Here it is! I still need to put up some crown molding I had laying around the garage and eventually put in a bronze faucet, but most of it's done and it looks like a new bathroom!
This makeover cost me:
New cabinet hardware and towel racks - $60
Paint, stain, supplies- $45
Molding -$31
New shower curtain and rod - $42
New vanity light - $64
I already the rugs, towels and accessories. (Which were originally purchased on sale, of course.)
Grand Total: $242
How I did it:
Cabinets - I bought a precut decorative wood molding and glued it to the front of the cabinet. Then I used liquid sander on the cabinets and primed them. Then I painted them with 2 coats of antique white paint. Instead of buying the antiquing glaze, it was much more cost effective to buy the smallest can of Minwax water-based stain and wipe it on over the paint. I did a small area at a time, because the stain dries fast. I took a paintbrush and stained in the grooves and edges. Over the whole thing I put a polycrylic clear coat to protect the paint. I replaced the knobs and drawer pulls with bronze.
Vanity Mirror - I didn't want to lose my three way mirror and cabinets, or spend a lot of money on a new one, so I took it down, and with a little help from hubby and his miter saw, chopped off the top where the lights were part of the cabinet so I could hang a separate light fixture, and reframed the mirrors with chair rail that I painted, followed by clear coat.
Finally - I painted the walls in a light brown, hung up bronze towel racks, hung the new shower curtain, and washed my old rugs.
