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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!
![Book Art Book Art](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YgAbu9z9okI/Ul7lHZ4RJOI/AAAAAAAAD8E/zvwATSMhnZw/IMG_7850_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
I tried to use pictures that helped convey the story. Below, Harry steals the scrub brush & buries it in the back yard.
![Harry the Dirty Dog Harry the Dirty Dog](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oNJ6PtJx8WI/Ul7lIy7EMNI/AAAAAAAAD8U/v5_iAo5wH0g/IMG_7851_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
The next two pictures show Harry trying to make his family realize, he is their dog & finally, the kids are giving him a bath.
![Framing Pages of a Book Framing Pages of a Book](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-O6CrmMQFOxM/Ul7lKsiiwfI/AAAAAAAAD8k/dzqUEIXtf1k/IMG_7852_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
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.
![Towel Hooks Towel Hooks](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-X3zuOuYt3hg/Ul7lMOX2MWI/AAAAAAAAD80/s1Oud24gsmc/IMG_7853_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
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!
![Harry the Dirty Dog Bathroom Harry the Dirty Dog Bathroom](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-75_SQox-5H0/Ul7lO_VLebI/AAAAAAAAD9A/H7jV20UmQ3E/IMG_7859_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
So, have you ever read Harry the Dirty Dog?
![Bathroom inspired by Harry the Dirty Dog Bathroom inspired by Harry the Dirty Dog](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zb6lYwecAhE/Ul7lQeluMQI/AAAAAAAAD9Q/dOa62-2TX-w/IMG_7854_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)