DO It Yourself Bathroom Center

For over 45 years, our family business has been dedicated to helping our customers design beautiful bathrooms. Our passionate team of experts, with over 200 years of combined experience, is committed to creating functional, practical, and stunning spaces that our clients will love for years to come.

At Do It Yourself Bathroom Center, we believe in providing our customers with the best pricing for quality products that last. We understand that bathrooms and kitchens are not items you can pull off a shelf; every space is unique to its user. Our team takes the time to get to know you, understand your needs and wants, and work with you to create a space that reflects your personal style.

Our Showroom

When you walk into our showroom, you're not just browsing products; you're starting a relationship with us. Our team is dedicated to learning about new items and ensuring we have the best information to pass on to you. With a wide variety of products available, including quartz tops, shower bases, cabinets, toilets, tile, and cast granite, we can help you find the perfect fit for your bathroom or kitchen.

Our Story

In 1978, Rich and Eva Libbey opened the Do It Yourself Bathroom store in an old west side tavern. Over the years, we've seen many stores come and go, but we remain an independent, family-owned business dedicated to providing our customers with the best service and products available.

Before Do It Yourself Bathroom Center was started, Rich Libbey was a corporate personnel trainer. He and his wife Eva had six children and had just bought an old 20+ room house in Wauwatosa. He added plumbing, bathrooms, and tile-work as they remodeled. During this process, Rich learned how cement work was done in the tile industry and developed a system that created permanent/waterproof tile walls and floors for showering, bathing, basements, kitchens, and laundry rooms.

Once Rich had finished with the work in his own home, his neighbors, seeing the beautiful tile work, convinced him to remodel their bathrooms as well. The word spread, and the demand for his tile-work increased, eventually becoming a full-time job. Employing two crews to accommodate the workload and hiring a plumber friend to install the tubs and showers, Rich became a complete bathroom remodeler.

Encouraged to show his work in a showroom setting, by both his suppliers and customers, Rich and Eva purchased an old tavern in West Allis and began transforming it into Do It Yourself Bathroom Center. They put the kids to work on gutting and cleaning the store to get it ready for displays.

Eva Libbey was the first bathroom designer at Do It Yourself Bathroom Center. Eva's design work filled the showroom, and Rich trained the bath experts who helped the new "Do It Yourselfers" who came into their store. Many of whom still work here today!

Rich then developed a classroom bath remodeling program for homeowners, running 32 of these two-night classes per year. Now, 40+ years later, our experts are here to help you design and walk you through your remodeling projects. Whether you want to dive into the "Do It Yourself" waters or you'd like to work with one of our recommended installers, we can help you.