Fern Playroom - Reveal
/I’m surprising you with a fun reveal today. Frankly, I’m surprising myself. Turns out I’m going for gold with this re-commitment to the blog.
The playroom from our Fern Project has a few easy and inexpensive design details you can consider for your home. The truth is that most playrooms will look this great only once a year (or however often you choose to clean and/or overhaul yours). But, at least if you start from a point of pretty organization you can journey your way back once in a while.
We chose wall mounted bookshelves because they are particularly narrow. The idea is to keep as much space as possible open for play. And the etagere style (no solid sides) makes them feel airy and less visually obtrusive. We chose white, but these shelves also comes in black. We could see a cool, teenage hangout making great use of the black version. Bins of video games, books and board games instead of blocks, toy food and trucks. And we have also used this look for less.
For the lowest shelves, we love acrylic bins with an opening in the front. The clear material lets kiddos see what is being stored and the dipped opening lets them easily help themselves. Seagrass baskets on the next two shelves create true hidden storage. Over the year (maybe on a monthly basis), toys can be rotated from the seagrass baskets to the acrylic baskets to reignite interest in forgotten toys and hide toys that have lost their luster.
The top two shelves were saved for true decor - framed family photos or kid art and plants - and some larger toys or books that require adult supervision or assistance. It’s also a nice spot for sentimental toys that are more for display than play.
For this room, we had plenty of space to add a table and chairs that can be used for puzzles or art or playing. A solid color, flat weave rug in a rich shade of blue anchors the room. We often choose solid colors for playrooms because there is enough color chaos with all the toys. A simple, plain rug is a nice backdrop for the naturally occurring rainbow.
And we always recommend a lidded basket to throw all the extraneous toys that you don’t feel like sorting out (or don’t have time to sort out). More than one is even better!
Maybe this is your inspiration to do that annual playroom overhaul?! Add a few storage elements. Clear out some broken toys or games with missing pieces. Donate a few books that your kids have aged out of. It certainly is for me!
Cheers, Leah
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