Help! I am beginning the process of remodeling a bathroom and am overwhelmed already.

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Some people are telling me to just get a construction company to handle all the details, but I'm finding that's going to be more than I want to spend. This is an 8' x 8.5' bath off my master bedroom. Everything must go! I hate the entire bathroom which is done in all of those dated 3" white tiles - on the floor, in the shower, on the shower walls and floor and ceiling. It's very institutional looking. This is a shower only bath which is fine. But everything seems to be crammed in. There's a large linen closet that's extremely deep that I want entirely removed to enlarge the space a bit and maybe be able to move the shower down a bit. I have no need for a large linen closet in my bathroom as I have a linen closet right outside the door and I'm a bit of a minimalist.

Some of my neighbors have told me to just contract with the few people I'll need such as plumber, tiler, electrician; pick out and purchase my own vanity, sink with countertop, faucet, shower fixtures and toilet, etc. I have a painter that I would definitely use once everything else is done and I also have an electrician who's very good.

My biggest question is, this seems like most of the room needs to be taken down to the studs except for one wall that has nothing on it and I'm OK with. Who do I get to do that chore? Any steps I should take and in what order? As I said, I'm getting overwhelmed already!