How to Remodel a Bathroom Without a Separate Bathtub

Remodeling your bathroom updates the look and feel of the room.

Avoid a costly remodel your bathroom without a separate bathtub by replacing smaller, less difficult items in the room. Replacing a bathtub/shower combo may involve carpentry, plumbing and framing work in the bathroom. Instead replacing a sink, painting the walls and implementing smaller items in the bathroom works well to successfully remodel the bathroom. If your bathtub has a shower curtain, adding glass shower doors immediately creates a new look and feel to the bathroom.

Things You'll Need

• Interior paint
• Paintbrush
• Paint roller
• Paint tray
• Plastic
• Storage cabinet
• Sink
• Faucets
• Shower doors

Instructions

1. Paint the walls in your bathroom with your paintbrush, paint roller and paint tray. Lay plastic over the floor, toilet and vanity to protect them from accidental paint splatter. Take into account that light paint colors make a room feel and look larger, while darker paint colors make a room look and feel smaller.

2. Place a storage cabinet in the bathroom to hold all your toiletry items. Select your storage cabinet in a color to complement your bathroom walls -- for example, a black storage cabinet adds a bold, decorative accent color in a bathroom with light colored walls.

3. Remove your current sink and replace it with a new one according to the manufacturer's directions. Select a different style of sink when remodeling your bathroom -- for example, if your bathroom has a traditional sink, consider a bowl sink.

4. Replace the faucets in your bathroom according to the manufacturer's directions. When selecting your bathroom faucets, take into account, the color of your towel bars, and shower door frame -- for example, if your towel bars are stainless steel, select a stainless steel faucet to complement them.

5. Install new shower doors in your bathroom according to the manufacturer's directions. A bathtub/shower combo is the largest item in a bathroom; highlight it with decorative shower doors.

References

• Remodel My Bathroom: Bathroom Remodeling
• A Bathroom Guide: Irresistible Design Ideas
• Kitchen Bath Ideas: Great Bathroom Storage Ideas