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Small bathroom storage solutionWe gave Madison’s tiny bathroom a mini makeover including installing a new ventilation fan with stereo bluetooth speakers and LED lights!  This small bathroom had no storage space and very little counter space for all her…stuff.  Adding to the clutter was a bluetooth speaker because, well, this girl likes to listen to music ALL THE TIME.  So the new fan/light/speaker and some easy DIY shelves on the blank wall was just the ticket!

This post and giveaway is sponsored by Homewerks Worldwide.  

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I started this makeover by tearing out the old fan light.  The bathroom fans in this house are all the same, super super loud – plus they rattle!  So I didn’t shed a tear about getting rid of that ugly thing.  The new fan box is slightly larger than the old one so I had to cut out a little more ceiling sheetrock.  I used my handy oscillating tool for that.

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Hey, here’s a tip.  Put your new fan and tool belt up through the hole instead of carrying it with you while you tiptoe through the dark, scary attic!

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The rest of the fan box installation happened in the attic and I don’t have pics but you can watch the Homewerks installation video for that.  I will warn you:  it’s not a simple installation.  You have to run new speaker wire from your fan to your switch.  So you might want to hire an electrician if you’re not really comfortable doing electrical work.  The instruction manual that came with my product was a bit confusing but I found updated instructions here that helped clear things up a bit.

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The wall switch allows you control the LED white light, LED nightlight, fan and Bluetooth functions from the wall PLUS there is a waterproof remote that lets you control your music while in the shower. There’s even a suction cup wall mount to keep it handy.

It sounds GOOD too!  I was really surprised at how good it sounds.  It has two stereo speakers which are integrated directly into bath fan wiring, so there’s no need to recharge.

 

The trim is almost flush to the ceiling and this fan is QUIET!  (1.5 Sones if you’re speak technical jargon.)  AND, while is super duper quiet, the fan generates 90 CFM  of air movement.  It was so quiet when I turned it on I was convinced it wasn’t doing anything so I tested the suction!

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As you can see the regular light color is white.  But can select a blue LED nightlight which is kinda funky cool.

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The next part of our little makeover was building and installing the floating shelves.

Small bathroom storage solution I’ve written tutorials on that before so this time I made a video!

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Much better!  This product is available at Home Depot for $160.

And Homewerks Worldwide is giving away ONE speaker/light/fan with a bonus $100 Home Depot gift card!

To enter for a chance to win, simply leave a comment on this blog post and click the box in the Rafflecoper thingy!  US residents only.

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  2. I love the idea of multitasking (I try, but have not yet mastered said concept) so a product that does that for me is fantastic.

  4. This would be perfect in our second bathroom. It currently has four 4ft fluorescent tube lights and it is a tiny bathroom. This would make our bathroom look more like a bathroom and less like an office.

  5. That would be amazing to have. When me teenage stepson is spending too much time in the bathroom, I can turn my Bluetooth on and play the Jeopardy song in the bathroom without having to feel awkward knocking on the door.

  7. Wish I had room to run wires for speakers. Barely had room for the tiny electrical box we fit and the wires are tight! What a fun idea!

    • Have you seen those extra deep junction boxes? I hate cramming wires into junction boxes.

  8. Love the integration! And another use for my new favorite tool (the oscillating tool)!

  9. I just LOVE This! The floating shelves are awesome and that light is killer! I would love to have one in my bathroom 🙂

  10. I need this! Only dilemma is whether to put it my girl’s bathroom or keep for myself!

  11. My fans are so loud I would not cry over tossing them either. I know the sound! The bathroom looks great. Great installation too!

  13. I really like that fan. My bathrooms are due for an update. Especially the fan. Great job on the shelves and fan.

  16. Awesome Light and Fan Kit. My wife always complains about the noise from the downstairs fan. Plus it has no light. This seems like the perfect solution. Thanks for the info!

  17. This is awesome! We were just talking about this with our oldest that just moved into her own place just the other night. The boys loved the idea of having a speaker in the bathroom.

  22. This would be perfect for my daughter’s room also. Tiny bathroom and music is ALWAYS on 🙂

  23. Awesome article and giveaway! I’ve never heard of Homewerks Worldwide – so thanks for the introduction! I love finding out about new products and innovative web sites. I shop at Home Depot – a lot – so it’s always good to find out that they carry a new product!

  27. I ended up putting 2 comments on the FB post so will repeat here! Madison’s bathroom looks so fresh and organized – a look I love! I’ve been looking at that fan for about a year! What fun!

  28. Super mini-makeover!!! My bathroom is original from the build in 1976…. need I say more! The plastic fan is a lovely shade of aged white plastic which has turned yellow. No attic there so installation could be interesting. lol Thanks for all the details too!

  29. I love the way this turned out! We are in the market for a new fan in our bathroom, this looks perfect!

  33. Cool ! I love one !!! I’m with your girl, music always !!! and I am 55 !!!

  35. We must have the same old fan!!! Ours is loud and rattles, and speeds up then slows down. Until I read this, replacing ours wasn’t even on my radar. It is now 🙂 Thanks for the video, too. Another project in the next couple of weeks to do!

  36. Where has this fan been all my life? I can’t stand loud fans and having a speaker? That’s a great idea!

  37. My daughter loves to listen to music while in the shower. What a great idea to have the speaker in the ceiling so that she could use her iphone to play music. Thanks for the information!

  38. That is so awesome! I’m always propping up my ipad while I’m in the shower. Then I can hardly hear it when I’m actually in there. This is on my list!! Your daughter must love the shelf space. Great mini makeover.

    • She does! She’s used that speaker every day since it went in. (Which makes me feel like I did good. LOL)

  41. Looks awesome! We need to update the fans in our house and this looks much nicer, functions better and with a bonus speaker!!!

  44. That is great! Always enjoy your projects. Gets me motived for my own. Going to be starting a bathroom myself in the fall.

  45. I think my cred with my nieces would skyrocket if I installed this fan in my guest bathroom! My hubby would be thrilled by the LED (we’re slowly switching over to LEDs). I understand, and care about, sones and CFM, so that makes this fan even better! Thanks for offering it up to us. BTW – per your recommendation in a previous post, I bought the drywall sander that you attach to your shop vac. WOW! It works great! Thanks Sandra! P.S. the shelves look great and really add to the space. Are you planning to paint the cabinet? Have a great weekend!

    • I’m glad you like that drywall tool. It makes a world of difference. I probably will paint that cabinet because I can’t stand it even though I’m going to tear this whole bathroom out eventually so I don’t want to do TOO much. But, what’s a little painting job going to set me back? Yes. I’m going to do it. LOL

  46. Perfect timing!!! I’m just about to have to redo BOTH a (very small) full main bathroom and a powder bath – both in need of storage and one in need of a bath fan!

  49. What a cool fixture! And I like the shelves, I need to do that in my small master bath, it has no storage.

  57. I would love 2 of these. Both of my bathrooms are in the middle of the house and have no windows. Like yours, my fans are old and noisy. I need more circulation and more light. Would so love to have this in my bathrooms and my son could do the instillation. I’m just a little too old to be climbing around in my attic. BTW, I absolutely love you blog. I visit it daily to check for new posts.

  59. Oh my, with this product, my daughter will NEVER get out of the shower! LOL. What a great idea!

  60. I love this fan!!! But I am afraid of the wiring (it really helps that I have a brother-in-law who is an electrician)!!!

  62. What an awesome product! That would be fabulous in my boys’ bathroom. It needs a fan!
    Thank you for your guidance.

  63. That looks great. Good work on the update for her bathroom. I hope she is happy with it.

    • She is. She really enjoys her bathroom now which is great for me because she has been using MINE for weeks. Maybe why I spent time on her little makeover even though it’s only temporary.

  64. My 12 year old granddaughter would love this! She loves to listen to her music while she’s getting ready in the mornings.

  66. Wow! You never cease to amaze me! What an amazing bathroom make over! Way to go!!!

  74. What a great idea. Would be nice to replace our noisy fan with a much quieter unit.

    • I bet someday they will offer one that you can change to all different colors. This one is white or blue. No pink. 🙁

  80. OMG I was looking for this exact product a year ago when I was remodeling my bathroom! I was wondering is one existed and I couldn’t find anything. That is great!

  81. That nightlight really is kinda funky cool! I love the idea of a silent fan… lol
    Looks great!!

  83. I’d just be happy with a fan that doesn’t leak 🙁 We’re due for a new roof this summer!

    • That’s how I feel about the one in my water closet! I thought about installing this one in there…but, you know, it’s a water closet. It is seriously THE worst of all the bad fans in this house though. LOL

  88. I have a fan/light combination that needs replacing. It’s sounds like a jet engine!

  89. Too cool!! Will have to check this out. The house we moved into needs them changed & my daughter has music playing ALL. THE. TIME. TOO.

  90. I love your work! This fan is so cool. Wish it came in more colors but maybe one day, right?

  93. Great updates. Your videos always make it so much easier for a novice DIYer like myself. Thanks Sandra.

  95. Would love something quiet. You definitely know when our current fan is running.

  97. What perfect timing! Our bathroom fan is in serious need of replacement! Amenities think I might build those floating shelves today!

    • I kinda want to be a blind fly on the wall of your shower one day. ‘Cause I think I should hear this Musical Epicness at least once in my life!

  99. That fan/light/speaker is so cool, and I love the finished bathroom!!

  103. Love the idea of a speaker in the bathroom… the night light rocks! Thanks for the chance to win!

  104. Love the fan light. Need to change out our fan so we will be looking at this! Thanks!

  106. I really need a new light/fan in the master bath shower area. And music, or anything else you can stream, like your favorite radio station, would be a great addition!

  107. Well, I think most built in fans could be replaced with that one! Amazing quiet!
    And as always, thanks for the tute on the shelves – makes me want to build the garage so I can make them. Either that or pay a friend for time in his shop!

  108. That looks so cool! This is something my husband would like – he is all about the Bluetooth!

  110. We need a new bathroom fan SOOO bad! Ours is about 20 yrs old and very loud. Thank you for the chance to win this one!

  112. If I got this, my teenagers would NEVER leave the bathroom! Seriously, though, this would be a lovely addition to their bathroom.

  114. We have this same exact van in our new bathroom, we love it!!

    demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com

  117. I love the idea! How nice it would be to soak in a nice tub listening to some soft music….. or remodeling the bedroom and playing music from the bathroom! LOL Great idea!

    Thanks,

  119. I’m in love with your videos! You make everything seem so easy and fun which motivates me to re-do some things around my house!

  122. Well, I would officially be the coolest mom ever to put this in the kids’ bathroom. Right now I’m just unofficially the coolest mom ever!!!!

  123. this is such a good idea and would be perfect in my kids’ bathroom! They love to dance during dance time 🙂

  126. This is an awesome idea, I think I might just steal it for my bathroom! Thanks for all your videos by the way. I have done a lot of projects you’ve shown here with your videos as guidance. People can’t believe it was me who remodeled (work in progress) our home, so I can only imagine the reactions you must get from people who don’t know you. Keep up the awesome vids 🙂 Thank you!

  129. Oh I would really REALLY love to win this one! We have the absolute perfect place for it!

  131. Sawdustgirl! (aka Sandra) I am SO happy to have happened upon your blog today 🙂 I am a first time home owner…just closed on my home last week and a single gal. I quickly became overwhelmed with my new “house to do list.” My hope is to someday become really comfortable taking care of home projects on my own! That’s where you come in!!! Any products you post, I’d love to know the brand and where to purchase them. Thanks again for being so AWESOME and sharing your wisdom 🙂

  133. I love the idea of the new ventilation fan. I need one quite badly in my tiny, tiny bathroom. Glad I found this website!

  134. Love the blue night light option. Much less shocking when you’re stumbling to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

  136. Like the idea of a Bluetooth speaker in the bathroom fan. Also, the tip about the tools through the ceiling is a good one.

  137. Ooh, very cool. Does it last forever or do you have to replace it once the lights die?

  138. I’m getting ready to gut our bathroom and this would be an awesome add!!
    Love reading your blog!

  139. Looking to update the current bathroom fan to one with a light in the hallway bathroom. This would be a nice/cool change all around!

  143. Would love this for our kids bathroom! Luckily, it’s on the second floor so getting to all the wiring wouldn’t be a huge deal.

  148. now this is the kind of bathroom my 13 yr old daughter would enjoy. She also has to have a speaker and her iPhone near so she can listen to music all the time, even in the shower. Love the light with the speaker and nightlight features. Those floating shelves look great too, definitely going to think about putting some in.

  150. Just wondering…would the process be any different if I was drilling it into tiles rather than sheetrock?

    • You can certainly drill into tile with a special bit. You would definitely want to hit a stud behind the tile though to support the shelf.

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