You’ll Be Shocked to See What This Spa-Like Bathroom Looked Like Before the Renovation

When faced with a bathroom right out of the 1980s, contractor Sebastian Clovis and designer Sabrina Smelko knew they had to bring it into the 21st century. Through the Save My Reno design process, they put together a sophisticated master bathroom on a limited budget.

Modern bathroom with dusty rose cabinets, grey tiled floors and two round mirrors

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Thrift Shoppers

Homeowners Maria and Alex knew they had the available square footage to realize the expansive master ensuite of their dreams, but they didn’t know how to get it with their $30,000 budget. That’s where the Save My Reno team entered the picture.

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Modern bathroom with pink cabinets, two vessel sinks and two round mirrors

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Yin and Yang

Striking a balance between masculine and feminine design details was the challenge put before Sabrina when working on this – and she nailed it with the combo of dusty rose cabinetry and matte-black fixtures.

1980s bathroom with black and white tiled floors, white broken cabinets and an overcrowded vanity

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Makeup or Break Up

The original 1980s bathroom provided plenty of counterspace but not enough smart storage solutions for the stacks of beauty products homeowner Maria collects for her job as a professional makeup artist. A clutter-free counter was one of the Save My Reno team’s goals.

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Two round mirrors and pink bathroom cabinets with a grey and white patterned stool tucked under a white vanity

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Space Saving Storage

Now Maria has to store her matte lipsticks, concealers and highlighters in the custom-designed vanity Sebastian built for the space – her husband Alex even gets a drawer or two of his own!

Chic bathroom with a large white vanity, pink cabinets, a white toilet and a makeup fridge

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Bargain Bathroom

With his and hers vessel sinks, lit-up mirrors and even a fridge for Maria to chill her creams, this vanity unit would have cost upwards of $8,000 if they had ordered it from a supplier.

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An old 1980s black jacuzzi tub surrounded by black and white tile and a black toilet and bidet set

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Liquidation Sale

Relicts of 1980s design trends abounded in this bathroom – a (broken) Jacuzzi tub, gradient black-and-white tiles, icy lavender walls, and a shiny black toilet and bidet set – and all of them had to go.

Modern white soaker tub sits in a chic bathroom with grey tile floors and feature wall behind it

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Tub Time

In place of the black, space-sucking corner Jacuzzi, a sleek freestanding soaking tub now brings calm and class to this luxury ensuite bathroom. The large-format porcelain floor tiles continue up the wall to frame the pleasing shape of the tub.

A dated 1980s shower stall beside a bathroom vanity overflowing with beauty products

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Feeling Cramped in a Big Space

The old enclosed shower didn’t give these homeowners (and parents of two) the space they craved, especially when so much of the bathroom was being occupied by cheap cupboards and a broken Jacuzzi tub. This large bathroom space felt cramped!

A large modern walk in shower with white chevron 3D tile and big black rain shower head

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Horizontal Heroes

The new expansive walk-in shower is the size of a small room, which easily ticks off the square-footage requirements. While the large 3D porcelain shower tiles are super trendy right now, their classic horizontal chevron pattern makes sure they won’t look outdated anytime soon.

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A bathroom with dusty-rose cabinets and smoky-grey floor tiles

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Zen Practice

These homeowners were looking for a Zen-inspired space that split the difference between masculine and feminine design elements. With the dusty-rose cabinets and smoky-grey floor tiles, the Save My Reno team have found true harmony.