A NEW Playroom
Here it is! My favorite room in the house – so far. Our playroom makeover is complete and has been played in many times already.
For under $1000, I was able to totally transform a dark, cluttered room in our home to a bright and cheery playroom that is kid and adult friendly on a budget!
In case you missed it, here is the before photo:
Before: Playroom
Before, our room was dark, cluttered and very unorganized. Nothing had a proper place and toys were just stuck in every nook and cranny.
Bright & Cheerful Play Area
Now, our playroom is bright, cheerful, organized and much more spacious.
With furniture from Kidcraft, JC Penney and Target, our room has been transformed into a totally different space.
Toy Storage Unit
The storage unit that resembles a Pottery Barn Kids favorite of mine, is actually a very affordable piece from JC Penney.
Open storage unit
Very durable and stylish, this unit conceals toys behind doors and in canvas storage totes from Target on sale for just under $10 each. It’s amazing how much cleaner the room now stays now that each toy has it’s own home.
Playroom seating/reading area
The seating/reading area is a favorite of all the kids. The toddlers feel very independent climbing up in the chairs and the preschoolers enjoy their reading time alone. A perfect nook in the room!
Changing table re-do
When the search for a new changing table for this small wall area came up short, I decided to try out my crafty skills and paint my current one. I used a celery green paint to match some of the furnishings and gave it a good 2-3 coats one afternoon. By evening it was dry and looked brand new!
I added a shelf from Homegoods, that was just sitting in the garage, above the table to hold wipes containers for each toddler in my care. The containers and baskets on the shelves below contain diapers, extra clothes, blankets and pillows. The perfect $8 solution!
Personal touches
Along with $15 decals from Target and finger painted art from the kids, I decided to add another personal touch to the room walls. I snapped a photo of all the kids on the porch swing, blew it up for $7 at Walgreens and framed it with a $5 frame from Target. It came out adorable and very professional looking!
After: Playroom
I love this room!
With a little hard work and vision, my dream of having a Pottery Barn room was created on a Target budget in a very short amount of time!
Next up on my Project Home Organization – the entry way!
It’s a goodie, too!
UPDATE: JCP doesn’t have this exact system anymore. But, they do carry one from Linden Street. It looks just the same. I actually ordered 3 more cubby pieces, but they were a brighter white than the ones I have, so I can’t use them. But they look nice. Here’s the link!
Linden Street Create Your Space
Great job, beautiful room, but I wouldn’t have half a hundred to makeover a room ;( The storage units are great. I will have to look them up on JcPenny’s website
I meant half a thousand! oops. hehe
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Hi Tracy!
Thanks for stopping by!
Normally, I wouldn’t have the money to do a large makeover like this either, but I was lucky enough to get a grant for my childcare program that covered a lot of the furniture and toys.
I LOVE IT!!! Kasey can you come up to Canada and redo MY toy room? You’ve inspired me, though I think mine will have to be a winter project. I LOVE the storage unit, very useful and I definitely need something like that, though we have no JC Penny here, boo.
Thank you, Tenille! I am soooo happy with it!
I would LOVE to come to Canada to help you out! Let’s plan it! : )
But, I hear Canada is wayyyyy colder in the Winter.
It looks great!!! Congrats on the grant you did such a great job! Love love the colors!!
HI Meredith ~
I’m glad to hear you like the colors of the playroom. I think they reflect the rest of our home and style. Calm and relaxing. I didn’t want them to seem too girlish, since we have boys here too! haha!
Thanks for the email, but I couldn’t email you back (link not right or??) So I wanted to know…What child care program do you have? Is it like daycare? I do childcare in my home for some families. Would something like I do be “grant” worthy do you think? hmmmm. Just picking your brain!
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HI again!
Weird on the link..my email is kasey at allthingsmamma dot com – just incase you need it : )
I have a licensed in-home daycare. I watch 5 children and my own 2. I have applied for grants in the past and finally got one!
If I were you, I’d research your local childcare connection type programs and your state’s Dept of Children Services programs and ask about local grant opportunities. I’m sure there is something out there for you!!
Thank you for the info! I’m not licensed though (too many hoops to get hooked up with DHS) and haven’t really wanted to be. But one of my friends might benefit from that info. I’ll have to share. Thanks again
Enjoy that room!!
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Happy to help!
Oh my gosh, Kasey, I love this room! It looks amazing. The baskets, the chairs, the decals… it’s perfect.
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Thank you, Kate! I really, really appreciate it!
Thank you for stopping by, too!
OH my gosh show room perfect!! It’s beautiful I wish I had a space like that for my children.
It’s perfect you did a great job.
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Hey, Tricia!
Thank you for stopping by and for the nice comment! I really enjoyed making this space a happy place for my kids. : )
Oh my goodness Kasey….that’s beautiful!!! I never you knew you were so creative ;p yes I did, just teasin’ you my little mamma. You did a fantastic job….I’m soooo very proud of you. You Rock! love ya bunches
Yep – I’m creative. I’m going to try out for HGTV’s next Design Star! Haha!
Lea Ann, you’ve got to come see it in person!
Love and miss you!
WOW!!! I love it. GREAT JOB!!
Love,
Dad
Thanks, Dad! Can’t wait for you to visit so that Eric can play in it! : )
It does look very nice. I’ve also seen it in person. I didn’t realize how much brighter the room is compared to how it was before.
Thanks, Kari! It sure does make it brighter in there! You should see the newly painted living room and hall, too!
Oh my WOW! I am totally showing this one to my hubby!
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Hi Virginia! THANKS! I hope you get your hubby to fix you up a room like this! : )
The room is gorgeous and I love the colors! That toy storage unit is great. I assume that is three pushed together? That looks like the solution I’ve been searching for in my 4 yr old’s room.
HI Melinda!
Thank you so much for your comment. You’re right…it is 3 pushed together. Actually – it’s 6. 3 on top and 3 on the bottom. There are other units you can purchase as well! Good luck!!
OH MY Can I hire you to come do over our playroom? It looks fantastic!
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I’d love to!!
It looks fabulous! I am building those pottery barn storage things right now so I’m going to see how much they are at JCP. Great job mama!
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Thanks, Brittany! JCP is an awesome place for Pottery Barn knock-offs!
WOW Kasey that is beautiful! I love the wall work and just wow … I wish it was my room lol.
Thanks, Brandy! This is probably my favorite room in the house. Now, if I could just get on my own bedroom…that NEEDS to be my favorite room! haha!
Hi Kasey,
I know this isn’t a new post, but I just came across it while searching for inspiration on how to reorganize our playroom. Yours came out so great! I love that you have open storage in the baskets, but also cabinets to hide stuff away. And the reading area is such a great idea!
I’d love it if you’d come link up to my Playroom Party!
http://happybabydesigns.blogspot.com/2010/11/playroom-help-needed.html
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Your ideas are wonderful & are really inspiring me right now. I am sick to death of the clutter at our house & looking to some home improvement projects. I loved your laundry area makeover (since we cant have a laundry room this idea was great.
The playroom is wonderful. We currently have an open playroom in our living room (which we are currently trying to add a home office to as well. Now I am challenged with coming up with a living room for us that also houses a play area and home office…all in one. Granted the room is huge but having it all flow & be organized is hard.
Keep the ideas coming.
HI Jessica!
I’m so glad you are enjoying my organizational posts. I’m on the war path again in my home to clear out the clutter and make life simpler, easier.
Good luck on your projects! Make sure to let me know how it goes!
Love your playroom. I am in the process of designing one for my son right now and want to get that storage unit. I wasn’t able to find it on JC penney’s site. Is it all one piece? Do you know what it’s called? Thanks so much!!
Don’t suppose you ever found it?
The storage unit is from JCP and I bought it all in separate pieces. Here’s a link to the site:
http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6E.aspx?GrpTyp=ENS&ItemID=1e34578&DeptID=70752&CatID=72418&SO=0&SelDim=4294957900~&CatSel=4294953264%7cmedia+%26+storage&NOffset=0&Ne=4294957900+5+877+8+18+1545&x5view=1&N=4294953264&Nao=0&PSO=0&bcCat=3&CmCatId=83546|72418&sa=1
It looks amazing! I love the toy storage area!
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This is beautiful!
It’s gorgeous! Great job!
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The playroom looks so beautiful and organized!! Question for you – what did you do with all the walkers and bigger toys? Do you just have them loose in the room against a wall?
Niti, I moved he bigger toys to the garage for the photo. But, I bring them in a COUPLE at a time and then change them out.
Where did you get the kids couches? I really like them.
Target! : )
Hey! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the wall color in the playroom. Do you happen to remember the color and type of paint used. Thanks!
Amy, I just saw this! I will look and get back to you!
Hi there! I found your blog via pinterest and I am loving your PB knockoff from JCP. I saw in a comment that it is a few pieces put together. How has it held up? I have been scouring the JCP website so that I didnt have to bother you, but here I am…would you mind linking me to the 3 pieces? Thank you!
Ashley, we still love the furniture and it’s help up very well. Still looks new! If it get scuffs on it, we just use a magic eraser to get it off. No big deal! I will say that the desk is my least favorite thing. It is too wobbly. I have no idea why. Every piece of furniture we’ve gotten from JCP (alot!) is wonderful!
Thanks for replying! So glad the furniture has held up! Can you please link the shelves from JCP? I clicked the ones above, but they didn’t work. And I’ve also searched JCP and I don’t see the individual pieces. I prb am seeing them though and don’t realize it.
Well, Ashley…it looks like they don’t have all the components anymore! Here’s a link http://www.jcpenney.com/dotcom/for-the-home/departments/furniture/rooms/kids-teens-/cat.jump?id=cat100330047&deptId=dept20000011&subcatId=cat100240019&N=4294962841#swatchpp50014708351
BUT I did find some that looks the same at Target! Seriously…is there anything that store does not have?! Here’s the link! http://www.target.com/p/stor-it-storage-collection-white/-/A-14102320
Wow!!! Thank you. Target is my heaven on earth. I seriously can’t get out under $40. Might as well continue that tradition. Thanks!
I could not agree more! I love, love LOVE Target!! Good luck and let me know how it turns out!
Where did you get the table and chairs and the cute little pink chairs from?
Those are from Kidkraft. You can find them at Target or Amazon.