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Let Your Bathroom Decor Brighten Your Day

Decorating can be a very fun and easy way spruce up any home. Whenever one gets the urge to make a change, a great way to mix things up without any permanent damage that one might later regret is to engage in a redecoration project. Something as simple as a new shower curtain for your…

Creative DIY Bathroom Vanity Projects

Remodeling a bathroom comes right behind a kitchen with home projects that pay off, but it can be expensive to get a look that isn’t builder boring. One of the most expensive purchases when remodeling either of those rooms can be the cabinetry. Lucky for us, if a bathroom redo is in your future, you can save some serious cash and make your bathroom look high end custom with these DIY bathroom vanities! Easier than they look and much more charming that a vanity from some big box store, these are one of a kind projects.

Turn a vintage dresser into a bathroom vanity with this tutorial from ‘HGTV’. Make sure you choose a sturdy piece, and obviously one you don’t mind cutting into the top for the sink. We like the square sink with this antique piece!

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This DIY open shelf vanity from ‘H2O Bungalow’ was made for less than $100! You couldn’t touch a cheap box store cabinet for that. Great tutorial with photos for each step.

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Learn how to build a butcher block vanity from ‘Beneath My Heart’. LOTS of photos in this step by step tutorial. This would be the perfect size for a powder room!

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Below is a DIY rustic vanity from ‘Build Something’. Perfect for the modern farmhouse trend, can you picture this with white subway tile?

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From one of our favorite woodworkers ‘Ana White’ comes these free plans and instructions for this simple gray bath vanity. She even tells you what kind of hinges to get for the doors!

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Here is another tutorial on how to turn an old dresser into a bathroom vanity from ‘Little Vintage Nest’. This one has a vessel sink, which saves room insider the dresser for storage. Love that!

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From ‘Addicted 2 DIY’, this DIY double bathroom vanity isn’t freestanding like the others, but is all DIY! Made to replace an old one that fell apart, this tutorial has tons of step by step photos.

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From ‘DIY Network’, this mid-century bathroom vanity was a DIY project, though unfortunately, there is no tutorial! Which is no big deal, since by now you’ve read enough of these tutorials to have this down, right? This is the same project as the dresser ones above, just with a different style of furniture. My daughter and son in law inherited this exact dresser from his Grandmother! Love!

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Last, from ‘Living Vintage’ is another example of a vintage dresser as a bathroom vanity. This one was large enough for two sinks!

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Image Credits: Build Something, HGTV, H2O Bungalow, Beneath My Heart, Ana White, Little Vintage Nest, Addicted 2 DIY, DIY Network, Living Vintage

 



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10 Clever DIY Towel Racks

Bathrooms can be pretty utilitarian spaces, but adding a touch of the unexpected is always an easy way to shake things up. (Decorating, that is. :)) Towel racks are something everyone needs, but instead of sticking with the basic chrome builder’s choice, try these DIY towel racks to add some character to what can otherwise be a boring (or expensive) room to decorate.

From ‘Lil’ Luna’, this DIY bathroom makeover included this old window towel rack they made by screwing the window into studs in the wall, then adding hooks to the bottom edge of the window. This is so charming, and easy!

 



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10 Clever DIY Towel Racks

 

Carley Kelley‘ took this shot of a towel rack at Joanna and Chip Gaines’ (HGTV) Magnolia Market. They are simply frames overlapped and attached to one another with screws, then attached to the wall. Clever and full of fun!

 

This DIY Lucite towel bar from ‘A Beautiful Mess’ is a perfect project for the glam in us… A little modern, a little metallic, and so pretty! Made from an acrylic rod and ceiling curtain hooks, easy!

 

This is not a tutorial, but we think it’s a pretty simple DIY that we are wanting for our own! River stones, a wood plaque from the craft store and some copper piping. You would need a masonry bit to drill into the stone, and some Gorilla Glue or something similar. Don’t forget to weight or clamp the piece together as the glue cures. Photo by ‘Viva Terra‘.

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Alicia at ‘Thrifty & Chic’ updated her old hardware with a DIY framed towel holder. This project is simply a picture frame and some leftover fabric! Cute AND cheap!

 

Lovin’ on this DIY copper pipe ladder rack from ‘Brittany Makes’. This is one of those projects that can be used in almost any style bathroom and look amazing…

 

Ok, so you know we love projects that embrace nature. We just do. This DIY branch towel bar is such a conversation piece, but not in a “why is there a tree in your bathroom” kinda way. Great tutorial. You can get your hands on a branch, right? Come on! From ‘Pretty Handy Girl’.

 

From ‘The Rugged Home’, this DIY rustic ladder rack cost only $7 to make. Full tutorial to building this beginners project.

 

From ‘Dwelling in Happiness’, build this DIY towel rack with a shelf from scrap wood and some hooks. Another perfect project for beginners.

 

Last, from ‘Strawberry Jam House’, Tara made this completely awesome towel rack from an old window. She walks you through how she did it, including some great tips for the “details”. Love the fabric backing!

Image Credits: Viva Terra, Lil' Luna, Carley Kelley, A Beautiful Mess, Thrifty & Chic, Brittany Makes, Pretty Handy Girl, The Rugged Home, Dwelling in Happiness, Strawberry Jam House

 



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