Bright, happy bathroom...

The kids' (and guest) bathroom was one of the first spaces we worked on. It was embarassing: small and dark and dull. The "small" part was out of my hands, but I'd decided that the days of "dark and dull" were coming to an end.

The white tile on the floor and countertop were in good shape, and worked with the new color scheme, so we kept them. The mirror was also going to stay, at least until I could find a better one for a good price. The toilet and tub stayed, as well.  I'll admit that the bathroom is a bit on the girly side right now, but we'll be able to change things pretty easily once Noah grows up enough to mind.

The first thing we did was take away the door separating the two areas. It made a huge difference in the way the room looked (and made it much easier to move around when "bath time" came, too).  

Next it was time to re-paint. The girls chose "Glad Yellow" from Sherwin Williams...the name sounded perfect, but the color was a bit on the bright side. We decided to tone it down with some white beadboard around the bottom half of the tub/toilet area, white trim/moulding everywhere, and a white cabinet under the sink.

Instead of putting a towel bar above the toilet, we placed 3 nickel robe hooks within arm's reach of the tub.

Now it was time for the finishing touches.  I found two fabrics I loved from Hobby Lobby ("Serendipity Stripe" and "Serendipity Paisley") along with an adorable, wide ric-rac trim and smaller grosgrain ribbon in "Shocking Pink". I made the shower curtain first, then used the left-overs to embellish a few hand towels, the wastebasket, and a step-stool for the sink. Next came the set of orange and green mirrors that I bought on clearance from Target. A little craft paint on the frames and now they fit in perfectly, too.

My last project is one of my favorite parts of the kids' bathroom. First I painted 3 Target clearance-aisle picture frames with the same craft paint used on the mirrors. Then I framed a picture of each of my kiddos as babies in the bath. I mounted the frames on some extra beadboard, and then hung each on the wall with a ribbon. Voila!

Finally, the kids' bathroom was finished (until I find that "perfect" mirror, that is). It's a bright, happy, kid-friendly place that we all love!