Yesterday, I showed you
my newly remodeled “Ladies Room.”
Today, I want to give you a little
history behind the room,
as well as how we did
it for less than $400 total.
Before I do that though,
I’ve got to share that today is
a very bittersweet day.
Someone else will take
ownership of our old house today.
While it will be nice to no
longer have 2 house payments…
my heart just feels sad saying “goodbye”
to our old home. I’m not good
with goodbyes – even to houses.
Okay, on a brighter note,
I’m thrilled we have a slice of rural American
history brought into our new home.
Specifically, rural architectural history.
I like this color, but I never, ever
dreamed I’d have a room this color,
and truly wouldn’t have picked it.
So, how did I end up with it?
I attended the auction where
all the courthouse salvage was disposed of
and brought home a huge pallet of this wood.
So, when you are working with a tight budget,
you work with what you have.
The cost?
$7
… for all of it.
See why I ended up with a turquoise bathroom?
(many of these planks had square peg nails driven
inside them that connected them together)
(SIDE NOTE) I also purchased all of the 6-pane
windows that were beneath the arched windows
in the photos above.
The price?
$20
Yes…for all 18 of them.
(the arched windows sold for substantially more)
I bought this gorgeous antique cabinet
that became the vanity for the sink
at a thrift store for
$8.
Some of the veneer was coming off the top of the cabinet,
and I didn’t want to risk having problems
with water getting under it, so I removed
the veneer and refinished the top.
The floor was a bit of a problem.
It had nasty, old low-loop carpet.
My husband informed me that whatever
I replaced it with couldn’t have any extra height to it,
because that would cause a difference in floor levels
going from the living room to the bathroom.
That sent me on an internet search for some options.
When I came across a floor covered in
brown craft paper by Rachael at Lovely Crafty Home,
I knew I’d found the solution.
It was very flat, very cheap and unique-looking!
$11
(we had glue and floor sealer
left over from this and this project,
so there was no additional expense)
The mirror above the sink was from
an antique medicine cabinet that I got at
an auction. Cost?
$15
The valance is made up of 3 vintage Italian placemats,
a few buttons and some cotton shipping twine.
25 cents
The ceiling light was a FREEBIE I found in our garage,
left by the previous owners.
$7 or 8 for the lighting hardware
Almost all of the decor in the room
also came from auctions or thrift stores-
eachy for $1 or $2, or even less.
Here are just a few such bargains.
(the wooden crate was another garage freebie) 
I got a big stack of these magazines
from the 1800’s – most of which I’ve sold.
Cost for all of them?
$6
Handmade floor mat & matching toilet top cover
$9
(and I have yard left over)
With all the amazing deals I got for this project,
it was such an affordable makeover too.
We paid less than $400 to do it all!
Most of that went into the tile, wallboard and the sink.
It just goes to show that home
remodeling doesn’t have to break the bank.
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Thanks for sharing how you procured all the details in your remodled bathroom. It’s a shame that lovely courthouse had to be demolished, but at least it did not go to waste.
I love how you pulled everything together and made it work for very little cost.
I showed this to my hubby, and he said, yep, he would have painted it all, hahahaha. but I love it!!!!
Debbi
–ourhometoyours
Wow – you pulled everything together so well and it turned out amazing. Love, love the planked wall and the color just makes it pop. Very special indeed! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Great price and I just love all the goodies you found at the auction. It is a real shame they tore it down!
Angie….would you email me at lencar@cox.net? I have a couple of questions if you don’t mind. Thanks so much….
Angie, it’s so sad to hear about the courthouse but what a blessing that the pieces you picked up will live on. I’m thinking I’m gonna have to venture into an auction soon. LOVE your site btw, I’m a new follower : )
~ Deanna
Lovely finds… Turquoise looks great… !!
Angie, you have such respect for antiquities, I love it! And even better, you use them and find ways to make them work for you in a home – not a museum. Some of your ideas are nothing short of genius!
-Revi
Oh it is ALWAYS so VERY VERY sad to hear when these Beautiful Historical buildings get demolished….But it so wonderful to hear that you were able to salvage some of pieces and now have not Only a Gorgeous Bathroom but Pieces of History as well…. You did a LOVELY job….
It is absolutely amazing what you have accomplished on a shoestring budget! The turquoise boards are my favorite.
OMG!! You are killing me with these awesome prices!! and the turquoise walls!! (my favorite “Happy” color) This is soooo stunning, thanks for the heart palpatations, lol.
My biz partner and I just scored about $9000.00 worth of vintage ceiling tiles.For FREE buttttt they were left out in the elements for 3 years and only about $1000 worth was salvageable. Sooooo sad!
Another friend has a bunch of tin tiles in great condition that came from a church in Pittsburgh Kansas. Let me know if you’d be interested.
I love that bathroom remodel, not only is it
so creative, but now you tell us the Bargain
it was…. so nice that you were able to save
such Historic items….
Love the Color!
Cheryl
Angie, I am glad that you broke it down and told the history of these bathroom parts. I agree that a remodel doesn’t have to break the bank to get a great design and it shows here.