Staging Mania: The Playroom

Yesterday morning I woke up with a serious urge for organizing.  I have no idea what came over me, clearly, I was not feeling quite like myself.  But I embraced the moment and started pitching broken toys, donating 'too small' clothes and takin care of business.   In the midst of all of this cleaning, I was literally visualizing my next DIY projects.  It started with my daughter's room.  If you recall, we use it now mostly as a playroom (see here).   The chintzy Target dresser we bought on a budget has a busted bottom drawer so mostly remained opened so my four year old could access her wardrobe. 

Out with that badboy. 

I hauled in the also-Target dresser from my son's room.  It's white and has been in his room since he was a baby and it has never been intended for long term use in there (here's a glimpse of his room).  You'll notice I don't even really show that dresser in the photos for his room.  So I hauled it from one room to another (you can see my donate piles there too). 

The new dresser is a bit lower than the old dresser so I added a few more photos to the gallery wall.  Nothing a few black and white prints from NYC can't handle.  I also staged the dresser with a few books and accessory boxes.  I had to strategically place the books in front of a smudge on the wall (rather than cleaning the smudge, yes...lazy bones). 

This photo is my nephew Jude when he was a tiny dude.  He's "reading" his books.  Love this photo.

I purchased this fabric recently and want to add it as cornices to this room. 

Let you remind you that everything in this room is a temporary fix, until I redo it as a more mature room in the hopefully near future.  I've got it staged right now as a play room with a kitchen, an art center, a reading nook, and a lego station.

I made these little make-shift curtains at our last house.  I'm going to add the new fabric cornices right above this toile fabric.

Up close visual of a canvas print I made for the gallery wall.  I tried to mimic some of the prints we bought from Pottery Barn with birds.  I added vintage wallpaper, some ribbon and vintage buttons to mine.  And this toad reminds me of the books, "Frog and a Toad" that I used to read when I was growing up. 

OK.  Yes, this wall is a bit busy right now.  I moved the Anthro rug from the kitchen play area to the center of the room so it's more visible when you enter the room. 

Eventually I will paint this white dresser and make it more Dorothy Draper when I redo this bedroom. 

This is where I plan to take the room someday (thank you for the inspiration Katie Ridder, LOVE you)!  So all of this DIY stuff is to keep me feeling artsy until I get along to redoing this room.  Right now I'm focusing on our guest bedroom so this room will have to wait in line. 

visit more of my house tour here.  I played around with accessorizing a few of the other rooms in the house so you'll see those later this week! 

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House Tour: Playroom

The room is on the end of the house, above the garage.  Part of one wall

slopes on one side...  like an attic room.  Only it was supposed to be my daughter's room when we first moved into our house. 

She was two years old and insisted on transitioning from her crib into this toddler bed.  The very first night.    The problem is, she struggled to get to sleep in the new bed!    Out of desperation and many sleepless nights  weeks, we put her in our guest bedroom one night for her to try the queen sized bed. 

She's no fool...she never went back to the toddler bed.  

She still sleeps in the guest room. 

Sure, one day we'll move her back into this room...but for now,

we've turned it into a playroom!

These toile curtains were hand made by me.   Ha, I'm not bragging. They're temporary but do their duty by adding a little privacy and character to the room.    I didn't use a single thread in making these.    Iron on hem tape and safety pins. That's my style.

I folded the raw edges of the fabric over to create a clean line.  Then ironed the grosgrain ribbon on both sides-longer than the fabric itself so I could then fold the fabric and tie it up. It's not functional.  You can't move the curtains up and down but that was ok with me. 

I love this swivel chair from Maine Cottage.  It's apple green and pink.  

 

We used this in our nursery and now the kids use it as a reading chair.

The striped storage ottoman is from Target.  And you know I love to mix my patterns so of course I mixed stripes with floral.  

Santa brought this retro kitchen for Christmas.   This is what transformed the room into an official playroom.  The kids like to act like it's a 'school.'  We have the nap center.  The reading nook.  The play kitchen.  And an arts and craft area.  

To add a little flair to the room, I purchased these colorful prints.   They were inexpensive and will serve their purpose for a temporary time.   (Though it secretly bothers me how this one clashes with the retro pink kitchen set...shhhh). 



I added my own paint on top of the original canvas.  If you look closely, you can see my daughter's name ,'Vivi' recurring over and over in the pattern.

The table and chairs were once used as a crafts table.   Now it's the centerpiece for very fancy tea parties. 

If you look closely, you can see the 'Vivi' monkey and a 'Jack' monkey

I painted their names on here for fun.  I also added paint on top of this print so it would appear more home made. 

I added this Anthropologie carpet to the kitchen area so it would define the space as the 'kitchen.'   The poufs are super comfy, thanks to Serena and Lily! 

This needlepoint shade is from Anthropologie and I love the details

The kids helped paint this peg board to hang dress up costumes.  We hit Target the day after Halloween and bought a handful of costumes for 90% off.  There are no costumes hanging on the pegs right now.   I'm sure that means they're strewn in the bottom of the closet.

Even stuffed animals have a napping area...

I made a collage on one wall mixed with old family photos and bird photos.  These bird photos are from Pottery Barn Kids and made to look home made. 

I decided to make a few on my own to add to the crafts...

This print is my mom and Aunt Lorsie.  I love it.   (Read more about it here). 

The 'lego' station

Used to make houses and other masterpieces. 

In the future, I will transform her room into a more grown up girl room.  Katie Ridder's little girl's room is my inspiration.  In fact, I had the walls in the room painted the same color with the hopes of some day recreating this. 

And I love Lilly Pulitzer's furniture line. 

I have my eye on these pieces.  

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