The Playroom

This is our playroom.  I absolutely love how it turned out.  No, it's not perfect..could use some curtains but nevermind that, I love it!  Here's how it went down...
First of all, I can't take credit for the scrapbook paper idea.  I saw it years ago on a blog...before Pinterest darn it and now I can't find that blog. (if anyone knows, please message it to me so I can give them credit.)  Anyway, I bought two packs of this beautiful scrapbook paper at Joann's (on sale of course) - cost $20.  I then purchased glue dots - you read that right.  However, I QUICKLY learned that glue dots are not strong enough - word to the wise, use ZOTS brand glue dots, also at Joann's.  I used seven dots per sheet, one in each corner, one in the middle of two sides, and one in the very center.  They are holding up quite nicely.

Something you should know about me is that I am NOT a perfectionist.  I prefer to "eyeball" my projects which drives Darin insane - he's an Orthodontist so it should. ;-)  I didn't even mention this project to him.  He came home from work one day and three rows were done.  He squirmed when I told him I didn't measure anything but he let me run with it.  If you look closely (I'm sure you won't, right???) you'll see that it's not perfect in an OCD kind-of-way...BUT it's perfect for us.  This room is in our basement (walk-out, hence the windows) and it's right across from my sewing area.  We spend lots of time here.

I added the Chinese lanterns from Christmas Tree Shoppes - I paid $5 for all of them.

See...needs curtains.  Those bins are from Wal-Mart and are a great way to store toys.  The kids can quickly throw everything in...as you can see in the picture.

On the wall opposite from the windows is this bookshelf..our books are hammered!

Darin and I just finished the big girls' room and I can't wait to show you the pictures soon!