Before & After: A Boring Powder Room Gets a DIY Industrial-Inspired Makeover for Just $150

Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director
For more than 10 years, I've led Apartment Therapy's real home content, producing thousands of house tours from around the world. Currently, I live in my maximalist dream home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with my partner, a perfect dog, and a cute cat.
published Aug 31, 2014
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Small bathroom with beige walls, a mirror, light fixture, sink with toiletries, and a toilet with a blue lid.
(Image credit: Tasha)

We’ve all seen them before: the sort of boring, beige bathrooms that don’t inspire anyone. How do you take a small space and turn it into something stylish without spending a lot of money? Tasha transformed this bathroom space with DIY ideas and fun design details.

(Image credit: Tasha)

From Tasha:

Our powder room BEFORE was beige, boring, and messy. We didn’t even have anywhere to hang a hand towel. In fact, we didn’t even have a hand towel! We were using an old kitchen towel to dry our hands.

On a tight budget, we totally transformed the space by transforming the vanity with paint and concrete for less than $20. We painted the walls and created DIY art. We also cut down our old mirror and framed it out with reclaimed wood (from our old fence) and created a custom concrete inlay. Now, our powder room is one of our favorite rooms in the whole house and we completed the whole makeover for less than $150!

Thank you Tasha! What an impressive transformation for not a lot of money. See more of this makeover plus information on the DIY projects and materials used on Tasha’s blog.