In this episode of the podcast, Frances walks through what is possible when renovating your bathroom at various price points. She covers off options at $1,500 to freshen up a dated bathroom. What can be achieved for about $10,000 and then what you can look at when you’re creating a high end bathroom. She provides plenty of examples of what can be done at each budget level.

 

$1,500- $2,000 Freshen Up 

Things to consider: 

• Are your bathroom tiles okay? If they are, then focus on changing outdated tapwear, towel rails, accessories, and basins. Changing these things can make a big difference on your bathroom.  
• If the tiles are not great, painting them may be an option.  This is not ideal on floor tiles as it cannot withstand high traffic, but it is possible on a wall tile. It won’t provide an ideal finish, but it can tidy things up. 
• Painting or changing the cabinetry fronts 
  • Change the doors or drawer fronts and then paint the sides to match 
  • Use new handles on your vanity 
  • Paint the entire vanity using the Dulux Renovator paint range 
• Replace any damaged or outdated light fittings or add decorative lighting for added atmosphere and light sources 
• Paint the bathroom walls with a colour you love. 
• Add a wallpaper- i.e Vinyl wallpaper as they are washable 

Decoration/ Styling tips 

• Add indoor plants 
• Add new towels - It can add colour and pattern to your bathroom 
• Add accessories such as candles, baskets, soap dispensers (ceramic, glass, stone), and shells 
• Adding a different mirror- For instance, replacing a hanging mirror with a rounded mirror to break up all the straight edges that are traditionally in a bathroom. 

 

$10,000-$15,000 Cosmetic Update 

• Keep the floorplan the same but change the tiles, cabinetry and tapwear. 
• Changing any plumbing locations adds to the cost. 
• Replace shower bases so they are tiled- creates a sense of space and makes the design more modern and contemporary 
• Replace old shower screens for a frameless shower version- removes the metals and heavy frames that makes the space larger  
  • Relatively straight forward 
  • Need to consider how it affects the shower base 
  • Not difficult to retrofit 
• Re-do the tiles 
  • Ripping out all the tiles is a lot more expensive 
  • You need to consider the levels to your bathroom to determine if you can tile over the top 
  • Redoing the tiles is going to make the space feel completely invigorated. 
• Replace cabinetry, shower and tapwear 
• Replace vanity- go for a floating vanity if you are doing the re-tiling to create an illusion of space.  
• New above counter basin 

           

Luxe bathroom renovation 

• Ripping out the whole bathroom -replacing all the tiles, new vanity, new lighting, new shower and all the fitting and fixtures are being replaced.  
• You can change the floorplan – move the toilet or have a separate toilet 
• High-end materials- marbles and natural stones for benchtops and walls 
• Bespoke joinery with luxe veneers and laminates for cabinetry 
• Luxury tapwear with premium finishes such as tumbled living bronze or living brass 
• Under floor heating, heated towel rails and freestanding bath 
• Bathroom connection to outdoors with larger windows, openable windows to landscape. 
• Showers 
  • Rain showers  
  • Jet showers 
  • Outdoor showers 
  • Floor to ceiling window in your shower 
• Luxurious finish in your bathroom such as Tadelakt or Venetian plaster finish 
• Benchtops 
  • Custom freeform concrete benchtop 
  • Recycled glass benchtop 
• Skylights that automatically close- Fabulous for dumping hot air and creating ventilation 

             

 

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