Presents a collection of full-color illustrated instructions for making over bathrooms and includes directions for cabinets and countertops, plumbing and electrical, flooring and walls, as well as advice on overall costs.

Smart, stylish, and budget-conscious solutions to renovating every living space, from dining room to bedroom. The latest in the successful MoneySmart Makeovers series. With a realistic attitude towards budgets, loads of practical information, and inspiring photos, the Popular Mechanics Money Makeovers series shows homeowners how to take dull, tired living spaces and bring them to stylish life again. Expert author and do-it-yourselfer Rick Peters presents three levels of renovation and renewal: Planning (with design guidelines); Real Makeover Examples, taken from honest-to-goodness actual home makeovers, not set-ups shot in a studio; and Creating a New Look, with amazingly detailed instructions. Here, anyone can learn to replace stained floors with carpeting or laminate flooring, decorate walls with a faux finish, install new windows and doors, and much more. From choosing color schemes to buying materials, selecting tools to allotting time, this endlessly useful guide takes you from start to finish-without breaking the bank. A Selection of the Homestyle Book Club. A 15-year veteran of woodworking and DIY publishing, Rick Peters is the author of numerous bestselling books, including MoneySmart Makeovers: Kitchens, MoneySmart Makeovers: Bathrooms, and the Popular Mechanics Workshop guides: Router Fundamentals, Scroll Saw Fundamentals, and Table Saw Fundamentals. He is also the former editor of ShopNotes magazine.

With its first three volumes, Popular Mechanics MoneySmart Makeovers is helping thousands redo their kitchens, bathrooms, and living rooms. Now the successful series--written by one of the most trusted experts in DIY--steps outside, with authentic makeovers that anyone can accomplish. After discussing in detail all the basics that go into constructing a good porch, deck or patio, Rick Peters gets to work and remodels one of each, three times-- economy, mid-range, and high-range-to demonstrate what you can achieve on a real- world budget. While there are beautiful shots to inspire you to try your own makeover, these are no studio set-ups, every project was designed and carried out on an actual family's home.

Rick Peters presents six themed ways to transform the garage into a comfortable, effective, and efficient space: enclosing a carport; making a mechanics dream work area; adding a woodworking shop; creating a craft room; putting in storage (and more storage); and building a family room.

Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

With advice on everything from creating multilevel countertops to installing grab bars in the bathroom, it explains how to make your beloved house safe, easy to navigate, and conducive to independent living, as you or your parents get older. Three sections help you plan for any necessary remodeling, present makeover examples for every room, and lay out projects with instructions.