My biggest crutch in life is my inability to choose adventurous paint colors. I walk in to a paint store thinking I will buy some bright, bold color - and I walk out every. single. time. with light tan. Literally, every time. Fortunately the house I moved into was already painted (multiple room paint decisions would be way too much for me to handle!) but the only room untouched was a small playroom above the garage. Perfect. If I'm ever going to experiment with a fun paint color, it should be in a playroom, right? Nope. I still walked out with light tan. It's a curse. But instead of keeping the walls plain and bare, I discovered my love of.... wall decals. It's true that they really peel off without leaving any damage to the walls (I would hate to damage my unique tan paint! :) and it's an easy way to make a boring wall "fun." These trees I got were also really inexpensive (less than $20 for both from Kohls) and the beauty is that as my kids get older, we can easily replace them with a different theme to keep the room interesting every few years. Having a boy and a girl, I figured the easiest thing to do was cut the room in half - one side for boy stuff, one side for girl stuff. This makes cleaning up SO much easier because the kids know which side of the room their toys belong on. And of course the best storage solution of all for kids - BINS. We lined both sides of the room with white cube shelves to match the bench. Then my kids labeled the cubes with pictures we cut out (perfect for kids who can't read - they can just look at the picture of a car and know that is the bin where all their cars go). This was such an easy project and even though every kid who comes over dumps every single bin out all over the place, the entire room can literally be cleaned up in less than 15 minutes, and my kids easily know where everything goes. I was a little worried at first about little guests trying to pick off the stickers (and it did happen a few times, though not as often as I thought!) but we were able to just stick them right back on in place, no harm done. My kids love having a "fun" place for their toys, and I love having a functional room to hide all their junk so things still look neat and tidy! :)
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AuthorI love writing romance novels, editing other people's novels, planning parties (heavy on the theme food!) and watching movies. Cooking has also become a passion of mine (because you can't have a proper party without food!) and I love finding new hobbies when I can squeeze them in. Archives
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