February 23, 2011

{Kid's Bathroom}

Sorry no finished picture yet, you can just look at the before in all her boring, blah, oak glory!

Her she is, the after! I love the difference! The walls were painted a soft beige. The towel hook was from Home Goods.


Here's a little towel rack I made from stuff laying around the house in the hopes that the kids will stop leaving their towels On. The. Floor! {Sheesh!} It works about half the time...

Here's a close up of the cabinets in their final state. What? You say. these cabinets look totally different! (Isn't it great!) I used my saw to cut out the centers of the cabinets, I really should have used a router, but I don't have one. Then I cut out sheets of beadboard and adhered them to the back of the door with Elmer's Glue (I couldn't find my wood glue!) and brad nails. After priming, the whole thing got a coat of light blue/grey paint. A lot of sanding, a bit of stain, and a truck load of polyurethane, and she's done.

The knobs came from Ikea. I like the more modern look of the knobs with the distressed look of the cabinets. I also love the shower curtain in the background. It originally came from Target, but I got it from my mom :)


Hope you like it!

9 comments:

A Thrifted Market said...

Looks great!! Love the cabinets!

Denise said...

awesome makeover! i just adore the towel rack...gotta keep my eyes open for that!

Jamie said...

You constantly amaze me.

Lisa said...

I am loving those cabinets and want to do something similar to my kitchen cabinets, bit white with beadboard, so this gives me some ideas! Thanks for sharing!

Traci said...

You are awesome as usual. I decided you need to come help me with my kitchen cabinets... California's calling. :)

Suzy said...

wow, that's amazing! Can you tell us if you changed the lighting over the mirror and HOW DID YOU DO THAT COOL TOWEL THING?? What are the kids names printed on etc? I have a heated towel rail but I'm willing to swap it for one of those IMMEDIATELY!

April said...

Hi Suzy, Thanks for the questions. I haven't changed out the light...yet. But a great tip if you have the nasty strip lighting with the big round bulbs like I do, replace the white bulbs with the clear bulbs. It makes a BIG difference.

The towel board is just a piece of pine board I cut to fit the length of the wall. A little paint, stain and polyurethane... Basic hooks... the kids name were cut out on black vinyl with my cricut and applied to some little plaques I found on the scrapbooking isle. They came with self adhesive strips on the back, but I put a tiny finishing nail on each end to make sure they stay on.

Hope that helps!

Suzy said...

Oh thanks! I need to find out what a cricut is... everyone in America seems to have them :) Right now I am in earthquake hell (Christchurch NZ) but when our house is patched up I'm going to be doing this! In fact, I think I am going to do make one of these name hook thingies for the entryway where the kids hang their school bags... Feel free to post more stuff, I love what you get up to! (oh and someone needs to tell Bobbi she never posts and her adoring fans are getting disappointed) xx

Jamie said...

Suzy, I'm glad to hear you are okay over there! I will have to think of something creative and cute to make and then post it! (just for you) :)