did you make the under sink towel bar unit, or did you buy it. Where did you get the materials? I am also in Boston

I made it and got the materials from "architectural railings" section of Buyrailings.com. Two 3" wall flanges (part 510), two ball outside ell fittings (part 703), and two half-ball end-caps (part 603), plus tubing (1" diameter) cut to size -- all in chrome or polished stainless. I used epoxy to connect the tubing to the fitting.

Thanks,

Am in process of adding up all our costs too. Part of me wants to know, and part of me doesn't! Of course there is no way to calculate the time it takes to 'save' money by sourcing materials and even labour! Hopefully in a couple of weeks I'll be able to post my own actual costs, I just know now that I am over budget...

Your bathroom looks very well done, timeless design that shouldn't date itself... I think you did extremely well on costs especially since you paid for plumbing, electrical and tiling. We are DIYing everything...and I now have a much healthier respect for why the trades charge as much as they do...so many hidden/extra costs, particularly in tiling...we are now debating whether or not to upgrade to a better tile saw...another added cost that I will not include in my total, but it it is an expense!

Very nice, looks good.

Very nice bathroom. Love the style. Thanks for the itemized list of your project. It is very helpful.

Thanks for the info, want to redo my bathroom next year. Same size as yours, don't want to pay more than $10K, have yet to get an estimate.

Very nice bathroom, I like that small cupboard near the wash basin. Is that custom made. i am planning of remodeling my bathroom and your pics are giving me ideas. the drainage system in my bathroom needs to be removed at any cost do I am planning of remodeling the entire bathroom along with that. Thankfully I know a plumbing Inc, Hy-pro plumbing and drain cleaning, who have agreed to do it at the best possible rates. I will post the pics after completing the work.

Thanks everyone!

raehelen - So true about the costs of my time spent agonizing/designing/googling/comparison shopping etc. I now have immense respect for people who design bathrooms for a living (there are so many things to think about!!) and, as you mention, tradespeople. If you have another project you can use the better saw on, seems worth it... Or maybe rent a better one? Thanks for the "timeless" comment: that was one of my goals for the design... probably because I don't want to do this again anytime soon :-)

sloyd -- Part of our plumbing involved moving the toilet flange and reworking the piping for the wall-mounted radiator. If they didn't have to do that, I'm guessing we would have been closer to $10k. So, I think it is doable. I could have also done a better job of repurposing things I already had for the accessories/misc stuff. Good luck!

DwayneHutchins -- Thanks. Yes, the cupboard is custom. It is just a poplar box with fixed shelves, finished off with trim. Good luck with your remodel! Glad you found a reasonably-priced plumber -- makes all the difference!

Wow. You did a great job-- super-functional, cozy, and true to an old house, which is no small thing. Congratulations on a successful project.

Bananaz.... It's beautiful... you did a great job. I so appreciate material information on the railing. For years I've thought about making something like that for my 1930s wall-hung sink but I never had the time to research sources of materials. My bathroom re-do is postponed for now, but I definitely plan to steal your idea. Thank you!

Enjoyed seeing your pics - you really did hit it with the timeless and yet era appropriate look!

But reading a permit cost of $211 made me choke on my coffee. I needed electrical and plumbing inspections (2 new dedicated lines and added a separate shower)... and being in a California Coastal Commission zone, my permit/inspection fees were over 15 X yours!

mmcf: If you're done with your coffee, we recently moved from a place where permit fees for adding on square footage totaled a whopping $100. Adding an entirely new interior bathroom: just $50. And where we live now, no permits required if it's DIY and kept within the existing house footprint.

One of the benefits of living in a small city/town in the midwest. :-)

BTW, not to hijack from the OP: it looks great! I thought the 5x7 bathroom we're almost done with was as small as they can get!