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Vintage Bath, Pt. 4: Value Boosts and Final Tally A couple works to turn their plain vanilla bathroom into a vintage spa retreat. Check out more value-enhancing home projects from Sweat Equity. From "Sweat Equity" episode DSEQ-209

The remodeled bathroom features French doors and a towel rack fashioned from salvaged antique tools.

The finishing touches to the bathroom, like the jetted tub and glass shower surround really put the Thomases over their $5,000 budget. But making $19,000 in equity on the project made it worth the price.

Now Kristen has a private bath retreat in her personal style, with repurposed furniture she finished herself and an antique chandelier.

By doing much of the work — like tiling, antique restoration and installing the wainscoting — she saved thousands in labor costs.

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	Kristen boosted her return-on-investment by doing the much of the work, like restoring the French doors, herself.
	Before
	After

Final tally:

vanity = $350
french doors = $80
towel rack = $30
chandelier = $180
tile = $1,500
tub = $4,000
shower enclosure = $1,000
plumbing and labor = $1,000
fixtures and hardware = $1,000
paint = $100

TOTAL = $9,240

realtor's estimated value increase = $19,000

total cost of material = $9,240

NET RETURN ON INVESTMENT = $9,760

RESOURCES :

Resources for Sweat Equity, episode 209:

contractor: Todd Wyatt
Father and Son Carpentry

Sansiro USA
Website: www.sansirousa.com

Dal-Tile Corporation
Website: www.daltile.com

Basco Shower Enclosures
Website: www.daltile.com