Best Bath Before and Afters 2010

Who: Jennifer M.
Where: Lafayette, LA

We gutted the 7-by-10-foot bath. We had to rebuild the sloping floors, had insulation blown in, ran plumbing, electrical, and started closing in the walls. The color scheme started with the washer/dryer (they're red). Then I found Mexican tile with the colors that we liked most for the shower, put beadboard on the ceiling, oak on the floor (to flow smoothly with the adjacent room), paint, new cabinets, and fixtures.

Who did the work: I did all the work myself
Cost: $5,000 to $10,000