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Project Plans for 2019

Project plans for 2019- ways we're redoing our house this year with DIYs and renovations to make it prettier and a better place to liveIn January, as I was redoing the playroom I kept thinking about the projects I want to complete for the rest of the year. We moved in this house in July and this sweet house sure needed a lot of work! We’ve worked really hard to get it where it is and I’m so proud of how far its come! But we have some big plans for 2019!

1. officeProject plans for 2019- ways we're redoing our house this year with DIYs and renovations to make it prettier and a better place to live

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White Desks on a Budget

The next project on my to do list is my office! When we moved in six months ago, this was the room where everything got dumped. A few months ago, I redid the layout and it was better. But still, the office isn’t how I want it. Time to do more to the space!

Here’s how the office looked one month ago (with all the playroom furniture in here)-

before

white desks on a budget. Perfect for a bedroom or office- options with drawers or with storage. Small and simple desks for modern decor. [Read more…]

How to Make a Free Little Library

In January, I was trying to do 25 DIY projects. Well- I did 24. This free little library is the last project from this series. It took a little longer than I planned, but I think it was worth the wait!

If you haven’t heard of free little libraries- they are cabinets made by homeowners and put outside their homes that are filled with books. This is a fun way to embrace a love of reading and foster a sense of community. I LOVE everything free little libraries stand for! Plus, they’re a great way to creatively make something that will benefit your neighbors!how to make a free little library with DIY plans and Ideas from other libraries in our city. This is a fun and cute design with pink paint and a repurposed kitchen cabinet which makes it easy to build. It sits in front of our houuse and is fun for kids since I filled it with children's books. Click through for the link to read more and see the video tutorial [Read more…]

Jungle Themed Playroom Remodel

Thank you to the Home Depot for sponsoring this post! jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

Well hello there! I am so, so excited to share with you our playroom reveall! Almost exactly 6 months ago, we moved into our 1905 Victorian home and focused on redoing bedrooms, the kitchen, and the bathroom. Once the “important” rooms were livable, I was really excited to make a small room over into a playroom.jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

We feel really lucky to have the space to dedicate a whole room to play! And my three year son Don has been over the moon excited too! The room started out as basic (but dated)- the walls were plaster walls covered in paneling covered in red wallpaper. A pipe and chimney made figuring out a furniture layout tricky.

The space had zero storage and was just a glorified hallway leading to the bedrooms with no real purpose. Here’s some pictures from the listing of our home:

before

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art. jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

To begin the space, I created a mood board with all of the different elements I wanted to include. All of the furniture and most of the decor and textiles comes from The Home Depot! Their website is full of gorgeous furnishings for any space!

playroom mood board

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

sunburst / tic tac toe / fireplace tv stand / barrel chair / pillow cover / Chesterfield loveseat / rug / mural / kids chair / lamp

Once I had a vision for the space, demo day started! We ended up tearing out the old chimney and taking the room down to the studs so that we could drywall and add in a closet. I installed a tiger wallpaper mural that really influenced all of the design choices for the room.

demo

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

Drywall went up with the new closet. We painted the walls- mostly Ultra Pure White by Behr with an accent wall in Spring Reflection by Behr. Next, we added in a laminate floor from the Home Decorator’s collection in Quiet Oak (I have a full tutorial for laying those floors on my blog).

drywall, paint, floors

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

To really finish off the details of the room, I installed a new fan, baseboards, a shiplap ceiling, and crown molding. Finally, it was time to load in the furniture and decor! The best part!!! Ready for the reveal?!

playroom revealjungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

Let’s start with a quick video tour of the room!

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

Ta da! Isn’t it a beautiful space?! Let’s talk about some of my favorite elements.

wallpapered wall

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

The wallpapered wall is my favorite! The La Petite Barrel Chair from The Home Decorators Collection adds some interest and is a cozy spot to sit for the adults. The details in the carving on this chair are beyond gorgeous!

To me, brass details add that little sparkle every room needs. The Sunburst Sculpture with the marble base adds a fun touch of whimsey to the console table.

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

This is a small room, but I wanted to pack it with storage. The Hamilton White Console Table is a beautiful piece (I love the plantation shutters). Best of all, it hides toys nicely- can you tell my son is obsessed with garbage trucks?! Pretty toy storage is my love language- so having some toys in seagrass baskets is perfect.jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

To encourage lots of play time, I added in a Modern Traditions neutral rug from Home Depot. It is really soft and I think the colors work nicely in the room and will hide dirt nicely.

loveseat

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

I’ve always wanted to use a Chesterfield sofa in my home. I think it is the perfect traditional classic sofa and I love that Home Depot offers it for such a great price on their website! I ended up ordering the loveseat size since I have a smaller room.jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

The beautiful blue pillow cover on the sofa is from The Company Store via Home Depot! The embroidery on the pillow is exquisite! When doing a more neutral space, I like to add lots of interest with texture and this pillow really does the job nicely.

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

Next to the sofa is Nailhead Light Washed Oak end table. It matches with the coffee table and I like that I have two pieces that coordinate to add unity to the room. They both have tiers on them for extra storage. As our toy collection changes and expands, I can add baskets of toys on these shelves as needed.

Until then, I have the cutest tic tac toe brass and wood set on the shelf. Three cheers for beautiful and fun decor!

For the lamp, I stuck with the brass and marble accent theme with the Stephan Table Lamp.

fireplace 

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

Our old home is a bit drafty upstairs. Because of that, I was SO excited to see that the Home Depot has TV consoles with electric fireplaces built inside. Guys- this Hamilton Fireplace TV Stand is life changing! It turns on and off with a remote and you can choose the temperature. Plus, it really adds the cozy factor from the “fire.”

play table

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

In a small space, you really need every element working for you. I LOVE that the play table opens up for additional storage! We have play doh, stickers, stamps, coloring books inside. And the best part? It closes to all the art items that can really clutter a space are hidden away!

Can we take a second and swoon over these kids chairs?! Aren’t the bentwood chairs just stunning?! They add a modern element while the finish is still nice and neutral. If you have to have kids chairs, might as well have pretty ones! 

toy storage

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

As you might have been able to tell from this post, I’m pretty serious about storage that is beautiful and functional! Here’s a sneak peek into the toy closet for some more examples. I made the dress up rack and it can wheel out of the closet during play time. 

For me, Lego storage can be REALLY tricky! I’ve decided that for us, dividing them into different colors works best. I got creative with my storage containers and they’ve worked nicely! On the top shelf you can see that I’m using a condiment organizer for some of the colors (red, yellow, green, and blue). 

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

For colors we don’t have as many of, I organized them into a tea bag box. Having the Legos organized by color makes it SO easy to find the pieces when building up the sets. We also have a bin of built pieces my son can play with when its not building time.

play kitchen

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

I’m a big lover of imaginative play! So when Don asked for a play kitchen, I dove in and made over an old entertainment center into a mini kitchenette for him. We both love it! I share the full tutorial for making it here.

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.Next, I have a little area where I can display Don’s art (we have a bigger area in his room too). I love this quote by Picasso- that “Every child is an artist.” So I made a little printable with the art. If you’d like this art too, you can sign up for my newsletter here and I’ll send you a link to my resource library with the printable in it!


jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

The absolute best part about being finished with this room is playing in it! Our whole family loves to be in the space that was designed perfectly for our needs. I love that everything has a place and is organized! This makes cleaning up so much less of a chore.

All of the furniture, textiles, and rug from the Home Depot worked SO nicely together to build a cohesive room. Thank you to Home Depot for working with on my space to make all of my playroom dreams come true! jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

Room resources-

Furniture- 

fireplace tv stand

barrel chair

Chesterfield loveseat

kids chair

kid storage table

white console table

end table

coffee table

laminate floors

rug

fan (white fan blades are separate)

Wall coverings-

spring reflection paint

ultra pure white paint

mural

Decor-

sunburst

globe

gold tray

tic tac toe

mint pillow cover  

Sweater knit pillow

faux fur pillow

lamp

elephant basket

A World Full of Animal Stories book

Elephants on Tour book

Roar wall art

Little Lit books (the ones organized by rainbow color on the console)

Lion bookend (similar)

Elephant bookend (similar)

Elephant planter

Wall Elephant hook

Lion head wall decor

Fiddle Leaf Fig faux plant

Toy storage-

Seagrass baskets (set of 3)

Condiment organizer 

Tea box

jungle themed playroom reveal! I share toy storage and organization ideas. This is a room for toddler boys with a more modern and sophisticated design and grown up furniture, rug, and decor. A small space with DIY ideas for decorating and displaying art.

Missing any of the posts from the playroom transformation? Catch up here!

Playroom Posts

Have you missed any of the posts from the playroom makeover? If so, you can catch up by clicking on any of the below cards:

DIY Play Kitchen

DIY play kitchen. How to make a kids play kitchen from a wooden entertainment center. A retro makeover with the best ideas for how to redo one for a toddler on a budget with interior food storage. Mine is for my son's new playroom so this is perfect for boys.

How to Install Crown Molding

how to install crown molding. Ideas with my best tricks for how to make this easy. You'll want to make sure to use a crown stop (or jig) to get the corners perfect. I have a video tutorial to illustrate my tips. Plus simple ways to cut crown molding for an angled ceiling. Click through for a modern before and after for crown molding in my playroom.

How to make a Kraft Paper Roller - at home with Ashley

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how to make a kraft paper roller- a super easy DIY tutorial with a video. These retail for $150 other places, but you can make one for much less! Plus this is a shelf, so that's extra function! I share step by step instruuctions for making this functional dispenser.

DIY Dress up Rack

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DIY dress up rack. Perfect for kids who love dressing up. You could also use it for hanging clothes. These wood dowels and PVC pipes are a great storage solution and actually a simple project to make! I made this for our play room, but it'd be great for any small spaces. Click through for the video tutorial

How to Install a Shiplap Ceiling

how to install a shiplap ceiling with this easy DIY. This look was made popular by Joanna Gaines and gives the perfect farmhouse look while adding dimension and interest to a space. I share a video tutorial for how I install it in a bedroom and playroom using real shiplap.

How to Caulk

how to caulk baseboards and windows trimlike a pro. Quick and easy steps so your project will look professional (and be less of a mess)! Plus a video tutorial of this DIY

How to Install Baseboards

how to install baseboards. A DIY video tutorial with simple tips for installing tall white trim the easy way. Step by step instructions for putting in base board millwork

How to Lay Laminate Flooring

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How to lay laminate flooring- an easy DIY that I promise you can install! I share all the information you need with a video tutorial. Tips and step by step instructions so you can do it too! Stop by for every detail you need!

How to Paint a Wall super quick - at home with Ashley

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how to paint a room super quick. Painting: How to Paint a Room Fast... Awesome tips from a pro painter. Painting with a roller- a DIY video tutorial with tips on how to paint a wall white without streaks. Plus, how to cut in without tape.

How to Make a Moodboard

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how to make a mood board without photoshop. This is perrfect for redecorating a room and is exactly what every interior designer does to viduualize a room. I'll show you a step by step video tutorial for how to create a mood board collage with inspiration for how to DIY one yourself.

How to Install Removable Wallpaper - at home with Ashley

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how to install removable wallpaper - a beginner's guide with a tutorial on video. Removeable or peel and stick wallpaper is great for renters in apartments! It works if you own your house too and looks beautiful in bedrooms, bathroom, nursery, dining room, and powder rooms. Click through for my best tips for how to hang. Its an easy DIY and I'll share how to get the patterns lined up straight

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How to Install Crown Molding

Today’s tutorial- how to install crown molding. My husband and I have done crown molding in a bunch of rooms and I’m finally doing a tutorial. Why? Because it is actually really tricky to install! The first time we installed it, we put it up flat. Months later we were watching a DIY show and realized that we did it wrong- lol!how to install crown molding. Ideas with my best tricks for how to make this easy. You'll want to make sure to use a crown stop (or jig) to get the corners perfect. I have a video tutorial to illustrate my tips. Plus simple ways to cut crown molding for an angled ceiling. Click through for a modern before and after for crown molding in my playroom.

The beauty of the crown molding is that it beautifully caps off the top of the room. It is installed at an angle which makes it a little tricky. Now that we have it down to more of an art, I’m ready to document my best tips to make it much easier.

The crown molding went up in the playroom this weekend. After finishing up the shiplap ceiling, it was the perfect finishing touch! [Read more…]

DIY Play Kitchen

When my son was little (less than 2!) I made him a DIY play kitchen from a $10 piece of thrift store furniture. It turned out so cute and we played with it until we moved. It was broken in a few spots so we didn’t take it with us. DIY play kitchen. How to make a kids play kitchen from a wooden entertainment center. A retro makeover with the best ideas for how to redo one for a toddler on a budget with interior food storage. Mine is for my son's new playroom so this is perfect for boys.

Now, almost 2 years later, my son has been begging for a play kitchen again. Since we’ve been working on our playroom, I figured the timing was perfect! This time, I took what I learned from the last one and improved it!  [Read more…]

DIY Dress up Rack

Let me just come out and say it- the playroom is DONE!!!!! I’ve spent countless hours in the last few days caulking and painting and honestly, I’m exhausted. The playroom will be photographed tomorrow and I can’t wait to share it. Keep reading to the bottom for a small sneak peek of the space.

In between doing the finishing touches to the playroom, I squeezed in a fun project- a DIY dress up rack. I know that dressing up is usually associated as a girl activity, but my little guy loves to dress up too! He has a fireman, garbage man, chef, doctor, and a few other costumes. I think that anything that adds imaginative play, is a good thing! DIY dress up rack. Perfect for kids who love dressing up. You could also use it for hanging clothes. These wood dowels and PVC pipes are a great storage solution and actually a simple project to make! I made this for our play room, but it'd be great for any small spaces. Click through for the video tutorial

With the playroom, I’m trying to gather all of his toys and activities to one space, so I thought a dress up clothes rack would be perfect. And it was crazy easy! Let’s get started! [Read more…]

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