After 6 long months without a downstairs bathroom, we finally finished ours in April.

It wasn’t an easy job, after gutting the entire bathroom (right down to the studs and floorboards), we started with a clean slate. You wouldn’t think such a teeny tiny (about 12 sq. feet) would be so much work.

We got everything in working order in April, we’ve since gotten most of the finishing touches done on the room and I’m ready to say we’ve crossed the finished line this weekend.

I found this awesome weathered, chunky mirror at HomeGoods. It’s half distressed nautical wheel and half rusty mechanical wheel.

(Sorry for all the cut off photos… it’s hard to photograph such a small room!)

It’s big.

Most people would choose a smaller mirror because it’s a smaller space. But, I love it. Sometimes you need to just go with your gut.

The wonderful invention of light has finally returned to our bathroom as well. We ripped out the old wall sconces and installed this overhead 3-light fixture. The white opaque shades modernize the weathered mirror.

For a splash of artwork I hung a barnwood frame (to go with the mirror) and put in some of our UK trip landscape photos in sepia. It’s a small room and I didn’t want anything too bold too compete with the mirror. And of course the necessities – the towel bar and paper roll holder (which we finally hung!)

For now, for privacy, we have a white sheer hanging. I plan to add a plantation shutter like this:

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But we need to have it custom made because that window is so narrow! For now the white sheer with the tension rod does the job.

But my favorite part is our faucet.

We found this baby on the clearance rack. While this Price Pfister faucet normally retails for around $150, we got it for $20 because it was missing all the screws to hook it up. We called Price Pfister and they sent us those parts in the mail for FREE! I’ll take that $120 saved and take it right to the bank, thank you very much.

While it may not be the easy route, being willing to take a few extra steps in your renovations can help you save a lot of money.

And just because I love a good old before and after:

Woot!

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