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Kids room revamp #2 - Best(a) play 'wall' and storage

8/8/2014

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Our kids have a lot of stuff... So with the room revamp, it was a definite priority to introduce more storage space in the kids room.

For the longest time, the top bunk of the kids bed had been used as storage, and that was clearly not ideal. We also had a variety of ikea storage solutions - a low billy bookcase and 2 of the shallower stuva shelves... but they were simply not enough! They were also open storage, which meant that any mess was very visible.
I was looking for storage that
1) made use of full height of the wall as much as possible
2) clean and simple look
3) not too deep

And once again, I turned to trusty ol' Ikea for storage solutions. I was deciding between the billy and the besta series and finally decided on the besta because I preferred the flat doors. Also, the extra 10+ cm in depth would allow me to store more toys, and it was wall mountable (which means I can clean under it).

I got 2 of the besta 192cm x 60cm units and 1 38cmx120cm extension, and the besta vara doors. All in white.

Ikea besta with white board sticker
To make the storage fun and not just functional, I covered the doors with a white board sticker and used lego base plates to make a tree design.

white board sticker
White board sticker roll, bought from Taobao.  Just cut to size and stick.




Josiah's first creation on the lego wall. A submarine! I bought the base plate for the small lego blocks but the lego duplos fit on the base plate too. 

Lego wall - duplo submarine

The final product and the kids playing with the lego wall. 
Ikea Besta with lego wall and white paper sticker
The base plates for the lower 2/3s (within reach of Josiah) are stuck on with industrial strength double sided tape, and the 2 at the top are stuck on with 3M Command picture hanging strips, so they can be removed when the kids want to use the base plates on a flat surface.

You can see from the photo that they stick out a bit...

ikea besta with lego wall tree design



ikea rusch clock redesign - bird house clock
To complete the look, I added some leaves using scrap book paper, and a bird wall decal leftover from a project at our previous place.

I also made a birdhouse clock using scrapbook paper and the clock mechanism from the $1.90 ikea rusch clock. For now, the clock is mostly a design feature for the kids since I didn't put in any numbers.


Project #2 complete! Books and toys hidden from sight, a new lego wall and white board wall for the kids to play with and space to store more :)


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2 Comments
Edel
8/8/2014 12:48:46 am

I love the whiteboard idea!! And the Lego tree!

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Evelyn
8/8/2014 01:09:15 am

Wow Joanne, I like the idea! Impressive!

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