A child-friendly Bathroom

This bathroom was anything but kid friendly... with countertops too high and decor too drab, the space was in need of an uplift.

When the work was complete, the bathroom was changed... to a room any child would love!

You will need:
For the wall tile
-laser level
-V-notch trowel
-scraper
-tile cutter
-safety gloves and glasses
For building the tile frame
- pencil
- jigsaw
- wood glue
- clamps
Grouting tile
- float
- sponge
- rubber gloves

Random Pattern Wall Tile
1. Determine your design by laying out your selected tiles on a flat surface. This will avoid mistakes later on.

2. Use a laser level to mark the location of the lowest full tile piece, usually about 50mm above the tub lip.

3. Use concrete nails to attach a batten board to the wall at the mark to support the tiles so they don’t slide down on the tile adhesive. For safety, use a Bosch PDO Multi Detector to determine the location of pipes in the walls.

4. Measure and mark the centre of the wall and use that as a starting point for the tile pattern and dry fit the tiles to determine where the pattern will end at the corner of the wall.

5. Use a V-notch trowel at a 45-degree angle to spread the tile adhesive on the wall.

6. From the centre line, start placing tiles out towards the wall along the batten board.When you get to a spot where your accent tile will go, skip that spot and continue laying the rest of the row. Then, scrape away the tile adhesive in that area and press a half-piece of tile smooth-side down in the spot to hold its place as you lay the next row of tiles.

7. To make cuts for the corner, determine how much needs to be cut off, then use a tile cutter.

8. Once the tile adhesive has set (refer to manufacturer's instructions), pop out the half-piece tile spacers and back-butter (as you would butter a piece of bread) the glass accent tiles and press them into place, give them a slight twist to secure.


Painting the cabinets
1. Sand down the units to remove any loose paint, then apply a primer suitable for the material.

2. The cabinet in this makeover was given a base coat of white acrylic and then sponged with two shades of soft green.

An additional cabinet and basin were added, at a lower height, to make this a more child-friendly room.

The same sponged effect was applied to the walls, with soft blue and teal.

Bosch PDO Multi Detector
Regardless of where you drill: have a look inside the wall first to be on the safe side. With the handy Digital Detector PDO Multi you can find what you are looking for: live cables, water pipes, girders and metal frames or wooden substructures. This is also done with extremely high precision and, above all, with a high level of safety: the LED drilling mark illuminated in red/green shows you when and where you can drill safely.

  source: scripps networks