“Bathtime is successful when your kids get wetter than you do.” Dee Ann Stewart True statement. Sometimes just getting them IN the water is progress. Do your kids avoid bathtime? Do they scream when their head gets wet? Or, are your kids the ones who splash water all over the floor and stay in [...]
I’m sure you have heard the saying, “What’s old is new again”. It really applies to modernizing kids’ bathrooms in old homes with new fixtures and accessories. Thanks to manufacturers, you can update an old bathroom with new fixtures that look old….meaning old style design. From pedestal sinks to old-time fixtures to vintage lighting, old [...]
The majority of the world lives in “old buildings” meaning housing at least 50 years old. Some have outstanding architectural elements. Some just create challenges for day-to-day living…..especially in houses full of kids. It is possible to preserve historic accuracy in houses with a long history but still create modern living quarters. The Series: Modernized [...]
Have you seen the awesome way old glass can be re-used in kids’ bathrooms? Thanks to recycling efforts, used glass bottles can be made into beautiful countertops for bathrooms (and kitchens too…..but that’s beyond our topic here.) Why use it? All the benefits you would ever want to keep a kids’ bathroom counter looking great….and [...]
Kids’ rooms are usually quite small, full of stuff, and often house more than one sibling. Need a bigger space but no room to expand? When you can’t enlarge a room, there are several subtle but helpful design tricks to help you make small rooms feel big. Pattern and Texture Pattern can help visually alter [...]
Kids’ bathrooms can be more than a purely utilitarian space for daily hygiene. Sure it’s often one of the smallest rooms but wouldn’t it be nice to have something to give your kids a quick smile each time they enter the room? In the Kids’ Bathroom Design Series, I shared a few off-the-wall amusing accessories. [...]
Ask any lighting designer and they will tell you selecting light fixtures based solely on how they look is a bad idea. Fixtures should be selected for their light output, distribution, and performance, not their looks. Hmmm……kinda sounds like what your parents taught you about not judging a book by it’s cover also applies to [...]
Bending over to bathe wiggly toddlers can be a challenge, not to mention hard on the back. (At least they are only little for a short time so the bending eventually ends.) But, instead of stooping over, there is a way to bathe kids that is toddler safe and easy on parents. Have you seen [...]
Artwork for kids’ bathrooms runs the gamut. From subway art to treasured family photos to kids’ artistic endeavors, art is filling any blank space available. Bare bathroom walls have been banished and colorful pieces that appeal to kids have taken up residence. Take a look at the trends and new ideas for kids’ bathroom artwork. [...]
Almost every room in your home is designed to accommodate adult-sized bodies instead of kid-sized. Bathrooms are no different, making daily hygiene tasks difficult for the littlest ones to accomplish alone. Creating a kid-friendly bathroom can help kids take charge of morning and bedtime care with ease. There are two schools of thought on creating [...]