One thing I have always wanted to do was give my kids a great playroom! When I was pregnant with my first, we kept the gender a surprise so our nursery was very neutral. But the playroom, that was done before the baby was even born! I had the cutest little framed pictures on the wall, a great rug and I even added a tent. The baby would use it eventually, right?!
Fast forward two years and 100’s of toys later. Time for a facelift!! (Not me.. yet.. the playroom!). What do I do with all of these dress up clothes? And what about an art corner? I don’t think I have floor space for an art easel and I certainly don’t have room for another piece of furniture to hang my daughter’s cute little dresses.
Then I saw my vision. Have you ever seen on a cartoon when someone has a great idea or spots something they’re searching for and a glow surrounds the area, and the triumphant sound of angels sing “ahhhhhh!” Ok I’m totally exaggerating but I was happy this idea came to mind!
Exhibit 1. Packed, cluttered, mess of a closet! There was everything from Playdoh to my husband and my diplomas. #packrats.
Can you look past all of that junk? I see tons of wasted space and so much potential! First, picture this, dress up clothes hanging, everything organized, maybe a little flower pot and a framed picture!
Here is what I did!
Step 1 – There was already a bar hanging under the middle shelve so that saved a step. I took a piece of fabric and draped from the back of the shelf down to the floor to hide the duct-work. I don’t know about you, but the Damask pattern gets me every time. I love it!
Step 2 – I hung a mirror I had laying in the basement on the inside of the door.
Step 3 – I put small battery operated tap lights under the shelf.
Step 4 – I added princess attire and finished it off with a frame and FAKE potted flower; and I emphasize fake because I am not teaching a lesson in gardening this year 😉
Step 5 – For the outside of the door, aka the Art Corner, I bought chalkboard paint from Home Depot for about $10 and a rod with the colored containers from Ikea for around $3 total. I did about 3 or 4 coats of paint on the inside panels of the door. Once the paint dried over night I rubbed a piece of chalk ALL over the painted surface. If you don’t, your little ones first masterpiece will be permanent! And voila my art corner is done!
I couldn’t be happier with the results! What do you think?
