Bathroom Remodeling Resources (02)

Bathroom Makeover Gallery
Find inspiration for bathroom makeovers here. Site contains eight galleries of bathroom remodeling photos that depict changing shower walls, bathtubs, tub to shower conversions, bathtub and separate shower additions and hand-held shower projects. Each link takes visitors to before and after photographs of bathrooms that have undergone makeovers. Dramatic results can be obtained by initiating bathroom-remodeling projects.

It's Christopher Lowell on the Discovery Channel
Bathroom remodeling is just one of the many designing tips and step-by-step demos that you can view on this Discovery Channel Site. Start by looking at the descriptions of each bathroom remodel show. Each description details what aspect of bathroom remodeling that particular episode covered. Then click on STEP-BY-STEP DEMO ARCHIVE. Click on ARCHIVE DEMOS, and then click on Bathrooms. Here you will find a treasure-trove of step by step demonstrations on how to create an art deco look to your bathroom by creating your own Faux Macassar Ebony Finish, or how to design and build a Magazine Rack and Storage Tower, or learn several unique tricks for folding, displaying and storing towels. There are even more tips and tricks on this site. Each How To Demo includes a complete list of tools required as well as a complete list of materials, plus a step-by-step description of what to do and step-by-step photos so you can see what your project should look like at every step of the way.

First Hand Account of a Bathroom Remodel Job
It took $3,000 and eight months of elbow grease for the Kersnicks to finally have the bathroom of their dreams. Was it worth it? Read their detailed account of their rocky trip down the road of bathroom remodeling and then you be the judge. Start by looking at the before and after photos of the bathroom. The Kersnicks walk you through the entire process, from their original design concept to the step-by-step day-by-day descritpion of how they proceeded, what pitfalls they discovered along the way (and how, hopefully, you can avoid some of those same pitfalls) and they also describe their many triumphs. Learn which parts of the project were the biggest challenge and discover which parts of the project the author feels in hindsight should have been done by a professional. Learn from this do-it-yourselfer's mistakes and hard-knock lessons. The bottom line is that it can be done and you can do-it-yourself and save a bundle while getting the bathroom of your dreams at the same time.