A REAL Master Bath Remodel

Don't you just love my recently renovated bathroom above?

Oh, you don't think that's really my bathroom? Possibly because I've mentioned before my apartment is maybe 500sqft? 

Ok. You caught me. That's actually my parent's recently remodeled master bathroom. 

And yes, they did it for under $5,000.00.

Which, by the way, my dad considered over budget. 

This is where my cheapness comes from.

Today, you lucky ducks you, I'm going to share pictures of the remodel! 

And if you ask enough questions, I'll make my mom come on here to answer them all for you!

If she wasn't so technologically challenged, I would set her up with her own blog, she's a great writer and has lots of blog worthy happenings in her world.

Now, as some background, our house was built in 1988, we moved in in 1994. 

The flooring in the living room and kitchen/dining room has been changed twice, the kitchen was first redone in 2008-2009 with granite counter tops and refinishing the cabinets; then they decided to put in hardwood floors in 2011, so the cabinets were then painted white(oak cabinets and dark wood floors do not go together!).

The house has been painted twice, my bathroom(it's an only child thing ;) was redone in 2010, hardwood flooring was put in throughout the house in fall/winter of 2011 and in 2012 my parent's decided it was finally time to finish off the very last room in the house and redo their bathroom!

Now, won't you take a stroll with me through the late 80's?

Ahh...the gold finishes. Classic.

They tore it out before you could see, but there was carpet here in the vanity area and tile in front of the shower.

Welcome back to 2013! 

Now let's see the fun part, the demo!

I personally like the capturing of the dust motes flying around.

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Prime those cabinets!

I know I know...dragging this out with a million pictures, but I saved the best for last!

Duh, it's a remodel post, if I showed it in reverse you wouldn't stick around! haha!

My dad tiled all that. BOOM.

 He built this cabinet and the mirror frames too.

Okay so here's what you can't see(my mom needs a lesson in blog picture taking) the open space between the sinks(below) is now a laundry hamper, which my dad built.

My dad is an amazing carpenter and worked for over 30 years in a carpenter's union in Southern California. 

He can build anything! Seriously. My mom hands him like half a sketch and he makes it happen. 

Now, you're like, how did they do that for less than $5,000.00? 

Well... they got that granite counter off Craigslist and then just had it cut down to fit.

The tile was all on sale(wall and flooring).

Paint is relatively cheap.

My dad did all the demo himself.

He did all the tiling, which anyone can do, tiling is actually pretty easy!

And the rest was labor on my mom and dad's part! Paint and time people, paint and time.

They bought and installed  two doors. One pocket door at the entrance and the closet door.

The pretty chandelier and the light fixtures over the sinks, I think are from Overstock? I know the chandelier is from a Martha Stewart line!

Got any questions? Want more pictures? I'll forward them on to my parents and get you some real answers.