Not your commonplace opening image. However I assumed I would present an trustworthy ‘earlier than’ image of our downstairs rest room – swimsuits and all.Â
We have been pushing aside renovating this room ever since we moved in fifteen years in the past and it is nonetheless sporting the identical pink ceiling and clean partitions. There was nothing flawed with it per se, it was simply very plain and slightly dated. Nothing that warrants ripping your entire room out and ranging from scratch a minimum of. Even so, it had turn into unloved and a dumping floor – there have been even some skis within the bathe!Â
Renovating a toilet, regardless of how small, could be vastly costly. However having painted the tiles in our laundry room, I felt optimistic that one thing could possibly be finished to our downstairs lavatory on a price range too!
Here’s what we did.Â
Step one was to color the ceiling (I can not let you know how satisfying it was!). We used a white from the Jotun Girl Aqua vary. The ground additionally received a makeover with 3V3 tile paint in Tarmac.Â
After which got here the remaining:
Ta daaaa!Â
There’s quite a bit at play right here. We eliminated the glass bathe door and hung up an L-shaped bathe rod (we purchased a easy white one after which painted it in the identical paint as the ground). The bathe curtain (gentle stone from Humdakin) and rattan matt add a softness to the room and assist to dampen the sound – all the time good in a visitor rest room! Â
We saved the wall tiles (one of many greatest prices when renovating loos is the work that goes into changing tiles) – however because the partitions have been so huge and clean, we determined to place up a glass cupboard (Hastrup from Jysk). It was no simple feat; we had to make use of a particular sensor to detect what was behind the wall. The very last thing we wished to do was drill by means of a pipe or electrical cable. It is a main hazard when drilling into rest room partitions, I would extremely suggest calling in an skilled to keep away from any accidents!Â
In the case of price range makeovers, I’m a agency believer that the satan is within the particulars. Selecting out sensible items actually assist to raise a room. The brushed brass bathroom brush and bathroom roll holder are each from Danish model D-line.Â
The following step was to offer this nook an overhaul:Â Â
Right here is the end result, drum roll please….
We tried to maintain the prevailing rest room cupboard and sink nevertheless it merely wasn’t sensible for quite a few causes, so in the long run we swapped it out for this very fairly priced cupboard, sink and faucet from Hornbach.Â
I up to date the color on the cupboard utilizing Mohair from Jotun Girl (enthusiastic about it now, I in all probability ought to have used a particular rest room paint, so let’s examine the way it gala’s!) and added knobs and a towel rail from D-line.Â
I’ve by no means preferred the plastic silver lights that have been right here after we moved in. The issue was we did not need the faff and expense of adjusting the mirror so we needed to discover a gentle that precisely fitted the holes! I used to be very relieved to lastly stumble throughout this rest room gentle in Bauhaus!Â
The ultimate nook to get a easy makeover was this one:Â
We swapped out the prevailing aluminium towel hooks for fairly handcrafted ones from D-Line (which match the opposite particulars).Â
I am an enormous fan of baskets (these are from Granit and IKEA) – they make every hook go rather a lot additional and now we’ve much more house for ins and outs like swimwear, slippers (from Humdakin), hair stuff and so on.Â
That is how this nook seems to be now:Â
Proper of us. That covers all the pieces I believe!
I hope you might have loved studying about our price range DIY rest room makeover! When you’ve got any questions simply give me a shout beneath and I will do my finest to assist.Â
By the best way, have you ever seen how tidy it seems to be? I would love for it to remain this fashion. However will I nonetheless discover empty lavatory roll cartridges on the aspect once I go in? Undoubtedly (does this drive anybody else nuts?). Will it’s stuffed with drying swimwear and ten thousand towels inside 24 hours? Little question!Â
However for at this time a minimum of, I can be having fun with it in all its neat and tidy glory!
I hope you might have a beautiful, enjoyable weekend!Â
Niki
An enormous thanks to Per for serving to with a lot of the DIY – I am so fortunate to have a handyman and physicist in the home! A lot appreciation for the brainstorming and recommendation from Helen Sturesson too!Â
Additionally, thanks for the press items D-line, Humdakin and IKEA. Â
