Playroom Makeover
I have been slowly redoing our play room this last year. At the beginning it was just sort of a mish mash of stuff that was in the basement of our old house. We don’t have a basement being on the Lake, so we put the playroom upstairs and it is open for all to see (i.e. it needs to have a better cuteness factor than it used to!)
So here is the new room.
Let’s back up a bit and I’ll show you the before.
Eh – kinda blah, kinda beige. This sectional took up SO much room there was hardly any space for the kiddos to play.
So, we sold the couch on craiglist for $700 (I know right?), and got this new one on sale for only $400!
Since I had the leftover money, I bought these really fun beanbags from Pottery Barn Teen. These are so comfy, and more often than not, you will find the Mr. (and perhaps myself!) lounging in one.
Bonus – we can haul them out of the way for impromptu dance parties :)
I painted the one wall navy, and I love the way the white board and batten pops now. Honestly, did you even notice it in the before picture? Nope!
The letter wall also got a makeover – here was my first attempt.
Eh – it just wasn’t coming together like I wanted. I realized it was just floating out in space on this huge wall and really needed an anchor.
So, I moved it to this wall and put the IKEA storage unit underneath. I also toned the colors down a bit.
I’m loving the new nautical crisp vibe in here.
I also showed you our gallery wall on the opposite of the room here.
I got this table set from a thrift store for $100 – it used to be Barney purple, but now is a crisp white (which is usually covered in various shades of marker and glitter. Gotta love Magic Erasers!)
I also recovered the seat cushions in navy seersucker.
I love these prints that I ordered from the Etsy shop Wallfry (they come in a zillion colors and sayings).
This room is still a work in progress – I have this huge wall to fill where the old letters were…
…and some obvious patch work to do, oops!
But I think I have an idea – stay tuned to see what I do with this…
UPDATE: You can see what I did with this blue poster board and giant wall here. I also updated the gallery wall here.
P.S. In case you think my kids are amazing well behaved super children who always pick up their toys – here’s how it normally looks. We have 2 huge closets in the playroom…
Here’s what’s behind…
Door #1 Door #2
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Hi there love the honest post about the playroom! Looking hardcore for a navy couch and wondering where yours is from and with 2 kiddos what is the durability!! Thanks!!!
Hey Kate, I got it a local store called Art Van, not sure if you are local? Anyways it was on major sale 4th of July weekend and I got it for $400. It has been great with kids!
I love your letter wall! I’m working on my own now. Where did you find your letter B, J, and O? Thanks!
It looks awesome, I love it!!!
Fotini
Hi I Love your playroom, where did you find all the various letters and sizes, I’m having difficult finding some
I got them from all over the place, mostly Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and Jo-Ann Fabric. Happy hunting!
Kelly, you playroom looks amazing! I really like how you incorporated the dark navy with the lighter tan walls. Do you know the paint colors in here? I’d love to feature this on my paint color blog!
Did you order the alphabet wall letters off of Etsy too?
Nope, I just collected the letters over time from various craft stores and painted them to suit my decor!
Where did you find your wall letter?
Nova Scotia, Canada here :)
I love your alphabet wall! Too cute for words!
Leslie
House on the Way
Love the room! What is the paint color?
I LOVE this room! The alphabet wall is so smart – you’re right…the simpler colors totally make it better!
Love the navy and the photo wall and the smaller couch. :)
Love the room redo. Which paint and color is the navy?
You are seriously talented! You have inspired me to get my butt in gear and finish our play area!!
i love this nautical inspired room! how can it look so bright with that dark paint? it does, and it totally works!
Great job! I love that alphabet wall… I am thinking of doing one like this in my sons room. We will see!
This is so awesome. I love the khaki/navy combo. Tried to convince my son to use it in his room, but he wouldn’t go for it. Thinking about it for the family room. It’s so calming. I never thought a dark navy wall would have that effect. Beautiful!
This is fantastic-I love the blue wall and the alphabet…it’s perfect!
I love this wall! It’s stunning! You did a great job.. I love the toned down colors & the placement! It’s stunning! I would love for you to share this at the linky party on my blog, it just went live & I know my readers would love to see your work!! Here is the link: http://www.lizmarieblog.com/2012/11/link-up-with-me-liz-marie-26/ I hope to see you there every week!
xx Liz Marie
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I just love your alphabet wall. Gonna feature in my weekly wow’s on Saturday.
This is such a cool playroom, Kelly! I love the coastal feel (I just gave my son’s playroom the same look). The alphabet wall is awesome … love the board and batten … the blue accent wall … the awesome bean bags, and, most of all, that you have dance parties! LOL. *Becca* (now happily following by way of Savvy Southern Style)
Oh, WOW!!
This looks fantastic!
Amazing! You did a fabulous job! LOVE the colour scheme! Very classic! Wishing you a wodnerful week! Angie xo
Very nice! Your playroom has a lot of personality now. Stopping by from Wow Us Wednesday.
It looks great! I love the letter wall.
Very pretty & playful room! I love the bold navy blue & the alphabet wall!
I love the navy blue color you used on that wall! The letters and gallery wall are also fabulous! What a great room for the kids, and kids at heart, to spend time in!
Best playroom ever!! I love that the grown ups can still feel comfortable in there too. The wall color looks fabulous and I really love the alphabet wall!
It just looks amazing! I love how it works for the kids and adults (with the mess behind the doors and no-one the wiser… Love how the prints look too, thanks so much for sharing!
This looks fantastic and I love how you showed the letters “floating” on a large wall and then moved to a smaller wall with storage underneath them. It really made the letters look bigger! Good tip! I also thought it was cute how you show imperfections something that magazines don’t do. Magazines were my favorite however they made life look like it had to be perfect. They never talk about burning food or holes in the walls…. They also photo shop women into fabulous models. I guess that’s why I am now addicted to blogs. In blogs they talk about mess ups and they show you how they learn from them.