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    Home » Home Decor » Bathroom

    Kids' Bathroom Reveal and some great tips for post-reno clean up

    Published: Oct 15, 2015 · Modified: Dec 26, 2022 by Christina Dennis · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 27 Comments

    Well, we've finally done it! After over 2 years of living in Our DIY House, we've finally finished the kids' bathroom upstairs. Can you believe it?! I can hardly fathom it myself. It was one of those jobs that seemed to drag on forever. Once it was functional, we lost our motivation to finish it. I was hesitant to get started on it again knowing the dust and mess that had built up after a couple of years of high-traffic kid use. I finally found the inspiration to deep clean and finish the bathroom thanks to Lysol bathroom cleaners - they stick well to walls and other surfaces to really clean deep down, especially during a small renovation.

    Yellow, gray and aqua kids bathroom design with great DIY ideas!

    The bathroom looks so much better than it did before. It's adorable, clean and tidy for my girls (and us!) to use daily.

    A person spends so much time in the bathroom each day - it's important to make it functional, pretty and clean!

    Here's what we did in our kids' bathroom. The concept behind this happy design was using bright, fresh colours that reminded me of a sunshiny day.

    We purchased a plain mirror from a big box store and framed it with the trim we have around our windows and doors. The corners are simply butt joined for a Craftsman-styled look.

    Yellow, gray and aqua kids bathroom design with great DIY ideas!

    My handy hubby tiled the backsplash with the same glass mosaic tile we have at the top of the shower.

    Yellow, gray and aqua kids bathroom design with great DIY ideas!

    Yellow, gray and aqua kids bathroom design with great DIY ideas!

    Yellow, gray and aqua kids bathroom design with great DIY ideas!

    The vanity is two kitchen sink cupboards from a big box store that we mounted directly on the ground to make them short enough for the girls to use.

    Yellow, gray and aqua kids bathroom design with great DIY ideas!

    Our hook wall for laundry bags and towels still works so well in here! In case you missed it, here's how I built our bathroom beadboard hook wall.

    Yellow, gray and aqua kids bathroom design with great DIY ideas!

    I also lengthened our shower curtain so that I could mount it close to the ceiling of the shower. It makes such a difference to hang curtains up high! You'll notice that it makes the room feel taller.

    To lengthen the curtain, I simply hemmed a piece of gray fabric that was the same length as the curtain, and then sewed it to the bottom. Then, I hemmed the sides and finished the seam off with some cute pom-pom trim that matches the happy, whimsical nature of the room.

    Yellow, gray and aqua kids bathroom design with great DIY ideas!

    I hung the You Are My Sunshine sign that I made a while ago above the towel bar for a fun splash of colour.

    Yellow, gray and aqua kids bathroom design with great DIY ideas!

    Yellow, gray and aqua kids bathroom design with great DIY ideas!

    For the finishing and most important touch, I gave the entire room a deep clean with Lysol® Foam Bathroom Cleaner Aerosol: Summer Fresh, Lysol® Bathroom Cleaner Trigger: Summer Fresh, and Lysol® Toilet Bowl Cleaner. Boy, did this room need a good cleaning after the reno (and a couple of years of toddler / preschooler use)!

    Lysol Bathroom Cleaners

    Lysol® Bathroom Cleaner Trigger works wonders! It's a foamy cleaner that sticks well to walls and other surfaces to really clean deep down. It gets rid of soap scum really well, and it even works to polish up our chrome fixtures and everyday dirt and grime to leave your bathroom smelling clean and fresh.

    Lysol® Foam Bathroom Cleaner Aerosol on our tiled shower walls. This was powerful and had a great reach to help with the toughest of cleaning jobs. It instantly turned to a thick foam that I let sit on the walls for a few minutes before I sponged it away. Say goodbye to mildew or harmful bacteria!

    Lysol® Disinfectant Toilet Bowl Cleaner made our potty the cleanest it's ever been (killing 99.9% of germs). The thick formula adheres to stains leaving my entire toilet bowl sparkling clean. I barely had to scrub!

    Lysol Bathroom Cleaners

    From Toilet to Tub and Sink to Shower, Lysol® has a full suite of bathroom products to help disinfect and clean your bathroom.

    Another room in Our DIY House has been checked off the list, and we couldn't be happier. Hooray for clean and adorable kids' bathrooms!

    Check out the before and after of my power clean. What a difference!

    Yellow, gray and aqua kids bathroom design with great DIY ideas!

    Lysol® Bathroom products are available to purchase at major retailers and cost between $3.87 and $3.97.

    Try out the Lysol Bathroom range with this multi buy coupon! Buy any 2 Lysol products and Save $2

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Laura

      November 24, 2015 at 8:48 pm

      Hi! What color did you use on the bathroom walls?

      Reply
    2. Sarah Anderson

      March 10, 2016 at 9:02 am

      You did a really nice job with the kids bathroom renovation. My favorite part is the shower, the tiles aren't just plain white which is a nice change from some peoples showers. A lot of people feel the more white the better, but adding a lot of color like this is what I like best!

      Reply
    3. Stefanie

      August 01, 2016 at 8:29 pm

      I love the shower curtain! Can you please share where you got it?!? And also the wall color?!! This would be so perfect in our new house and be so beautiful for my daughters to share! Thank you.

      Reply
      • Christina Dennis

        August 03, 2016 at 2:00 pm

        Thank you! I found the shower curtain at Homesense (Homegoods in the US), and the wall colour is Mystic Sea by Valspar.

        Reply
    4. fred wingg

      August 31, 2016 at 1:33 am

      Hey Christina!

      This is amazing to see such a neat and clean bathroom remodel .I think this is a perfect bathroom remodel for kids.Kids will be kids only they just know how to play and mess all over .But it is a simple and effective way to make a bathroom clean and thus we ensure it dust free .

      I really like the chart paper that you have hang on the wall with quotes as " you are my sunshine".Also the light colour on the walls and curtains are beauty enhancing factors of your bathroom.

      Thanks for sharing !

      Regards
      Fredwingg

      Reply
    5. leah

      April 06, 2017 at 6:04 am

      where did you get that rug from??? i LOVE IT

      Reply
    6. Laura Vitto

      September 04, 2017 at 10:09 am

      The neutral and organic designs is always in and trending. Thanks for adding this blog.

      Reply
      • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy

        September 05, 2017 at 6:42 am

        Thank you, Laura.

        Reply
    7. sarah

      February 02, 2018 at 3:01 am

      Hey Christina,

      I am looking for a new disinfectant as the one I use right now has a very strong smell and my daughter hates it, so did Lysol also had a strong fragrance?

      Reply
      • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy

        February 03, 2018 at 10:55 am

        Hello Sarah,
        It’s not too strong of a smell but it does have a fragrance.

        Reply
    8. Melissa Caron

      February 14, 2018 at 1:56 am

      Keep the colors in the small bathroom remodel simple. Busy wall paper or too many colors makes the space feel small and cluttered.

      Reply
      • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy

        February 14, 2018 at 7:15 am

        Thanks for the suggestion, Melissa.

        Reply
    9. Stephen Morgan

      November 07, 2018 at 1:58 am

      Hello Christina.
      Christina, you can use the shower door for bath tab instead of the curtain. Thanks for sharing an informative post. Here is an excellent explanation of all point like an expert writer. Such an interesting post cannot miss so bookmark this website. Your all post are amazing informative. Every kitchen lover should follow your website.

      Reply
    10. Lynne Gohman

      March 24, 2019 at 8:00 pm

      I love your back splash tile! I am currently redoing a bathroom. Would please tell me what the brand and design the tile is ?

      Reply
    11. David Stuart

      April 01, 2019 at 12:52 am

      You can spare yourself some scouring time by spraying on cleaning products and giving them time to work. This is particularly useful in the bathroom—most cleaning products don't instantaneously disinfect, so abandoning them on gives them time to kill germs and separate muck, which means you have less work to do.

      Reply
    12. Elisa

      April 15, 2019 at 12:59 pm

      This is a great post & innovative bathroom design. I like your post. At the first time, I found your blog. My bathroom is too old & it needs to remodel. I've benefited from your blog. I will follow your tips & creative design. Thanks for sharing the excellent article.

      Reply
    13. David Engle

      December 08, 2019 at 11:41 pm

      We everyone should keep our bathroom clean and more beautiful. I got some very good ideas about redesign my bathroom and keep clean.

      Thanks for your awesome tips. Please keep sharing

      Reply
    14. Sean Clark

      January 16, 2020 at 6:48 am

      Most of the kids are willingly okay and used to with a clean bathroom. So its really mandatory to keep your bathroom design nice and clean. Thanks for the nice article on bathroom design. Loved it.

      Reply
    15. David Ernest

      March 09, 2020 at 5:46 am

      This watery blue tone is perfect for a bathroom, a space that we typically want to feel bright and clean. It may be a bit bold for a master bath, or for all the walls of a bathroom, but it’s just the right intensity for cabinetry or for a smaller powder room.

      Reply
    16. James M House

      October 25, 2020 at 8:15 am

      It's so relaxing when you are in the ground for warm up. thanks for the post

      Reply

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