Small Bathroom Remodel San Antonio: North Side Project + Photos
One of the more underrated wins in San Antonio bathroom remodeling is taking a narrow, awkward bathroom and making it feel substantial. We just finished one on the far north side of San Antonio where the homeowners had a cramped layout with a tub-and-shower combo separated by a half wall, a flush-mounted vanity sink, and carpet running right up to the shower entry. The footprint never changed – just the choices.
This is the full project tour: what the room had before, what we replaced and why, the materials we used, and what a focused small-bathroom remodel actually costs in San Antonio in 2026.
Project Overview: North-Side Narrow Bathroom Remodel
- Location: Far north side, San Antonio, TX
- Project type: Full bathroom remodel – one room, same footprint
- Style: Contemporary – clean lines, neutral palette, minimal hardware
- Scope: Demo tub/shower combo and partition wall, new walk-in shower, new dual vanity, new flooring (replaced carpet-to-tile transition), new tile throughout, new plumbing fixtures
- Footprint: Unchanged – all gains came from layout choices, not wall changes
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How Much Does a Small Bathroom Remodel Cost in San Antonio?
For a narrow or compact bathroom in San Antonio, here’s the realistic 2026 cost framing based on hundreds of OMG projects:
- Cosmetic small-bath refresh (paint, faucet, mirror, vanity swap): $5,000 – $9,000
- Standard small-bath remodel (new vanity, new tile, fixtures, same footprint): $12,000 – $20,000
- Full small-bath remodel with tub-to-shower conversion (like this project): $18,000 – $35,000
- Small-bath layout changes (moving plumbing, knocking down a partition that hits framing): $25,000 – $45,000+
This project sat in the upper end of the standard small-bath remodel range because the tub-to-shower conversion involved replumbing the wet wall and the partition demo had to be done cleanly without disturbing the adjacent bedroom carpet. Worth every dollar – the homeowners gained a usable bathroom that finally fits how they live.
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Before: A Bathroom That Was Trying to Be Two Bathrooms
- A stand-in shower and a bathtub squeezed into a narrow room, separated by a half partition wall
- Carpet ran from the bedroom and stopped right before the shower (moisture problem waiting to happen)
- Double-sink vanity that left almost no counter space
- Vanity cabinets without door pulls – had to grip the edges to open them
- Dated tile and a layout that tried to do everything and did nothing well
The homeowners’ question to us was simple: “Can you make this feel like a real bathroom?” The answer was yes, but the path was about subtraction, not addition.
After: One Bathroom, Doing It Well
Key Design Moves
- Removed the bathtub-and-partition combo: The single most impactful change. The room now reads as one continuous space instead of two crowded ones.
- Single walk-in shower: Full-tile walls, glass enclosure, marble-look porcelain – feels generous without taking any more floor space than the old shower side.
- Tile in place of carpet: Continuous tile floor from the bathroom door to the shower entry. Cleaner, safer, longer-lasting.
- Dual vanity with real counter space: New cabinetry layout finally gives both users a workable surface.
- D-shaped cabinet pulls: Brenton in satin nickel by Hardware Resources. Small detail, daily quality-of-life improvement.
Materials & Vendors
Every selection was made to keep the narrow bathroom looking calm – cabinet lines aligned with tile lines, restrained metal palette, and surfaces that are easy to clean.
- Vanity cabinets: DuraSupreme – clean lines that align with the bathroom tile and bring visual order to the room.
- Cabinet pulls: Brenton D-shaped pulls in satin nickel by Hardware Resources.
- Countertop: Arctic White Quartz by MSI – a solid white slab with no veining, stain-resistant, easy to clean.
- Undermount sink: Kohler.
- Faucet & towel ring: Moen.
- Shower wall tile: Gala by MSI Surfaces – glazed porcelain in a modern interpretation of classic marble.
- Shower accent tile: Night Sky interlocking by MSI Surfaces.
- Shower floor tile: Interceramic.
Designer tip from the OMG team: In a narrow bathroom, eliminating one thing (a bathtub, a partition, a built-in linen cabinet) almost always beats squeezing in a new feature. Subtraction is the single most underrated move in small-bathroom design.
Final Result
Same square footage, completely different room. A bathroom that was trying to be two things now does one thing well. The walk-in shower is generous, the vanity has working counter space for the first time, and the materials are all easy to clean and built to last.
If you have a narrow or compact bathroom in a San Antonio home and you’ve been wondering whether it’s even worth remodeling – usually, yes. Book a free 3D bathroom design and we’ll show you what your room could become, with an itemized estimate, before you commit.
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