bathroom is a really important room in any home or business. Our campground is no exception! We love that we are able to have bathroom access for our visitors, but it was in need of an upgrade and an update. We had a a very small budget, a few major challenges but all in all, it turned out better than expected.

Our goals really centered around two things: 1) if you were getting married at Laurel Bend, would you want to be in this bathroom in your wedding dress? 2) would you feel comfortable taking a shower here? Really, if the answer could be yes to both of those questions, the rest of any issues would be taken care of, right?

Let’s review what’s going on here…. shower curtains are removable, so no big deal there. The counters and bases needed to be replaced, there was no handicap access for sinks, the faucet membranes and components were dry rotted and faucets were broken or corroded. Our main focus was clean, handicap accessible and camper friendly.

With a really small budget, our original plan was to use commercial vinyl tile picked up on clearance over the chiclet tiles on the floor and paint the walls. We went through several discussions and idea boards. We decided to keep a clean rustic look in order to get everything we needed and stay on budget.

We decided to renovate the bathrooms in the main building using the tiles since the chiclet tiles were in such great shape. Safety and sanitization were the biggest concerns with the flooring, so we were able to find a few products designed for these situations for not only the floor coating but also a non-slip top coating.

Our walls were in amazing shape with no real issues or cracks. We painted with a primer and then a porch enamel. They came out beautifully in a crisp white color by Behr called “Bit of Sugar”.

For budget, the original plan was to paint all of the toilet partitions a silver or dark color and put them back up, but when removing them, they started falling apart. Partitions like these new are several thousand dollars (about $14,000) for both bathrooms, so we made the decision to keep them rustic to match the shower doors and other aesthetics. They turned out pretty gorgeous.

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Walls

• Sherwin Williams Porch & Floor Enamel custom tinted to match Behr’s Bit of Sugar.  This color is a favorite because it is a nice plain white without any hue (some are yellow, some are blue, this is just white – like looking into a sugar canister but on your wall).
• Don’t Forget to buy when there is a sale – or to ask for a discount.  It is usually 30% off paints and stains.

Floors

• TSP or another cleaner if you are putting on concrete
• Membrane if you have tile
• Daich Terrazzo in Ivory (you could also use SpreadRock from Home Depot)
• TracSafe Anti-Slip Sealer

Fixtures & Misc

• We reused all the grab bars and safety items, but you can pick those up wherever.
• Sinks are Better Homes & Gardens galvanized tubs
• Waterfall Faucets were one of the most single expensive things in the bathroom but still cheaper than any hardware store (use the coupon!)
• Counters were built and stained with Minwax Jacobean and then coated with a mariner’s seal.
• Light fixtures above the sinks are custom made again with the Jacobean.
• Lights are hemp rope with Edison bulbs. We used gutter strainers as light cages.
• Light fixtures above showers and toilet partitions are LED lights.
• Toilet partitions and shower doors (not pictured) use hardware: pulls,  hook and eye latches,  .
• If you want to know how the husband built the counters, fixture and doors, you would have to shoot us a message and ask him. :)