His/Hers Shower Curtain

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We recently did a "gut" remodel of the kid's bathroom. When it came time to decorate it, my son voted for a "blue bathroom" and my daughter wanted pink. I wanted a 'modern' graphic shower curtain to make the small space pop. This is what I came up with.

How To:

You will need: an old shower curtain or liner, fabric for the curtain, sewing machine, fabric paint, small paint brushes, freezer paper and an iron.

I used the old shower curtain as a template for the size and placement of the button holes. I bought 96" wide white muslin for the curtain. The curtain measures 72" x 72". I sewed all hems and then sewed button holes in the top to hang it with. For the his/hers decoration, I found the symbols online, re-sized them in Photoshop and printed them out. Then I traced them onto freezer paper and cut them out to make my stencil. I went through about 4 stencils, each with 2 of each symbol alternating and placed 3 inches apart.

To paint, first I ironed the freezer paper stencil (waxy side down) to the curtain. Then I painted the stencil and let it dry. Once dry, I removed the stencil and then repeated the whole process over again! 

Once the whole thing was finished and dry, I ironed it with spray starch and then sprayed it with a couple of coats of scotch guard. (My toilet is right next to my shower curtain and I have a 5 year-old little boy... no further explanation required!)

This project took a few days to complete but was well worth it! Don't forget to clean your iron when you are finished. Some of that paint will melt onto the iron and then onto your clothes!



{This tutorial is linked to here}

$3 Baskets

I got these baskets a couple of years ago for $2 a piece at a local discount store and they've been holding all the girlie bows and hair ties in the kids bathroom ever since. We recently remodeled the bathroom and I just thought these were a little too boring for my new space.  I liked that the liner material was a durable canvas and they fit my shelf perfectly,  so I decided to spray paint them white and sew a couple of strips of fun fabric I had in my stash to perk them up. They're not so boring anymore!

I'd love to show you a picture of them where they belong, but bathroom pics are just awful! No sunlight, a tiny space and compact fluorescents make for some seriously bad pics! After $2 a piece for the baskets and a $2 can of spray paint, these were only $3 each!