“My advice to anyone wanting to recreate this bathroom is to have fun, play with colors and textures and push the limits,” he said. “Bring on the nature; Bring on the adventure!” She worked on the bathroom slowly on and off for a couple of months. The total material cost for the bathroom was $481. Her advice for tiny home DIYers is to find ways to work with the existing frame and test to make sure your shower products will fit in the space. And if you add a skylight, consider hiring a professional to ensure it’s waterproofed correctly. The bathroom is still a work in progress, but the total cost estimate to the date the article was published is $2,689 for the tiling material, composting toilet, Nebia shower head, horse trough and decor. The bathroom took about one month to complete and cost about $5,000. Their advice is to plan the entire layout first, including plumbing and electric lines, so it’s easier to plan where all of your decor will be. “Also be patient with yourself! Things always tend to take longer than you expect them to and that is totally okay, especially if you’re doing a DIY,” they said. The total cost was $3,000 and involved a lot of trial and error, they said. Their advice to DIYers: Hire a professional. “The bathroom is our pride and joy, but…it would have actually saved us so much time with what we spent on fixing our own errors,” Talia said.
