How To Refresh Your Half Bath On A Budget

Needing some ideas on how to refresh your half bath on a budget? Today I am sharing simple ways to update a small bathroom with simple tasks like changing out your mirror, towel bars and accessories!

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How To Refresh Your Half Bath On A Budget

I have been busy!

Last week I shared my half bath makeover plans and mood boards…with you all and guess what?! I have completed Part 1: How To Refresh Your Half Bath on a Budget! A huge thanks to my mom for helping me get this done in just a few hours and for under $200!

I am calling this a refresh because I am doing a simple makeover of this bathroom on a limited budget, which is part 1 of a larger project in the future!

Half Bathroom Ideas

Decorating half bathrooms can be a lot of fun since they are generally smaller spaces and offer lots of possibilities to get creative. With half bath decor, you can go big on patterns and embrace the idea of putting something unique and eye-catching in a small area.

To inject personality into the design, look to wall coverings or wallpaper that is ideally suited for half bathroom ideas. Think of adding classic details with bold lines, or accents that have visual interest such as black-and-white stamped tiles. Also consider highlighting features like glass vessels, metallic hardware, unique tile shapes, and intricate flooring – these ideas are sure to make your half bath stand out in the crowd!

Half Bath Decor

This week I was able to transform our half bath in just one afternoon with some gorgeous items from HomeDepot.com. Half bath decor doesn’t have to be costly. Let me show you how I was able to update our half bath with just decor and some small cosmetic changes.

Our Half Bath Before

Let me remind you what our bathroom looked like BEFORE. This is our downstairs half bath that most of our guests use and it has always been pushed to the end of our list. Builder grade boring is what I like to call it.

Shopping For Updates and Half Bath Decor

The first thing I did when preparing for this refresh was do some on-line shopping on HomeDepot.com. I have been so impressed with their home decor selection lately and knew I would be able to find just what I was looking for.

The Home Depot has a great, online-only decor selection, including furniture, home & wall decor, kitchenware, small kitchen appliances, bed & bath textiles and even tabletop decor (like dinnerware, glassware and serveware)!

Easy Half Bath Updates

While shopping on-line at Homedepot.com I found this gorgeous black accent mirror! It caught my eye right away. The minute I took down our old white mirror and replaced it with this black beauty I knew this refresh was going to make me smile!

After we hung the mirror we replaced both towel racks with new matte black ones to match the mirror. Black is such a classic color and I love how it pops on our white walls. 

Below is the new matte black towel ring. We installed this in just a few moments in the same spot as the former one.

Next, is the 18 inch matte black towel bar. This is now on a new wall. We moved it to the same wall as the door instead of the wall to the left of the mirror. This simple moved freed up more space for some pretty art!

You can see the art (moved from my family room) and new towel bar in the reflection of the mirror.

Paint Is My Best Friend

Once the mirror was up I knew that our tiny little silver light fixture and brown wall basket were not going to cut it. So for this half bath refresh I grabbed a can of Rustoleum black spray paint in satin from Home Depot and sprayed our existing fixture.

What a difference it made!

The light no longer sticks out like a sore thumb with the new mirror.

*It was hard to get a good picture of the newly painted light fixture. So I apologize for the quality of the picture.

 I also sprayed the brown metal hanging tiered basket to match. 

After painting it I of course had to style it a bit. 🙂

How To Refresh Your Half Bath On A Budget

Being able to make these simple changes for just $200 and see such an immediate result made me so happy. It just feels so fresh and updated and no longer plain. Plus I feel so good that it didn’t break the bank yet still looks so good!

I may not be able to afford new floors, wallpaper or a light fixture right now but this half bath refresh on a budget will hold me over until I can!

Sources

• Mirror- black classic accent mirror from Home Depot
• Towel bar – matte black 18 in towel bar from Home Depot
• Towel Ring – matte black towel ring from Home Depot
• Towels – floral black and white hand towel
• Spray Paint- Rustoleum Satin All Surface Paint and Primer in black
• Baskets – small basket and medium basket 
• Greenery- faux fern in black pot
• Art- I’ve had this painting for years and originally bought it in NYC at a summer street fair.
• Hanging tiered basket-Southern Living on-line company from years ago
• Black Stool- flea market find

How To Refresh Your Half Bath On A Budge

Don’t be afraid to put your personal stamp on a small space like a half bath. With these ideas, you can decorate a beautiful and stylish half bath without breaking the bank. So what are you waiting for? Get started refreshing your half bath today! Let me know how it turns out or if you have any questions in the comments below.

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xoxo,

Kelly