Bathrooms are often the busiest rooms and receive 90% of the house foot traffic and often it’s an area that requires improvement. When it comes to designing a new bathroom, it’s important to be realistic and keep an eye on your budget. Though bathroom makeovers can be expensive, we’ve compiled a few ideas to have bathroom makeovers on a budget without breaking the bank.
There many ways of getting a luxurious bathroom without forking out thousands of pounds. With good planning, bathroom makeovers on a budget are doable, one thing to remember is to always hire professionals were necessary. For those who are in need of bespoke professional service for a bathroom makeover, give Harrogate Bathrooms Showroom a call and they’ll have you sorted in no time.
Bathroom Makeovers on a Budget
When it comes to bathroom makeovers, there is a huge difference between changing tiles, taps and towels to completely redesigning the bathroom. Those who know me know I am not big on DIY and would much rather hire a professional and get it done right. But there are some things that you can do yourself to save money.
- Have a robust but flexible budget – often when we start renovations, some things are overlooked and before you know it, you’ve blown your budget. It’s important to have a robust but flexible budget and stick to it. Sometimes we don’t know what might be lying behold the old walls its therefore important to have a flexible budget.
- Update fixtures – one of the easiest and quickest things you can do to give the bathroom is new look is updating the fixtures. You can update the towel rack, faucets and light fixtures can give the bathroom a fresh look.
- Buy Secondhand – it may not be ideal for some, but it is cost effective and will aid when it comes to giving your bathroom a facelift. Simple things like mirrors, doors, sinks, tubs and toilets can cost a pretty penny but not so much when it’s used.
- Window shop – It’s important to shop around for items that you need and are within your budget. I love window shopping as it gives me an idea of what my budget might look like.
- Only replace what you need – sometimes when we start with makeovers we mistakenly think everything should be replaced. It’s important to remember to stick to your budget and only replace things that should be replaced.
It is possible to do bathroom makeovers on a budget by making simple changes without blowing your budget. Simple changes like painting the cupboards different colour and replacing the knobs. Sometimes adding tiles to plain walls so also create a new and fresh look for your bathroom.
Over the last few years, I have made several changes to my small bathroom on a budget and it has paid off. I love adding simple accessories to the bathroom can make a huge difference to the look and feel of the bathroom.
What are some of your tips for doing bathroom makeovers on a budget?
MELANIE EDJOURIAN says
These are really good tips. We shop around and compare prices from different companies. I love using tiles in the bathroom, wait for special offers you can make big savings.
Miranda says
I agree, I always try to wait for special offers and if I can’t I often shop around or buy second hand.
Laura Schwormstedt says
These are such great tips and I completely agree – only buy what you need, plan well and buy secondhand if possible
Laura x
Jenni says
Our bathroom is absolutely tiny. We had it redone last year, but I’m not really happy with it but we’ll have to live with it for a while as we don’t have the money to get it redone again.
Claire says
I love the tip of buying things second hand. It’s such value for money!
ChelseaMamma says
Some fab tips here – love the colour of the bathroom
Kirsty says
Replacing the fixtures like the handles or changing the cupboard doors is a great and quick way of updating a bathroom on a budget.
Parenthodo4ever says
We are in the process of buying a house, your tips came very helpful and on time. Thanks a lot!
Michelle Twin Mum says
I always find that digging out the old grout and putting in fresh new white grout makes the world of difference, Mich x
Playdays and Runways says
We had a bathroom makeover last year. It was long overdue!
StressedMum (@stressedmum01) says
Great tips here there are some great ways to makeover a bathroom that do not cost a fortune x
Mellissa Williams says
You’ve shared some fantastic tips for doing up your bathroom on a budget! I want to get my bathroom redone soon.
Newcastle FamilyLife says
Great tips here, we done a mini bathroom make over on a budget last year just replacing the sink and painting but I think we will have to do a full make over soon x
kacielmorgan says
Updating the fixtures is a quick, easy and affordable way to refresh your bathroom. I did it myself a few years ago and it made a big difference.
Talya says
This is our next house project – I agree you can definitely just replace what you need that’s a good way to keep the costs down.
The Inner Circle says
Bathrrooms and kitchen renos cost the most to do but also return the highest return when selling a home.
Lot of good ideas shared here.
dear bear and beany says
Great tips! Bathrooms can be so expensive, great idea to buy second hand
laura dove says
Great tips here! I woudl never think about buying second hand but it’s a fab idea!