Playroom Makeover

I purged and painted the kids' playroom last week. I've wanted to paint it for some time now,but the task was daunting with kids in the way. So when they spent a couple of days at Grandmaand Grandpa's house during Spring Break, I jumped on the chance to get it done.

I'm very pleased with how it turned out. I'm reading a book called "Simplicity Parenting" and I used some ideas for inspiration. The book is great and is all about simplifying all areas of a child's life, environment, schedule, rhythm, and the adult world. The bluish-gray is a much more soothing color than the polka dots, wouldn't you agree? I never actually like the polka dots to tell you the truth, but after you put that much work into something, it's hard to paint over it.

I whittled the book pile down from 4 shelves to 2 and brought the comfy reading chair down. There are only one or two toys per shelf instead of shelves being filled to overflowing. The kitchen has a new home with a friend and the train table was moved to the middle of the room so there is complete access to it. I also pulled out all of the cars that were parked underneath and gave them homes on the shelf. I brought the table and chairs back in, too. I set aside a few things to be rotated in and out, but not too much and I plan on re-hanging the artwork on a different wall so the big wall isn't as cluttered.