Redesigning the Kids Bathroom

Sorry for not posting in so long. I have had the worst case of allergies out here in Arizona. My eyes are very itchy, runny nose at night and waking up a lot to blow my nose. I'm taking cold medication which seems to help a little during the day. I tried the Netti Pot and while it flows through like it should, I'm still extremely congested.

Anyhow, I've been meaning to get back to my projects and this weekend was the beginning of it.

The kids share one bathroom. It wasn't a friendly looking bathroom either so I thought while I had the weekend to myself - my husband went to Florida for his mothers' memorial - I wanted to upgrade their bathroom into something that's both masculine and feminine. It used to be this weird sponge color of brown and burgandy and while it looked decent, it's not very appealing for the kids to use as theirs.

Here is what the bathroom looked like yesterday while painting it:

I put the ladder in the tub and stabilized it so it didn't move around at all. I know you're seeing no light-bulbs in the sockets but we only keep one in there to keep energy levels low. It does look quite silly so I'm thinking about changing the light situation to one scone or two - haven't gotten to the point yet where that decision is necessary. 

Here's the other side of the bathroom. It's kind of a small bathroom and a weird triangle shape. 

The following pictures are today's work and yes, I'm probably the slowest painter in the world but I hate rollers. They are messy and ruin everything and I don't own tarp or cloth that I can happily ruin. I use a hand brush and while it's slow, I get it done within a day.  

I bought the paint at Walmart. It was in the Oops section and for half off. It was marked mistinted but the color seemed great to me. It was one of the choices I was looking for without breaking the bank. It's a pastel yellow which looks great with the Rich Navy color I also got from Walmart. 

I was kind of nervous doing stripes but I really think the navy wall needed some blend of the yellow. I started  to use the masking tape at the very top and very bottom of the wall section that I was going to create the stripes. I then met the tape halfway in the middle and then separated again. The green masking tape will remain navy in reality and the yellow, while larger than the navy stripe, will hopefully look cool and "retro". These colors are out of the norm for many bathroom households but the brown and red just kills me now. I can't tolerate it. It's so cliche and everyone has them. 

For decor, I took out the towel rack over the toilet since it was a bad location for towels to begin with and when I was at Ross the other day, I saw a $19.99 towel rack wall hanger that seemed pretty cool and very fitting for the overall look I want in this shower. 

The shower curtain rod will likely remain the same one, unless I can find one at Ross, but there's no demand for it, really, I'll just clean up the one we have. I ordered on eBay a blank canvas shower and I plan on making a black and white chevron shower curtain since the one's that I like pre-made are Urban Outfitters and cost around $40. I'd rather spend the $5 for the bank canvas shower curtain and another $4 for the spray paint can. I'm not sure how I'm going to create the Chevron look without being uneven and sloppy looking but I'll look at other blogs to guide me. 

Hopefully this will be done by tomorrow and I'll have the remaining pictures up - except for the shower curtain, since that did not arrive in today's mail. Thanks for viewing and hopefully this turns out as planned !!