Bathrooms Home Projects

A just-OK 2014 bathroom gets a stylish and serene budget-friendly makeover.

Jill Arden Lukeman, a Connecticut-based interior designer and owner of The Mariner and the Muse, transformed her 1920s cottage and turned the downstairs bathroom into a fun, “feminine” moment.

It's a two-in-one space!

It's all thanks to added paneling, new brass accents, and a soft green paint selection.

Four days of work and $265 turn this drab, dated bathroom into a happy and bright place to start the day.

The space was trapped in the early 2000s, but a DIY redo filled with luxe touches totally changed that.

Four builder-grade bathrooms become magical and personality-filled after an interior designer made two easy swaps that matched the client’s business goals for Maeve House.

The "After" puts a modern twist on pastel-tiled bathrooms of decades past.

A couple bought a 1920s Foursquare home fixer-upper and doubled the size of the bathroom, adding a soaking tub and walk-in shower.

A funky black-and-white accent wall transforms a simple, small bathroom.

Strategic DIYs gave this once-blah bathroom lots more charm, including a seriously cool custom mural.

No natural light? No problem.

The biggest splurges were a glam new light fixture and rug — but they were totally worth it.

TJ’s Dwellings & Designs needed to take an “outdated” bathroom and turn it into a personality-filled space that could work as both the primary and guest bathroom.

This redo proves you can go a long way on a small budget.

Updating the surroundings allowed the bathroom's retro charm to come through.

The hack these DIYers used on their old 1990s vanity will blow you away.

Watch this bathroom go from blah to bold.

A designer renovated his 1980s cabin’s bathroom — blending mid-century modern tiles with fully restored redwood paneling.

So long, stained shower.

Goodbye, early 2000s fixtures.

The new vanity is a game-changer.

After a few DIY changes, this new-build bathroom looks nothing like the neighbor’s.

“I wanted to renovate my whole bathroom one day, but doing this definitely saved me a lot of money,” the homeowner says.

The paint color is perfect for fall.

The tile DIY is totally reversible.

This gut reno makes a once-cramped bathroom feel way more open.

The blue paint choices create a calm vibe.

This bathroom makeover has an incredibly clever trick for upgrading a light fixture.

“I was in love with the green and black tiles,” the homeowner says. “I wanted to spotlight them and honor the incredible craft that went into building our bathroom.”

The paint color is dreamy.

Minor projects went a long way.

I’m actually excited to get up and get ready every day in my new space.

The homeowners aimed for “unique on a tight budget,” and they certainly delivered.

“Don't be afraid to go bold with colors in small spaces,” the homeowner says.

This bathroom makeover has great advice for first-time DIYers.

A “scary” bathroom transformed into a colorful stunner thanks to budget-friendly DIYs.

These will help you look at your bathroom with new hope.

Sprucing up a drab, beige bathroom is no easy feat. I know from experience: My family and I moved into a four-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment provided by my husband’s employer in Cairo, Egypt. While not paying rent has its perks, being stuck with multiple dated bathrooms wasn’t ideal.

Yes, the antique clawfoot tub got to stay.

The new green paint color is so pretty.

For basically free!

The bare white walls and plain shower curtain were the antithesis of my shared style with my partner (which is handsome, colorful, and personalized).

“The original space had paneling, but it was buried under layers of paint,” the homeowner says.

The layout got a functional overhaul.

The DIYer wanted to fill it “with color, nostalgia, and early 20th-century glamour.”

The vanity area is the star of the show.

“Bring on the pinks and purples,” this designer and homeowner says.