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    Homepage » Home Decor » Room Makeovers

    Master Bathroom Reveal

    Posted: Jul 19, 2017 · Updated: Jan 4, 2021 ·This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

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    I'm embarrassed to say that my Master Bathroom makeover has been at a stage of 99% completion since March. With Conor being born, launching my eBook and just sheer exhaustion, it has taken me until now to touch up some paint, fix a few broken tiles and take photos.

    But at last, the reveal is here. Let's take a look at some of the reasons this 1960's bathroom needed a makeover...

    Our old master bathroom had a rusted toilet, ugly vanity, and dirty yellow grout

    A rusted old toilet, ugly vanity, worn floors and yellowish grout were just some of the reasons. The built in vanity had no storage (just cobwebs!) and the shower curtain hung by a tension rod.

    Our pre-makeover master bathroom shower had old, yellowed grout

    I didn't exactly love using this bathroom. In fact, it really grossed me out.

    A complete gut job was not in budget but I'm happy to say that we did end up completely transforming the space for just $1800 and it only took 2 weekends (technically!).

    Table of Contents show
    1 Our New Coastal Style Master Bathroom Makeover Reveal
    2 New Marble and Chrome Bathroom Vanity
    3 Coastal Style Master Bathroom Accessories
    4 Updated Master Bathroom Vinyl Plank Flooring
    5 Our New Coastal Style Master Bathroom Update Was Budget-Friendly

    Our New Coastal Style Master Bathroom Makeover Reveal

    The new bathroom vanity with a marble counter top really upgraded our master bathroom space
    We installed a new frameless glass shower door on our master bathroom shower

    So much better, right? It's so bright, CLEAN, fresh and most of all - functional! I'm thinking this is a pretty traditional, almost kind of coastal look. It's perfect for our New England home and fits in well with the character already existing in the house.

    New Marble and Chrome Bathroom Vanity

    The new bathroom vanity with white marble and chrome hardware is really sleek and clean

    We stuck to a clean color palette of white, marble and chrome and I just adore it.

    I love this grey and white marble vanity top because it lightens up the room with a sleek look

    The vanity was a purchase from Lowe's and has a real marble top. It has two functional drawers with plenty of storage for my makeup and other products.

    Our new bathroom vanity has chrome handles that match the sink hardware
    Our coastal style master bathroom isn't complete without pretty scented hand soaps
    Fresh white tulips are the perfect coastal decor for our new master bathroom

    After taking all the old tiles off the wall, our walls were not in good shape. Instead of cutting out the old drywall and replacing it ($$$!), we installed vinyl beadboard directly over it. The vinyl is great because it's moisture resistant, doesn't need to be painted and I can just wipe it down if it ever gets dirty.

    Coastal Style Master Bathroom Accessories

    This chrome towel ring matches all the other chrome fixtures in our new master bathroom

    Get all the details on installing the beadboard as well as the flooring here.

    I created this mason jar makeup brush holder to help organize my makeup station in our master bathroom
    Our new coastal style bathroom has paneled vinyl walls and a new marble vanity countertop

    Apart from a few touch ups - I didn't even have to paint this room as I already loved the paint color that I chose when we moved in. It's the same color as our front door, Serious Gray by Sherwin Williams. It's one of those fun colors that looks completely different in the morning to the afternoon. One minute it's gray, the next it's blue. Love it!

    I love the sleek white marble on our new vanity and how well it pairs with the new vinyl wall covering

    If I had to pick my favorite part, I think it's the shower door. It's a simple frameless door with chrome hardware and it has totally transformed my shower. Now I don't have to look at that stupid shower curtain that kept falling down because it was only hanging on a tension rod. I also don't have to worry about water leaking out of the shower as this door has a nice tight seal.

    The nasty yellow/brown grout inside the shower looks much better too. All I did was paint out the grout using some white acrylic paint, let it cure for 48 hours and it looks as good as new!

    I used white acrylic paint to refresh the grout in our tiled shower and the difference is amazing

    On the left is painted, the right is the old color. Amazing, right?

    My favorite part of this budget-friendly master bathroom makeover is this single pane glass shower door

    My dad and Brian installed the door right after Conor was born and it was pretty easy. Heavy duty anchors were drilled right into the tile and the door was attached. It seals on the other side thanks to a magnetic catch.

    The heavy-duty anchor hinges for this single pane glass shower door are chrome finish to match our other master bathroom fixtures

    Updated Master Bathroom Vinyl Plank Flooring

    My new floors are a close runner up when it comes to favorites. The thought of demo-ing the floor tile and dealing with the same lack-of-subfloor issues that we dealt with in our powder room meant we needed to opt for a waterproof floating floor. The solution? Luxury vinyl plank flooring.

    The wood floor is a floating wood panel flooring that is waterproof and is perfect for our coastal style

    This stuff is a breeze to cut and install and looks amazing! It's really thin so transitions are not an issue and it comes in a ton of different colors. We chose the Stainmaster brand in the color Washed Oak/Dove Gray and couldn't be happier with the end result.

    I love the rustic coastal look of our new waterproof vinyl flooring!

    The floating floor is kept in place by baseboard but if you didn't want to pull your baseboards up, you could just add quarter round the entire perimeter of your floor to secure it in place.

    Fresh white tulips are a perfect accent piece for our farmhouse coastal style updated master bathroom
    When we updated our master bathroom, we sprung for a brand new white porcelain toilet

    Oh - we got a nice new toilet, too! :-)

    A bathroom with a white vanity sink, white toilet, white wainscoting, grey walls and a large, rectangular mirror with silver trim

    Our New Coastal Style Master Bathroom Update Was Budget-Friendly

    Interested in how much everything cost? I'm proof that you can totally transform a bathroom without spending insane amounts of money!

    Cost Breakdown

    Vanity: $499

    Faucet: $79

    Toilet: $179

    Vinyl plank flooring: $100

    New baseboard: $30

    Beadboard & chair rail: $250

    Shower door: $315

    Light fixture: $69

    Bathroom accessories (towel racks, toilet paper holder): $30

    Plumber: $250

    Total Cost: $1800

    Quite the improvement don't you agree? And I'm so happy that we were able to do it all for $1800!

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    Comments

    1. Jen

      August 09, 2017 at 10:24 pm

      This looks fabulous! So you installed the new floors right over the existing tile?

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      • Jenna

        August 10, 2017 at 8:31 am

        Hi Jen - yes, it just floats over the existing tile and is secured on the edges with (in our case) baseboard. If you weren't removing the baseboards, quarter round would be perfect.

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    2. Wilma

      July 23, 2017 at 11:57 pm

      woah, looks amazing! quick question--can you use that grout pen on floors, too? i have ugly shower stall floors that we're not replacing, but i would love to clean it somehow--nothing i've tried so far has worked!

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      • Jenna

        July 24, 2017 at 2:54 pm

        Hi Wilma!

        Don't waste your money on the grout pens - they aren't great. I use acrylic paint and fine paintbrush to recolor my grout. However, for a shower floor I recommend using grout refresh - this one is good and won't wash off like paint would on a shower floor. I hope that helps!

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        • Wilma

          July 24, 2017 at 10:23 pm

          thanks!!!

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    3. Julie Blanner

      July 20, 2017 at 3:31 pm

      What a pretty makeover! It's so fresh and bright and that vanity is just lovely. Great job!

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      • Jenna

        July 20, 2017 at 3:53 pm

        Thanks so much, Julie! Coming from you that's a HUGE compliment :-)

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    4. Sandra Nystrom

      July 20, 2017 at 2:13 pm

      Nice job! I love everything you did. Hard to believe that you did all that for less than 2 grand. I am in the process of updating the bathrooms in our winter home-a 1977 mobile in Harlingen Texas. From the floor up are the colors l am using,with a nautical theme. Thanks so much for your inspiration.

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      • Jenna

        July 20, 2017 at 3:17 pm

        Thanks so much, Sandra! I'm glad you like it!!

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    5. Casey

      July 20, 2017 at 2:02 pm

      It looks great, Jenna! We installed the same floor in our small bathroom last month (thanks to your recommendation) and get so many compliments.

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      • Jenna

        July 20, 2017 at 3:17 pm

        Thanks Casey! I'm so glad they worked out for you!

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