The downstairs half bathroom felt like a dungeon of doom. I switched out the hinged door to a pocket door a while ago but was waiting for the right time to address the rest of the dungeon. After I finished the girls’ bathroom upstairs and my teenager’s closet, it was finally time to address the downstairs half bathroom. I am so excited about this half bath remodel, it has been a long time coming!

Easy Updates to Take it to the Next Level

There is so much I wanted to do in this bathroom. Like I said, dungeon of doom. It needed: new floors, updated counters, better paint, and stylish decor. I really had my work cut out for me and I also really wanted to keep this remodel affordable. I started the remodel by painting the ugly, outdated granite countertop. The Dwil Paint kit was so helpful, it included everything I needed to update those counters. It was a very inexpensive, easy way to update the look of the dark countertops.

Once that was done, I painted the walls a beautiful, clean white. I wanted to add some natural feeling touches to the bathroom and decided on a natural wood slat wall on the back wall. For the slat wall I stained 1x2s and cut them to length. I used a spare piece of wood as a spacer and hung the boards on the wall using my nail gun. To add a little more pizazz I built a floating shelf to hang on the slat wall. For the shelf I built a simple frame using 1x2s. Then I used plywood to stain and cover the frame.

The final touch in this bathroom is another gorgeous accent wall. I used peel and stick tiles by Smart Tile to get this amazing wall. It was simple and inexpensive and so so beautiful.

Budget Half Bath Remodel Success!

Half bathroom success! The moody green tile and asymmetrical mirror add a fun accent to this bathroom and the slat wall gives it some texture. The room got new floors, clean counters, beautiful accents, and stylish decor. I spent a total of $600 to update this bathroom and it was well worth it! Click here to see the whole project.