I'm back to wrap up
the bathroom upgrade! I hope it was
worth the wait. Next up:
Medicine Cabinet
The medicine cabinet
was a rusty mess. I removed the mirror
and then sanded and scrubbed it clean.
Next I gave it several coats of white gloss spray paint. It covered fairly nicely, but I had to resign
myself to the fact that it is old and therefore it isn't going to be perfect
(sigh).
While the paint
dried I gave the mirror frame a once over with Restore-A-Finish and brought it
back to life. I left everything to dry
well and moved on to other projects before reassembling everything and then
reinstalling it back onto the wall.
More squats |
Not even the same medicine cabinet |
I really love how
nice the medicine cabinet turned out, but more importantly I won't be scared to
put my toothbrush in there now.
Shower Head
The previous owners
had replaced the shower faucet but not the shower head itself which was the
original one. I decided to go ahead and
splurge on an Oxygenics RV Shower Head after reading rave reviews about it. Anything that can help me get clean while
conserving water and prolong an already short shower sounded really good to me.
I went ahead and got
the plastic version as opposed to the heavier and more expensive chrome
fixture. I don't want to add additional
weight and for me it wasn't really worth the extra $20 expense. I'll put that money to good use on something
else.
Shower Curtain
I picked up this
vinyl shower curtain at Fred Meyer. It
was regularly $19.99, but I got it on sale for $13.99. I also picked up a package of binder rings
instead of getting new shower curtain rings.
They are quite a bit smaller and this way the curtain won't hang down so
much. Every little bit of space counts
in this tiny bathroom.
The design of the
curtain is such that it will provide adequate privacy over the window so I
won't need to replace the curtain. I
think that is great since it is a wet bath and eliminating anything that could
potentially corrode or rust, like a curtain rod, is a very good thing.
Final Touches
An aqua rug on the
floor when the shower is not in use looks nice and will keep bare feet off of a cold surface. Mainly mine! It can then be pulled out and set outside the
door when showering so wet feet have a place to land when stepping out of the
bathroom afterward.
I installed a new
magnet catch on the medicine cabinet so it won't fly open and spill stuff all
over the place while I'm driving down the road.
I also cut up some shelf liner scraps (leftover from a whole other
project I've been working on) to cover the little shelves. Then, of course I had to fill it up with
crap. It's all good crap though.
One of the jars of soap made it way out here as well as some of my freebie and coupon thrifted
shower gel and lotion from Bath & Body Works.
So there you
go. After a week of planning, measuring
and acquiring all of my supplies, mostly from Amazon and the rest from Home
Depot, I spent a good solid three days working to get it all done. I'm absolutely thrilled with the results and
I don't think I've ever had so many people coming over to look at my bathroom
before! 😁
looks wonderful...you and the girls make a great team...on everything...you should be so proud of yourself and them!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kelley. I must admit I'm very proud of my girls and I truly love how well we work together. :0)
DeleteIt looks really good. You should be very proud of yourself. I wish I was half as good as you at DIY but alas I'm not! Mind you I very rarely try.
ReplyDeleteI do love DIY projects. It's a lot more fun when you choose to do them rather than have to do them, however.
DeleteYour bathroom looks brand new!! Great job!! What fun you and Laverne will have together!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I had a blast working on it.
DeleteIt is really looking good. All those fun little projects will be so worth it when you have Laverne looking like you want. We have been having fun fixing up our little vintage camper but it is a lot of work. Paula in Kansas
ReplyDeleteIt is a lot of work, isn't it? But very satisfying. I'd love to see pictures of your camper sometime.
DeleteWell done it looks lovely. We put an extra shower rail across the centre of our caravan bathroom, just the place to hang wet coats etc to dry.
ReplyDeleteOooh, that's a good idea! Very smart.
DeleteFANTASTIC job! Those stick on subway tiles are an absolute triumph. What fun! and so inspiring.....xxx Rose (UK)
ReplyDeleteThanks Rose! They were really easy to work with and I think they look great.
DeleteBeautiful job, now you can come redo my bathroom when you travel!
ReplyDeleteThere you go! I'll be right over. ;)
DeleteEven though I've never done it, I can't think of anything I'd like better than to fix up an older camper and then take it out on the road on adventures. Thank you for sharing your camper's bathroom renovation with the rest of us! I have thoroughly enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to hear that. I had so much fun with this project. I really did. :)
DeleteNew reader here. I too had an all in one camper bathroom. My advice, always use the campground shower and you can come back and "get ready" in yours. I was constantly cleaning mine and could never get it dry enough for my satisfaction. Your remodel looks so nice. I am really enjoying everything on your site!!! Lynne F
ReplyDeleteThanks Lynne. I agree. We'll probably use the park showers (honestly, I don't want to mess it up), but it will be nice to have if we need it. I'm also thinking about adding an outdoor shower as well.
DeleteLooks great.. The medicine cabinet is amazing how well it turned out.. Great job..
ReplyDeleteThanks Judy. That was a serious mess.
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