Playroom in Progress

We worked on the kids' playroom all weekend long... Jeremy painted, I supervised.  And then after everything was put together and in place, I organized.  And organized some more.  With one trip to IKEA and three to Target under our belts, I present to you a few snapshots of our progress so far.  

Grayson working on a masterpiece at the craft table.

The start of organizing the bookshelves.  

Yes, I plan on training two year olds to put everything back in its place (ha!).

My favorite little cube

I absolutely LOVE this craft table and have to give a shout out to Strawberry Chic for having a fabulous online tutorial for a knock-off Pottery Barn table.  Jeremy whipped up this gem in two hours for $41!  Yes, you read that correctly.  And you can find the look at Pottery Barn for $200.

We have a couple of pieces of furniture and toys we are waiting on, but I promise to have complete pictures up as soon as we are finished!  With a birthday party coming up for our two favorite people, we have a lot on our plate this week.  Stay tuned for more updates as they happen!

Times Are A Changin'...

Just when I thought I would NEVER have a room in my house that was not useful or did not serve a purpose, we realized we have not used our study in years!  Years, people!  Our desktop crashed a few years back and with the luxury of wi-fi and laptops, no one goes in there.  It is really the only truly masculine room and houses all of Jeremy's sports memorabilia.  Well, not all of it, but what I could tastefully display without it looking like a shrine to the Redskins or Rickey Henderson.

The original intention of having the study by the front door was so that when I one day started my own business, I would use this as my home office and studio.  I currently have a small room upstairs over the garage that serves as my office now, but with two little ones and another on the way, we need the room.  I guess I should rephrase that.  Our little ones need the room.

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And my ALL TIME FAVE!  (You know I can't resist green and blue!)

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I have been perusing pictures this week to find inspiration for their little space.  With my parents on the schedule to babysit for a quick trip to IKEA, we are ready to roll with this project!  Stay tuned for pictures this weekend of the progress - and expect my favorite signature colors: blue and green!