Revamping Your Bathroom Without A Big, Expensive Remodel

When a big bathroom remodel is not possible, you can still give your home a well-deserved facelift without taking out a second mortgage on the house. In our experience, the California homeowner can still have the bathroom of their dreams by sticking to some simple new additions and refreshing techniques that won’t break the bank. 

Get New Bathroom Fixtures

Smart Faucets or a Peerless 1.5 gallon per minute faucet can be installed to keep your energy savings and water bill in check. Check out some of the options we found here. 

New bathroom fixtures can replace something that needed to be replaced like that shower head that’s been crusted with calcium and has had horrible pressure since the early 2000s. If not, something sleek and new adds to the look and feel to the room without costing thousands of dollars. So it’s a design and efficiency win-win!

Update Old Caulking

Most homeowners are surprised by how much new caulking can spring life into their floors, shower, and countertops. The process isn’t a super fun one, but stellar results can be achieved in less than a few hours. New caulk in your bathroom helps even beyond aesthetics and oftentimes keeps debris, dirt, mold, and mildew at bay. 

Refresh Paint or Wallpaper

If you have an older home and it still has the original paint or wallpaper as when you first moved in, then a simple new paint job will spruce up the space. Bathrooms require specific paint that won’t breed mildew, as it’s a high moisture area. When purchasing paint for your bathroom, go with a bathroom-specific paint or any water-based latex paint so it’s easy to clean and has closer molecules so you won’t have to worry about mildew. 

Invest In Low GPF Toilets

Even if there isn’t anything visibility wrong with your toilet, considering a low GPF (gallons-per-flush) will save on water, so in the long, long run, it should pay for itself. We always like an eco-friendly option that also helps add a new look and feel to your home. An older toilet can use three to five gallons per flush. 

How much can a low GPF toilet save a homeowner? WaterSense helps you calculate water savings with this handy calculator.

Give In To Vanity Lighting

Overhead lighting casts shadows. Help occupants look and feel better with some side-by-side sconces. Sconces create great light and positioned on either side of the mirror will add a gorgeous new aesthetic to the bathroom you’ve been wanting. If you don’t have room on both sides of the mirror for sconces, consider task lighting options that are perfect for the everyday shave and makeup application. 

Add A Backsplash 

An easy and fun way to add a spa-like experience to any bathroom is adding a backsplash. Go ahead and look at some of the amazing feats accomplished by these beautiful projects here. With tons of backsplash options from wallpaper to stickers and more, you won’t disappoint with an update and beautiful focal point to tie the whole bathroom together. 

DIY isn’t for everybody, so do not hesitate to give us a call if you’re considering any of these updates. We suggest looking around your bathroom and finding the top two or three areas you dislike and start the project there. Many homeowners are surprised that a brand new (ish) bathroom is more manageable than they would have imagined! 

Clover Valley Home Service offers reliable service in plumbing, electrical, carpentry, baseboard and crown molding, sprinkler repair, fence repair or replacement, yard work and cleanup, and fire defense space preparation services. We do most home service jobs. Our work is guaranteed. Call (916) 742-3141 today!