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Ideas for budget master bath fixes

4 months ago


I feel like a few small changes will help so much until we can afford a full reno. looking for mirror, lighting and hardware inspo. Should i do one long mirror or two mirrors? Sconces? Going to paint the walls either white dove or simply white. This is a liating ohoto our style will be more timeless southern coastal- serena and lily.

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  • PRO
    4 months ago

    IMO the mirror is fine the lighting sucks so a nice new bath bar type lighting is a good start use one with LED 4000K bulbs. I would do anice watery blue /green on the walls not white . I dislike rugs on bathroom floors I only use bath mats for the shower or tub . So grat pieces of art you like or maybe even some wallpaper . It would be good to post pics of the whole space also of the bedroom since this is part of the master suite

  • 4 months ago

    Replace the pic with a towel ring that will match your new faucet finish. Consider painting the vanity. Use mirrormate for your mirror - for now.

    www.mirrormate.com

    From HD site - shows finishes that match.



  • 4 months ago

    Lala girl thank you for the rec! i do love those faucets- would you do gold or polished nickel? what type of lighting do you think? i was imagining three sconces and two mirrors but with one mirror im not sure what type of lighting to do.

  • 4 months ago

    Moving the electrical for sconces is not a budget buster but more expensive than just framing the full mirror (plus i like more mirror in a bath but that’s just me)


    i am a chrome girl for faucets - easy care and been around for forever, i would skip gold as it feels trendy to me but just my opinion :)


    for the lighting - I would want something long to provide as much light across the vanity - tons of styles, i’d just avoid clear shades bc of the glare


    your white cabs and counter feel fresh and crisp so a lot good to work with in the bath

    Alex Lane thanked la_la Girl
  • 4 months ago
    last modified: 4 months ago

    I agree with keeping the mirror. Moving electric for sconces can seem easy until you run into a stud that's in the way. Now you're tearing up drywall and making repairs. How long is the vanity? It appears to be about 60". If so, look for a 48-54" fixture. I would keep the faucets the same finish as the tub and/or shower. Single handle faucets will save you drilling new holes in the countertops.

    Alex Lane thanked katinparadise
  • 4 months ago

    The mirror looks to be beveled and in good shape. They ate a pain to remove and the wall will need to be fixed. I’d cconcentrate on everything else first. And paint the vanity

  • 4 months ago

    In my head i was imagining two mirrors with sconces. Any ideas for the light fixture above the mirror if keeping the mirror? i am not loving any of the long numerous light fixtures im seeing. i definitely want to change out the faucet. i had not thought of painting the vanity- what color would you do? im likely doing white dove on the walls.

  • 4 months ago

    I used mirror mates years ago to frame a large mirror and it’s held up over time and still looks great.

  • 4 months ago
    last modified: 4 months ago

    you can likely find a linear light you like -






    FWIW I just did custom vanity sconces with Velora Home (out of Houston) they have fun designs and very reasonable for custom -



    here are some other ideas -

    https://www.visualcomfort.com/us/p/span-48-bath-700bcspanb4?selected_product=700BCSPANB4BR-LED930

    https://www.visualcomfort.com/us/p/banda-36-bath-700bcbnd36?selected_product=700BCBND36B-LED930

    https://www.visualcomfort.com/us/p/lune-4-light-bath-sconce-ev1014?selected_product=EV1014AI

  • 4 months ago

    i feel like the style i am looking for is hard to find a linear light for. would doing two double over the mirror work ? im looking for timeless/coastal and less modern.




  • 4 months ago
    last modified: 4 months ago

    Some of those above seem the wrong height for the space - I could do two fixtures above the mirror - one over each sink - but only if they were pretty simple (I wouldn’t want 4 shades up there but it’s personal)



    fwiw we put the above fixtures in our bath 15 years ago (chrome finish) over a large framed mirror (painted to match the custom cabs) and they still look good - not sure if that qualifies as timeless, but generally simplicity ages best

  • 4 months ago

    I could also see this fixture from Velora in a pale blue (against white walls) for some whimsy (i might make it longer to exactly match width of mirror, Velora does custom very reasonably)




  • 4 months ago

    I really like the first one lalgirl shared. If you did go for one linear, I thought something along these lines could work?




  • 4 months ago
    last modified: 4 months ago

    It comes down to your budget, effort (electrical especially) and taste. Suggest looking on line for SC bathrooms and you‘ll be in a better position on how to achieve some or all ie: wall and vanity colors, hardware, faucets, mirror(s), and accessories.






    Only then move forward.


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