- Coordinating hand towel $0 at T.J. Maxx. (Of course it wasn't really $0. The price was $5.99 but I was making a return in the amount of $5.99 so to me it's a wash.)
- Those new curtains are actually a set of panels that previously hung on our sliding doors. I cut the length and hand-sewed a hem. No more fumbling for the toilet paper. Cost $0.
- Found an old can of the bathroom wall paint in the basement. The lid was rusted on and the paint was a little gummed up but after a good shaking I had just enough usable paint to cover the one stained wall. Cost: $0.
- I also had a good can of white paint on hand so I repainted all the trim in white. Goodbye nicks and dings.
- Removed the light fixture globes and soaked them in hot, soapy water. You would not believe the dust that came off of these things. The bathroom was immediately 25% brighter. (Gross.) Please don't underestimate a good scrubbing of the light fixtures when wishing to update a room. I also scrounged around other light fixtures in the house to find three matching light bulbs. What. A. Difference. It's like having a brand new light fixture. Cost: $0.
- I also searched the house for some wall hangings that were being underutilized. I found a set of three floral prints in matching frames that brighten up the room considerably.
- Don't underestimate a good scrubbing of the floor when wanting to renew a room.
It only took a couple of hours to refresh the bathroom. And it was only $14.99 out of pocket. I'm super happy with the results and the fact that I was able to repurpose and or use up other things from around the home. #reduce #reuse #recycle #repair #redo
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