![]() ![]() She stayed with the company for more than eight years as scrapbooks and crafts staff writer, Kitchen + Bath Makeovers editor, and Do It Yourself magazine editor. She started as an editorial apprentice and intern at Dotdash Meredith, as part of the special interest publications decorating group and Parents magazine team. Maria Charbonneaux has been working in journalism since 2006. Maria holds a bachelor of arts degree with distinction in journalism from Iowa State University. She oversees the Dotdash Meredith apprenticeship program at the school and specializes in producing magazine features, photoshoots, and social media at her editorial and design services company. I shared all of the links there.Maria Charbonneaux is a home and DIY writer, owner and founder of Take Care Creative Co., and a teacher at the Iowa State University Greenlee School of Journalism. Can you imagine how much more it would have cost if we had hired out the labor? Yikes!īe sure to read the reveal post if you have any source questions. The full budget breakdown of a completely DIY bathroom remodel. And I really wanted to push my interior design skills with this one since it was part of a competition, so I just went for it.Īnywhoobs, there you have it. Everything is high quality and really luxurious and we basically replaced everything. Normally I am a pretty frugal gal, so I’ll admit that when I added up the total cost, it was more than I would have guessed. Oh well! We made it through the most stressful six weeks ever and we’re still married, so that counts for something. ![]() The original tub is fine, but it’s amazing how “fine” looks awfully shabby when it’s next to “all-new.” My husband didn’t want to change the tub and I gave in, but I still think it’s a mistake. I regret not changing out the tub while we had the chance. I don’t know… is that how you do things like this? If it wasn’t nailed down or “installed” I figured that it wasn’t included in the cost of the remodel since we would take those things with us if we moved. I didn’t include the cost of decorations, art, shower curtains, drawer organizers, etc. I can’t imagine having the extra stress of a junky tool. I don’t regret buying the nice tile saw, though, I have to say, because tiling was hard enough with a good saw. We want to help my parents tile their kitchen backsplash, and then we’ll decide if it’s worth keeping or not. I included the cost of the tile saw we purchased, but I am hoping that we will be able to sell it some day and recoup a little bit of that cost. The total for all of that stuff was over $500. We were definitely shocked at how much money we spent on all the stuff that goes with the tile… cement board, grout, mortar, sealer, etc. I still feel it’s important to include to give you a realistic estimate of what things cost.Īnd now, without further adieu, here’s the cost breakdown. I have included the cost of the products in this total, but that money didn’t come out of pocket for us since I worked for trade. ![]() We were working at such a frantic pace to complete the space in just six weeks that I didn’t keep track of costs as thoroughly as I normally would, but I think this estimate is pretty darn close to what we spent and would only be off by a few hundred if there were small things like caulk and nails that I forgot to account for.Īnother tricky part about sharing the budget is that I received free product from two companies in exchange for creating content for them. It can be weird to talk about money, but transparency is so helpful in the planning stages, so here we are. I’m sharing this info with the hope that it will help you estimate and plan for your own renovations. We recently completed a full-blown bathroom renovation and one of my most-asked questions is, “But how much did that cost?” So today I thought I would share exactly how much we spent and where every dollar went. ![]()
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