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DIY for Homeowners

DIY Guest Bathroom Makeover // Open Cabinet Design

9/20/2023

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As you can tell from the "before" picture, this little half bath was in need of a refresh!

Take a look at the budget makeover of this guest bath or maybe if you're fancy,  you call it a powder room! 

Materials/Tools:


  • Makita 18V 6-1/2 in. LXT Sub-Compact Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless Circular Saw (Home Depot)

  • Kreg 24 in. Rip-Cut Aluminum Circular Saw Guide (Home Depot)

  • Empire 6 in. Contour Gauge (Home Depot)

  • DEWALT ATOMIC 20V MAX Lithium-Ion Cordless Oscillating Tool Kit (Home Depot)

  • RYOBI ONE+ 18V 6 Gal. Cordless Wet/Dry Vacuum (Home Depot)

  • RYOBI ONE+ 18V 18-Gauge Cordless AirStrike Brad Nailer (Home Depot)

  • WEN 41 in. W x 35 in. H 600 lbs. Capacity Portable Clamping Sawhorse and Work Bench (Home Depot)

  • Bosch BLAZE 65 ft. Laser Distance Tape Measuring Tool (Home Depot)

  • WAGO 221-412 2-Wire Lever-Nut (Home Depot)

  • Artika Bubble Cube 24 in. 4-Light Integrated LED Chrome Modern Vanity Light Wall Fixture for Bathroom Mirror with Bubble Glass (Home Depot)

  • T-Rex Double Sided Super Glue Tape (Amazon)

  • Gatco Form Robe Hook in Chrome (Home Depot)

  • Liberty Bubble Glass Cabinet Knob (Home Depot)

  • BEHR Burnished Clay Eggshell Enamel Interior Paint & Primer (Home Depot)

  • BEHR Venus Teal Eggshell Enamel Interior Paint & Primer (Home Depot)

  • Moen Flo Smart Water Leak Detector, Water Sensor Alarm for Home (Amazon)

  • 12L Round Step Trash Can (Target)

  • Fine Chenille Memory Foam Bath Rug (Target)

This half bath was in need of a full makeover starting with these cabinets.
These cabinets were once natural wood and then for some unexplained reason, I thought yellow would be a good color, but then I later thought it wasn't a good color so this is what I did with them. The reason why there are different knobs is that I put the matching ones on but couldn't get the star fish off so I just left it. No one is going to notice, right?
Giving this old bathroom vanity an open farmhouse look.
We are going to modernize this existing vanity by removing the two center doors and adding a shelf. See that yellow peeking out where the hinge was? Yeah, that was a good idea!
Prepping thee vanity cabinets and fronts for paint in this small bathroom makeover.
Sometimes you can remove these false drawer fronts, but I was unable to do so. I hand sanded the vanity front. What you don't see is Steph following along collecting sanding dust helping to keep everything a lot cleaner.
Using the Kreg Rip-Cut jig with our Makita circular saw.
To give the new open cabinet a more finished look, we are lining the sides with new boards which will hold the new shelf in place.
Using a contour gauge.
This handy tool made an exact copy of this little bump out that we needed to cut in our side wall boards.
How to use a contour gauge jig.
Using the contour gauge, we simple transferred the shape to the board and cut it out with a DeWalt multi-tool.
Add the new side boards to inside the new open farmhouse center space in the bathroom cabinet.
Since we eventually will need access to the plumbing, the shelf we are installing will not be permanently installed, but will sit on these rails. The new sides were brad nailed into place.
How to use leftover vinyl flooring planking in the cabinet floors.
All of the cabinet walls were painted as the insides needed refreshing as well. To finish the cabinet floors, we installed left over vinyl flooring planking. It gives a nice clean look to the cabinets.
Bathroom painting hack, put a plastic bag over the toile to keep from getting paint on it.
The bathroom wall got a new coat of paint as well. Slip a trash bag over the back the toilet to keep from getting paint on it.
Making progress on the guest bath makeover.
I guess this looks like we are making progress--new faucet, a first coat of paint on the vanity and new wall color.
how to remove wallpaper with water and a scraper.
This fun wallpaper surprise was under the old light fixture! It was easy to clean up with a bit of water and a scraper.
This is the Atria BUBBLE CUBE 4-LIGHT INTEGRATED LED VANITY light.
Love, this new Costco Artika brand light fixture! The bubble design goes with the bubbles in our inspiration art.
Robe hook by Basis designs by Gatco model 5335.
We added two wall hooks. One for long things and another near the sink for a towel or hanging toiletries.
Robe hook by Basis designs by Gatco model 5335
We wanted a simple hook in chrome and found this at Home Depot.
Robe hook by Basis designs by Gatco model 5335 install.
Installing the new hooks.
Using mirror clips to secure the new mirror in place.
If you notice, this was in the before picture. We added it to the back wall to help reflect the light from the new light fixture. We used mirror clips to secure it into place.
We made fake or faux live edge floating shelves in this small budge bathroom makeover.
Check out our full post and video on how we made the faux or fake live edge floating shelves.
The new farmhouse ope shelving in the budge bathroom makeover.
Here's the vanity all done with open shelving and new bubble themed knobs. The rug is from Target and perfectly matches the seven-year-old paint we used on the walls! I guess this color palette has come back around!
Use Flo by Moen to monitor water leaks in a bathroom, kitchen, laundry, or hot water heater.
We made a simple cover to conceal the plumbing. This can be moved and the shelf removed to access the plumbing. We added a Flo by Moen leak detector for added securing.
Light fixture is by Artika which we got at Costco.
We love the look of the new light fixture.
Large round mirror on a floating live edge self.
You can see how we made and installed this faux live edge shelf in a separate video. The mirror sits in a slit made in the shelf and is secured with mirror clips.
Open floating live edge shelves to hold essentials.
Everything is in plain sight so that my guests have access to whatever they might need and don't have to ask for it.
Baskets hold essentials for guests.
There are even feminine supplies should a guest needs them. No one wants to ask their hosts for these! What else would you put in a guest bath?
The toilet area of the finished budge small bathroom makeover.
A finished look at the existing vanity with the center opened up with floating round mirror on a floating shelf.
This was truly a budget makeover of this small bathroom. We reused the vanity, the paint for the walls and cabinet that we had on hand, we reused the small mirror and used the existing artwork as our inspiration. We already had the large mirror as we were going to use it in my closet. We purchased a new faucet, light, trash can, toilet brush, paper towel holder, hooks, nightlight, and rug as well as lumber for the new floating shelves. 

​We think opening up the cabinet was the biggest improvement to this bathroom makeover. What do you think? What would you keep from this makeover and change?


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