A Little Weyel: Bathroom Remodel, Take 2

Last summer, I shared the DIY remodel of our master bathroom. Well, we loved the results so much that one of our home goals for 2011 was another DIY remodel, this time focusing on the guest/kids' bathroom. The before looked a lot like our master bathroom before, except very dark. There are no windows in this room, as it is in the center of our house, so it was kind of a dark hole in the hallway.

Plus, it was very 1986, with an old fluorescent lightbox, orange oak cabinets (that were dirty and falling apart), and nasty 25-year-old linoleum.

Our first step was to lighten up the room with a Solatube, which I shared with you last year.

That was a huge improvement, but we still needed to bring the room into the 21st century. We actually liked the blue tile, since it gave the room a "custom" look that we couldn't get from a builder-basic countertop from Home Depot. And we were definitely working on a tight budget, so the blue tile stayed for the counter and shower. But almost everything else got a face lift, with all of the work being done completely by us. And here is our beautiful bathroom after!

And here's a list of everything we accomplished:
*Had the Solatube installed.
*Painted the walls a pale blue.
*Replaced the lightbox with a pretty new light fixture.
*Added a white frame around the large mirror.
*Ripped out the old linoleum and installed new flooring.
*Refaced the cabinet by adding beadboard on the side (one of my favorite things!), painting the cabinet frame white, and buying new doors for the cabinets and drawer fronts.
*Installed new baseboards and trim. (It's amazing what a difference the little things can make!)
*Replaced the hardware, shower head, and towel bars (some of which we did when we moved in).
*Cleaned and resealed the grout.
*Replaced the toilet.
*Added some new towels and accessories (the fun part!).