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For the past couple of years there was no real organization or theme to the playroom.  Everything was just kind of thrown in there and it was always a mess and not fun to look at.  It got to a point that we didn’t even know what we had!  My two year old just started preschool recently and I wanted to mimic the structure (and fun!) of her new school in her playroom.

First I scoured Pinterest and of course Project Nursery for ideas.  I knew I wanted an art section and a reading section.  What was the most fun to put together was her little cafe area (cafe idea found here).  Instead of printing and framing the menus, I used chalkboard and a chalk marker to create my own (please excuse my poor handwriting).  I purchased the letters on the wall from Michaels in white and painted them a fun turquoise color.  I wanted to keep the room gender neutral as we would like to have more children.  Most everything in the room was either purchased at Target or Michaels Craft Store.

I love seeing my daughters art hanging on the wall and so does she!  It’s the true focal point of the playroom.  This was such a fun room to put together!

Shannon
Shannon
Mom to Elena, wife to Paul, extreme virgo, project lover, wine drinker.

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    1. Carly

      June 26, 2016

      This is so cute! Definitely what I have in mind when my daughter gets older. Thanks for sharing your picture!

    2. shacosta

      June 28, 2016

      Thank you Carly!

    3. Gabby

      June 29, 2016

      where the shelves from?

    4. shacosta

      June 29, 2016

      Hi Gabby, the bookshelves are from The Land of Nod. I think they come in other fun colors too.

    5. Ashley

      June 29, 2016

      Love the room! What is the color of the paint for the walls?

    6. shacosta

      June 29, 2016

      Thank you Ashley! The wall color is by Sherwin Williams and is called Accessible Beige. :)

    7. AnnaBanana

      June 30, 2016

      So cute! What type of string/wire and hooks did you use for the artwork clothing line? Can you share what you did? Thanks!

    8. shacosta

      June 30, 2016

      I purchased some cheap twine, colorful clothes pins and thumbtacks from Michaels. I have a thumbtack holding up each end of the twine and it’s working great! Hope that helps.

    9. Julie Divens

      July 18, 2016

      Really focused design! Very sucess full implementation of read/write/color/shape themes!
      We’ll done Shanny!

    10. Kristen

      August 17, 2016

      Hi! It looks amazing! Where did you buy the teal letters?
      Thanks!

    11. Shannon

      August 17, 2016

      Thank you Kristen! I purchased the letters from Michaels Craft store in white and painted them myself. I purchased the paint from Michaels too but no longer have it.

    12. Kel

      September 4, 2016

      Looks awesome!
      Where did you get the glass containers that you have the crayons, etc in?

    13. Shannon

      September 5, 2016

      Thank you Kel! I purchased those from Target. They have two sizes, these are the smaller ones.

    14. Zoe renninger

      September 8, 2016

      Looks great! Where is the white chalk easel from please? It looks like it has paper the other side, this is just what I’m looking for. Thanks!

    15. Shannon

      September 9, 2016

      Thank you Zoe! The art easel is by Kidcraft and I believe was purchased on Amazon (it was a birthday present). One side features a chalkboard and the other side is a white board. The paper rolls down either side to color or paint on. It’s pretty awesome!

    16. Chelsea

      September 28, 2016

      I’m currently redoing our playroom and I LOVE this room! How did you do the chalkboard looking signs in the “cafe”?

    17. chelses

      September 28, 2016

      Sorry! I see you used a chalk marker. Do you know where you got the plain/simple square chalk boards?

    18. Shannon

      September 29, 2016

      Thank you Chelsea! I purchased the plain chalkboards at Target. I believe they were in the craft/stationary section. Hope that helps!

    19. Kinsey

      October 9, 2016

      Where did you find the bookcase?

    20. Shannon

      October 10, 2016

      Hi Kinsey, the bookcase is from IKEA along with the yellow storage boxes. See link below listed in sources. They are awesome!

    21. Viviana

      November 10, 2016

      Looks super! Love it! Is the bookcase color the high gloss white or white?

    22. Shannon

      November 11, 2016

      Thank you Viviana! It’s the high gloss white. Super easy to clean, everything just wipes right off!

    23. alvina

      December 3, 2016

      The room looks great! Where did you purchase the picture frames?

    24. Shannon

      December 6, 2016

      Thanks Alvina! The picture frames were purchased from Michaels Craft store.

    25. Carolyn

      January 2, 2017

      Hey!
      Love it :) Whete did you get the kitchen?
      Carolyn

    26. Shannon

      January 9, 2017

      Thanks Carolyn! The kitchen was a garage sale find. It’s the white vintage kitchen by Kidcraft. It comes in other colors too!

    27. Jen

      January 17, 2017

      How did you attach the cube storage to the wall? I’m wondering if my boys might knock it over?

    28. Shae

      January 24, 2017

      Super cute! How did you put the words on the wall?

    29. Shannon

      January 24, 2017

      Jen – I actually have not attached those to the wall. They are pretty sturdy set up this way. But I would have definitely attached the cubby case if I had it standing vertical. I would imagine IKEA has the appropriate items to do that.

      Shae – Thanks! The letters are very light. All it took was a few small sized 3m command strips. Super easy!

    30. Katherine

      August 25, 2017

      What did you use to make the bookshelves? Did you hand make the shelves?

    31. Shannon

      August 26, 2017

      Hi Katherine, the bookshelves on the wall are from The Land of Nod and the standing cubby bookshelves are from IKEA and are the Kallax unit in glossy white. Hope this answers your question!

    32. Katherine

      August 26, 2017

      Thanks so much! Just love that room! Great job!!

    33. Katherine

      August 27, 2017

      How did you hang your wood letters???

    34. Shannon

      August 29, 2017

      Hi Katherine, I used 3m command strips and a level. Super easy!

    35. Ana

      November 10, 2017

      Hi! Love the art section! Where you get the white art buckets/rack?

    36. Alicia

      November 27, 2017

      The storage box link isn’t working :(

    37. Maria

      December 1, 2017

      I am enjoying imagine my new playroom looking just like yours. I read all the comments and I appreciate your taking the time to respond to all of those. Thanks to that I don’t have any questions, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing ;)
      Maria

    38. Shannon

      December 1, 2017

      Thank you Ana! I think you are talking about the IKEA Sunnersta buckets and rail that hold our crayons and colored pencils in our recently revamped playroom, Pretty in Pastels. They are inexpensive and very user friendly!

    39. Shannon

      December 1, 2017

      Thank you Maria! I’m so glad I was able to help!

    40. Sheena

      December 18, 2017

      Hello there! Are the cubby cases sturdy? I have a nine-month-old who loves to climb and a 2 1/2-year-old that is pretty rough. Thank you so much!

    41. Shannon

      December 22, 2017

      Hi Sheena, the cubbies are pretty sturdy. IKEA does sell the brackets to mount the unit to the wall which would keep them from toppling over. I don’t have them attached to my wall since my daughter is pretty mellow and doesn’t climb on anything. But I do recommend using the mounting brackets that come with the cubbies. Hope that helps!

    42. Victoria

      December 22, 2017

      Perfection! Where did u get the wire basket holding the paper?

    43. Victoria

      December 22, 2017

      Perfection! Where did you find the wire basket holding the paper?

    44. Shannon

      December 22, 2017

      Thank you Victoria! The wire basket was a Homegoods find!

    45. Hadassa

      June 12, 2018

      Inspiring!! Thank you so much❤

    46. JULIANA RAMIREZ

      March 23, 2020

      Where is your rug from?

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