Covering walls with pallet wood: The basement bathroom renovation
Hey guys! I’m so excited to show you the finished walls of my basement bathroom today! I covered them entirely with pallet wood and barn wood from my barn. As many of you know I have been working down in my basement to get it finished as a wood workshop for me and my number one goal was to spend the least amount of money possible. In an exchange we were given a pile of old pallet wood that my husband and I hauled down to the basement for me to start work with. I had a little extra sheet rock leftover and a ton of old closet doors I had no use for so this whole basement ended up covered with basically everything but the kitchen sink lol! During it all I saved the best wood I had for the bathroom, here’s my pile of wood and all of the before photos.
With no plans to buy anything new for down here I knew I would have to get VERY creative. Now, this bathroom is certainly not everyone’s cup of tea but I need to make a note here: This is my workshop bathroom, it actually will not be used very often. The reason we put a bathroom down here to begin with was with the plans on having a rental suite in my basement. Well, the plans fell through but not before I had already completed all of the rough in and purchased just about everything we could possibly need down here. Or, in the case of the bathroom cabinets, I had stashed them (and that gorgeous old sink) just for this purpose. So, though I didn’t need a bathroom down here really at all, there was really nothing to do but to go ahead and finish it! I grabbed my air compressor and my Hitachi brad nailer (one of my very favorite tools) and go to work!
I will be posting about the counter top, the sink and probably the mirror too because they were all projects into themselves. As I said before, the idea of covering all of the walls in a place with pallet and barn wood might not be everyone’s cup of tea but I absolutely LOVE how this turned out! I will be leaving the ceilings as-is, totally open with all of the plumbing etc. exposed, this is still a workshop and I like the ruggedness of it all exposed. The floor is still a conundrum for me, I am leaning toward painting it as it is a rather ugly many-times-patched concrete floor so there is a still a lot of work to do! And, of course, at some point I’ll need to get a toilet for down here too! I also plan on giving all of the walls a good vinegar scrub and then putting a couple of coats of sealant on them, right now they’re a little splintery and dirty. As far as the work goes, this was easy! It was just cut the board and tack it on and only took me a couple of afternoons to do the whole bathroom.
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I’m Tarah!
It’s been a hell of a ride since I started this blog and renovated and moved into this old farm house back in 2015. I got married, divorced, lost my doggo soul mate, spent two years as a single gal, remodeled everything, threw my back out countless times and was even found by an amazing guy in my own backyard! (The story behind Storyhardt Farm.)
Around here we’re totally fearless when it comes to bettering our home. We love to refinish old furniture, re-purpose old pieces, build it from scratch and totally renovate anything that needs it! If we can do it – so can you. We’ve got some serious plans for this old farm and, for first time ever, I have a real partner!
This is gonna be so much fun!
You can also find out more about the amazing Grandma behind this blog who moved in to this old farmhouse with my Grandpa nearly 70 years ago!
It looks amazing! I absolutely love it.
I’d paint the floors as well & you may even consider painting the sealing – even though it’s all exposed. I’ve seen some really cool looking basement ceilings painted black. They just sprayed everything & it all blended together.
Jenny, now that is an idea! I didn’t consider just painting everything the same color in the ceiling, cool, thank you!
You continue to amaze me! You are one talented lady!!
Thank you so much Kathy!
Tarah, I LOVE this room! You are so talented, and this is a great design idea… Just so “familiar” and “down home” my very favorite way to do a room…
Thank you so much Sue!!
What a fantastic looking bathroom Tarah! You do such great work–those walls are amazing. Thanks so much for linking up with Vintage Charm ๐
Thank you Diana it is my pride and joy!!
This is SO clever!!! I love it! Thanks for sharing with Thursday Favorit things
Thank you Angelina!!
I think it looks great! Great job on using what you already have. I love the sink too!
Thank you Pam, we pulled the sink out of one of the sheds and I literally screamed I was so excited when we found it!
Now that is one major project! I love the rustic look. Thanks for sharing on the Pleasures of the NW’s DIY link party!
Thank you so much!
I love that look! So rustic. The sink, vanity and mirror look great too.
Thank you so much AnnMarie!
Great renovation on a shoestring budget. I love the wood it creates such a cozy feel to the place.
Thank you so much!
It turned out great! I love the rustic feel. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Thank you Jann!
I love the rustic feel of the pallet wood walls and I’m excited to follow along with this project. Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story, have a great week.
Thank you so much Sandra!
I love your walls. I might have been a little reluctant to do all the walls, but once I got started, I probably would have kept going. I like the final result.
Thanks for sharing at Over The Moon party,
Bev
Thanks Bev!
Wow! It turned out great!!!
Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
Blessings,
Cindy
Thank you so much!
I think this looks great! You really have done an incredible job at using materials you already had on hand. Keep up the great work!
Thank you Leslie!
That is such an awesome idea! Good to see new ideas! Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday.
Thanks so much!
I would have never thought to do this, but it all turned out cute! Great job! You are my designing hero! Thanks for sharing this at the #happynowlinkup!
Thanks Jen!
This looks SO amazing!! ๐
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Thanks Jess!
We’ve given at least one bathroom some type of renovation in every house we’ve owned, but never had to totally install a new one. I love the look of the wood but am wondering how it will be to keep clean…? I’ve seen rough-textured walls collect dust pretty badly, so I’d love to learn how you maintain this look. Thanks!
Blessings, Leigh
Hi Leigh, yeah I’ve wondered that myself, because it is our basement workshop bathroom its going to be used very rarely but I would probably not do this in a high traffic bathroom without putting several coats of sealant on those walls! Thanks for commenting and coming by!!
I love this . I say , the more rustic the better !
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Thanks Sam!
Great idea to go ahead and finish your renovation. Looking great. I love the rustic look. We need to finish ours. We have the new tub in, and made storage shelving behind the tub area for towels & misc. I wish I was as handy as you. I’d be tiling it right now. ๐ Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & shared.
Sounds like you’re really coming along with your project too Theresa! Thanks for coming by ๐
Thanks! NOW, i HAVE to attempt this in my home!!!
Hey Patrick, this turned out SO much better then I had hoped, honestly I was really flying by the seat of my pants but we just love it!