We have been working like
crazy to finish our projects for the toy room and we are almost done. I was
going to break down each project into individual posts but time is flying and I
am afraid I will not have time to show them all to you so I am going to bunch
up a couple of them with just one more final reveal post with the before and
after photos. The holidays are
approaching fast and I always have gift making projects and decorating projects
and event projects….. Oh my, I better get busy and get this one finished so I
can move on. Today’s projects are; the
cushions for the benches, the wall mural and the curtains. This is going to be a long one, a triple
post, so grab your coffee, sit back and enjoy!
We needed some kind of
padding for the benches in the play area so I took a page from the iheart organizing
blog, which is where I got the inspiration and how to directions for the toy
room project. I think Jen’s blog is one
of my all time favorite blogs; you really have to check it out at: iheartorganizing.blogspot.com.
The first thing we did was to
cut the 2” foam to size, Joann’s cut the foam to the right length but we had to
cut down the width to fit the top of the benches, my husband used a turkey
carving knife, cuts it like butter. Once the foam was the right size I cut the
fabric to fit the foam. I could have sewn cushions but time is an issue so I
decided to make it Jen’s way which is super easy and very quick, anyone can do
it.
Step two was cutting some MDF
to fit the foam; my husband did that for me as well, what a handy guy he
is. The MDF was placed on top of the
foam ready for the final step.
For the final step I pulled
up the sides of the fabric turned under the edges and used the staple gun to
tack the fabric to the boards folding the ends like gift wrapping a package,
all done, nice and neat and ready to place on the benches. For detailed instructions you can go to Jen’s
blog and see what she did, her playroom makeover is just fantastic.
Up next was the wall mural, I
debated where it should go in the room, I was thinking of adding it to the one
I already started on the closet but decided to put it on the wall I originally
planned it for. Even though I could have painted one on the wall, again time
was an issue so I went with peel and stick wall decals I got at Target; they
were in my color theme and just the right size.
I would not have to paint over it if I decided to makeover the room
later down the road.
I chose the only wall large
enough to work with right above one of the benches creating a nice focal point,
the other bench sits under the window, no room there. There were a lot of
pieces to the tree and no instructions; thank goodness there was a very
detailed photo. It did take longer then
I thought trying to match up the pieces with the photo and as usual several
pieces were not there in the correct sizes so I ended up moving things around
to fit better.
The tree came out just as I
saw it in my head and really helps to pull all the pieces in the room together,
everything makes sense now, and I love it!
The photo shows it just above the bench, it looks kind of small in the
picture but the dimensions are 50” (127cm) high by 36” (91.44cm) wide, not
small at all as you will see in the final before and after photos of the
reveal.
Last but certainly not least
are the curtains for the windows. Even though there are white wooden blinds on
the window the room bakes in the sun from September until spring so very heavy
curtains are necessary to keep the heat out until the cold weather sets
in. The 10’x10’ room is the hottest and
the coldest room in the house, it sits on the outside corner wall and gets all
the elements year round. We purchased
the fabric from IKEA; it was a steal at $3.99 a yard for 60” width heavy
printed canvas upholstery fabric, perfect to cut down the heat and cold. I chose a bronze rod to coordinate with the
browns in the fabric and the tree trunk on the wall mural, actually I already
had it in my stash from a previous home, re-purposing at its best. Unfortunately, the curtains are still not
finished, I have one more panel to make they take forever due to the size and
weight of the fabric. The curtain fabric was what I used as the jumping off
point for the color scheme for the whole room; you will see them in the final
reveal. That about wraps up the projects
for the toy room makeover, oops.... I forgot I still have one more very important
painting project left to do. I am not
sure if I will write a post on it or just show it off in the final reveal of
the whole project, I guess you will just have to keep reading to find out.
Thanks for letting me share
my toy room makeover, it has been quite a project and I can not wait to show
you how it all came out. I am not sure how soon that will be since our daughter
and her husband just bought a new home and we are helping them fix it up so
they can move into it next week. There
are lots of projects, cleaning, packing, moving and babysitting my darling
granddaughters which is taking up all my time and energy making it hard to
write more then a quick post or two. I
still have posts of the apron series scheduled to share with you; they are fun
and quick so keep watching for those.
See you soon.
Laurette
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Toy Room Makeover – Day 1, 2
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