Wrapping the bathroom

Well I got the cabinet installed and the sink actually fit on top! I used the plywood strips on the back of the cabinet to secure it to the shiplap wall then secured the sink with caulk. Also caulked around the rest of the cabinet and most of the molding.

Notice that gap between the cabinet and the wall

Then the plumber came and installed the toilet and the faucet, and that is pretty much the end of the bathroom remodel. We still might replace that shower with a glass surround if the money ever appears for it, but that's not cheap so I'm not going to do it right now. Here's the final tour:

We finished painting the bedroom too!

Finished shelves turned out great

Notice there is no more gap next to that wall - caulk

Toilet is installed

Starting to decorate

It's a waterfall faucet - really cool

and the medicine cabinet still opens

Door is hung

Notice how close that 24" door comes to hitting the sink

So that totally transforms this bathroom, both in size and color. We added a new 2'x3' section of heated floor space to the house by bigging up that closet. This renovation turned out better than I expected. And it turned out cheaper than I expected! Here's the breakdown:

Shelves $120
Shiplap plywood $60
Flooring $40
Lowe's drywall/paint/sandpaper/finishing supplies/molding $100
Medicine cabinet $89
Lights/electrical $50
Sink $30
Lumber for cabinet $40
Mike the Plumber $130
Total: $659

I was expecting about a grand. Remember it took less than 40 sq ft of flooring, and we found two boxes of that engineered flooring on clearance for $20/box. The most expensive part was the material for the shelves, that cypress was $3 per boardfoot, but each board was 10' long, and 2" x 12", so 20 bf per plank and I needed one plank per shelf. Instead of the $160 vanity/cabinet we found the $30 sink on clearance and I built the cabinet to go underneath. We took on this project when we didn't have much cash on hand, and by the time we called Mike the Plumber that was settled. This would have been easily $5000 to pay a contractor to come in and do this. And then I wouldn't have gotten the custom cypress shelves and custom cabinet (under someone else's custom sink), and that's all really cool.

This bedroom and bathroom is being setup for my eldest daughter, she told my mother that I was "working on her suite" when she called one time. My daughter absolutely loves it. We're getting the carpet replaced in the bedroom, then going to move all of her bedroom furniture up there. Everybody is happy with the way this one turned out. Hope you enjoyed reading up on the process.