No Excuses: Easy Ideas for a More Beautiful Bathroom on the Cheap

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Nancy Mitchell
Nancy Mitchell
As a former Senior Writer at Apartment Therapy, Nancy split her time among looking at beautiful pictures, writing about design, and photographing stylish apartments in and around NYC.
published Aug 29, 2016
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Short on cash? Can’t afford to remodel? That doesn’t mean you can’t have a great looking bathroom. Try one of these DIYs that will have your space looking like a million bucks.

Have an ugly wall-mounted sink? Try adding these DIY gold sink legs, as shown on the blog Lovely Indeed to get the look of a pedestal sink on a budget.

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DIY cedar bath mat, as seen on Home Free, for a spa-like feel on a budget.

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DIY pineapple bathmat as seen on Dream Green DIY.

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DIY lucite towel bar by A Beautiful Mess.

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DIY pebble bathmat as seen on Curbly.

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DIY embroidered shower curtain by Design Love Fest.

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DIY toilet paper holder (with a bit of a nautical twist) by Design Love Fest.

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Line the inside of your medicine cabinet with peel and stick wallpaper, as seen on Design Improvised.

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DIY copper shower curtain rod like this one made by Ridgeside.

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Hanging towel bar/bathroom organizer (it’s an IKEA hack!) from Ich Designer.

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Not a DIY per se, but an IKEA vanity with some nifty updates, from Centsational Girl.

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Hanging wood and leather towel rack from Heimatbaum.

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DIY wine cork bathmat from Curbly. (You’ll have to drink a lot — not that you needed an excuse.)