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Kids Bathroom Makeover {Part 1}

February 13, 2012 By Amy 51 Comments

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horizontal stripes bathroom

I am calling this part 1 because I still have some small details to add to my kids’ bathroom, but I am so happy with my progress this far that I am SO ready to show it off.

horizontal stripes bathroom

I didn’t expect to move the kids’ bathroom to the top of my new house “To-Do” list, but an idea suddenly struck and I went with it. My inspiration was this beautiful nursery picture in the Pottery Barn Kids catalog.

Inspiration Room

Here is the very plain jane “before” picture right after we moved in.

“BEFORE”

I knew immediately that I wanted to use a gray and white color scheme in the kids’ bathroom. I originally thought I would do polka dots on the walls like in the picture, but as I have 2 boys and a girl I needed a more gender-neutral theme.  So, a gray (BM Cape May Cobblestone) horizontal stripe it was. (read how to paint perfect horizontal stripes here)

horizontal stripes bathroom

Best way to capture the picture in a tiny bathroom–the view in the mirror.

After chatting with Christy who assured me I could handle the board & batten treatment (see hers HERE) and reading many of the great online tutorials for it, I jumped in and… well, that was about 3 weeks ago.

OK, so it’s really not an overnight project. Like many tutorials warn, putting the battens up is fairly easy, but painting and caulking (and re-painting and re-caulking) takes a little bit of time.

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To accessorize the room, I already had this towel bar and hanging galvanized buckets from IKEA that I had used in my former office. I am crossing my fingers I can obtain a third bucket next time I am at IKEA so each of my 3 children will have their own bucket and then morning routines will go more smoothly. (In my fantasy world, right?)

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horizontal stripes bathroom

horizontal stripes bathroom

This super cute basket (below) was a hostess present from Terry recently, and I hope she won’t mind that I sprayed it with metal spray paint to match my decor? 🙂 My mom found these very cool little chalkboards  for me for Christmas and I am using them everywhere I can these days.

horizontal stripes bathroom

|  Wire Basket  |  Chalkboard sign  |

I also painted (and this was the point where I realized I was getting a little crazy) my formerly white shower curtain hooks so there would be another pop of yellow in the room. It really was super-easy, just a quick spray of Zinsser spray primer, then 2 quick coats of craft paint and now I have yellow shower hooks, perfect.

horizontal stripes bathroom

I made some decorative accessories like this printable sign. {Like it? Click here {Christopher Robin Printable} and download your own copy} and this great “Wash Your Hands” sign, which was a Pinterest find from 4 Men 1 Lady.  I just printed it and mounted it on a plain wood plaque which I had painted gray to match first.

So, what is left to do? Well, I am on the hunt for a yellow and white rug– preferably polka-dotted, and polka-dotted towels (which I can’t find ANYWHERE in yellow, Pottery Barn Kids will you please add yellow in again soon? or Garnet Hill? Please?) and I also plan to update the bottom of the shower curtain with some yellow ribbon (or something) to ground the room with a yellow pop too.

Oh, and yes I still need to add molding to the builder-grade mirror, how could I forget that detail? (read how to do that here)

{Small bathrooms are hard to photograph, but hopefully you can get the idea}

Thanks for stopping by!

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Filed Under: Bathrooms, DIY/Projects/Tutorials, Printables, Room Makeovers, Wall & Door Decor Tagged With: board and batten, diy, kids bathroom, new house, paint, Printables, projects, white

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  1. Laura at Top This Top That says

    February 13, 2012 at 7:09 pm

    looks so crisp and clean. if i see a yellow rug , i will let you know. come by and visit if you can.
    laura

    Reply
  2. Mary Alice says

    February 14, 2012 at 9:17 am

    Super cute kids’ bathroom!
    Mary Alice

    Reply
  3. Andrea says

    February 14, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    I love the board and batten. I would love to do this in my daughter’s bathroom.

    Reply
  4. Denise says

    February 14, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    Great bathroom makeover! I got yellow towels with white polka dots at TJMaxx a couple weeks ago!

    Reply
  5. Ange says

    February 14, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    Your bathroom turned out great!! I loved the most recent Pottery Barn catalog! Lots of REALLY cute things!! Great inspiration for your bathroom! Great job!!

    Reply
  6. Jessica @ Stay at Home-ista says

    February 14, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    I love this color combination, I’m trying to find a place to use it in my house. My daughter is pretty solidly set in the world and pink and purple and my son is all about green and orange (although his room is green and blue). Maybe I could use this for the baby, she’s too little to talk and express a preference:)

    I’m your newest follower!

    Reply
  7. Courtney {a thoughtful place} says

    February 14, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    This is just darling. I am gaga over stripes and this turned out so well. Would love to feature it tomorrow!

    Reply
  8. Jeanine says

    February 14, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    Love your blog! So nice to be able to follow you on the new Linky tool. Stop by and follow back so we can stay connected. Jeanine

    Reply
  9. tahlia - the parenting files says

    February 15, 2012 at 4:27 am

    love it! the yellow is so fresh! i love your little signs too!

    Reply
  10. Robyn says

    February 15, 2012 at 7:34 am

    Love love love this! Very good pics & very inspiring! Just gonna have to add this redo to my list!! Anyone have a winning lottery ticket?? Haha! Great job Amy! Good to have you right down the street for when i need inspiring ideas! 😉

    Reply
  11. Kelly (Kelly is Inspired) says

    February 15, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    Love it. I’m right in the middle of updating my daughters bath and I want to do something like this. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  12. Clydia Kay says

    February 15, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    Hi Amy – Love the bathroom! New follower via Linky Followers. 🙂

    XO,
    Clydia
    threemangoseeds.blogspot.com

    Reply
  13. Wendy says

    February 15, 2012 at 4:55 pm

    Adorable bathroom! Just saw yellow towels with white polka dots at TJ Maxx this morning. You might want to go check them out!

    Reply
  14. Linda @ It All Started with Paint says

    February 15, 2012 at 6:31 pm

    Well done indeed! I pinned those buckets and the wash your hands sign for when get around to my own kid’s bathroom redo!

    And I love the gray and yellow combo …

    🙂

    Linda
    http://itallstartedwithpaint.com

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  15. Desi says

    February 15, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    Your bathroom turned out FABULOUS……so cute! I love the color combo and those stripes on the walls are just divine!
    ~Des

    Reply
  16. Jen @ Harrison Home says

    February 15, 2012 at 11:20 pm

    LOVE IT!! I am working on my sons bathroom right now and this is great inspiration! I am definatley going to “pin” it!

    Reply
  17. katie goldsworthy says

    February 16, 2012 at 1:11 am

    OK, now I want another ugly house…just so I can makeover the kids bathroom. LOVE this! It’s a toss up as to which bathroom remake I like better. Both are really, really great!

    The colors are really perfect! I’m going to FB this tomorrow.

    Thanks for linking up at Creatively Living!
    –Katie

    Reply
  18. ange says

    February 16, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    This looks awesome! I love the stripes and gray and yellow is a great combo together! Of course board and batten is wonderful, I am trying not to do my entire home in it. Spray paint is my favorite way to change what I already have so I can use it again. Great job on this bathroom!

    Reply
  19. Sonya says

    February 16, 2012 at 11:07 pm

    This bathroom is adorable. Love the color scheme, the board & batten, the stripes…all of it! Very cute!

    Reply
  20. MeganV says

    February 17, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    I love your color choices. The stripes look fantastic. I am sharing this with my sister in law who has been debating using stripes in her bathroom. 🙂

    Reply
  21. Jessica @ Mom 4 Real says

    February 17, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    I absolutely love the colors you chose! I am redoing our 1/2 bath right now, but the master and kids bathrooms are next! I am hosting my first link party today, and would love for you to add this along with anything else you like!
    http://www.mom4realky.blogspot.com/2012/02/4-real-friday-link-party-1.html

    Jessica @ Mom 4 Real

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  22. Denine M. Anderson-Regan says

    February 19, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    Terrific! I’ve wanted to try gray in my home – but I’m SUCH a chicken when it comes to color. One day – sigh. 😉

    Thanks for stopping by my corner of the world earlier. I look forward to reading your blog!

    Reply
  23. Kirstin Joy @ Burlap and Buttons says

    February 19, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    I love this bathroom! So great! I am becoming obsessed with the grey and yellow and cant wait to try it in our home too. I just found your site and am excited to be following along! Hope you’ll come visit me at burlapandbuttons.blogspot.com. Enjoy your long weekend and thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  24. katie goldsworthy says

    February 20, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    Featuring this tonight! Come on by and grab a button!

    –Katie
    @ Creatively Living

    Reply
  25. Lisa Stephens says

    February 21, 2012 at 11:07 am

    Thank you!!! I have been searching and searching for the perfect gender-neutral bathroom inspiration and I finally found it! I absolutely love this room and all the little touches you’ve done with it. This is on the must-do list asap. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  26. Cristina says

    February 21, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    Hi Amy, I love your color choices for this little bath! It looks awesome!

    Reply
  27. Dana says

    February 24, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    Check out garnet hill – I just did a similar bathroom redo using their products.

    Reply
  28. Claudia says

    February 29, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Love this – grey and yellow are such a great combo!

    Reply
  29. claire rose says

    February 29, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    Your color choices look beautiful-I’m your newest follower-stop by for a visit!

    Reply
  30. Amy @ All In A Day says

    February 29, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    I love, love, love it! I have been waiting for inspiration to strike for my daughter’s bathroom and I think it just did!! Thank you so much for sharing! xoxo

    Reply
  31. Lauren says

    March 1, 2012 at 6:19 am

    This is beautiful! I love the idea of buckets for kids’ things. I’ve been trying to figure out what to do for my kids’ stuff, and this might be my solution. Thank you 🙂

    Reply
  32. Debbie says

    March 4, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    What a great job! Will you come do my kiddo’s bathroom now????

    Reply
  33. Traci says

    March 10, 2012 at 10:06 am

    Beautiful makeover, Amy!!!
    Thank you for linking to my party.
    I’ll be featuring your makeover in my next post.
    Blessings,
    Traci

    Reply
  34. Shelby says

    March 20, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    So cute! What color is the white you used with the grey stripes? Also what finish did you use?

    Reply
    • Amy says

      March 22, 2012 at 3:32 pm

      Thanks Shelby! The color is BM Cape May Cobblestone in a satin. The board and batten is a semi-gloss just a standard white.
      Amy

      Reply
  35. LBR says

    April 2, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    Your bathroom looks IDENTICAL to mine. Thanks for giving me hope that this small builder grade bathroom could really look great!

    Reply
  36. Lisa says

    June 15, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    Im doing this to my kids bathroom now! How wide are your gray stripes? Do you have updated picture with your mirror?

    Reply
  37. Angie says

    July 17, 2012 at 9:07 am

    Love those cute little buckets! Great job!!

    Reply
  38. Noe says

    August 15, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    Amy, I love the look of your board and batten. Do you remember what types of wood you used? The vertical ones look like latice, but I wanted to be sure. Gorgeous bathroom!

    Reply
    • Amy says

      August 16, 2012 at 8:26 am

      I found the wood at home depot, it was pre cut to the length I needed which made it so easy. Its about 1/4″ thick and was up front in the lumbar department. I don’t know if its “lattice” but that might be the description? I am sorry not to be more help.
      Thanks for stopping by!
      Amy

      Reply
  39. Laura Cover says

    September 9, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    Hi love the look!! We paint a lot of lines in our home! We just love them. Curious what your line widths were for each color!!! Nice work!
    Many blessings,
    Laura

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    • Amy says

      September 10, 2012 at 3:12 pm

      Thanks Laura, they are about 8 inches? The size worked well in the space, at least I think so!

      Have a great day,
      Amy

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      • Shelby says

        September 23, 2013 at 10:46 pm

        How tall are you ceilings and how far up from the ground did you do you board and batten?

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        • admin says

          September 25, 2013 at 7:44 pm

          Hi Shelby. That is a great question–we’ve moved from that house so I can’t go just measure. I can tell you I didn’t cut the lattice boards–so the length that they came from Home Depot is how high they ran. They touched the molding on the bottom, then I attached them to the wall, then placed the top molding above. I taped them all up first, then divided the area above the molding to calculate how to tape off to make the stripes equal. I hope that makes sense!

          Amy

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          • Shelby says

            October 7, 2013 at 9:09 pm

            Yes is does! Thank you so much!

  40. Betsy says

    September 21, 2012 at 9:19 am

    Love this bathroom! We just bought our first home and I’ve been looking for inspiration! Where did you get such a long shower curtain? I’m loving the ceiling to floor look!

    Reply
  41. Kelsey says

    February 4, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    Where did you get your shower curtain?

    Reply
    • Amy says

      February 5, 2013 at 2:47 pm

      Here is one similar if not the same:
      http://www.amazon.com/InterDesign-96-Inch-Carlton-Shower-Curtain/dp/B002EVOAOA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1360093529&sr=8-3&keywords=shower+curtain+96+inches+long

      Reply
  42. Allison says

    March 21, 2013 at 9:59 pm

    It looks great! Did you do anything to the vanity and cabinets?

    Reply
    • Amy says

      March 27, 2013 at 9:24 am

      Hi Allison, sorry for the delay in responding to your question. No the vanity and cabinets in the bathroom were just builder grade. They match my kitchen, so the cabinets are fine. The top is a little boring but with kids cultured marble is pretty practical so we didn’t change it out.
      Thanks for visiting!
      Amy

      Reply
  43. Jill says

    January 20, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    You may know this already, but Bed, Bath and Beyond has a yellow with white polka dots bath mat and shower curtain.

    Reply

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