Master Bath; Retro Remodel Asheville House
In Asheville North Carolina we had a really small house barely 1,000 square feet and no budget to speak of. So, when Justin’s office all but shut down and laid off over 20 people we had to find a job, and fast… which also meant that we had a ton of remodeling to do in about a month. This project was one of them, our tine master bath it was about 5 feet wide by 8 ft long. It seemed even smaller with the tiny 1 sink cabinet and large storage closet, so we had to do a bit of deconstruction, and I love how it turned out.
Like I said we had almost no budget and a few things got left out of the remodel, but it is still lovely.
Here are the before images:
Justin built our new cabinet base. I LOVE it! I wanted t to be open and tall, and he filled my requests perfectly. We actually were able to use all recycled wood. Our church was being remodeled and the old window casings were removed and we asked the man in charge, and he let us take them. Free!!! Doesn’t that just sound beautiful.
I patched sanded and painted the whole table. Then we bought a double sink top it was just a plain white one from home depot for about 200.00? I think…
If I had more time I would have framed in the mirror at least.
So, What do you think?
Do you have any questions? Let me know!
Cassity Kmetzsch started Remodelaholic after graduating from Utah State University with a degree in Interior Design. Remodelaholic is the place to share her love for knocking out walls, and building everything back up again to not only add function but beauty to her home. Together with her husband Justin, they have remodeled 6 homes and are working on a seventh. She is a mother of four amazing girls. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.
>love your bathroom redo. You guys are a talented team. Way to go.
>I think that framing out the mirror will really bring it to life and make it much more custom looking. Great job on a frugal budget! We start work on the upstairs guest bath next month- depends on the contractor's schedule. Cannot wait for changes. It is always so much harder for me to complete a project for me than for a client. Why is that?! LOL
Happy New Year~ Sue
>I love it-as usual! I love that you reuse so much. I love the open cabinet!
>It looks like a brand new bath!
You guys did a great job on the tile and I'm lovin' the vanity and the white window valance and shower curtain.
I'm following…folla back!!!! Yep, I sorta stole that from Gwen!!!
Rhonda
>Simple, fresh and lovely–all you need in a bathroom!
Thanks for the inspiration….
love, kelee
>We are getting ready to replace the tub/shower in our second bathroom. The "plastic" one they put in is already cracking. So we want to put in a real tub, and tile. Brint want's to "do it ourselves", but I got to say I am pretty nervous about it. Of course I totally thought of you guys, and wish you were her to give us pointers. So we are off to Home Depot and Lowes to price things out. I'll let you know how things go!!
>Wow this is great! I love the open cabinet! Wonderful transformation!
>Love the remodel. The cabinet looks great, and i love how you used the old one above the fridge. Great job!!
>It looks awesome. You and your hubby are so creative. I looked around a bit and am looking forward to lots more! Oh, and your baby girl is precious!
~ Nan
>I'm a newbie to your site but I'm going to keep up in RSS! SO happy to find you!!
>Our master bath is super tiny as well so we'll have to get creative when we remodel it. Did you find that you missed the storage closet? Also did you always have just a curtain in the shower? Our current shower is tiled (and then painted with crappy paint that is flaking off more and more everytime I clean it) and is about 6 inches shy of a full size tub but has sliding glass doors. I'm thinking of getting rid of the doors (they're got lovely flamingos etched into them) and doing a curtain. Think that's smart choice?
Katie
>So happy to have found your blog. I love the bathroom redo. I love the price for the tile even more.
>Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest! The bathroom turned out great. I love the open cabinet and double sinks! 🙂 Great job!
>Hey Katie,
About the shower curtain, my answer would really depend. I have had both a glass door and a shower curtain (in different houses) If the glass and surround is nice, I would probably keep it. If it is crappy and really old I may just get rid of it.
First, I would try to razor off the flamingos, if there was no way to get them off, it would be a total goner, for sure!!!
But just fyi, I have never had a hard time with shower curtains, but I like the streamlined look of glass doors.
If the metal is an ugly finish you might be able to take it out refinish it and reinstall it. There was a great idea of how to do this, on a website called the diyshow off. Here is the article link: https://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2009/12/painting-faucets-and-painted-floor.html I am not sure how well it will hod up though, we will just have to see!
Hope that helps.
Cass
>Wow you guys did a great job. I too love doing home improvement jobs.
Happy Saturday Sharefest.
>hi
stopping in from sits. I will be following your blog for ideas 🙂 we are going to be doing a bunch of projects this coming year.
>SO FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!!!!
I LOVE your re-do! That vanity base is to die for.
And thanks for linking up to our little party- you rock!
Kevin and Layla 🙂
>That's a great remodel! It looks great, Happy SITS Saturday!
>What a great re-do. Love the table-turned-sink-vanity! Great team work.
Happy New Year…Kathy
>Nicely done, having the opportunity to make your own style statement about your space is great fun.