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You are here: Home / Quick Room Updates / If you give Karen a Magic Eraser, she’ll paint the bathroom to go with it.

If you give Karen a Magic Eraser, she’ll paint the bathroom to go with it.

July 30, 2013 By Karen Cooper 17 Comments

If you have kids or if you just love insanely cute children’s books, perhaps you’ve heard of the book (affiliate link->)  If You Give a Moose a Muffin. There are other, similar books, too (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If You Give a Dog a Doughnut…you get the idea).

Anyway, each book starts with something simple, like giving a moose a muffin. Then that causes a chain reaction of events and, before you know it, you are painting scenery with the moose for a three-act puppet show in your living room.

You get the idea.

This is often how my DIY projects go.

So, on Sunday, I thought, “I’ll clean the grout on the kids’ bathroom floor. It’s nasty. It needs it.”

What could go wrong?

kids' bath before and after - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

I painted the bathroom. And tiled a backsplash.

finished kids bathroom with backsplash - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

Tiled backsplash before grouting.

grouted tile backsplash - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

Tile backsplash after grouting.

Of course I did.

Here’s how it went down.

I walk into the bathroom with my magic eraser, ready to clean the grout between the floor tiles. I start cleaning the grout. It starts to look great.

I think, “Wow, we haven’t painted this bathroom in about 10 years.”

Then, “It’s kind of dark in here.”

Then, “The paint is fading around the sink.”

Then, “We have a whole gallon of paint that would work. It’s essentially free!”

And then, faster than you can say “drop cloth,” I start painting the bathroom.

Hank and his thoughts - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

Two days later, the bathroom is done. It looks brighter – so much better.

kids bath finished - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

tile backsplash front view - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

Oh, hi there.

I waited 48 hours for the tile mat adhesive to set and then I grouted the tile backsplash:

grouted tile backsplash - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

Did I mention that I got the tile for $1 at a garage sale? Woo hoo!

tile backsplash side view - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

 

towel hooks - painted bathroom - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

The bathroom is now bright and clean.

It goes with the sparkling grout.

(Smile.)

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Comments

  1. Cynthia says

    July 30, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    Love the new color! I didn’t know you could tile. Impressive. I think I used that same Target shower curtain to make my basement window curtain. Why am I not surprised?

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 30, 2013 at 4:34 pm

      Shocking! Thank you. I use a tile-setting mat for smaller tile work like this – makes it really easy to do.

      Reply
  2. Holly says

    July 30, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    Love it Karen! Glad I’m not the only one who makes a project out of a simple task.

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 30, 2013 at 5:07 pm

      Thanks! It’s amazing how I can turn something so easy into something so big. Baffling sometimes.

      Reply
  3. SA says

    July 30, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    You didn’t mention the part about how you had a HUGE delay in the Publix, mid-eraser, while you tried to get in and out of the store. Mad props to your efficiency, ma’am.

    You are inspiring me, more and more, as to what I can do in our reno. Can I lay bathroom tile in its entirety??? 😉

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 30, 2013 at 5:07 pm

      It was a welcome diversion. Sure you can lay tile – but it’s much more complicated than my little backsplash here. You can do anything.

      Reply
  4. Cheryl B. says

    July 30, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    Nice. I’m attempting a tiled kitchen backsplash soon. I’ll keep everyone posted on Artzzle.com. Thanks Karen. I’m enjoying your site!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 30, 2013 at 5:06 pm

      Thanks, Cheryl! Can’t wait to see your backsplash!

      Reply
  5. Leen says

    July 31, 2013 at 11:20 am

    wow, it looks great! So much brighter!
    I did the same thing with our master bathroom. We needed to replace a toilet seal and ended up replacing everything in that room. My hubby says only I could turn a ten minute five dollar job into a two month five hundred dollar job 🙂

    Have a great time at Haven! Wish I were going too so we could hang again!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 31, 2013 at 5:48 pm

      Ha! I’m glad I’m not the only one who can turn a small project into a renovation! I wish you were coming to Haven, too. We’ll miss you! 🙁

      Reply
  6. Sharon says

    August 3, 2013 at 10:11 am

    It looks fantastic! Ask me about the time I just wanted to change the shelf paper in the kitchen…better not, there isn’t enough time in a day:-)
    It’s as tho the tile was hand selected to match the shower curtain!
    Enjoy the conference!!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      August 3, 2013 at 10:22 pm

      Thank you, Sharon! I can’t wait to hear the kitchen story!

      Reply
  7. Anne@DesignDreams by Anne says

    August 6, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    Gorgeous!!! Love the colours and that tile – what a score!!!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      August 6, 2013 at 9:07 pm

      Thanks, Anne! I only wish the guy had had more of that tile!

      Reply
  8. Carrie Roberts says

    August 7, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    Looks adorable and fresh – can I ask where you bought the cute towel rack? We are redoing 2 bathrooms and that is very cute – could use one like it! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      August 7, 2013 at 10:45 pm

      Thanks, Carrie! I bought the towel rack at Ikea. It’s perfect because it’s much easier for the kids to hang up their towels this way – way better than the towels ending up on the floor!

      Reply
      • Carrie Roberts says

        August 7, 2013 at 10:48 pm

        Oh yay, have an Ikea not too far from here! Thanks!

        Reply

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