If you only had $100 to spend on an outdated bathroom, what would you do?
Paint! New fun towel hooks! New hardware! Reuse old wall decor! Get creative with storage!
So. Many. Ideas.
Here’s our bathroom now:
And remember how it started?
Another before and after for fun:
It’s totally not fair the ‘before’ pictures were taken with a phone, but still. Such a difference, right?!
I talked about a lot of the updates we did in this post about updating your bathroom when you can’t renovate.
None of them were hard, and they really all make such a difference.
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PAINT:
We painted the walls in here, obviously, and it makes the room so much more bright and cheerful.
The color is Ryegrass by Sherwin Williams, and it’s my faaaaavorite green.
EASY DECOR SWITCHES:
Next up, some easy swaps. The mirror, towel hooks and vanity hardware.
The mirror was a sale find. The mirror was a little crooked inside the frame, but Kalen fixed it in about five minutes.
The towel hooks are from a local flea market. I really love them.
What is about old looking hooks that always looks good?!
(These are similar if you want the same look!)
We’re renting or I would have painted the vanity, too, but the hardware swap makes such a difference.
It seems like such a small thing, but I’m always amazed how fresh furniture or cabinets feel with new hardware.
And for more fun, here’s what this corner looked like before:
ON THE COUNTER:
We actually found the soap dispenser for $2 at the same sale we found the mirror. We have this similar one in another bathroom if you want the same look.
And that jar the toothbrushes are in?
It’s a peanut butter jar I saved from the recycling bin, and isn’t it perfect as a toothbrush holder? Gotta love free!
RUGS:
I also added a few rugs (this white one and this gray one) to brighten up the floor a bit – and keep our feet warm in the winter.
WALL ART:
I took an old black metal piece we had sitting around waiting for a home (it used to be in our family room) and gave it a couple coats of white paint.
I love how it looks on the green wall.
STORAGE:
We don’t have a lot of of counter space in here, and it was making me a little crazy.
So I came up with something kind of weird. We had this old ottoman we used to use as a coffee table … and all of this extra floor space on the side of the shower … so I moved the ottoman in there.
It’s not exactly extra counter space, but it keeps the actual counter from getting too cluttered.
I had this old drawer I found on our trip to Waco that’s perfect for holding toiletries.
Sometimes you just have to be creative and use pieces in unusual ways, especially when you’re renting.
(We have plenty of counter space in our bathroom at our Milwaukee house so I didn’t want to buy a piece for this room that we wouldn’t really need in the future.)
For tissues, I love these little boxes (pictured above) we have. They’re just the right size for hiding tissue boxes.
GET THE LOOK:
Since a popular question I get is “Where’d you get that?!,” here are links to the same or similar sources. We bought some of the pieces on sale or already had them sitting around (I’m a paint hoarder), which got us to this makeover for $100.
- Wall color: Ryegrass by Sherwin Williams
- White hooks
- White framed mirror
- Silver towel ring
- Hand towel
- Soap dispenser
- White rug
- Gray bath mat
- Metal wall decor (painted white)
- Brown tissue storage box
- Crystal knobs here or here
And that wraps up the $100 bathroom makeover reveal!
There are so many easy, budget-friendly updates you can make to a bathroom you don’t love to freshen it up. What are your favorite ways to update a room?
You can catch up on this bathroom’s makeover progress in these posts:
- Bathroom refresh design plans on a budget
- Ryegrass green painted bathroom
- The easiest way to update metal wall decor
- 8 ways to update a bathroom when you can’t renovate
This little bathroom makeover is part of the $100 Room Challenge hosted by my friend Erin from Lemons, Lavender & Laundry, where bloggers update a room for just $100.
You can see all of the other bloggers’ $100 room makeover reveals linked below!
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Patti says
So much lighter and brighter and I love some of your vintage touches in the room. Great job!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Patti! I think the vintage hooks are my favorite part!
Gabby says
What a happy space. The green is so much fun. I love all of your little accessories and touches that give this space personality.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Gabby! It’s my favorite shade of green paint!
Kati says
I love how it turned out. Those old hooks are AMAZING!! Such a beautiful touch.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Kati! I really love the hooks!
Erin- Lemons, Lavender, & Laundry says
Meg! It looks beautiful… You added such lovely touches that really made the room: the towel hooks, the old drawer for storage, new knobs, etc. All those little things created a gorgeous bathroom ! So fun to have you join the challenge!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Erin! This challenge is always such a good motivator to get a room done!
Rebecca | R&R at home says
You did such a wonderful job!!! I love the end result!!!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks so much, Rebecca!!
Roxanne says
Great job Meg, I especially love those rustic accents!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Roxanne!
Emy says
Your bathroom turned out so pretty! The green is so fresh! And I love the towel hooks!!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Emy! I love the towel hooks, too!
Meredith @ The Palette Muse says
This room looks so pretty Meg! I love the color, and all the pretty touches you added. I can’t believe what a difference it made just changing the cabinet hardware! And those towel hooks – love!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Meredith! I love the towel hooks, too – and the vanity hardware really does make a difference haha!
Kelli says
The green really brightened up the space. Love the wall art and vintage hooks.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Kelli! I love the hooks, too!
Carrie says
It definitely has more personality now! Love all your ideas for updating a rental.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Carrie!
Melissa says
It looks beautiful Meg! I love the paint color – it looks like exactly what we wanted when we initially painted our playroom but we got it all wrong. That green is so pretty and I love all the decorative touches -that old drawer is gorgeous!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Melissa! It’s my favorite shade of green!
Colleen @ Life on Kaydeross Creek says
So fresh and pretty, Meg! I love the shade of green and the vintage hooks you used for towels instead of a bar are super cute!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Colleen! I love those hooks, too!
Wendy says
Meg I just love the paint colo! You did an amazing job. Love the hooks too.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Wendy! It’s my favorite shade of green, and I love those hooks, too!
Jenny says
Your bathroom looks great! I love the green wall color, and those towel hooks are so pretty!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Jenny! I love the hooks, too!
Emily says
I think moving the ottoman into your bathroom is genius! Might as well use what you have! and the new hardware and hooks are cool – great makeover, Meg!
GreenWithDecor says
Haha whatever works, right?! Thank you, I just love the hooks!
Jessica says
Meg it looks so beautiful. I love that you use a signature color. I knew whose makeover this was just by the picture!
GreenWithDecor says
Aw haha love that! Thanks, Jessica!
kim says
Fabulous job, Meg! I love what you’re able to do with just a few key accents! PS: Love that green! It’s just so warm and inviting in that room now.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Kim! I love the green, too!
Morgan says
It looks so bright and fresh now! I love the towel hooks and the drawer for storage! What great finds and wonderful details!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Morgan! I love those hooks, too!