Kid's Under the Sea Bathroom Makeover {Before and Afters}
Today I want to show you one of the smallest rooms in our home~ the 5'x9 kid's bathroom! It is a room that started off with an outdated, bland look- much like the rest of this home! {You can look back at the kitchen, living room, dining room and master bathroom if you don't believe me!}
For those of you who haven't been following long, we bought this home 2 years ago as a foreclosure. It had been sitting vacant for a few years and was DEFINITELY a site to behold. We have done major renovations, and I am sharing them to you room by room! This room was actually one of the best rooms in the home, but it still needed some major attention!
For those of you who haven't been following long, we bought this home 2 years ago as a foreclosure. It had been sitting vacant for a few years and was DEFINITELY a site to behold. We have done major renovations, and I am sharing them to you room by room! This room was actually one of the best rooms in the home, but it still needed some major attention!
BEFORE
This room is so small that it is VERY hard to get good pictures of it as a whole. In fact, it is nearly impossible.
I realize now that I am blogging that I forgot to get a picture of the bath area before, sosorry! But, it is pretty much the same. We kept the same bath, just cleaned it REALLY good! {Lord knows it sure needed it!}
I decided to go with somewhat of an "Under the Sea" theme in here. I wanted to really brighten up the space by using the bright green paint color {Crocodile Smile by Valspar}! Since I have a boy and a girl, I needed to go with something that would be gender neutral, and this seemed like the perfect choice. I have to be honest, sometimes it can be hard for me to be gender neutral! It is so easy to decorate one way or the other {for me anyway}, but when I have to merge, I find it to be a bit of a challenge! Anyone with me?!
Since I already had the white frame, I simply framed some wrapping paper that I found at Hobby Lobby. I thought the colors went great with the room!
No, it isn't a figment of your imagination. The shell was not in the previous picture! But anyway, isn't the red coral awesome!?
I love this basket! It works perfectly for their shampoos and bubble bath and has a neat vintage feel that I feel like ties in perfectly with this space. {A list of where I got all of the items can be found at the bottom of the post.}
Here is the other view from the door way! Like I said before, it is impossible to get a whole view in one picture because of how the space is laid out and how small it is! As you can see, we painted the cabinets white and added new hardware! I like the whimsy look of the handles :)
We also got a cute white shower curtain that will go with any bathroom we ever have, as well as some super cute curtain hooks from Walmart! The blue matches everything perfect and has a more mature look so that it can be used again if needed in another bathroom that is not specifically designed for children.
Now let's view the room from the bath tub. {specifically, me standing on the tub!}
As you can see, we now have beautiful dark gray tile flooring. I never got a picture of the before, but it is the same as the master bathroom ..nasty, cracky {is that even a word?}, unfolding linoleum.
Well, what do you think about my attempt at an Under the Sea bathroom?! The kids absolutely loved it when I showed them yesterday! It felt so new to them. Before this, it had been just pretty bland. It had the green walls but no real decorations or feel to it. I feel like it now has a fun, childlike feel to it, and I hope they will thoroughly enjoy every second of being in it!
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@Brooke Riley-Re-Fabbed It turned out great, fun, & refreshing!
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You did an awesome job!
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