The main source of inspiration for this bathroom was the book Harry the Dirty Dog. If you have never read the story, it is about a dog who likes everything except taking a bath. One day when Harry was supposed to get a bath, he buried the scrub brush & ran away. While he was away, he got so dirty that he changed from a white dog with black spots to a black dog with white spots. When he finally returned home, his family didn't recognize him. After desperately trying to get their attention, he dug up the scrub brush & ran up to the house. The children ended up giving him a bath & then realized the dog was really Harry! Since it is a story about getting dirty & taking baths, I thought it would be fun to frame pictures from the story.
To create the art, I just scanned a few pages from the book & printed them out. Then I grabbed some cheap frames & mats & hung them up!
I tried to use pictures that helped convey the story. Below, Harry steals the scrub brush & buries it in the back yard.
The next two pictures show Harry trying to make his family realize, he is their dog & finally, the kids are giving him a bath.
We also needed a place for the kids to hang their towels. I used a piece of molding we already had. Then, Mark cut it to size, added hooks & hung it up after I gave it a coat of white paint.
Of course I had to hang a scrub brush on the extra hook, to pay homage to the scrub brush Harry hid at the beginning of the book!
So, have you ever read Harry the Dirty Dog?
