Retro Bathroom

Before

The makeover adds color and function to a dull, colorless bathroom.

$9 - Handles and Lights
Tissue paper is decoupaged onto Plexiglas panels, which are used for doors for the small linen closet. Contemporary door handles are added, along with battery-operated lights inside the closet. (Plexiglas: GE Polymershapes - Lokite CP, 0.118IN; closet door handles: IKEA - Attest, 15380; battery-operated closet lights: IKEA - Lanterna, 15621)

$40 - Hardware and Storage Boxes
Plexiglas shelves are attached to the wall over the toilet for extra storage.

$170 - Plexiglas and Hardware
The walls receive a shimmering treatment with Plexiglas. The material is cut into small squares and a hole is drilled in each. Cup hooks are secured to the wall and the squares are hung to create a three-dimensional wall treatment. (Plexiglas: GE Polymershapes - Lokite CP, 0.118IN)

$7 - Ceiling Panels
Mirrored Plexiglas panels are screwed to the ceiling. (mirrored Plexiglas for ceiling: GE Polymershapes - Acrylic, 0.177)

$57 - Towel Bar and Shower Curtain
Sheer black window panels are used for a shower curtain. An industrial-style towel bar is used in the shower as a shelf.
(towel bar: IKEA - Srundal, 5386; sheers for shower curtain: IKEA - Slinga, 34894396; towel bar turned into shelf: IKEA - Grundtal, 80047895; wire cable for shower curtain: IKEA - Deka, 18232)

$97 - Accessories and Clock
Accessories include a soap pump, vases, clear frames, a faux fur tissue box and trash can cover and a clock made out of mechanical parts. (soap pump: IKEA - Racken, 20080114; curved vases: IKEA - Snits, 19834; wall clock: IKEA - Redd, 18951; Plexiglas box frames: Target - Furio, 065070134)

$488 - Total Cost

$60 - Paint
The walls are given a geometric paint treatment using yellow, turquoise, green and black paint. First, they apply a coat of white paint that will be the border between the shapes. Next, the walls are taped off and the different colors are painted in each rectangle. (paint: Sherwin Williams - turquoise, Calypso; green, Humorous Green; yellow, June Day; black, Iron Ore; white, Creamy)

$8 - Chrome Sink Legs
The homeowners' sink is installed and propped up with chrome sink legs purchased at a reuse-it center.

$18 - Window Inserts and Light Cover
Instead of a traditional window treatment, Winship uses more of the tissue-decoupaged Plexiglas to streamline the look. Another piece of matching Plexiglas is used to filter the light from the light bar over the sink. (The addition of white tissue paper helps to diffuse the light.)

$22 - Rug
Winship arranges three rugs--one white, blue and yellow--in a geometric fashion on the floor. (rugs: Target - Essence, 064110384052074054)