This bathroom renovation on a budget included painting, upcycled cabinetry and installing a new shower screen.

The project
I took on the challenge of giving my bathroom a facelift. Here are the details of what I did to renovate this space.
Cabinets:
- Filled in old holes using Knead It Multipurpose Putty
- 42 x 11 Pine cut to size and adhered to existing cabinets using Selleys Liquid Nails
- Filled joins using Selleys No More Gaps in white
- New hinges were required to allow my doors to function properly with the added thickness. I used Hafele 165 degree hinges
- Primed using Dulux Renovation Range Primer
- Painted a top coat using British Paints H20 Enamel in Dulux Moorland
- Kaboodle antique bow handles in matte black.
Wall and floor tiles and countertop:
- Removed silicone using a scraper
- Scrubbed tiles and grout clean using Selleys Sugar Soap
- Gave everything a light sand using 420-grit sandpaper
- Sprayed Selleys Rapid Mould Killer, wiped clean and let the grout dry
- Primed using Dulux Renovation Range Primer
- Wall tiles and countertop painted using Dulux Renovation Range Tiles & Benchtops in Lexicon, and then applied a satin clear coat
- Floor tiles painted using Dulux Renovation Range Floors in Lexicon
- Re-did my silicone using Selleys No Mould in White and Translucent.
Walls:
- Painted with Taubmans Endure Low Sheen in Dulux Natural White
- I later realised my walls were never sealed and so I then had to go back, scrape off my paint, apply Dulux Sealer Binder to my raw plaster and apply my paint again.
Shower Screens:
- Installed D'LUCCI frameless shower screens 600mm wide on both long edges of the shower using Selleys No Mould silicone translucent in the drilled holes and to seal the wall-screen and floor-screen joins.
Mirror:
- Sanded the mirror frame using 420-grit sandpaper
- Applied Dulux 1Step Prep Primer, Sealer & Undercoat to the frame
- Painted using White Knight Water Based Enamel in Satin Black
Door to toilet:
- Pine cut to size and adhered to existing cabinets using Selleys Liquid Nails to create three box frames
- Filled joins using Selleys No More Gaps in white
- Primed using Dulux 1Step Prep Primer, Sealer & Undercoat
- Painted using British Paints H20 Enamel in Dulux Moorland
- Installed Lane Privacy Knob Set in matte black.

Decor:
- Coated a wooden bowl with Feast Watson Kitchen Timber Wax
Before and after


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