Renovating and styling your ensuite bathroom on a budget

We've just completed a bathroom makeover, we completely gutted our ensuite to give it a luxe transformation and Suncorp have asked us to share with you how we made change for less

So in this video it's all about our top tips and advice on how you can make change for less when renovating and styling your bathroom or ensuite

Our ensuite went from this

to this

We had a disaster cupboard that was half walk in robe half ensuite which we decided to turn into just one big luxurious master ensuite

Whenever you're starting from scratch in the bathroom it will be more expensive than simply doing cosmetic fixes however there are a couple of things to keep in mind in order to keep your costs down

Do you know what I was listening to just before?

No idea

It's been a hard day's night by the Beatles, it certainly has been

Followed quickly by help

When gutting your bathroom and starting again you are going to have to spend money on important trades like plumbers and tilers, however you can save money by actually doing a lot of the work yourselves

So in our ensuite we actually did our own demolition, we did our own cleaning and removal we also did our own waterproofing

I'm not gonna lie it was a lot of hard work, it took us about four days but that means we saved about a week's worth of labor costs

So if you don't need a skilled hand then do it yourself to save money

Save money on lighting by opting for well-placed downlights rather than bringing in feature pendants

If you position your down lights well they should be able to provide ample light for your space

Now in our ensuite I really wanted to bring in two feature wall pendants but when it came down to it our budget just wouldn't stretch that far so instead we just opted to use four down lights

We picked these up from our local hardware store they cost us 35 each they typically range between 10 and 50 so all up our lighting only cost 140 which is actually less than just one of those wall pendants I was looking at

Um I wanted to tap over here which was controversial

A little bit controversial but I think it'll work

So you were saying that maybe it should go over here?

No it's just saying it'll be easier to put it over there but we never choose the easy way

No

Make a plan early and map out your layout from the start

I can't stress this enough this is so important for you to understand exactly where everything is going in your bathroom or ensuite

I'm talking about fixtures, fittings, cabinetry, know where the height of your toilet roll holder is going to go or whereabouts do you want your mixer in the shower

Once you know these things you need to make sure you communicate that to your trades because if they don't know where they're going to go well they're just going to put them wherever they want

So don't forget time is money, you want to make sure you're not paying your trades to come back again in order to fix something

I've got all of these beautiful samples Jonno for our bathroom I think I know what I'm do, what I want and I'm just, I just needed to see it to make sure I knew where I was going

When it comes to interior design and styling it's important to first decide on a color palette

So this is the fun part this is where you get to decide exactly what your bathroom is going to look like so make sure you order samples and swatches of all your different finishes, so tiles fixes and fittings you want to make sure that you can see what they're going to look like together in the flesh

If you can't get hold of samples for your hardware then maybe think about getting something cheaper like a rope hook in the finish that you want that way you can see what it will look like together with your tiles

It's all just about experimenting, playing around with what works and what doesn't work because ultimately you want to be making a confident decision because things like tiles they can be expensive so you want to make sure you get it right

Thanks for watching guys I hope you found this video helpful for your next bathroom or ensuite makeover

A big thank you to Suncorp for asking us to share with you how we made change for less

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