I'm impressed and happy for you! Renovating a bathroom can cost so much. Kudos to you for being able to do so much of the work yourselves. Tell me more about kitchen cabinets as vanity and bathroom storage. I was looking at the Godmorgon vanity for our ensuite but I'm not head over heels with the drawer fronts. Perhaps I can finagle something better using kitchen cabinets? What did you use to seal your counter? Can you share how long this bathroom is taking you? Looking forward to seeing more pics and wishing you continued good luck.

Architectural Notice Thank you! The sinks are Sinkology brand/Thompson Traders but I believe this exact style may be discontinued as its no longer listed on Home Depots site where we bought them online.

tartanmeup we used the Sektion IKEA cabinets with Axstad fronts. The bases are taller of course and a bit deeper than usual bathroom cabinet dimensions, but we had the room for that and love the extra storage space, plus less bending over and more comfortable to use in our opinion. The install was fairly easy and we were quite impressed with the quality. The slow close feature works better than our more expensive kitchen cabinets. We used an acrylic poly sealer with about 5-6 coats on the countertop. Absolutely no water marking from drips. Easy care but you do need to watch curling/flat irons (I use a cork hot pad) to keep from scorching the wood. This part of the reno took us maybe 2 weeks- including the plumbing, electrical and drywall work along with everything else. We had to do the bathroom in 2 sections due to having a friend renting a room in our basement for awhile and using our other bathroom. Now that he is moving out we will be able to tackle the shower portion and be able to use our downstairs bath to shower in while the upstairs is out of commission.

It looks fantastic. You have a very good eye for design.

Your bathroom looks very pretty! I would love to see your before and after floor plan and hear a ballpark of what you think you spent on materials as we are at the beginning of a bathroom remodel.

@RenoGirl Lovely! Very nice. One quick question. How's the butcher block vanity countertop holding up with water splashes, make up, etc. ? How have you sealed it? Just curious?

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"Tiny" is in the eye of the beholder. Nothing TINY about your before or after from what I can see. It looks lovely. After all that work I hope you get your use out of the double sinks. I can't imagine standing side by side trying to get ready while DH steams things up with his shaving!!

Thanks so much for your answers, Kristin. Can you tell more about what was entailed in using the kitchen cabinets for a vanity? Did you need to cut much to make space for the plumbing? If I understand correctly, Ikea vanities with sink come with their special drain to maximize storage.

Looks beautiful! I am thinking of using a similar countertop in a bathroom renovation. What brand of acrylic poly sealer did you use?

I love the wood vanity! I, too, would love to know how it was sealed. It gives such a warm look. You two are pretty talented! The bathroom looks great.

Great job! Can't wait to see the rest.

To answer a few more questions-

tartanmeup The plumbing fit perfectly behind the drawers in the middle portion of the vanity. We didn't need to cut out anything but the holes to fit the pipes. We left the cabinets full depth and didnt cut them down at all to bathroom vanity size.

RedRyder jenniecollins Tori Black Homes The sealer we used was Varathane Premium Diamond Wood Finish Interior, crystal clear water-based polyurethane satin. We are in Canada so this may be a Canadian product- not sure. We used 5-6 coats. Its completely sealed and waterproof. Water can sit on it and the residue be wiped right up. Because this doesn't need to be food safe we were very comfortable putting acrylic sealer on it. Its holding up fantastic to water. The area we are needing to be careful with is heat- curling irons, flat irons. I use a cork heat pad to set them on. No issues. I would say wood countertops are probably not kid friendly as they can be scratched, burnt etc. But as we are the only 2 adults using this space and are pretty easy on our counters that its working out really well for us. I use my cork pad for setting curling iron, makeup and whatever I'm working with on and put it away when done. I've gotten hairspray, makeup, etc on the countertop and its wiped right off. I use microfiber cloths with water or diluted dawn to clean it.

arcy_gw We really love the double sinks! We never were able to use the bathroom together previously without driving each other nuts. We stick to our own space mostly and he can brush his teeth while I do makeup or hair, no bumping into each other any more. The double sinks are one of my favorite parts of the bathroom. The house has gone thru 2 bathroom remodels- way back when it was even smaller than the before pic. The angular bedroom closet cut into the space leaving an angled wall that you would run into when walking straight in unless you made a sharp left turn. No idea why they designed the house this way. When my husband did a small remodel years ago he cut out part of that and straightened out the wall a bit to fit in a tower cabinet. This time we took it right out. It was unusable as a bedroom closet being so weirdly triangle shaped and gave us space in the bathroom to be able to move around and function much better. Steam isn't an issue as we installed a really good Panasonic fan. Quiet and very efficient. Highly recommend them.@

s y I can tell you for the approx 8 foot space you see here that we priced out cabinets and quartz counters with Kitchencraft and the cost for a very similar layout was $6600. I knew we could do it cheaper and just as pretty. The cost with IKEA for everything was under $2000 (and we bought during a promo so we got a gift card based on how much we spent that I was able to get a free office desk with.) It was SUBSTANTIAL savings. When we get to doing the other half of the bathroom I can give a better idea of cost for the entire room.

Hope that helps and answers some questions! Thanks for all the lovely comments!

It looks beautiful!

@RenoGirl thank you for your reply. We do have Varathane In the US and I use that as well as Minwax as top coats. As you mentioned, you guys are perhaps a good candidate for the wood finish vanity in the bath. I have always admired the wholesome look of a butcher block kitchen counter (being used to seeing it in European kitchens) but here in LA my clients shy away from it when I point out that wood is not resistant to heat or water and with time it will show considerable wear and tear - stains and scratches. it’s good that you’re using cork pads. Hope you enjoy your beautiful bath for years to come. Take care.

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Looks really nice!