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Look! Kim's DIY Bathroom Artwork

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There's more than meets the this print montage that Kim from Desire to Inspire made to accent and cover a vast blue wall in her downstairs bathroom. Can you see it?

 
 

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The numbers 1 and 2 have special significance in the bathroom, and done in an assortment of elegant and eclectic fonts printed against blocks of text, we're tickled. And that text? Well, see for yourself...

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This grosses me out. The closeup text makes it worse. The numbers themselves look cool - I'd just prefer any other context.

posted by asinner on March 27th 2009 at 3:48pm
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hah it made me lol
I don't think it's that gross. It's kind of cute.

posted by plumeria on March 27th 2009 at 3:55pm
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I remember this. It's witty.

posted by casapinka on March 27th 2009 at 3:59pm
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HA! I think its quite witty!

posted by kristen verity on March 27th 2009 at 4:00pm
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that is so cool :-D it is also very well done, and a joy to look at. i imagine seeing it and going, "Ah!", and then stepping closer to get a detailed look, and starting to giggle :-D

posted by maike on March 27th 2009 at 4:16pm
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gross.

posted by mh330 on March 27th 2009 at 4:19pm
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Love it.

posted by hmr on March 27th 2009 at 4:20pm
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Agreeing with asinner. It's gross, childish and not even visually compelling. Cleverer, if you are absolutely compelled to do this sort of thing, might have been one large, graphic "12". I mean, really, we all know what goes on in a bathroom.

posted by luckypeach on March 27th 2009 at 4:24pm
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Cute, but a little graphic, design-wise, for my potty

posted by shmoo15 on March 27th 2009 at 4:33pm
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eewwww!!

posted by micheleofnj on March 27th 2009 at 4:36pm
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*giggle*

posted by crowgirl on March 27th 2009 at 4:42pm
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Makes me laugh :)

posted by TrishM on March 27th 2009 at 4:42pm
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Hmm... I have to say, the bulk of my time spent in my own bathroom is spent showering/primping/cleaning the bathroom. I am at work most of the day, after all... so I'm not sure I find it all thaaaaat witty. ;) I much prefer my framed vintage soap & perfume labels, South American mask of a woman with REALLY big hair, and 1950's sun-reflector (with lots of very perky people pictured tanning), for slightly grooming-related, rather than potty-related, humor. I'm pretty sure these signs would be a hit with children though! I also think the slightly funnier and (debatably) classier version is what my old roommate had in her bathroom.. a giant (several feet tal) vintage metal advertising sign for "Chocolax" right over the toilet.

Good times...

posted by marie516 on March 27th 2009 at 5:23pm
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I loved this, the subtle in-joke of it, until I saw the close-up of the background text - which completely ruins the subtle in-joke bit and, yes, is also a bit gross. But minus the background text I do love it.

posted by idontdobeige on March 27th 2009 at 5:34pm
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hehehe! LOVE it!

posted by jazzberry on March 27th 2009 at 6:37pm
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Not my cup of tea - at least not anymore...

posted by bepsf on March 27th 2009 at 6:47pm
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Sorry, no.

posted by inkstainedwriter on March 27th 2009 at 7:04pm
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I actually like the blue and white bathroom, and the collection of white frames on the wall. The white sink, silver mirror, cute accessories, it's all good.

As far as the actual artwork, even the framed 1 and 2's is too much for my taste, it doesn't even seem subtle to me! and the background text is way way way over the top and too graphic for me.

posted by SanDiegoAT on March 27th 2009 at 7:10pm
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i would have used "3"... much more subtle

posted by sunan on March 27th 2009 at 10:30pm
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How cute.

But I'm afraid "come pee and poo in my loo" doesn't quite meet my standards for witty. It might qualify as witty for a nine-year-old.

posted by sypage on March 28th 2009 at 12:19am
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Look at it for what it is, a bit of inspired, inexpensive decorating for a huge wall, one of which I just happen to have (and when I say huge, well, 16 endlessly stretching feet of dining area wall). This little bit of foolishness (and, yes, it IS cute) inspired me to use framed discarded newspaper pages or parts thereof (I just retired from the newspaper biz) with turkey-red J's (my given-name initial) in various fonts printed/painted over them. Cool, cool look. And anyone offended by "poo" and "loo" -- well, poor you.

posted by 39520expat on March 28th 2009 at 10:06am
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Really wouldn't do that one in my home, however, I did have a sign at eye level for a child - on my bathroom door - saying LMNO. It was the only way I could think of to help my very young nephew make sense of the 8 doors on my hallway so he could reach the room in time. Oddly enough only he, his mother, and I realized what it meant, no other adults visiting even guessed it (which was Perfect). It was just a temporary sign and I removed it once he didn't need it anymore.

posted by Rucy on March 28th 2009 at 10:14am
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i agree with 39520expat. it's fun, creative and inspiring. maybe it's not for everyone. i'm shocked that there were so many AT folk that did not appreciate it or have a sense of humor about it.

posted by 808living on March 29th 2009 at 5:19am
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Seriously, I did not expect people to be so black and white about stuff like this, on AT.

In any case, I love it... its smart, cute and a fresh idea for a room that is too often typical or trite.

Good job! I would do 1 and 2 in there gladly.

posted by blogazar on March 29th 2009 at 3:14pm
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Lol... How cute!

posted by D or me on March 30th 2009 at 12:51pm
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