If you’re lucky, you live in a house that has enough bathrooms that you can give the kids their own, leaving one for you and hopefully at least a powder room for guests. But the standard bathroom simply isn’t designed to cater to people of small stature, such as children. In most cases, toilets, sinks, light switches, and even cabinets are out of reach for tiny fingers. And often, the color palette offered by tile on walls and flooring is a bit bland for kids, who are attracted by bright colors. In short, the bathroom can be a difficult place for kids to navigate. For this reason you may be interested in making over this space with a design that’s geared towards the wants, needs, and preferences of the younger members of your family. Here are just a few tips for catering to kids with your bathroom design.

Lower the bar. When it comes to quality, the average homeowner is always looking to raise the bar with renovations. But where the stature of bathroom furniture is concerned, you might be looking to literally lower the bar, which is to say the height of the counter. Now, your kids aren’t going to be little forever, and eventually you’ll want to sell your home, so you can’t exactly go for surfaces that a 3-year-old can reach with ease. That said, you also don’t have to include bathroom furniture designed for someone that’s six feet tall. Opt for something in between and [Read more…]