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The Measured Home Series · No. 05
The Bathroom Decision Map
Seven decisions in the right order, and 30 finishes that can't clash.
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- The Map: seven decisions from the most expensive to change to the cheapest, each with a test that tells you it's done.
- 30 complete palettes, warm, calm and moody, with tile, grout, vanity, countertop, metal and paint chosen together.
- Clearances and vanity sizing so the layout works before you choose a single tile.
- A spec sheet your contractor prices from, plus a budget tracker, sample log, timeline and 15 questions to ask.
- Format
- PDF download
- Pages
- 64
- Paper size
- US Letter, prints at home
- Units
- Inches and centimeters
- Author
- Ismail Qaudri
- 64Pages
- 7Decisions
- 30Palettes
- 1Spec sheet
About the book
A bathroom remodel is only seven decisions.
It feels like seventy because people make them in the wrong order. They fall for a tile, then find the vanity they wanted doesn't fit. They pick a vanity color, and the countertop won't sit with the tile. Every choice reopens the last one, and at two in the morning there are forty tabs open and nothing is decided.
This guide fixes the order. Lock the layout first, because it's the most expensive thing to change. Leave paint for last, because it's the cheapest. Each decision has a test that tells you when it's done, so you can stop thinking about it.
Out of time? If your contractor needs answers by Friday, go straight to the palettes, pick one, and copy it onto the spec sheet.
What's inside
Seven stops, in the order that saves money
- 01
The Map and measuring the room
The seven stops on one spread, then a twenty-minute measuring worksheet with a grid.
- 02
Decision 1: Layout and vanity width
The vanity sizer, clearances around every fixture, and what moving plumbing really involves.
- 03
Decisions 2 and 3: Wall tile, grout and floor
Main wall tile, matte or gloss in a dark room, grout color, and the floor tile that works with both. Three tiles maximum.
- 04
Decisions 4 and 5: Vanity and countertop
Vanity finish and style, floating or floor-standing, drawers or doors, and the countertop that sits with your tile.
- 05
Decisions 6 and 7: Metal, paint and accessories
One metal finish done well, then paint and the last details, saved for last because they're the cheapest to change.
- 06
30 palettes that can't clash
Ten warm, ten calm and ten moody rooms, from Walnut and Zellige to Ink Blue, each listing every finish to order.
- 07
The regret list
Twelve mistakes people make in bathrooms, and how to avoid each before it's built.
- 08
Spec sheet and worksheets
The spec sheet, budget tracker, sample log, 15 questions for your contractor, the remodel timeline and a snag list.
Look inside
Real pages from the book
How it works
Three steps, one tape measure
- 1
Measure the room
Twenty minutes with a tape and a pencil, on the worksheet.
- 2
Follow the Map
Seven stops, one tick box each. Don't move on until the stop passes its test.
- 3
Hand over the spec sheet
Your contractor prices from it, so nothing gets lost between you and the build.
The Measured Home Series · No. 05
The layout first. The paint last.
Seven decisions in the right order, and 30 finishes that can't clash.
Questions
Before you buy
Is this a printed book?
I'm only refreshing, not doing a full remodel.
My contractor needs answers fast.
Will the palettes suit a small bathroom?
When do I get the file?
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