How to Retrofit a Vanity Top to a Bathroom Cabinet

When you decide to replace the vanity top in your bathroom, you must install a new one that fits correctly on the existing cabinet, otherwise the counter can wobble and loosen the faucet’s connections as well as the drainpipes. Measure the old...

How to Relocate a Light in a Bathroom

Whether it is part of a larger remodel plan or a standalone project, you may want to relocate a bathroom light. If you have never attempted this type of task before, it may seem a little intimidating. But relocating a bathroom light can be accomplish...

How to Raise the Height of a Bathroom Vanity

There are a variety of reasons to raise the height of a bathroom vanity, including the installation of a smaller bathroom mirror than before, so have the vanity match the heights of other pieces in the bathroom or to accommodate a taller owner. The a...

How to Frame a Bathroom Layout

A bathroom is laid out as part of the planning process. A detailed plan is drawn that includes measurements and the location of the bathroom fixed within the plan. This floor plan is used by the person constructing the house to know where to position...

Do-It-Yourself Bathroom Stall From Scratch

Bathroom stalls offer privacy in a bathroom shared by two or more people. With the stall, one person can use the toilet while another uses the sink or shower. A stall does not require floor to ceiling coverage, just short walls to offer enough privac...

How to Remodel a High Bathroom in a Ranch

Upgrading a second-level bathroom in a split-level or raised-ranch home often involves upgrading the room to make it more spacious and luxurious than the more utilitarian first-floor bath. This is especially true if the second-floor bath is part of a...

How to Add an Extra Recessed Medicine Cabinet in a Small Bathroom Wall

Adding an extra recessed cabinet inside a small bathroom requires you to plan carefully on the placement of the new cabinet. You cannot install the cabinet inside the wall where electrical wiring or plumbing runs, since such obstacles do not allow yo...

How to Do Cove Lights in a Bathroom

Incorporating some kind of accent lighting is wise to achieve aesthetically pleasing lighting in a room. It might not have a purpose other than to be eye-catching and dramatic, but that is reason enough to look into bathroom cove lighting. The easies...

How to Repurpose a Dresser to a Bathroom Vanity

A repurposed dresser, whether purchased new or found at a thrift shop, makes a charming bathroom vanity. The dresser adds storage space and creates a starting point for the bathroom's design. Substitute either a dressing table with a large mirror or...

How to Replace Bathroom Vanity Lights Going From One Light to Two Lights

Lighting is important in bathrooms, especially over the vanity, so you can see yourself in the mirror. If your vanity lighting contains only one bulb, you can replace the single fixture with two fixtures, and gain additional light. As with any projec...

How to Glue a Glass Sheet to the Wall in Remodeling a Bathroom

When remodeling a bathroom, you may choose to use glass sheets to cover the walls. Glass protects the walls from moisture and is easy to clean, making it a viable option for high-humidity bathrooms. You can use the glass sheets as a backsplash behind...

Framing a Soffit Above Bathroom Cabinets

If you're looking to improve the appearance of your bathroom, one project to consider is installing a soffit above the cabinet. A soffit is a box-like area of the ceiling that is often used to hide pipes or wiring. Installing the soffit above the cab...

How to Build a Kitchen Island From a Bathroom Vanity

With the proliferation of small appliances designed to make cooking chores faster and easier, you may covet more food preparation space. Few serious cooks would turn down extra storage space, too, but kitchen renovations are often expensive, messy an...

How to Finish When Gutting and Renovating a Bathroom

Renovating a bathroom is challenging and time-consuming. If you haven't planned out your renovation project completely, the job is liable to be even more difficult. When you're getting close to a point of completion, you may not know how to finish. B...

How High to Install an Outlet Above a Bathroom Vanity

Electrical wiring is not something you treat like a toy. Even if you do all the work with the power off, wiring something incorrectly could create a short circuit or a fire hazard once you turn the power on. For this reason, follow all regulations co...

How to Layout the Bathroom Plumbing in a Basement Before the Floors Are Poured

A home’s plumbing system is a network of water supply lines, drainage pipes and plumbing vents, all of which efficiently direct water flow in and out of the home. Because breaking out a concrete floor to plumb a bathroom in an existing home is...

DIY Bathroom Wall Hideaway Cabinets

You can build your own bathroom cabinet with a minimum of parts and labor by building it into your bathroom wall. Such a hideaway cabinet uses the wall studs as the sides of the cabinet. The finished product will look less obtrusive than the standard...

Free Do-it-Yourself Bathroom Floor Replacement

If you have a bathroom floor that you do not like, then you can transform the floor space with a few simple materials from your home construction supply and craft stores. Add a little creativity and you will have a new, inspirational bathroom floor b...