Our Picks For The Upstairs Bathroom and How We Get Great Deals

1) Pottery Barn Vintage Recessed Medicine Cabinet $235.88 (nearly $50 off with promo)

2) 2 Kovacs Brushed Nickel Wall Sconces $121.60

3) Toto Promenade Sink (to be purchased)

4) Moen 90 degree Moentrol tub/shower system $162.04

5) Bianco White Carrara 1″ Hexagon Honed Mosaic Tile $583.90

6) 5 boxes American Olean 100-Pack 3 x 6 Bright Designer White Wall Tile
  $206.05 (2 boxes found on craigslist-savings of $75)

7) Benjamin Moore Pale Smoke (haven’t decided yet) $35ish for a gallon (and I have coupons for our local store)

8) Moen 90 Degree Brushed Nickel Double Handle Widespread Bathroom Faucet $233.06

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   With the other materials included, we hope to finish the upstairs bathroom under $2,300.  Not too shabby.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I constantly check retailmenot.com for discounts, Amazon for “used like new” items, ebay, craigslist, overstock.com and a plain, old Google search in shopping…those are my tricks to finding deals.  Build.com has been a great resource and I can generally get 5-10% off there.  We also travel to architectural salvage and builder outlet stores in the Minneapolis metro.  What are your tricks to getting amazing deals?

                                                                                                                                                                                                             Keep in mind that we widened the doorway from 24 to 30 inches, added stackable washer dryer capabilities with storage (taking out the second bedroom closet to do so) and we still need to finish the basement bathroom then demo the upstairs bathroom and refinish that tub which is a 3 day process.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  To see our paint choices for the house see this post.