Who: Katherine and Conan Fugit Where: Wichita, Kans.
The checkered vinyl floor and fancy repro fixtures clashed with the couple's clean-lined style.
The Project Tally: Tore out old vinyl flooring, plaster walls, and beadboard $0 Hung drywall and added new beadboard wainscoting, then painted $618 Installed subway tile in the shower and hex tile on the floor $950 Added new shower fixtures and a glass door $160 Put in a salvaged cast-iron claw-foot tub and painted the outside $115 Installed a vintage pedestal sink and faucet $77 Refinished the original wood door $40 Made the mirror over the sink using an old frame and cutting mirror glass to fit $43 Relocated the toilet and the brass sconces from other rooms in the house to the bath $0 Refreshed a thrift-store cabinet with new glass door panels, hooks, and paint $125 Put in push-button switches and brass switch plates $56 Total: $2,181
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