I am finally done with my kids’ bathroom makeover.
I’m going to share today not just a tour of the bathroom but a few tips that may come in handy if you are thinking about giving your own bathroom a makeover. There were a few challenges with this bathroom. First how dark it was – Let me show you!
Second, this is not just our kids bathroom but the only one besides the one in our room. I wanted it to be young but not childish since visitors use it all the time. I chose to use casual touches as pictures that reflect the bright personality of our children, and hanging towels right on the walls to give the space an informal and young feel.
I also used a mix of patterns and textures, as the stripes on the rug, the design of the shower curtain,
the big shelf all around the room and the two tone paint.
Elements like these really bring life into a space especially if you are not going to use bright colors.
Lighting
There are no windows in this bathroom… none, zero, no natural light at all!
The color of the paint and the type of light bulbs had to be right in order to make it look bright.
I used daylight fluorescent bulbs in this bathroom.
These are really bright, white bulbs so you may want to stay in the 60 watt equivalent if you need to use multiple bulbs.
You may recognize the color of the paint from my hutch makeover.
You can click here for more info about it.
This is a gorgeous blue that has a gray undertone. So pretty!
There is a reason why I didn’t paint the entire wall blue.
Since the light reflects on the top part of the wall the bathroom became brighter against the white, imitating natural light.
Also, since this is a small space the fact of bringing the white all the way up makes the
ceiling look higher than what it actually is, making the bathroom feel more spacious.
Storage
There is not a lot of room for storage in this bathroom.
The solution was to hang the towels right on the wall and on the back of the door a shoe organizer.
There you can find the basic things that you would regularly need.
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Design Tips
Themes
If you are going to have a theme in any space keep in mind to not over do it.
Don’t cover the space with too much of anything, small touches here and there will do it.
For example inspired by the curtains and towels I picked the word Fly and a couple of little birdies.
That was good enough!
I didn’t want to make the bathroom look like a bird cage.
On the other hand the rest of the accessories are mostly classic and timeless to again
bring back a more grown up look.
Make your house your home
The important thing is to create a space that belongs to you and your family, that makes you feel at home.
Incorporate in the design personal things such as photographs, keepsakes, or things that mean something to you.
For us something as simple as a word, in our case Fly, made this bathroom even inspiring.
Create a useful space
Use accessories that are useful,for example a laundry basket, towels, soap,
instead of things that are just there doing nothing but creating clutter.
Color
I can’t tell you how important and how much color and lighting can change the look of a room.
Are you ready to see what paint and light bulbs alone did for this bathroom?
Replacing the chocolate brown for this gorgeous blue made all the difference.
I used this same color for my dining room hutch and I love it.
You can find the name of the paint here.
Crazy, isn’t it? Color makes you feel different. So when you are going to choose a paint color first think about how this color makes you feel and then go for it. So there you have it… next I will show you our Master Bedroom’s Bathroom!
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Have a wonderful day!
Besos
Desirée
I love your color choice and the shelf is a great touch! May I ask where you got your shower curtain? I’ve been looking for something similar and have had no luck so far.
I found it at Target!
I believe it.
While I do have a small window in my bathroom…it was still sort of dark in there, once I changed the color to “white” with hints of blue accents (can’t believe blue is made it’s way around again) It made all the difference in the world in that little tiny space!
Love the look of your bathroom. Very nice.
You did an awesome job! It looks wonderful and I absolutely love the paint color. I see that the vanity is the same in the before picture but do you happen to know where it came from? I will also be doing a small bathroom makeover and have not had much luck with finding a good vanity that does not take up much space. Thank you!
Lauren, we found it years ago in Lowe’s or Home Depot. I hope this helps!
It all looks amazing! Where did you get the big towel hooks?
Rachel it was at Lowe’s or Home Depot.
Love the bathroom! I fell in love with that shower curtain and bought 6 of them to make curtains and a bed skirt in my guest room which is painted a soft gold. I’ll be sewing next week! In March, I used one of the shower curtains in my hall bath, as I needed a touch of spring. My hall bathroom is light blue–Valspar, Skywriter Blue. I’m amazed at how many shower curtains look great with pale blue! (Some people, me included, have a pillow problem. I also have a shower curtain problem. I have to change it every month!
I tell my hubby, it’s cheaper than many other vices.)
Where did you get the towel hooks?
Melaine, it was Lowes or Home Depot
That’s a really nice bathroom. You’re right about the color. It really makes a big difference. The blue makes it look bright and clean. Here’s a website where you can find more home decoration accessories. I got most of my stuff here: http://www.worldtohome.com
Where did you find the rug?
Thanks!
Mandy I found it over at Home Goods.
Looks fabulous, Des! Did I miss the paint color? Need to go back and read, love the shade!
Looks BEAUTIFUL Desiree!!