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DIY Bathroom Remodel – From Pink to Farmhouse – One Room Challenge

I can’t believe we’re going to be doing our last big DIY remodel in our home. There is one room in our home we have been putting off because quite frankly, it has the worst before of any room in our house.

It’s our 1980’s pink master bathroom. I thought it would be the perfect room for the One Room Challenge. It needs a lot of work needed on it before we can put our house on the market. I am not sure anyone would find the worn, pink tiles to be stylish.

So it’s time for our last big DIY hurrah before we put our house on the market and start our custom home build. In case you missed it, I shared our plans for our move here.

DIY Bathroom Remodel – The Before

This is the start of our bathroom space. It’s a hallway with our linen closet, walk-in closet, and bathroom.

The pink countertops and floor tiles in multiple shades of pink definitely have to go.

The beautiful shade of pink continues with the toilet. Except you’ll notice something out of place about it…

The seat is a different color because, no surprise, they no longer make pink toilet seats.

And the pink just keeps coming. The shower is actually a great size though and we like having a walk-in shower rather than a shower/tub combo.

Here’s a close-up of the floors (and my polar bear socks). Here’s a better picture of the medicine cabinet and a picture of the vanity light (although it’s missing its lights and globes. We tried to paint it to see if it would work but decided to replace it. I had Mom Envy fans vote for which light I should pick here.

The Inspiration

We are going for a farmhouse look (no surprised based on the other rooms in our home). While I would love to add special detailing such as shiplap, we don’t think it would be the best option for a quick DIY bathroom remodel before selling. We’re already nervous about our future buyers loving the shiplap in our foyer so we thought it was best to keep it to one space.

Here are some bathroom spaces I have a total DIY crush on.

DIY Bathroom Remodel Inspiration photo. Beautiful farmhouse bathroom ideas. #farmhouse #farmhousebathroom

@blessed_ranch’s beautiful farmhouse bathroom

DIY Bathroom Remodel Inspiration photo. Beautiful farmhouse bathroom ideas. #farmhouse #farmhousebathroom

Look at this floor in Jenna Sue Design Co’s bathroom

DIY Bathroom Remodel Inspiration photo. Beautiful farmhouse bathroom ideas. #farmhouse #farmhousebathroom

Irwin Construction’s Bathroom (I love the lights and mirrors)

DIY Bathroom Remodel Inspiration photo. Beautiful farmhouse bathroom ideas. #farmhouse #farmhousebathroom DIY Bathroom Remodel Inspiration photo. Beautiful farmhouse bathroom ideas. #farmhouse #farmhousebathroom

Kate Marker Interiors Farmhouse Bath

DIY Bathroom Remodel Inspiration photo. Beautiful farmhouse bathroom ideas. #farmhouse #farmhousebathroomLil Luna’s Unique Towel Rack (it’s definitely got me wanting to do something different for our towels)

The Upcoming Weeks

Over the next 6 weeks, we will be creating a design plan for the space and starting the renovation. If you’re on a budget, this makeover will be for you because it will definitely be an inexpensive remodel. We want to make sure that the bathroom looks updated and fresh but we don’t have a large budget to gut the whole thing. So come on back to see how we transform this master bathroom on a budget.

One Room Challenge – Spring 2018 Challenge

If you’ve never heard of the One Room Challenge before, make sure to check it out. Twice a year they select participants to redo a space in six weeks. Yep, six weeks. In addition, anyone can join as a guest participant (which is what I am doing now and also what I did when we made over our foyer in the fall). It’s one of my favorite times of the year because I love to check out everyone’s makeovers to get some new home inspiration. You can see all of the other guest participants entries for week one here.

Click the image below to visit our foyer makeover from the fall 2017 One Room Challenge.

DIY Bathroom Remodel - the before. Check out the start of our One Room Challenge Spring 2018 DIY bathroom remodel as we go from 80's pink to farmhouse. #farmhouse #farmhousebathroom #oneroomchallenge

 

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Merita Brady

Wednesday 11th of April 2018

Laura I have the same tile. What are you doing with it?

Laura

Wednesday 11th of April 2018

Hi Merita! We are actually going to try to paint the tile in the shower. If it doesn't turn out as planned, we are going to try something else (although we're not sure which back up we'll go with). The flooring we are going to knock up and replace. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Cate

Saturday 7th of April 2018

I love a good before, and you've got great ones! This is my first ORC, and I'm just browsing through some of the other participants. I'm doing a bathroom, too, though not as extensively as you. Best of luck! Can't wait to follow along!

Laura

Wednesday 11th of April 2018

Thanks so much for stopping by - good luck to you, too! I can't wait to see what you do in your bathroom!