School/ Playroom Project- Post II

Room Layout

The room was basically a long rectangle and I felt that it needed better definition and "flow".

One way that I defined the room was by giving it sections. The first picture here is of the play area! I love that the toys were able to be put at the back end of the room and in their own section (which hopefully would keep them from overflowing and getting mixed into school items). The area was next to the doorway to the kitchen which made it easy for the boy to be able to play while mom was in the kitchen,too! The next picture is of the reading corner (love it!) which was located at the opposite end of the room with the school table in between (as will be shown in the next post). The dining table (which I think we took a leaf out of) was next to the reading area at the front of the room and could be used by mom/teacher. The beautiful buffet is utilized to store craft/school supplies and some of her other belongings. This area was able to help separate kid stuff from mom stuff. Ideally the son would know that he needed to ask before getting into most of the items in this section. Notice the display wall above the buffet for displaying the sons artwork or homework. (string with clothespins...gotta' love it!).

Next to the buffet see the navy cube shelves sticking out. We purchased them at Target (and I think they were on sale!) to replace the cube shelves they already owned that were not very stable or as attractive! The project of transferring the items onto the new shelf (from the old) I was not able to stay and complete. As you can see mom's area could have used some more work but at least we were able to get the items in a general location!

I like that the room is able to grow with the sons needs as well as be somewhat flexible. Keeping the dining room table means more seating for guests and/or as the son gets older they can use it as a homework table. I love multipurposing furniture and making rooms "convertable"!

Stay Tuned for full room pics...

Please let me know if you have any questions or need help defining your room!

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