kgsd, that is BEAUTIFUL! I can't believe you and your husband did that yourselves, it looks perfect. Now, questions:

-Are those Ikea cabinets? I see the 'telltale' grey interior! Are they kitchen height/depth?

-If they are IKEA, how was the installation? And how are those drawers workin' out? I'm thinking of using IKEA for my bathroom and those short drawers worry me a little.

-How did you get the tub surround? Are those plain cabinet panels?

Also, can you give details on medicine chests? The only company I know that makes the electrical outlets inside is Robern and those babies are $$$$$! What brand are yours?

Thanks so much and again GREAT JOB!!!

Thank you!

-Yes, they are IKEA kitchen cabinets. We chose those because they have such a large variety of options. It was a little weird at first but now we're used to the height/depth. The pull out step under my sink helps!

-The installation of the cabinets was so easy, probably the easiest thing we did in the bathroom. The 12" deep drawers under the sink (middle drawers only) are fine; on those drawers we had to drill the holes for the brackets ourselves which was a little extra work. I still find myself surprised when the drawer doesn't come out all the way, but it's worth it for the extra storage.

-The tub surround is just IKEA cabinet doors. I agonized over how best to do that, but in the end decided that would look the best next to the cabinets. We used magnets to hold the doors to the tub frame, plus the molding at the top holds them on. The molding also solved the problem of the doors being just 3/4 inches too short. If I'd planned it better I think we could have built the tub frame shorter (although I'm not 100% sure).

-The medicine cabinets are probably my favorite thing!! The "swing out mirrors" inside the door are Roebern (and were $$$ for just little mirrors) and the actual cabinets are Restoration Hardware. I saw the Roebern ones as well and the RH ones are less than 1/2 the price.

What a beautiful bathroom! You guys did a great job. I can't believe how much storage you got in there. Good job with the ikea hacks, too ;)

Some of my links were broken, here are those two...

What a nice job! Your bathroom looks great, and to think you did most (or all?) of the work yourselves! That is a huge accomplishment. You must be so happy with the results! Congratulations!

I love, love, love it all. The basketweave floor is so pretty. I envy the ironing board because I have never found a good home for mine.

The only thing I wouldn't want is a full length miror in the bathroom, but I bet you look a whole lot better naked than I do.

Nice job.

Haha, dedtired. The entrance to our closet is inside the bathroom (right next to the full length mirror). I love that I can get dressed and then see how I look, all inside the bathroom!

kgsd, I'm getting organized to do an IKEA bathroom too with the same cabinets but in white. I have a run of cabinets like yours with a double sink and I planned on using 30" sink base cabinets but I see you used drawers under your sinks. How did you do that? Was there a certain reason you used those instead of sink bases?

Judithn, I don't know if there's any difference between an IKEA sink cabinet and non-sink cabinet, as far as the cabinet box goes. We just used regular cabinets with a false front for the top drawer, then a half-depth drawer for the middle drawer, then a regular drawer on the bottom. We probably could have used a regular drawer in the middle with a cutout for the pipe, but I thought it would be easier this way.

We used all drawers to maximize the storage space, plus then you don't have to see the pipes underneath.

By the way, I'm still having picture trouble. If anyone would like me to send the pictures to you, send me an email via the contact link here.

I'm asking because I don't see a drawer base on the IKEA catalog that has a false top drawer and a half depth drawer for the middle drawer. I'd love a set up like that. Did you buy the three drawer base then skip using the top drawer and screw or glue the drawer head to the cabinet then reconfigure the middle drawer to make room for the plumbing yourself? I don't know if I can pull off that hack but I love it!

Judith, the IKEA catalog is a funny thing. It doesn't reflect that almost every piece is "ala carte". I believe you can say, "I want the three drawer cabinet" and the employee knows what individual pieces make that up, but if you were to look on your receipt each part would be rung up separately. On one hand, it's annoying because you can easily miss a part; on the other hand, it's nice because you can get just what you need.

So for one sink cabinet, I ordered:
-One cabinet box w legs (legs are actually separate)
-One 6" high drawer front
-Hardware to attach the 6" drawer front to the box as a false drawer front
-Two regular drawer fronts (strangely the middle and bottom drawer fronts do come as a set)
-One full drawer box (comes w slides)
-One half drawer box (comes w slides)
-And of course handles

As I mentioned earlier, the only thing in the setup that was out of the ordinary was the half drawer; all I had to do was drill the back hole on each side myself.

You should also check out www.ikeafans.com.

Thank you for the EXACT details of how to order that exact configuration of drawers as a sink base. When I went to IKEA they showed me how to use their computer program (which I've played with at home, it's really fun)but no one said there were any options for cabinets other than those on display. I'm so ridiculously psyched about this! I can't wait to show my husband.

Our bathroom reno was originally supposed to be major but once the quotes came in it got progressively tinier and we are now leaving the existing tile (but getting it professionally cleaned and regrouted), leaving the existing floor plan (but putting in a new bigger window to let more light and air in). Instead of a stone or quartz countertop we're using laminate or butcher block. Instead of custom cabs it's IKEA. Believe it or not, I think I'm gonna be just as happy with this more minor reno. Sometimes the problem with spending a ton of money on something is that it's a let down when you are not delighted with every single thing.

Your bathroom just came out so beautifully! If ours looks half as good I'll be happy.

Beautiful :). We used Hollviken cabs in our master bath, as we had in our kitchen, and I just want to offer an idea: since they'll be in a damp space, consider the possibility of coating them with one or two more coats of finish--in our case I used Waterlox, one coat shiny and one coat satin. It just protects the wood a bit more than the factory finish, which isn't intended for repeated exposure to damp.

All of the links to photos in the original post are broken. It says the picture has been moved or deleted. The captions make me want to see the pictures. Please re-post.

Sorry about the picture problems. I sure wish I could go back and edit the post. Here they are again:

Overall pictures of the bathroom:

My favorite features:

Step that pulls out from the toe kick (I'm short!)

Huge full length mirror:

Handshower on the tub deck:

Niche in shower:

Handshower and regular shower head (use one or both):

Footrest (for shaving legs) in shower:

Lighted medicine cabinets with outlets inside. Also, a swing-out magnifying mirror mounted inside the door:

Tons of storage:

An outlet inside the cabinet so I can keep my hairdryer plugged in:

And last but not least, a built-in pull out ironing board!

Not that this makes a huge difference, but I should have mentioned that the color looks lighter in some of the pictures than in real life. It's actually close to this color:

Beautiful! I'm just remodeling my 1930s bath now and my original bathroom has the same exact floor as you!! Unfortunately there was no saving it - in the 1930s they set tile in cement and the whole thing had to be smashed up and removed. That floor was the only thing I liked about my bathroom! Best of luck - love all your storage!

Lisa