Bathroom showrooms usually offer everything you need for a bathroom remodel -- sinks, faucets, vanities, tiles, shower enclosures, countertops, etc, and they offer a free 3D design if you intend to buy products from them. Larger showrooms assign a designer for your project and he or she takes care of you from beginning to the end, until you're happy with what you chose. Sometimes they can even recommend a contractor and often they will give you a free fabrication and installation of countertops. I think this is more affordable option than hiring an interior designer.

Yep - I agree with Jan Moyer - Free from Houzzers - when you give all the necessary information.

If you’ve got the realistic budget to move a bunch of things around, then you’ve got the budget to hire a designer to help you. It will end up saving you money, not costing you money. But If you’re on a pretty small budget, you keep the same layout. Your don’t move things. The average 50K master bath remodel isn’t moving a bunch of plumbing around and altering windows and the exterior of the house. It’s keeping the same layout and putting in nice finishes instead of the cultured marble.

Or, as long as it isn’t leaky and moldy, you just paint walls and get a new rug, and wait until you can afford to do the higher end job that you want to do. You aren’t doing it twice! Commit to doing the project that you want, with the help that you need! Find that local designer! Make it easy and smooth for yourself. Or, take in a more active role in supplying measurements etc, and hire one who works remotely. A real one, not the internet startup generic cheapos. If you want to go that route, I have contacts.

I agree with Jan if you provide the proper info you can get lots of help right here. We need your budget and your style also .

Honestly, it's hard to find a decent designer for any amount of money. I hired a designer who did a very poor job, didn't listen to what our prorities were, designed very trendy, weird stuff, put major plumbing changes in the design (like moving the toilet across the room on a slab foundation!), and then charged me for her time. Then I "designed" it myself and handed my drawing to the contractor. Very happy with the results.

The pros on here can probably do a better job than any local designer you find.

I don’t agree there just becuase you had a bad experience does not mean we as pros are all bad. Designers work in tandem with clients and they need to communicate together to get a good design within a sensible budget . Did you sit down and explain waht you did not like or just got mad because the first draft didn’t meet your needs. There are always 2 sides to s tory.

Depending on your area you may find place like the one I work in. We design and install ( or not ) kitchens and bathrooms. We offer cabinetry, countertops, tile , flooring, fixtures etc...

See if you find something like that...

Just a heads up to have thick skin when seeking advice on here! I deleted a whole other account after posting one thread because people were so critical/down right mean (and yes I get that I was the one seeking advice and am too sensitive:) Some people (one of who already commented here) are just horrible at constructive criticism.

Just as in face to face, a "criticism" of a space or plan is not a criticism of the PERSON. It's no different than a doctor saying, "How LONG has this been here ? That is an awful and dangerous melanoma on your leg. Lets get you into surgery, before you lose a darn leg!!"

Design can be like that. ........It can be especially like that, when you won't let someone tell you WHY and how to fix it, or at least improve it. The "surgery" may still be elective, the doctor can be fired for a bedside manner you don't care for. But, you'd still have that awful melanoma.

Sandie- If your Bath Ideabook is a pretty good representative of what you want to achieve I think it is pretty straight forward and Houzzers can help you through the whole process providing you do as Jan has asked in regards to measurements and the other things. The whole process can be overwhelming and emotional but the goal of us Houzzers is to offer advice, direction and input that will help you avoid mistakes and give you a lovely space that you can be proud of.

The other thing you have to be realistic about is that if you go this route rather than with a designer, you have to keep engaged on this thread to keep up the momentum and you also are going to have to do the running around and shopping and if you don't have the time for that, then you should be looking for someone local that can. Otherwise you are going to become very discouraged with the whole process.

I think the difference is critiquing designs BEFORE the remodel when such advice is being sought and those people who seem to get pleasure in criticizing design choices AFTER the choices have been installed.