toy room before & after

when we purchased our house there were three separate living room type areas. one we use as a living room, one a dining room, and last but not least is the toy room. besides the kitchen, it's my favorite room in the house. like our other home improvements, this room was a family effort.

the credit goes to:
bookshelves- brian & levi
rug- $10 ikea find
toy organizer- ikea (assembly by tiff)
dress up coat rack- home depot
millions of toys- lovely friends & family
paint brush & pallet- brian & marisa
art work- mia & miley

the brush and pallet were inspired by this pricey set from pottery barn kids (by 'inspired', i mean totally ripped off). brian is super handy. all i have to do is explain what i'd like and he cuts, sands, and nails it to life. he put 350 pipe cleaners together to make paint brush bristles- genius.

the girls artwork could be my favorite possession. when they come home from school with a new project it feels like getting an unexpected package in the mail. the monkeys are also proud of their display, constantly dragging unsuspecting guests into the room to showoff their work. the clips allow me to easily change projects out as new construction paper pretties come home.

to answer your burning question: yes, of course the toy room is always this strait.